kwesi

12 Apr 2015

The African superhero universe continues to widen with the emergence of a comic book series from South Africa. Kwezi, which means “star” in Xhosa and Zulu, is the brainchild of Loyiso Mkize, a designer and fine artist who got his start in comics as an illustrator for the long-running Supa Strikas soccer series. Mkize describes Kwezi as “a coming of age story about finding one’s heritage.”

Read more at okayplayer, including a link to the first issue.