JPS at the NYC ComicCon
JT | 02/11/2009
Last weekend the geeks and freaks gathered at the Javitz Center in NYC to celebrate all things comix, sci-fi, and fantasy. Although 1/3 of the size of the famed San Diego International ComicCon, the NYC ComicCon was well attended and full of the requisite fanboys (and girls), costume-clad weirdos, and professionals and merchandisers hoping to cash in on our culture’s need to feed our imagination.
Amid the manga and shrink-wrapped collectibles was a small booth occupied by JPS. Attending NYC ComicCon for the first time, JPS offered four different books including the newly released American Jewish Fiction: A JPS Guide and Krakow to Krypton as well as the illustrated book Jews in America and some graphic novel about the Book of Esther. The seemingly incongruous attendance of JPS at NYCC has even garnered us some press.
It was exciting to see a 120-year-old publisher mix it up with self-published artists and other indie presses, sitting side-by-side in a convention hall with some of the most creative minds of this generation. Yes, I’m biased because I am both a JPS author and comic book geek, but I am happy to see the tides turning as the novelty of “Jewish” comix is wearing off as they become more abundant and mainstream.
Don’t believe me? Check out the work of these Jewish comix creators:
