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We’ve completed another few installments of the comics stories we do for a Jewish kids magazine, a series which we’ve heard recently will continue for the foreseeable future, which is good news. Each story centers on certain Jewish holidays and the culture. One story focuses on the Four Sons of the Passover, which gave us a chance to go all super-heroic, thanks to the fun script by writer/editor Ella Broh. And another story features the star, Joey traveling the world for Shavuot to ask folks of other creeds and countries about the Torah.

It’s funny, as I work on these comics, what gets me most jazzed is not always the large splash panels and big action, but the smalls ways in which I can employ storytelling strategies that work only in comics. For this quick series of three panels (above) a tiny superhero transports Joey from a magical time-travel land back to his grandparents’ attic. Their return trip need to be treated differently than their way there, and while using as little space as possible. In a long horizontal strip and three tiny frames, I got Joey back where he belonged with simple, iconic images.

It’s also a treat to do these kids comics in the simple, bold fashion I prefer, rather than in a style that’s over-rendered in ink or color. To compliment the line art and for a look easy-on-the-eye, Mary and I stick with essentially flat color in this case. For other comics stories, I may use another look and approach entirely.

To read these latest editions, visit our Major Works section, open the Blue Moon Viewer, and click forward to “The Awesome Foursome!” Of course, you’re welcome to read the earlier stories, if you haven’t seen them before. Enjoy!