Why Did DC Cancel Superman Team-Up with a Muslim Hero?

Why Did DC Cancel Superman Team-Up with a Muslim Hero?

By uzzie on from www.comicsalliance.com

Ever since it was solicited three months ago, DC has been billing Superman #712 as a story where Superman goes to Los Angeles and meets the West Coast's newest super-hero, Sharif, a young man dealing with a public that might not want his help. If you go to your local comic shop and pick the issue up today, however, that's not the story you're going to get. Instead, the issue now contains a completely different story.


Muslim X-man

Muslim X-man

By funkymonkey on from www.adherents.com

Dust is the codename of Sooraya Qadir, a mutant with the ability to turn herself into sand-like substance, and control herself as a living dust storm. The character was introduced in New X-Men #133, published in 2002. The character was created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver, the writer and artist of that issue, but she was only a minor character. Her character began to be developed substantially when she was featured regularly in New X-Men: Academy X, written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Ch

Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam (The 99)

By l0gikal on from www.ted.com

In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework for confronting evil, even teaming up with the Justice League of America.

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