Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 04-20-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV, Art/Books
In the wake of 9/11, Naif al-Mutawa made what some might consider an unusual career move for a clinical psychologist. He created a comic book. Al-Mutawa, a Kuwaiti with multiple degrees from American universities, wanted a series that could counter the anti-Muslim backlash for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
The 99, as al-Mutawa named his creation, has everything a good comic book needs—evil in the world and superheroes to fight it. Unlike most comics, however, its stories are told in an Islamic context. The superheroes are boys and girls from all over the world, each of whom finds one of 99 stones created after the destruction of an Iraqi library by Genghis Kahn’s descendants. The stones endow the heroes with superpowers based on Allah’s 99 virtues—such qualities as wisdom, healing, destruction, and love.
The comic books’ popularity has grown quickly, and al-Mutawa’s superheroes now have an international audience. On April 26th al-Mutwawa and his company Teshkeel, plan to announce its American debut of the animated series set for this Fall 2010!
Tags: Naif al-Mutawa, The 99
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