Majid (comics)

Majid (Arabic: ماجد) is a pan-Arab comic book anthology and children's magazine published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by the Abu Dhabi Media Company.

Majid
Publication information
Scheduleweekly
Publication dateFebruary 1979

History and profile

Majid has been in circulation, and has been released on a weekly basis since 28 February 1979.[1]

Majid is widely read in most Arab states, and it had a weekly distribution of 175,000 as of 2005. Syria does not have Majid. One of the series in Majid is Kaslan Jiddan (كسلان جداً lit. Very Lazy), a story of a boy named Kaslan, who tries to act like an adult and finds himself in conflicts because of it.[2]

Characters

  • The lovely Mouza and her brother Rashoud (Arabic: موزة الحبوبة وشقيقها رشود): Arabic modified version of Nancy Ritz and her best friend Sluggo Smith in the American comic strip Nancy and Sluggo.
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References

  1. Anna Gabai (2013). "Arab Comics". Qantara. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. Pilcher, Tim and Brad Brooks. (Foreword: Dave Gibbons). The Essential Guide to World Comics. Collins and Brown. 2005. pp. 302-303.


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