Michael Stanislawski is the Nathan J. Miller Professor of Jewish History at Columbia University in New York City. He was a featured speaker at a recent International Conference on Jewish Genealogy.

Gary Mokotoff is an award-winning author and leader in the field of Jewish genealogy. His books include the acclaimed Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy (co-editor) and Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust (co-author).

Ben Saunders is associate professor of English at the University of Oregon. His areas of expertise include the history of British and American comics and cartoons, and he is the author of Do the Gods Wear Capes?: Spirituality, Fantasy and Superheroes.

John Heeren is professor emeritus of sociology at California State University in San Bernardino. Hereen has written several articles about the presence of religion in the comics.

Ron Novy is a lecturer in philosophy and the humanities at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He contributed a chapter to the book Spider-Man and Philosophy: The Web of Inquiry.

Daniel Malloy teaches philosophy at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. His research focuses on ethics, and he writes frequently about the intersection of pop culture and philosophy. He wrote a chapter on the morality of Spider-Man’s jokes for the book Spider-Man and Philosophy: The Web of Inquiry.

Mark D. White is professor and chair of the department of political science, economics and philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He co-edited Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul.

Arthur Kurzweil is a New York author, editor and publisher who helped start the first Jewish Genealogical Society. His books include the classic From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History.

J. Matthew Wilson is an associate professor of political science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. His interests include religion and politics, and voting behavior of religious voters.