It's been a rough week (already, and it's not even Wednesday). After the events in Australia this weekend, we wanted to share some additional holiday joy and light. And what more Signal Watch way to do that than with a little Ben Grimm?
I don't know how many people saw Fantastic Four: First Steps and found out that Ben Grimm is Jewish, but he sure is. It's a rare nod to the faith shared by a whole lot of the guys who founded comics and superheroes in America. And for those who know their Marvel and FF lore, Ben was often seen as a stand-in for one of my personal heroes Jack Kirby (aka: Jacob Kurtzberg), who was very much a Jewish kid from Brooklyn.
In the comics, Ben is known to throw a pretty good Hanukkah party.
Anyway, no, I'm not Jewish by birth or practice, but we've been focusing so much on Christmas this season, felt it was time to bring up the eight crazy nights in celebration.
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