Wham! Bam! Islam!: The Secrets of a Comic Book Mastermind Re
Clip: Season 13 Episode 1 | 1m 42s
Naif Al-Mutawa preferred to escape his awkward adolescence by losing himself in books.
The fictional universe was a kind of refuge to the chubby young Al-Mutawa during his childhood in Kuwait. Books became his passport to other worlds...something he would champion through the creation of his comic book, The 99.
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Wham! Bam! Islam!: The Secrets of a Comic Book Mastermind Re
Clip: Season 13 Episode 1 | 1m 42s
The fictional universe was a kind of refuge to the chubby young Al-Mutawa during his childhood in Kuwait. Books became his passport to other worlds...something he would champion through the creation of his comic book, The 99.
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Beware Evildoers: Here Come the 99!
Preview: S13 Ep1 | 2m 49s | A comic book based on the 99 virtues of Allah runs up against unexpected opposition. (2m 49s)
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Behind the Scenes
Clip: S13 Ep1 | 4m 42s | Director Isaac Solotaroff shares outtakes and describes what drew him to his subject. (4m 42s)
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Imagining New Heroes for Muslim Children
Clip: S13 Ep1 | 1m 19s | The creator of The 99 describes what inspired him to create Islamic superheroes. (1m 19s)
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Investing in Comics for Social Change
Clip: S13 Ep1 | 1m 54s | An investor in The 99 describes his unlikely Mississippi origins. (1m 54s)
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