The 99

The series is a creation of Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, founder and C.E.O. of Teshkeel Media Group. The creative team for The 99 is composed of comic book industry veterans such as Fabian Nicieza, Stuart Moore, June Brigman, Dan Panosian, John McCrea, Ron Wagner, Sean Parsons and Monica Kubina – all of whom have worked at both Marvel and DC Comics.

Although the series is based on Islamic concepts, it is promoted as appealing to universal virtues, and the religion of each character is not made explicit.

Publication history

DC Comics have revealed that they are planning a crossover mini-series with the Justice League and The 99.

Characters

The concept of The 99 is based on the 99 attributes of Allah. Many of these names refer to characteristics that can be possessed by human individuals. For example – generosity, strength, faithfulness, wisdom are all virtues encouraged by a number of faiths.

In compliance with Islamic tradition, the Arabic version of the aliases of each of the 99 is written without the definite article "Al-", because use of this precise form is exclusive to Allah. This serves to remind that The 99 are only mortals, and sets them as human role models, with their qualities and weaknesses.

The members of The 99 who have been revealed so far are:

* Jabbar, The Powerful;

* Noora, The Light;

* Darr, The Afflicter;

* Jami, The Assembler;

* Widad, The Loving;

* Fattah, The Opener;

* Mumita, The Destroyer;

* Raqib, The Watcher;

* Bari, The Healer;

* Sami, The Listener;

* Musawwira, The Organiser;

* Hadya, The Guide;

* Rafie,The Lifter;

* Baqi, The Everlasting;

* Baeth, The Sender.

* Jaleel, The Majestic

A burqa-wearing character known as Batina the Hidden has also been mentioned in interviews as an example of the variety of depictions of female characters in the comic — she will be one of five covered in that way out of the 50 female characters in the main cast.

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Naif al mutawa: superheroes inspired by islam in TED conference==References==

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