Abraham Riesman: Judaism Unbound Episode 262 - Marvel’s Torah
Abraham Riesman, author of True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, joins Dan and Lex to explore two meanings of the phrase "Marvel's Torah." First, "the Torah of Marvel" -- what can be learned from the Marvel comics universe when approached through a Jewish lens? And second, "Marvel is Torah" -- the idea that the structure of Marvel's universe, in and of itself, represents a kind of modern-day Bible.
[1] Learn more about Abraham Riesman by visiting AbrahamRiesman.com. Purchase True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by clicking here.
[2] Read the 2016 Vulture piece that Riesman wrote (entitled “It’s Stan Lee’s Universe”), which eventually led him to write this full biography, here.
[3] Dan references a recent Judaism Unbound conversation about Ella Emhoff, the step-daughter of Vice-President Kamala Harris, which looked questions of Jewish identity through inheritance and/or choice. You can listen to it here: Episode 259: Bernie Memse are Torah - Dan and Lex.
[4] Riesman mentions a 2006 book, entitled Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero. Learn more about it here.
[5] Did you just pre-order the book? Are you so excited that you can’t even wait till it arrives before you go reading more digital content about Stan Lee, and his relationship to Judaism? If this describes you, you’ll enjoy this interview of Riesman in Hey Alma!
