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A full circle, illustrated: Artist Loyiso Mkize used to read Batman comic books as a child; now he is drawing for the same publications. (David Harrison/M&G)

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

Nineteen-year-old antihero Kwezi — modelled after Mkize’s cousin Siphe Nxasana — first came into being back in 2014.

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

The pleasure of pain: It is all about sexually ethical

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.

Zapiro’s new collection

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.

Vintage comics (John McCann)

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 South Africa’s poster.
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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.

Lurid cover essential: Jungle Jim

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.

Out of the closet: Green Lantern has been reintoduced as gay.

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

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.