8 PM | $10
From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books
Don’t miss comedian and MAD Magazine writer, Arie Kaplan recount how Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store – just to name a few! Many of the creators of the most famous comic books – Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman, as well as the founders of MAD Magazine – were Jewish. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books tells their stories and demonstrates how they brought a uniquely Jewish perspective to their work and to the comics industry as a whole.

Sponsored by B'nai Brith Canada

Toronto Jewish Book Fair
Koffler Centre of the Arts
4588 Bathurst Street
Leah Posluns Theater
Toronto, Ontario

More info (& graphics) at http://www.fromkrakowtokrypton.com and at http://www.ariekaplan.com