When a tech-obsessed dictator declares total war–everyone against everyone–Death himself calls it quits in protest. 

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis is a new, critically acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Der Kaiser von Atlantis, a satirical sci-fi opera written in 1943 by two Jewish creators while they were imprisoned in Terezín (Theresienstadt) concentration camp.  Writer Dave Maass visits the Tucson Jewish Museum with a visual presentation that covers the research that went into adapting the book for Dark Horse Comics, the secret symbolism and references embedded in the artwork, and how the book came together under the guidance of legendary comics editor Karen Berger (The Sandman). 

“Through beautiful, evocative art and narrative, this graphic novel serves as a sobering reminder of the power of creativity to challenge, to commemorate, and to inspire hope even under the darkest of circumstances,” media critic Gareth Branwyn writes for Boing Boing. 

Dave Maass is an award-winning writer who researches police and border surveillance technology as director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a scholar in residence at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Reynolds School of Journalism. He cut his teeth in investigative journalism as a freelancer for Tucson Weekly in the early 2000s.

Participants will be able to purchase copies of Death Strikes after the program. Please reach out with any questions to programs@tjmhc.org

This event is free but pre-registration is required.

 

LOCATION:

Tucson Jewish Museum
& Holocaust Center

564 S. Stone Ave

Tucson, AZ. 85701