A Namibian comic book
Shona Ngava
Many people grow up looking up to certain heroes and heroines either from their favourite comic books or favourite super hero movies. These movies and comic books provide relief and entertainment to many people when they need it. The same can be said about the Namibian Science fiction and futuristic comic book called Keeper.
The book was designed and illustrated by Silas Mentos Nanogolo and the storyline concept was done by Shaimemanya Kondjashili. Kondjashili says they realised that not many young people were reading enough and that inspired them to work on the comic book. “We just wanted to get young people to read and one way we thought we could make it interesting was to get create and design an authentically Namibian story that would get them interested in reading,” he says.
It took them close to four years to work on their comic because they wanted it to have the best quality. “The story for the comic book took us one year to finish and sketching and digitalisation process took another three years,” he shares. The plot of the movie revolves around Ethan Daniels or Cetrix who is the protector and the Keeper of earth. He has to protect planet earth’s core which keeps it alive from evil people. The timeline of the book is set in Ancient Europe and in Zimbabwe.
Kondjashili says that they wish to create awareness about history and many other important issues through the book as the story line and concept develops. “Comic books are a good illustration method that we can use to teach people about African and Namibian history. There is so much we can focus on through the book that can impact the lives of the ones reading it,” he says.
He revealed that they printed 500 copies of the book. This is the first series of the book titled Volume 1 issue 1 and he says they plan on releasing the second issue of the book end of November. “We have already started working on the second issue of the book which will be released end of November and it is going to be an exciting project that people need to look out for,” he says.
The comic features a sleek and colourful design that would entice a person into reading it. Some of the characters such as Ash, Emily and Ellahius will make you want to read the book the moment you open it. The comic book can also be used by the authors to put emphasis on many problems such as, alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure as the plot continues.
Many people grow up looking up to certain heroes and heroines either from their favourite comic books or favourite super hero movies. These movies and comic books provide relief and entertainment to many people when they need it. The same can be said about the Namibian Science fiction and futuristic comic book called Keeper.
The book was designed and illustrated by Silas Mentos Nanogolo and the storyline concept was done by Shaimemanya Kondjashili. Kondjashili says they realised that not many young people were reading enough and that inspired them to work on the comic book. “We just wanted to get young people to read and one way we thought we could make it interesting was to get create and design an authentically Namibian story that would get them interested in reading,” he says.
It took them close to four years to work on their comic because they wanted it to have the best quality. “The story for the comic book took us one year to finish and sketching and digitalisation process took another three years,” he shares. The plot of the movie revolves around Ethan Daniels or Cetrix who is the protector and the Keeper of earth. He has to protect planet earth’s core which keeps it alive from evil people. The timeline of the book is set in Ancient Europe and in Zimbabwe.
Kondjashili says that they wish to create awareness about history and many other important issues through the book as the story line and concept develops. “Comic books are a good illustration method that we can use to teach people about African and Namibian history. There is so much we can focus on through the book that can impact the lives of the ones reading it,” he says.
He revealed that they printed 500 copies of the book. This is the first series of the book titled Volume 1 issue 1 and he says they plan on releasing the second issue of the book end of November. “We have already started working on the second issue of the book which will be released end of November and it is going to be an exciting project that people need to look out for,” he says.
The comic features a sleek and colourful design that would entice a person into reading it. Some of the characters such as Ash, Emily and Ellahius will make you want to read the book the moment you open it. The comic book can also be used by the authors to put emphasis on many problems such as, alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure as the plot continues.
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