Supa Strikas

Supa Strikas

"Supa Strikas" is a pan-African football (soccer) comic project.Pilcher, Tim and Brad Brooks. (Foreword: Dave Gibbons). "The Essential Guide to World Comics". "Collins and Brown". 2005. 292-293.] "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.Pilcher, Tim and Brad Brooks. (Foreword: Dave Gibbons). "The Essential Guide to World Comics". "Collins and Brown". 2005. 295.]

The comic series was first published in South Africa in 2000. Afterwards publication spread to various sub-saharan African countries. [" [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26879196_ITM Supa Strikas to Hit Local Market] ." "Africa-Asia Intelligence Wire"/"Africa News". Saturday 7 December 2002.] By 2002 the series was published in South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, and Uganda. The series later began Kenya publishing. [http://www.texaco.com/worldwide/africa/supastrikas/] The series was based on "Shakes" Mokena, a boy from Soweto area of Johannesburg. [http://www.texaco.com/worldwide/africa/supastrikas/]

A "Supa Strikas" animated series exists. [http://www.supastrikas.com/content/animatedseries]

Main characters

*Shakes is the star striker of the Supa Strikas team. His father also played for the Supa Strikas; therefore Shakes has to match his father's legacy
*Shark is a defender for Supa Strikas. Sometimes shown as a white man, in natural appearance, he is often illustrated as a native African in some African countries.

References

External links

* [http://www.supastrikas.com/ Supa Strikas FC - The Official Website]


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