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Comic Books

Q&A Sessions: South African DC Comics artist praises parents for superhero success
National
/ 3 June 2021

Q&A Sessions: South African DC Comics artist praises parents for superhero success

Loyiso Mkize talks to Bongekile Macupe about joining the DC Universe, the influence of his parents and teachers, and getting up more than falling down

By Bongekile Macupe
Forget Black Panther — Africa’s homegrown superheroes
Article
/ 22 February 2018

Forget Black Panther — Africa’s homegrown superheroes

What makes Kwezi special is the fact that, in the comic’s creation, they get to draw from the cultural terrain of South Africa

By Sarah Smit
Nigeria’s Comic Republic creates African superheroes
Article
/ 17 March 2016

Nigeria’s Comic Republic creates African superheroes

Lagos start-up Comic Republic is creating African characters with a moral spine – and has made its comic books available for free download.

By Staff Reporter
Capturing the character
Article
/ 3 December 2015

Capturing the character

Cartoonist Zapiro, who has just released his 20th annual collection, talks about making caricatures and how famous faces can mutate

By Shaun De Waal
Black Captain America leads comic book diversity
Article
/ 17 December 2014

Black Captain America leads comic book diversity

Mainstream comic book superheroes are getting redrawn from the stereotypical blue-eyed white male into a world of multicoloured crusaders.

By Jesse Holland
Truth dies: Literature’s future is forfeit
Article
/ 13 September 2013

Truth dies: Literature’s future is forfeit

What will people be reading 30 years from now? Ewan Morrison looks into his crystal ball ?and finds bad news…

By Staff Reporter
Comic Con SA looks to be kind of ‘meh’
Article
/ 5 April 2013

Comic Con SA looks to be kind of ‘meh’

South Africa is to get its own Comic Con. But things are not as they seem, as "I’m no geek" reporter and Comic Con fan Faranaaz Parker found out.

By Faranaaz Parker
The evolution of African pulp fiction
Article
/ 7 December 2012

The evolution of African pulp fiction

Sean O’Toole traces the genre from its current incarnation back to the golden age of the genre amid high apartheid and African independence.

By Sean Otoole
Pink Lantern gets the green light
Article
/ 8 June 2012

Pink Lantern gets the green light

After 72 years of tackling supervillains as a straight man, DC Comics’ Green Lantern, one of the oldest characters, is to be reintroduced as gay.

By Alison Flood
Comic-Con kicks off with flicks and costumes
Article
/ 20 July 2011

Comic-Con kicks off with flicks and costumes

Superheroes, zombies and space aliens descend on San Diego for the sold-out four-day Comic-Con event, starting on Thursday.

By Sandy Cohen

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