Egypt.
Egypt
1959
Egypt's comics heritage centres on Samir, the Dar Al-Hilal children's weekly launched on 15 April 1956, which brought Tintin, Tarzan, Popeye and Disney to Arabic readers alongside local strips and reached about 80,000 copies across the region.
Magdy El Shafee's Metro was banned in 2008, and the independent magazine Tok Tok ran from 2011 to 2020.
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1959
2010s
Artists from Egypt in the archive.
Comics from Egypt in the archive.
Mickey (Dar Al-hilal), the earliest comic from Egypt in the archive.
The decade when the most new comics from Egypt began.
comics
Egypt in 2 chapters
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Egypt.
2 chapters
Chapter 1
1956
to 2007
Samir
1956
to 2007
Chapter 01
Samir
Dar Al-Hilal launched Samir on 15 April 1956, and under its editor Nadia Nash'at, who served until 1966, it introduced Tintin, Tarzan, Popeye and Disney in Arabic alongside local strips such as Samir and Tahta, Basil the Brave Scout and Basbas. The Egyptian journalist Ahmad Omar later became the first editor of Majid in Abu Dhabi (1979).
2008
to today
Chapter 02
Independent comics
Magdy El Shafee's Metro was banned in 2008 and its author was convicted of offending public decency. Tok Tok, the first independent self-published Egyptian comics magazine, ran from 10 January 2011 to 2020.
The comics to know
- Samir1956Dar Al-Hilal. Children's weekly; about 80,000 copies across the Arab region.
- Samir and TahtaLocal strip in Samir.
- Basil the Brave ScoutLocal strip in Samir.
- BasbasLocal strip in Samir.
- Metroمترو2008 · graphic novelMagdy El Shafee. Banned in 2008.
- Tok Tokتوك توك2011 · magazineShennawy, Makhlouf, Hisham Rahma, Andeel and Tawfeek. Independent comics magazine, 2011 to 2020.
The people to know
- Nadia Nash'atEditor of Samir until 1966.
- Ahmad OmarEgyptian journalist; first editor of Majid (1979).
- Magdy El Shafeeمجدى الشافعىBorn 1961Metro.
- ShennawyCo-founder of Tok Tok.
- MakhloufCo-founder of Tok Tok.
- Hisham RahmaCo-founder of Tok Tok.
- AndeelأنديلBorn 1986Co-founder of Tok Tok.
- TawfeekCo-founder of Tok Tok.
More artists from Egypt
All 19 artists- Ahmed Hijaziأحمد إبراهيم حجازيCartoonist, 1936 to 2011
- Gomaa Frahatجُمُعة فرحاتCartoonist, 1941 to 2021
- BhigaبهيجةComics artist, Born 1942
- Mohamed al-Sayed Tawfikمحمد السيد توفيقComics artist, Born 1983
- Doaa el-Adlدعاء العدلCartoonist, Born 1979
- Deena Mohamedدينا محمدComics artist, Born 1995
- Ahmad Nadyأحمد ناديComics artist, Born 1981
- Salah Jahinصلاح چاهينCartoonist, 1930 to 1986
- George Bahgouryجورج البهجوريCartoonist, Born 1932
- Bahgat Osmanبهجت عثمانCartoonist, 1931 to 2001
- Ahmed Alaidyأحمد العايديComics writer, Born 1974
- Tarek Shahinطارق شاهينCartoonist, Born 1982