Pakistani comics ( ur, ) are comics or graphic novels originating from
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It have been started publishing from long time and Pakistani comics creators have gone to produce influential work in the comics industry.
History
After independence, comics are only used for politics and social issues. There was no professional comic artist but cartoonists started making it for newspaper articles.
In 21st century, artists started creating comic books. Some new characters and superheroes arose.
Pakistani comic book publishers
Pakistani notable comic book illustrators and publishers:
*Awais Shaukat
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Nigar Nazar
Nigar Nazar (; born 1953) is a Pakistani female cartoonist. Her best-known character, Gogi, is an urban Pakistani woman struggling with her frailties in the context of sexist social norms. The character was created to educate people about s ...
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Farooq Qaiser
Farooq Qaiser ( Punjabi, ur, فاروق قیصر; 31 October 1945 – 14 May 2021) was a Pakistani artist, newspaper columnist, TV show director, puppeteer, script writer, and voice actor. He was known as the creator of the fictional puppet ...
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Jawed Iqbal
Jawed Iqbal (born Sialkot, Punjab) is a newspaper, print media cartoonist of Pakistan.Yusuf Lodhi
*Moin Nazim
*Ramish Safa
*Umair Najeeb Khan
*Imran Azhar
*Mudassar Butt
*Unaiza Ali Barlas
*Mehran Khan
Books
Events
*Karachi Comic Con
*Comic Con PK
*ComicCon Lahore
*TwinCon
External Links
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See also
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Pakistani art ]
Pakistani art ( ur, ) has a long tradition and history. It consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, calligraphy, pottery, and textile arts such as woven silk. Geographically, it is a part of Indian subcontinent art, inc ...
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List of Pakistani artists
The following is a list of notable Pakistani artists active in Pakistan and abroad:
*Abdul Rahim Nagori (1939–2010), painter known for his socio-political themes
* Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), painter in the Chughtai Style of Art and st ...