Arabic ComicCon

News Arabic ComicCon, Magdy al-Shafee, Metro

Egyptian Graphic Novelist Magdy Al-Shafee Speaks at Italian Festival

December 11, 2010

And I also just heard from one of the organizers of the first-ever Arabic ComicCon, set to be held in Abu Dhabi. He said there should be an announcement with show dates and specifics within the week.

Poetry Arabic ComicCon, Dr. Naif Al Mutawa, Qais Sedki, The 99

Dr. Naif Al Mutawa: Book Censorship is Killing Arabic

October 30, 2010

Dr. Naif Al Mutawa—creator of extremely successful comic series The 99—had long dreamt of creating comics. When he was in his twenties in his native Kuwait, he wrote and published his first two books.