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Reviewed at [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/soapbox/114895569441667.htm Comics Bulletin]
Reviewed at [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/soapbox/114895569441667.htm Comics Bulletin]
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Revision as of 18:54, 7 June 2009

AK Comics presents a number of interesting Middle Eastern superheroes.

AK Comics

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Background

Given that most comicbook publishing appears to come from the United States and given that the United States has a relatively small proportion of people of Middle Eastern ancestry (0.42 percent of the US population), perhaps it is not surprising that, thusfar, Arabs have been such a small minority in the superhero population. AK Comics, publishing out of Egypt, attempts to adjust perspective by presenting a group of superheroes with entirely Middle Eastern origins.

Characters

  • Zein, the Last Pharaoh
  • Aya, part lawyer, part vigilante-detective
  • Jalila, protectoress of the City of All Faiths
  • Rakan, superstrong survivalist

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References

The Official AK Comics
As reported in the Washington Post
Reviewed at Comics Bulletin U.S. Census information at SEMP

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