‘Nice Jewish Boy’ coming to Comixology November 7

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October 13, 2023

Comixology has announced a new five-issue series set to debut on November 7th called Nice Jewish Boy. Written by Neil Kleid with art by John Broglia, the series will feature colors by Ellie Wright with editing by Sarah Litt.

“Nice Jewish Boys is about a modern Orthodox / religious Jewish community and communities like it — somewhat insular, judgmental and pious, maybe a tad hypocritical to the point of criminal,” Kleid said. “And like all good stories, it’s about the author. It’s about my fears and anxieties and what it might be like to succumb to frustration with a beloved system that can also be restrictive and expensive…and, in many cases, unjust and unfair to certain people who love what it offers in terms of faith, community and an elusive connection to something far greater than ourselves if only it would put aside the entitlement, judgment, and unwillingness to change.”

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So what’s Nice Jewish Boy about?

Inspired by a true-life criminal event, Nice Jewish Boys stars Jake Levin, a Modern Orthodox Jew, struggling to pay his bills, drawn into a triangle of secrets when he moonlights for his best friend, a kosher caterer-turned-criminal, who unbeknownst to him, is wanted by the FBI thanks to their other pal, a failed entrepreneur turned informant.

Behind a backdrop of synagogues and Sabbath meals, Jake and his childhood best friends, Chaim Davidovits and Lenny Klein, are embroiled in a delicate web of crime, cops, guilt, and gefilte fish, when this Jewish suburban crime story comes to an explosive head at a bar mitzvah packed with blintzes and betrayal.

The series will also get a print run via Dark Horse Comics.

For more on this news, read the press release below.

October 13, 2023—New York, NY—Writer Neil Kleid (The Panic, Brownsville, The Big Kahn) and artist John Broglia (Zombie-Sama)—the creators of Savor— re-team with colorist Ellie Wright and editor Sarah Litt to present Nice Jewish Boys, a modern day Jewish crime drama set in suburban New Jersey. Nice Jewish Boys issue #1 (of 5) debuts on November 7, 2023 from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line.

“Nice Jewish Boys is about a modern Orthodox / religious Jewish community and communities like it — somewhat insular, judgmental and pious, maybe a tad hypocritical to the point of criminal,” Kleid said. “And like all good stories, it’s about the author. It’s about my fears and anxieties and what it might be like to succumb to frustration with a beloved system that can also be restrictive and expensive…and, in many cases, unjust and unfair to certain people who love what it offers in terms of faith, community and an elusive connection to something far greater than ourselves if only it would put aside the entitlement, judgment, and unwillingness to change.”

Inspired by a true-life criminal event, Nice Jewish Boys stars Jake Levin, a Modern Orthodox Jew, struggling to pay his bills, drawn into a triangle of secrets when he moonlights for his best friend, a kosher caterer-turned-criminal, who unbeknownst to him, is wanted by the FBI thanks to their other pal, a failed entrepreneur turned informant.

Behind a backdrop of synagogues and Sabbath meals, Jake and his childhood best friends, Chaim Davidovits and Lenny Klein, are embroiled in a delicate web of crime, cops, guilt, and gefilte fish, when this Jewish suburban crime story comes to an explosive head at a bar mitzvah packed with blintzes and betrayal.

Kleid continues “As you read Nice Jewish Boys, there will be moments where truth may peek through the fiction. It’s my hope that those are the bits—amid the crime, anguish, guilt, and betrayals—which speak loudest and longest. And in the end, I hope you love this work of fiction as much as I do.”

Kleid’s previous Comixology Originals work The Panic, is now available in paperback from Dark Horse Books and available digitally from Comixology.