Episode 141 – The Golem’s Mighty Swing

<p>In this episode, our Myth Takes miniseries concludes with a story that combines the mythic grandeur of America’s pastime with Jewish folklore—The Golem’s Mighty Swing by James Sturm, published by Drawn & Quarterly!</p> <p>In the early 1920s, money problems force a traveling Jewish baseball team to agree to a promoter’s plan to increase ticket sales: Henry Bell, a Black player pretending to be Jewish, will take the field as a golem, an animated creature from Jewish legend!</p> <p>When racial tensions come to a head during an ugly game in an anti-Semitic town, will the Stars of David make it out alive? And will this powerful tale hit a home run and slide into that All-Star Game of graphic storytelling known as ... The Comics Canon?</p> <p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Sports nerds vs. comics nerds</li> <li>Casey at the Bat</li> <li><a href= "https://www.lamag.com/longform/escape-from-cuba-yasiel-puigs-untold-journey-to-the-dodgers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yasiel Puig’s hazardous journey to the U.S.</a></li> <li>The Golem in Marvel’s Strange Tales</li> <li><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2007/06/02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charley the Australopithecine</a></li> <li>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay</li> <li>James Sturm’s America: God, Gold, and Golems</li> <li>Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes</li> <li><a href= "https://soundcloud.com/screamscenepodcast/jews-arent-wizards-paul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Der Golem episode</a> of the Scream Scene podcast</li> <li>Reign of Terror</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we look toward the Aug. 11 debut of What If ...? on Disney+ with a special What If episode!</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:letters@