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