Nelson mandela launches comic book

Biographies are about great human beings, comic books are about heroes. Minnesotas only blackowned comic book store celebrates. Consultants and contributors anthea josias, shadrack katuu, boniswa qabaka, razia saleh, luli callinicos. The comic book, young nelson, features an african superhero, for readers in the continent and beyond. Launched at the department of education in pretoria yesterday, with education minister naledi pandor in attendance, the comic book tells the story of madibas birth and childhood, his struggle against apartheid and oppression. Nelson mandela has launched the first installment in a ninepart series of comic books based on his life. The eight individual comics have now been amalgamated into nelson mandela. Nelson mandela comic book launched nelson mandela foundation. Let us take a moment to appreciate through his books nelson mandela, and everything he has stood for and achieved.

At the launch announcement the late mr mandela said, my hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead the youth to the joy of reading good books. Nelson mandela launches comic book nelson mandela has launched the first installment in a ninepart series of comic books based on his life. Nelson mandela has launched the first in a series of nine comic books based on his life. This is the exciting true story of a young herd boy who was to grow up to become a lawyer, a freedom fighter, south africas first democratically elected president. He is not yet in the ground, but the former president of south africa and international icon of democratic freedom and liberation from. Nelson mandela the authorised comic book by nelson. Mandela is a reallife super hero in south africa and most of the world. And this is what his buddy archbishop desmond tutu says about him on the cover. Thats an achievement to be congratulated, but this dull history comic should be far down the gift list. Five young african illustrators and cartoonists drew the pictures for the books. Add comic book hero to nelson mandela s long resume. Freedom fighter, fugitive, president of his nation, hero of the world, nelson mandela was called a terrorist, forced into hiding, captured, threatened with death, and eventually thrown into jail. Mandela is a reallife super hero in south africa and most of the world because of his fight to end apartheid. The book is available at exclusive books and cna stores in south africa.

Englishlanguage collection of eight comics originally published in south africa under auspices of the nelson mandela foundation through its nelson mandela centre of memory and dialogue. But nothing could stop him from fighting to liberate his country from apartheid. Launched in pretoria on wednesday two days before mandelas 90th birthday on the 18th of july the comic book tells the story of madibas. Nelson mandela launches comic book breaking news english. Mandela launches series of comic books china daily. In burnsville, minnesota, eric childs has found a way to help young people understand and embrace black history.