Comic Belief
Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99, discusses the international cast of superheroes who populate his Islam-themed stories
Naif al-Mutawa
Jami (Miklos Szekelyhidi, Hungary), a child prodigy and engineering genius, is able to see the blueprints and foundations of any machine, real or hypothetical.
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Musawwira (Abena "Liza" Dagate, Ghana) suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder until a magic gemstone gives her the power to create order out of chaos. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Widad (Hope Mendoza, the Philippines) is a relief worker who uses her superpowers to get funding for philanthropic projects. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Sami (Nizar Babikr, Sudan) is a mute boy who possesses not only superhuman hearing but the ability to amplify sounds for others to hear. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Hadya (Amira Khan, England) is a Pakistani-British girl who can map out any location with her internal GPS. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Jabbar (Nawaf Al Bilali, Saudi Arabia), once a skinny teenager, now has the power to expand his body mass and resist physical damage. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Darr (John Weller, USA) suffers a personal tragedy and later develops the ability to remotely inflict pain on any living being. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Fattah (Toro Ridwan, Indonesia), initially a dishwasher in a restaurant, is able to open instant gateways to any location in the world. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Noora (Dana Ibraham, United Arab Emirates), a wealthy girl who is kidnapped and buried alive, discovers her ability to emit powerful blasts of blinding light. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99
 Naif al-Mutawa | Mumita (Catarina Barbossa, Portugal) is a runaway teen in an illegal fight club when she gains the power of invulnerability. |
Eleanor Smith talks with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of The 99