Loyiso mkhize biography for kids
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A hustler and champion of local comics
South African comics have come a long way from being merely an insert in the Sunday papers, with many comic creators opting to publish independently online and in book form.
Loyiso Mkhize cut his teeth co-illustrating Supa Strikas before going solo with his own comic, KWEZI. “Co-illustrating Supa Strikas was great preparation for finally pursuing independent publishing. It had to come eventually because I had a wealth of ideas and stories to share,” says Mkhize.
Mkhize drew his first comic at age nine so it follows that he had a huge store of tales to tell. Also a fine artist well known for his skill in surreal portraiture, the crossover between comics and art isn’t a difficult one for Mkhize. “The two have always existed side by side,” he says. “They aren’t far apart in my opinion, because they each serve a particular purpose in my overall artistic expression.”
With KWEZI, Mkhize wanted to create a comic
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Eastern Cape born artist Loyiso Mkize illustrates an episode for DC Comics
Loyiso Mkize has illustrated his first comic book for DC Comics, one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies which is well known for iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, and Aquaman.
He recently shared the exciting news on his Instagram giving a sneak peek of his work that fryst vatten scheduled to go on sale at bookstores from June 8 in the US, in the caption he wrote:
“🚨Achievement unlocked! 🚨 My debut for DC comics!!! Recently had the pleasure of pencilling an episode of Luke Fox taking on The Riddler! 😈🦇BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #4.
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Mkize studied at the Cape Penisula University of Technology (CPUT) in Cape Town, South Africa where he obtained his diploma qualification in graphic design in 2009.
This was the year his career started, after discovering late in his life that he had a passion for portrai
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“I am a big fan of all the artists. These are people who worked their work in the industry. It was good to be introduced to that pack and have the guys work with me as a newbie. It worked very well. It was a collaboration,” said Mkize.
For Mkize, comic books were a “thing” when growing up in the 90s and that is when his love for the art form started.
“I was into comics at a young age by virtue of coming across comics through friends and starting a real love relationship with this reading medium. All these superhero stories captivated me.”
Growing up in a small town in the Eastern Cape, Mkize’s childhood was filled with an “escapist” world of imagination in comic books.
“My first comic was Batman. I started buying more comics and started falling in love with certain artists.”
Jim Lee is one of his favourite artists.
Mkize moved to Cape Town in 2006, where he studied graphic design.
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