The Jewish Experience in Comics: Characters and Creators Lecture with Mark Zaid

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Join us for an insightful lecture with noted attorney and comic book historian Mark Zaid as we explore how the Jewish identity of iconic comic creators and characters influenced their storylines and arcs. Discover the fascinating origins of characters like Shalom Man, Magneto, and of course Superman, and dive into the personal backstories of the creators who seamlessly wove their cultural identity into their work, as well as how sensitive topics such as the Holocaust has been covered.

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Mark Zaid is a national security lawyer based in Washington, DC. Through his high-profile law practice, Zaid often represents former/current federal employees, intelligence and military officers, Whistleblowers, and members of the media.

A 1992 graduate of Albany Law School of Union University in New York, he completed his undergraduate education in 1989 at the University of Rochester, New York.

Importantly, Zaid has been a part-time comic book dealer for over forty-years, has served as an Advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide since 2006, and regularly lectures on comic book history as well as represents many auction houses and collectibles’ dealers.