Teshkeel Comics

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company_name = Teshkeel Comics
تشكيل كومكس

type = Private
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foundation = 2006
founder = Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa
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location = Safat, 13048 Kuwait

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key_people = Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, Editor-in-chief
industry = Publishing
products = Comics
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parent = Teshkeel Media Group
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homepage = [http://www.teshkeelcomics.com/ Official English website]
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Teshkeel Comics (Arabic: تشكيل كومكس "taškeel komiks", or more formally تشكيل للقصص المصورة "taškeel li-l-qiṣaṣ al-muṣawwara") is a Kuwaiti comic book publisher, and a division the Teshkeel Media Group, a company focused on creating, re-engineering and exploiting all forms of children's media based on or infused with localised culture in the Middle East.

History

In 2005, Teshkeel had established a partnership with Marvel Comics to publish their comic book titles in the Arabic language to be released for audiences in the Middle East and North African regions, which are an Arab-speaking majority. [ [http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.172.TESHKEEL_MEDIA_GROUP_BRINGS_MARVEL_COMICS_TO_THE TESHKEEL MEDIA GROUP BRINGS MARVEL COMICS TO THE MIDDLE EAST] , Marvel news release, October 21, 2005] On March 16, 2006, Teshkeel released their first published comic, which was an issue of "The Spectacular Spider-Man" in Arabic. However, Teshkeel also made deals with DC Comics and Archie Comics to publish and distribute their own comic book titles in Arabic the same way.

Other than translating the mentioned American comics, Teshkeel is also publishing an original superhero comic book series known as "The 99". The series takes a look at the lives of individual young characters from many different cultures which reflect the diversity of the Islamic world. "The 99" was first released in May, 2006, and then continued with a steady monthly release ever since September the same year. Teshkeel publishes "The 99" in both English and Arabic languages, but it is planned that the series be released in even more languages.Fact|date=May 2007

Original titles

* "The 99"

References

External links

* [http://www.teshkeelcomics.com/ Official English Website]
* [http://comicbookdb.com/publisher.php?ID=2823 Teshkeel Comics] at the Comic Book DB
* [http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/09/28/10070755.html Unicorn joins Teshkeel to fund comic publisher] , "Gulf News", September 28, 2006
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/international/middleeast/22comics.html Comics to Battle for Truth, Justice and the Islamic Way] , "New York Times", January 22, 2006
* [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=517070 Can Comics Change the Arab World?] , "The Harvard Crimson", February 15, 2007