Cottonstar
Cottonstar is an ongoing South African webcomic, written, drawn and self published by Danelle Malan and Ben Geldenhuys. It was created in 2008, but only launched in 2011.[1] In 2012, it was self-published in print as a comic book for the first time.[2]
Cottonstar forms part of the post-2007 independent comics boom in South Africa, in which several independent publishers have begun to produce work that significantly improves the diversity and mainstream presence of comics available in the country.[2][3][4]
Story
Cottonstar, a dystopian fiction story, is set in an alternate future Cape Town in which most of the present day land masses of the world are covered with water.[5][6] The story follows the protagonist, Renier du Preez, as he experiences life aboard the ship named Cottonstar, on which he holds the position of ship's boy.[6][7]
Characters
Main protagonists include:
- Domino, the captain of the Cottonstar.[8]
- Noah, a sabre-cat, who is the ship's ballistics expert.[8]
- Reka: The ship's cook.[8]
- Renier, the ship's boy.[6][8]
- Vuis Visagie, the ship's mechanic.[8]
The main antagonist party is an organisation known as "the Corporation."[8]
See also
External links
References
- ^ ITSWHATIMINTO: Cottonstar
- ^ a b brainwavez.org: Comics: South African Roundup
- ^ Youtube: Comics Festival - Cape Town September 2013
- ^ Techsmart: Rise of the Independents The SA Comic Book Scene Takes Off
- ^ Lost At E Minor: Cottonstar: Pirates vs. ninjas in a weekly web-comic
- ^ a b c Design Indaba: Girl Power
- ^ brainwavez.org: Co/Mix 2012: A Roundup Of Open Book's Mini Comics Festival
- ^ a b c d e f "The Dynamic Duo of Danelle & Ben." (April, 2013). Creative Freedom™, p. 9.