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JT Waldman is a comic book creator and educator. In addition to Megillat Esther, he is best known for his collaboration with Harvey Pekar, Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me (Hill + Wang, 2012). He has contributed to several edited volumes that detail the intersection of comic books and Judaism, including From Krakow to Krypton (JPS, 2008), The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches (Rutgers, 2010), and Colonial Comics (Fulcrum, 2014). In 2015, Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA commissioned Waldman to create a site-specific comic book that decoded the monumental stained-glass windows in their synagogue. JT conducts lectures and workshops around the country on topics ranging from comic books and religion to visual narratives and midrash. His current project, America's Chosen Spirit, is an alternative history webcomic and transmedia project about untold bourbon backstories. He lives in Philadelphia.
“A bravura display of detail and technique.” —Will Eisner, author of Comics and Sequential Art “Visually intoxicating.” —Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics “Esther finds new life in this outstanding, accurate interpretation . . . This book is inspiring.” —Comics Buyers Guide “Seriously, this book is stunning.” —Velveteen Rabbi, poet and spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires “JT Waldman’s Megillat Esther is brash, loud, and groundbreaking.” —Richard McBee, founding member of the Jewish Art Salon “There is so much in it, of so much richness, that I envy him—and you—your opportunity to lose yourself in it.” —Jeremy Dauber, author of American Comics: A History
