Roy Schwartz is a writer, author, and pop culture historian.

He is the author of IS SUPERMAN CIRCUMCISED? THE COMPLETE JEWISH HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST HERO, winner of the 2021 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title in the World; THE DARKNESS IN LEE’S CLOSET AND THE OTHERS WAITING THERE, a middle grade fantasy novel; and contributor to the upcoming academic anthology, RELIGION IN JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD AND BEYOND.

A former CNN regular contributor, Roy's work has also appeared in New York Daily News, IGN, Comics Beat, Smithsonian Magazine, Literary Hub, Philosophy Now, The Forward, and Jerusalem Post, among others.

Roy is the co-producer and co-writer of the multiple award-winning documentary JEWCE: THE JEWISH COMICS EXPERIENCE and producer and host of the PBS special COMIC CULTURE: AN XCITING CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CLAREMONT.

As a pop culture historian, Roy’s work focuses on the intersection of comics and Jewish culture. He is a board member of the American Jewish Historical Society.

Roy is the co-curator of the 2023 exhibition JEWCE: THE JEWISH COMICS EXPERIENCE at the Center for Jewish History in New York, travelling internationally through 2028, and curator of the 2026 exhibit CLEVELAND: HOME OF HEROES! at the Maltz Museum in Cleveland.

He has served as the programming consultant for several comic conventions and is the co-producer of Cosmic Con in New York. He regularly speaks at conventions, conferences, colleges, and other venues.

In 2026, Roy led the high-profile campaign to co-name a New York City street JACK KIRBY WAY, after the legendary comic book creator and pop art pioneer. He is board member of the Jack & Roz Kirby Awards, presented at the Original Art Expo (OAX) in Orlando.

Roy has taught English and writing at the City University of New York and is a two-time writer-in-residence fellow at the New York Public Library. He interned for Marvel Comics.