President Obama made a special mention about THE 99 superheroes and its creator, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, in his speech given recently at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington. The President commended THE 99 for capturing the imaginations of young people through the message of tolerance. Entrepreneurs from all over the globe are attending the summit, including Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of THE 99 superheroes.
In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework for confronting evil, even teaming up with the Justice League of America. More news
The 99, the world’s first superheroes based on Islamic culture and society, has grown steadily in the comics scene.
Until very recently, the general realm of comic books permeated either in the Western and the Far Eastern world. The conception of comics is, more often than not, associated with the Western costumed superhero archetype and the dynamic Japanese “manga” titles seemed to describe the two popular sources of comic book culture. And they are, but there is a new phenomenon in town who has introduced something completely new in comcis. He is Kuwaiti-born Dr Naif Al-Mutawa and the flagship title of his comic book, The 99, is based entirely on Islamic values, culture and history.
Naif founded the Teshkeel Media Group with the intent of “creating, re-engineering and exploiting all forms of children’s media based on or infused with localised culture, beginning with a proprietary superhero concept.” More news .
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