A profecia
Mabota, Laércio George
Illustrator country: Mozambique
Scenarist: Mabota, Laércio George
Scenarist country: Mozambique
Language: Portuguese
Keywords: forest; magic; massacre; violence
PROJECT:
Mention Africa e Mediterraneo Award 2003-2004, category "Free Subject"
PUBLISHED IN:
Published in: edited by S. Federici e A. Marchesini Reggiani, Africa Comics 2003, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2004
The prophecy – Wella is a young and scared princess who runs in the African forest. Suddenly, four bloodthirsty men appear before her. But before they can kill her, an unknown force kills the leader of the gang. While the other men run away, a powerful spirit comes out of the forest and gives a magic stick to Wella, announcing she is the chosen one to change the course of history…Wella doesn’t understand straight away, but when she hears somebody screaming, she realizes an entire population is about to be slaughtered by the enemy tribe. The girl intervenes and, thanks to the magic stick, she becomes an adult; a powerful and brave woman who is able to beat the enemy. Wella will reunite the two tribes under a single government that she leads. So, the prophecy comes true…
Technique: Ink
Black and White
Original drawings
Dimensions: 29,7 x 42 cm
Exhibited where: Exhibited in New York, The Africa Comics Exhibition, Studio Museum in Harlem, November 15, 2006 – March 18, 2007
Inventory: inv. 361 / coll. CX21.MOZ.MABOTA.1
Number of sheets: 4
Notes: The first page on verso: TL 8