This year, the annual CairoComix festival is taking place from Friday, 1 November, to Sunday, 3 November, at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum. This vibrant event offers a platform for comics artists to showcase their unique works, and it has gained increasing popularity, drawing larger crowds each year. Although the museum itself was closed today, preventing us from entering, we enjoyed a stroll around the festival taking place in the museum’s yard. This allowed us to connect with artists and learn about their amazing creations. The festival has become a melting pot of artistic expression, with each artist bringing their own distinctive style and storytelling approach. Here are some of the talented creators we spoke with: Youssef Shabana: The Architect of Heroes Youssef Shabana, an architect by day and a comics artist by night, focuses on the superhero genre. His comic book, Roh El Zaman (The Spirit of Time), beautifully intertwines elements of Egyptian daily life with captivating fantasy. When asked why he has not pursued comics full-time, he shared, “Before studying architecture, I considered fine arts, but I was advised that architecture offers a more stable career. Now, I’m shifting…
CairoComix 2024: Celebrating Creativity and Imagination
November 2, 2024
By Belal Nawar
Senior Journalist
