SUPA STRIKAS
Supa Strikas Comic Issue 59
PROJECT DETAILS
Supa Strikas is a pan-African football (soccer) comic project. Supa Strikas, an adaptation of the British comic Roy of the Rovers, receives sponsorship from several companies, including Nike, Caltex, and other South African businesses. The sponsoring firms have product names on various panels. The series was based on “Shakes” Mokena, a boy from Soweto area of Johannesburg.
The comic series was first published in South Africa in 2000. Afterwards publication spread to various sub-saharan African countries. By 2002 the series was published in South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, and Uganda. The series later began Kenya publishing. Today, the comic has been available outside Africa; in Latin America (Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala), Europe (Norway, Sweden) and Asia (Pakistan, Malaysia).
MY ROLE:
Graphic design for the comic books and animation products. Served as the company’s photographer for promotions, photo-comics and marketing purposes. Sourced and manipulated images. Prepared presentations for concept meetings.
Download a sample comic here:
Supa Strikas Issue #59 (4,9mb)
