#El3osba

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Comic Book Saturday

From Horus, to a hero named Microbugsy, to Miriam, and Kaf. These are just some of the heroes of El-Osba (The League). Each of the characters were so different and interesting as they were brought together by Alpha and extra-dimensional being and fought for a better Egypt.

On the one hand, a super hero story is a super hero story is a super hero story. On the other hand, this wasn’t from a western world point of view, and, so to my very DC/Marvel/Image point of view it was new and different and, this was only the first of these that has been translated into English. Hopefully there will be lots more!

El3osba by Maged Raafat

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The io9 Guide to the Egyptian Superhero Universe of El3osba Written by John Maher and Maged Refaat with art by Ahmed Raafat

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El3osba @El3osba العُصبة هتكون جزء من

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2017 يوم السبت 2 ديسمبر من 8:30 صباحا ل 5 مساء في الجامعة الأمريكية في التحرير. اعداد 2,3,4 هيكونوا معروضين للبيع. بالمناسبة دي

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عمل البانر دا ك Homage لبوسترات فيلم Justice League. مستنيين

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Superheroes are a ubiquitous part of the global culture.  Anywhere you go on this beautiful planet there is a pretty good chance you will spot a little kid with a Spider-Man backpack.  No matter what language they’re speaking or what race they are, they share the same myths of men and women in funny outfits selflessly saving the world.  Egypt is no exception.  A group of Egyptian comic book nerds has begun building a comic universe of their own, representative of the experiences, challenges, and paradoxes that they and other Egyptians face. 

Truth, Justice, and the Egyptian Way of Life

El3osba (“3” is the “Arabish” transliteration of the Arabic letter ayin, which sounds kind of like a glottal E sound; non-Arabic speakers will pronounce it El Osba) is a supergroup of diverse heroes created by Egyptians not only for Egyptians, but also those outside their homeland interested in getting to know more about the country through the internationally understood language of superheroes.  Written by John Maher and Maged Refaat with art by Ahmed Raafat, “The League” (or “Gang” as it translates) is the first step in an “unstoppable” and persistent comic book universe for characters who hail from Egypt and the Middle East.

Combating the ills plaguing Egypt as personified by their mysterious rogues’ gallery of supervillains and their minions, El3osba also struggle against how ordinary Egyptians view them.  While some see them as true heroes, there are others who question their motives and their place in this fictional, yet unexpectedly grounded, version of Egypt.

Each of the team’s six members uniquely embodies a different aspect of modern Egyptian culture.  They also tap into more fundamental archetypes that anyone in the world can identify with.  In-universe, El3osba was brought together by an extra-dimensional being called Alpha who, having been inspired by the heroes’ selfless determination to make the world a better place, abandons his “higher universe” to bring them all together.

“Things did not go so smooth in the beginning,” Refaat says.  “Each member has their own ideology and strategy when facing threats.”  Their differing morals and values often cause them to disagree, not unlike the constantly bickering superheroes we’re already familiar with in Western movies and comics.  The creators use these differences to illustrate the diversity of Egypt while giving each of the characters unique personalities.

Check out the article for lots of pics and character bios!

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The io9 Guide to the Egyptian Superhero Universe of El3osba Written by John Maher and Maged Refaat with art by Ahmed Raafat

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Your Guide to the Egyptian Superhero Universe of El3osba

A group of Egyptian comic book nerds have begun building a comic universe of their own, representative of the experiences, challenges, and paradoxes that they and other Egyptians face. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/08/your-guide-to-the-egyptian-superhero-universe-of-el3osba/