ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the graphic novel Ezekiel’s World (2015) as a case of remediation and hypermediacy. The term “remediation” refers to adaptations that involve rendering the original work into another medium. While some of these adaptations try to eliminate all traces of the previous medium, others highlight the interplay between different media, resulting in “hypermediacy”. Ezekiel’s World exemplifies the latter type due to its unique blend of artistic materials adapted from different media. Its creator, Michael Kovner, uses his paintings to tell the story of Ezekiel, a fictional character based on his father, Abba Kovner, who was a leader of the Jewish resistance movement during World War II and later became a prominent Israeli poet. While employing some conventions of comics and graphic novels, the work also incorporates ready-made objects such as maps and photos and quotes from Abba Kovner’s poetry. These serve as indirect means of confronting the traumas of Holocaust survivors and their children—members of the “second generation”.
