October 16, 2009 | by rachel leibold
It's finally here - APE weekend is upon us!  APE, aka the Alternative Press Expo, is a fantastic San Francisco comic convention dedicated to alternative and self-published comix and independent publishers. For an alterna-comix fiend like me, this is…
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October 2, 2009 | by rachel leibold
I'm back, y'all! After taking a much-needed (but probably overly long) hiatus from Comix Friday, I am most definitely back, and I've got lots to share, including an interview I did back in August (!). But that will have to wait for a bit, because I'm still taking baby steps…
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July 17, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Neil Kleid is a Xeric award-winning cartoonist and writer whose new graphic novel, "The Big Kahn," is coming out this month from NBM. "The Big Kahn," written by Kleid and illustrated by Nicolas Cinquegrani, is the story of an Orthodox family whose world is turned upside down by the revelation…
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July 10, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Ever since I started following the ComicBook411 Twitter feed, I've been significantly more up-to-date on my comix news (and particularly movies-based-on-comix news). But I had to laugh at this headline that appeared on my Twitter homepage yesterday: "Judge Ruled Warner Bros. Must Make New 'Superman' Movie…
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July 3, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Happy Fourth of July, comix fans! If you're in the U.S., I hope you have the day off - or at least have tomorrow set aside for barbecuing and eating red-white-and-blue sheet cake (I know I do!). Shomer Shabbos? The best fireworks start after dark! ![captain_america_320]()
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June 26, 2009 | by rachel leibold
 Bar none, the Bible contains the greatest superhero stories of all time. People live to 900, come back from the dead, miraculously heal, split great bodies of water, and on and on. Plus, everything's described in such rich detail…
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June 19, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Last week I posted Part I of my interview with Yonah Lavery, a Jewish artist from Canada who draws Talmud Comics. This week: Part II. Rachel: What’s been the reaction you've gotten from people about the comics? Yonah: I…
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June 12, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Several weeks ago I wrote about Talmud Comics, an amazing site that showcases the work of the very talented Yonah Lavery, a 23-year-old Canadian artist and Talmud scholar. Yonah creates comics mainly based on passages in the tractate Berachot, which range from when to say the…
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June 5, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Happy Friday, comix fans! I don't have a lot for you today, unfortunately - but next week I will have a Very Special Comix Friday, so stay tuned!  My Canadian buddy Steve Bergson is in New York this weekend for the…
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May 29, 2009 | by rachel leibold
 Today is yom tov, and Comix Friday doesn't "do" yom tov, so I hope you had/are having a very happy Shavuot filled with lots and lots of diligent Torah study - and perhaps a little light comix reading as well...
I'll…
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May 22, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Hey y'all - I'm blogging from the Right Coast today - I'm at my parents' house in Maryland after seeing my brother graduate from my alma mater earlier in the day, with a BA in philosophy. I'm so proud of him (major nachas shepping going on), and I'm…
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May 15, 2009 | by rachel leibold
This isn't Jewish per se, but if you're down with comix in general you'll want to check out Super-Con, being held this Saturday and Sunday (May 16-17) at the San Jose Convention Center. Also, I recently found out the
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May 8, 2009 | by rachel leibold
 Vanessa Davis' May cartoon, "Jitters," is up on Nextbook.org. I totally relate to this line: "I don't know how much being Jewish has to do with it, but despite being otherwise pretty cheery, I'm…
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May 1, 2009 | by rachel leibold
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April 24, 2009 | by rachel leibold
Talmud Comics: Did you ever think you'd see those two words together? I certainly didn't - until I stumbled upon the website of Canadian artist (and female Talmud scholar) Yonah Lavery. According to the site, Lavery uploads a new comic page…
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