This week’s show: Jewish Women in Comics

October 30, 2023 — Cross cultural comics

Covers of The Dreaming and Destiny comics written by Alisa Kwitney / excerpt from Die Bubbeh by Sharon Rudahl / cover of Jewish Women in Comics / Art in progress by Sarah Lightman

In a special episode looking at the work of Jewish Women in Comics, Alex Fitch talks to Sarah Lightman, one of the editors of a new book with that name, and to Sharon Rudahl, a veteran comics creator known for her strips in Wimmen’s Comix, who is featured in the anthology. Also ahead of her appearance at JewCE in New York, Alisa Kwitney chats about editing DC Comics in the 1990s, writing Sandman spin-off titles, and her parallel career as a novelist.

Please note: this episode was planned, and mostly recorded, long before the horrific events of Oct 7th 2023 and subsequent days.

5.30pm, Wednesday 1st November 2023, repeat broadcast 11am, Sunday 5th October 2023, Resonance 104.4 FM + DAB (London) / broadcast streamed at www.resonancefm.com / Resonance Replay stream on mixcloud.com / podcast after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

More info about: Alisa Kwitney’s website
Info about her work for DC Comics and Ahoy Comics
Publisher’s website on Jewish Women in Comics
Extract from Die Bubbeh by Sharon Rudahl, as featured in the collection
List of comics by Sharon Rudahl on comics.org
Sarah Lightman’s website
Article on the History of Jewish Comic Creators