- Supa Strikas
"Supa Strikas" is a pan-
Africa nfootball (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 fromSoweto area ofJohannesburg . [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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