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Superheroes are a science fiction subgenre invented largely by Jews and overflowing with Jewish themes. Spider-Man's tagline, "with great power comes great responsibility," is a quintessentially Jewish idea about our moral obligations to do justice in this world. Superhero comics are full of Jewish characters, but mainstream movies and TV seem capable of representing Jewish superheroes only as either post-Holocaust revenge fantasies or just like everybody else but with a menorah -- what does that mean? And what Jewish themes do all these stories of non-Jewish superheroes explore? Join host Jill Raney to talk about all of this and more!

Jill Raney is a nerd media enthusiast, progressive activist, and anti-capitalist business owner. They live in Washington, DC as seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier but not X-Men: Days of Future Past.