Middle East Comics

Middle East Comics

Middle East has Comics... Seriously!

By Spock - Dec 02, 2009 02:12 PM EST
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Source: Comic Bulletin

So after reading comments on the Dubai Theme Park. I thought I would shed some light on middle east comics. There are 2 major series in the Middle east for comics. No the middle east isn't all about money, oil, terrorism, etc. I could go on & on. But this is strictly a COMIC POST.
Ayman Kandeel was raised in Egypt & founder of Ak Comics,(Site underconstruction-recently)


Zien: The Last Pharaoh
"Zein was born in 14,000 B.C to a powerful King, Ra-Ez in an era of enlightenment and technological advancement. Zein’s ancient world vanished in a cataclysmic event (known as the 'Great Collision'), when a large meteor destroyed everything and left earth uninhabitable for several millennium."




Aya: The Princess of Darkness
"Little Rania Mokhtar was traumatized when her father was shot by mobsters in front of her eyes. To make things worse, her mother was falsely accused and received a life sentence. These were the grounds for her tough nature and drive to stand up against all evil." Kind of like Batman The Dark Knight.


Jalia: Protector of the City of All Faiths
"Sixteen year old Ansam Dajani was the sole survivor in the horrific Dimondona nuclear blast at the end of the ‘55 Year War’, thanks to an anti-radiation suit designed by her father. The suit was only designed to protect against radiation, and not a full-scale nuclear explosion. This gave her nuclear Super Powers."



Rakan: The Lone Warrior
"Rakan the solemn warrior wanders the deserts of Medieval Arabia and Persia. He is a product of excruciating times, as a crippled child, he witnessed a barbarian attack on his nomadic tribe. Weak and asthmatic, he had little chance of survival until a saber-tooth, rescued him and raised him with her own cub Arameh." Similar to Conan.


The 99: Are base on a team of super heroes based on Islamic Culture & Religion


Spock-So u see they do have comic characters, some may be similar to all of the other well know characters we all known & love. You have to start somewhere I guess.
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/2/2009, 3:14 PM
Cool!!
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/2/2009, 3:51 PM
so are those comics about Arabic heroes, or actual arab comics? I only ask because the writing on that cover is all in English.
Spock
Spock - 12/2/2009, 4:13 PM
Correct Middle Eastern Heroes & they are in English & Arabic.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/2/2009, 4:45 PM
ah, thanks for the clarification I was confused by the English.
I remember a while back there used to be a guy on cbm who wrote articles about foreign comics that was pretty sweet. I remember he show cased some Egyptian heroes, however the Spanish ones seemed the most interesting to me.
georgia49th
georgia49th - 12/2/2009, 11:33 PM
That's cool. I would really like to see some British comicbook super heroes
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 12/3/2009, 1:11 PM
AWESOME!! I love comics and love the fact that people on the other side of the world and different cultures read comics and love them as well.
JYCowboy
JYCowboy - 12/3/2009, 6:07 PM
I am totally shocked and pleased. I thought there would be no comics from those countries based on how restictive their culture is, based on our news reports. Totally cool.
sadmamba
sadmamba - 12/3/2009, 10:52 PM
nice one spock. i read some stories of the 99. i think they were also printed in some local newspaper in kuwait. cant remember the name, i think its arab times. though light stories and most of the topics are about helping poor and in distress people, but hey thats what superhero should do right?but im waiting for some solid supervilain that can stand against them but anyway i enjoyed reading it.
Osiris
Osiris - 12/4/2009, 12:10 AM
very interesting.
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