Mohale Mashigo teams up with M

Mohale Mashigo celebrates her Marvel credits. Image via Instagram @blckporcelain

Mohale Mashigo teams up with Marvel for Black History Month comic

Award-winning South African author Mohale Mashigo has collaborated with Marvel on new comic ‘Marvel Voices: Legacy #1’.

Mohale Mashigo teams up with M

Mohale Mashigo celebrates her Marvel credits. Image via Instagram @blckporcelain

Kgomotso Carol Mashigo, also known as Mohale Mashigo, has teamed up with Marvel to launch Marvel Voices: Legacy #1. This cartoon is a celebration of the black heroes of the Marvel Universe.

The well-known South African storyteller made the announcement in a tweet on 24 February.

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 

February is Black History Month. In celebration of this, award-winning author, singer-songwriter and former radio presenter Mohale Mashigo, along with seven other creators, wrote Marvel Voices: Legacy #1. Mashigo penned down promising young heroes Ironheart, Ms Marvel and Shuri. 

Watch the ‘Marvel Voices: Legacy #1’ trailer here:

The seven creators include Academy Award winning screenwriter John Ridley, who looks at the impact of Miles Morales. 

“I’m deeply appreciative of having had the opportunity to contribute to this amazing collection of narratives,” Ridley told Marvel.

 “Marvel’s Voices reminds us all of the power of words, representation and self-expression. And to be able to add to the growing legacy of Miles Morales…. That’s about as good as it gets.”

MOHALE MASHIGO ONE OF SEVEN CONTRIBUTORS

Stephanie Williams focuses on family in a Monica Rambeau story and Saint Bodhi uses an emotional approach through her take on Storm, which is grounded in tragedy and acceptance.

Author Tochi Onyebuchi, from titles like Beasts Made of Night and War Girls, makes his Marvel Comics debut with the tale of a wild night in Madripoor.

Danny Lore explores Blade’s legacy and Nnedi Okrafor focuses on the importance of heroes in fights for justice and reform. 

The screen credits for Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 in the art department include comic legend Olivier Coipel, Valentine De Landro, Chriscross, Chris Allen and more. The cover was created by Taurin Clarke. The comic was available from 24 February.

MOHALE MASHIGO SHARES HER EXCITEMENT ON TWITTER

Mohale Mashigo took to Twitter to share the excitement at seeing her name among the credits. 

NOVELS BY MOHALE MASHIGO

Mohale Mashigo is the author of The Yearning, a 2016 fictional book set in Cape Town following the life of a young woman named Marubi, who has a dark past. The Yearning won a prize at the University of Johannesburg for debut fiction.  

In 2018, Mashigo published two novels — Intruders: Short Stories and Where is Lulu?

Mashigo has also written an adaptation of the film Beyond The River and has worked on the comic book series Kwezi.

“I am not really a writer. I’m a storyteller. I love telling stories … whether it’s as a novel or a song,” Mashigo told the SA Literary Awards

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