Teaneck creator Neil Kleid will discuss the role of Jewish artists in early comics at a New York Comic Con panel on Oct. 11, the Bergen Record story reports and the piece appears under the ORIGINAL_KEYWORD: Teaneck creator discusses key role of Jewish artists in early comics – Bergen Record.
Kleid, a Teaneck resident who moved to the town in 2008, tells NorthJersey.com he has written comics for more than 20 years and will sign copies of his new book at the Javits Center.
His new book, Return to the Motherfreaking Factory, was released Oct. 6, and Kleid says “Comics is an industry that was founded by Jews” and that many original Golden Age creators were Jewish, according to the article.
The article traces the connection between immigrant Jewish creators and early superhero comics, citing the Jewish Book Council’s view that superhero stories and the comic-book form have deep ties to Jewish literature and cultural experience.
Kleid described how editors steered him toward writing when he began pitching in Manhattan in 1999, and the NorthJersey.com piece recounts his path from Michigan to living and working in the New York area.
Context pieces and Jewish cultural organizations have explored the idea that many seminal figures — including creators linked in public records to characters like Spider-Man and Captain America — were Jewish and that the field provided work when other artistic venues were closed to immigrants.
For readers planning to catch the panel, NorthJersey.com notes the date and venue and that Kleid will both speak and sign books at NYCC on Oct. 11.
Two related reads from our site offer further context on contemporary comics coverage and New York Comic Con programming: the New York Public Library’s best comics of 2026 and a guide to watching New York Comic Con panels online.
Sources
- NorthJersey.com / Bergen Record — article reporting Kleid’s Teaneck residency, NYCC panel appearance Oct. 11, release date of his new book and his quotes on Jewish creators in early comics.
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