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Gorfinkel, Jordan B

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Personal name headingGorfinkel, Jordan B.
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Variant(s)Gorf, 1967-
See alsoChief executive of: Avalanche Comics Entertainment LLC
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Founded corporate body of person: Avalanche Comics Entertainment LLC
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Employer: DC Comics, Inc.
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Corporate body: Kol Zimra (Musical group)
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1967-07-07
Field of activityComic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels Multimedia (Art) Judaism Jewish religious literature Sacred vocal music Jews--Music
Profession or occupationCartoonists Authors Musicians Singers
Multimedia producer Graphic novelist
Special noteUnable to confirm use of Gorf as an alternate identity; in OCLC database 15 July 2019, Gorf appeared only in conjunction with the usage Jordan B. Gorfinkel.
Found inBirds of prey, 1999?: t.p. (Jordan B. Gorfinkel)
Wikipedia, viewed April 7, 2016: (Jordan B. Gorfinkel; Gorf; (born July 7, 1967) is an American comic book creator, newspaper cartoonist, animation and multi-media entertainment producer; notable works: No Man's Land (comics), and Birds of prey; for most of the 1990s Gorfinkel guided the Batman comics franchise at DC Comics, coordinating publications, licensing and movie & TV productions with the 60-year history of the DC Universe; in 2007 he founded Avalanche Comics Entertainment LLC (ACE))
Haggadah (Graphic novel). Passover Haggadah graphic novel, 2019: title page (Jordan B. Gorfinkel, creator & writer; Passover Haggadah graphic novel; ACE, Avalanche Comics Entertainment) title page verso (copyright Gorftext Productions Inc.) page 169 (Gorf; cartoonist, musician, writer, producer, husband, and father; for nearly a decade, was a manager of the Batman franchise at DC Comics; Gorf's creative studio, Avalanche Comics Entertainment, produces custom content for corporations, nonprofits, and entertainment companies; draws JewishCartoon.com, weekly comic strip featured in newspapers and online; his Jewish Cartoon Workshop; speaker and artist-in-residence for synagogues, Passover retreats, and fundraising events; in music, manages and performs with Kol Zimra, professional Jewish a cappella group for spiritual interactive entertainment and prayer services at Jewish celebrations and occasions across North America, in Israel, and around the world; responsible for several music albums and videos; has performed all over the world)
OCLC, 15 July 2019 (access points: Gorfinkel, Jordan B., Gorfinkel, Jordan B. (pseud. Gorf), Gorf (Jordan B. Gorfinkel); usages: Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Jordan B. Gorfinkel "Gorf")
Koren Publishers website, 15 July 2019: The Passover Haggadah graphic novel (Batman comics creator and Jewish cartoonist Jordan B. "Gorf" Gorfinkel)
Avalanche Comics Entertainment website, 15 July 2019: main page (Avalanche Comics Entertainment LLC ("ACE"); sidebar graphic: ACE, Avalanche Comics Entertainment; a creative studio that uses comics and illustrated storytelling to develop entertainment and corporate branding; comic creator/writer/artist Jordan Gorfinkel) About ACE (Avalanche Comics Entertainment was founded and is operated by Jordan B. Gorfinkel, former Batman editor/creator at DC Comics)
   <http://www.avalanchecomics.com>
Wikipedia, 16 July 2019 (Jordan B. Gorfinkel, a.k.a. Gorf; nationality: American; areas: editor, writer, producer, singer; pseudonym: Gorf)
Wikidata, 16 July 2019 (Jordan B. Gorfinkel (Q1516458); [no Also known as listed]; description: cartoonist, writer; sex or gender: male; country of citizenship: United States of America; occupation: writer)
   <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1516458>
Associated languageeng