For those interested in an academic look at the representation of Muslims in Comics here is a relevant article. Finding a Place for a Muslimah Heroine in the Post-9/11 Marvel Universe: New X-Men’s Dust Authors: Julie Davis & Robert Westerfelhaus Abstract: Soon after the attacks on the US on SeptemberContinue Reading
Image Source: DeviantArt In the Batman Inc story arc Bruce Wayne is revealed to be franchising Batman by recruiting people from across the globe to fight crime in their respective localities. One such person who is recruited is the Nightrunner who is from France. The 22-year old Nightrunner is BilalContinue Reading
Technically this is not Sci-Fi or even canonical comic books but the following two images first made rounds in the Turkish blogsphere and then into the wider Muslim blogsphere in the English speaking world and thus we felt compelled to cover it here. The first image is from a prayerContinue Reading
For brief period of time and in an alternate timeline, the mantle of Captain Britain was given to Faiza Hussein who is a British Muslim woman of Pakistani descent. Here is what Paul Conner who introduced the character has to say about her. She’s very into mainstream British young womanContinue Reading
Jim Lee (Image Source: The Daily News Egypt) The creator of the “X-Men” series and “All Star Batman and Robin,” Jim Lee was recently in Egypt celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife. Lee also hinted that he might be working on the acclaimed Muslim comic “The 99” in theContinue Reading
The 99 is a comic book series aimed at a Muslim audience. The idea is that there are 99 Muslim superheros each of whose superpowers reflect the attributes of God. Here is an article from the New York Times that describes the comic. Comics to Battle for Truth, Justice andContinue Reading
Josiah X is an African American Muslim superhero in the Marvel universe. He is also the son of Isaiah Bradley, the black Captain America. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.