And the world building, while inventive, just never stops the scope gets wider and wider. Kwezi makes a hero's journey, but I never understood what drove him as a person. It's a standard trope in the superhero genre (with my favorite example being Grant Morrison's Zenith), but it isn't fleshed out here with personal detail. Then, he starts encountering other heroes focused on a cause of cosmic proportions. We start off following Kwezi, a brash young man who is connecting his new-found superhero abilities to his social media presence. The writing, however, wasn't as impressive. Mkise is obviously in very interested in world-building, and he builds attractive worlds. Each volume introduces new characters, and the costuming and looks are varied, interesting, and nothing like standard Marvel and DC work. He does excellent work with pacing and makes stunning splash pages. Loykise Mkize doesn't have complicated linework, but there's a dynamism to his figures that works great in the superhero genre. It's cool to see superheroes through a non-American lens, especially in a package like this - all the volumes are perfect bound and about letter size, so much like the Marvel and DC graphic novels of the 80's. I got these as a gift from my sister, who recently visited South Africa. Note 2: I don't speak any of the non-English languages of South Africa, so I wasn't able to follow some of the dialogue (roughly 5%). Note 1: This is a review for *all* the volumes of Kwezi out so far (4 as of April 2019), not just this title.
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