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Techfile: The Battle Between Religious Beliefs And Mythology - religion
Is religion the stumbling block as to why the
Nigerian comic industry doesn"t have super heroes?
Nigeria does not have a bustling comic book
industry. It can be described as paper thin.
In the 80s, comic books from the Wale Adenuga
production line Ikebe Super and
Papa Ajasco & Company were popular on the
newsstands along with Nackson from Lolly
Magazine . It should be stated that these comics
had sexual themes blended in humour.
When Nackson folded up and Wale Adenuga
focused his creative efforts on TV, the comic
industry was non-existent in the 90s.
In 2002, a new comic book industry hit the
Nigerian market. It was called Super Strikas and it
told the story of a young football player Shegs
Okoro who had breathtaking skills and amazing
talent.
Super Strikas had an instant impact and its success
buoyed a mini-resurgence in the industry with
indie comic books sprouting even though virtually
all of them were short-lived.
The thought of comic books readily brings to mind
the images of superheroes but no so in the
Nigerian context. And herein lies the problem of
Nigerian comic books besides distribution. Content.
Who is the Nigerian superhero who uses his power
for good and fights for justice?
Terror Muda , the swashbuckling Okada driver is
not a superhero. Let"s forget about Kaptain Afrika .
I have read a few Nigerian comics with
superheroes who got their powers from science.
The problem with this narrative is that Nigeria is
not a technologically advanced country so creating
a superhero who got his powers in a Nigerian
laboratory isn"t exactly believable.
Not all Nigerian comic superheroes get their
powers from science. The mystic art is a common
theme in many of the new comic books springing
up in Nigeria. As real as this narrative herein lies
the problem, the country we live in is very
religious.
Many parents (especially those with Pentecostal
leanings) would freak out if they see their kids
reading a book about a boy with the powers of
Amadioha or a young girl who is a reincarnation of
Yemoja . Many Nigerians who are religious
wouldn"t be caught dead reading such a comic.
Slave trade and colonialism interrupted the culture
of African societies. Africans abandoned their
religions for Christianity. As a result of this, the
modern day Nigerian views certain aspects of his
culture as fetish and diabolic.
A celebration of heritage is misconstrued as
worshipping of ancient gods. Ironically, as
Nigerians are most likely to shun comic books with
a theme of African mysticism, they would most
likely queue to watch Thor- a god of Norse
mythology.
The differences between Thor and Sango are few.
Thor has a hammer and Sango has an axe. The
two gods control lightning and thunder. Why is
Thor celebrated and Sango seen as fetish?
It has to do with the brainwashing of Nigerians
during the colonial era. Our mythology is seen as
evil but we view Lord of Rings and Harry Potter as
pure entertainment while neglecting the fact that
these movies are also rooted in their respective
mythologies.
This skew has affected how far Nigerian comic
book stories can go in creating an authentic
Nigerian superhero.
This is definitely a problem for the Nigerian comic
book industry which would require creative writing
and out of the box thinking before Nigerians
embrace a super hero who brings out fire from his
mouth.
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