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Nelson Mandela's Life As Graphic Novel
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by Jarrett Martineau | July 15, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel
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Having been feted with a huge 90th birthday party in London several weeks ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela is receiving a new honour: his life story is to become a graphic novel.
What a great way to be immortalized, to share your story, and to raise money for charity.
A comic book series telling the life story of South African leader Nelson Mandela will be published in North America next year.The graphic novel series was commissioned by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, with the first issue coming out in South Africa in October 2005.
The latest comic in the eight-part series is being issued in South Africa this year to coincide with Mandela's 90th birthday.
A group of young black artists was hired to draw the story, which was approved by Mandela and his foundation.
All proceeds from the sale of the comic books go to the foundation's work, which includes education, health care and other social justice issues.
W. W. Norton & Company has acquired North American publishing rights to Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book, according to a report in the New York Times. It says it will issue the series in July 2009.
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at 12:41 on July 15th, 2008
The BBC website has some of the artwork
at 13:23 on July 15th, 2008
Very cool.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
at 14:21 on July 15th, 2008
Statue of Nelson Mandela near Big Ben and the English Parliament.
Peter Evers has contributed a photo to this story.
at 14:33 on July 15th, 2008
its an honour to be asked to share my designs to this kind of work, Nelson Mandela is one of a kind, my home country is mozambique just next to South Africa, and the name Nelson Mandela, has been always present from my childhood till today, and will never go away. this is a great idea, congrats, any help u guys need please, contact me.
Nuno de Azevedo
at 17:26 on July 15th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 23:05 on July 15th, 2008
My photos were taken at the Sixth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture,in Kilptown, Soweto, Johannesburg (South Africa). It was amazing to be there at such an historic event.
Africa's first elected female president (Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia) was the keynote speaker.
Kate Thompson has contributed a photo to this story.
at 06:32 on July 17th, 2008
See here for the Nelson Mandela Foundation's story on this