“A very energetic and unusual treatment of biblical lore…a bravura display of detail and technique.”
“Visually intoxicating.”
“Through text and art, Waldman feeds readers only the raw words, emotions and actions of each of the characters, illustrated by Expressionist-inspired drawings.”
“Operatic in scope, complete with the trappings - from architecture to hairstyles - of a corrupt Persian dynasty.”
“Through exultant, grandiose images, Waldman has produced a true anomaly in comic book circles: a religious, scholarly graphic novel.”
“Megillat Esther amounts to 194 pages of elaborate drawings, incorporated with tenaciously accurate Hebrew calligraphy and imaginative personal commentary.”
“Megillat Esther is yet another history-making entry into this new graphic storytelling genre of Historic storytelling, that began with Will Eisner and continued with Maus.”
“JT Waldman is a very talented young man who has provided an original translation, artwork, and calligraphy for Megillat Esther. In essence, he has written and illustrated an adult comic book version of this classic story. The artwork is stunning, revealing layers of meaning behind the text... This is a work of great creativity and originality..."
“Waldman's book represents a new breed of biblical work: more than a simple illuminated manuscript, he provides a visually interpreted translation of Esther with commentary. To my knowledge, nothing like this has ever been created."
“This work opens up the doors for a whole new field within biblical interpretations, a new kind of midrash.... Waldman creates a dynamic theater where the Bible and pop culture tango.”
“...unlike any comic book/graphic novel anyone has produced before.”
"Impressive is a vast understatement for JT Waldman's undertaking in Megillat Esther.... by the end, one has witnessed a story and a culture."
“Even if you think you know the whole megillah, you'll learn something new reading it this way.”