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Line 1: {{work}} ''[[The 99]]'' (Arabic: الـ 99 ''al 99''‎), also written as The Ninety-Nine (Arabic: التسعة وتسعون ''al-tisa'a wa tisaun‎''), iswas a comic book published by Teshkeel Comics from August 2007 to September 2014, featuring a team of [[Superhero\|superheroes]] themed around concepts from Islam and its culture, specifically the ninety-nine aspects of God. The series iswas a creation of Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, founder and C.E.O. of Teshkeel Media Group. The creative team for ''The 99'' iswas composed of comic book industry veterans such as [[Fabian Nicieza]], [[Stuart Moore]], [[June Brigman]], [[Dan Panosian]], [[John McCrea]], [[Ron Wagner]], [[Sean Parsons]] and [[Monica Kubina]] ~~â€“~~– all of whom have worked at both [[Marvel]] and [[DC Comics]]. Although the series is based on Islamic concepts, it is promoted as appealing to universal virtues, and the religion of each character is not made explicit. A free introductory comic is available ~~here~~[https: //web.archive.org/web/20120415074426/http://www.the99.org/include/contn/X1ZkxhXHSPO.pdf here]. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== '''This series contains examples of:''' ===~~ * [[Action Girl]] * [[Bad Powers, Good People]]: "[[Touch of Death\|The Afflicter.]]" At least he can ''un''-afflict as well. * [[Banned in China]]: Due to wanting to reach the maximum number of Muslim countries, it tries desperately to avert this, sending copies over for review (Amusingly, one edit had a female character given a more realistic figure!). ** It was temporarily banned in Saudi Arabia, though, because one editor thought if it mentioned it was based on the 99 attributes of Allah, it would be accepted. Unfortunately, the reviewer thought it was blasphemous and didn't allow it in Saudi Arabia. Luckily, that changed. * [[Big Eater]] * [[Care Bear Stare]]: Noora has this as one of her powers. * [[Expy]]: [[Big Bad]] Rughal looks, acts, and ages a lot like Vandal Savage. * [[Gentle Giant]]: Nawaf Al-Bilali, aka Jabbar the Powerful. Despite being a massive, nearly-invulnerable powerhouse with super strength, he's one of the kindest members of the team. Which is a nice change, given that most people look at people from Saudi Arabia as jerks full of themselves. * [[Gotta Catch EmThem All]]: Averted for religious reasons. Word of <s> God</s> Author says that the series will not show all 99 powers, as that would count as a depiction of Allah, which is forbidden in Islam. * [[The Hero]] * [[Immortality Immorality]]: Long ago, the Big Bad of the series tried to harness the power of all 99 stones, but only wound up with the never-dying. Line 29: {{reflist}} [[Category:Comic Books]]▼ [[Category:The 99]] [[Category:Comic ~~Book~~Books]] ▲[[Category:Comic Books of the 2000s]] [[Category:Comic Books of the 2010s]] {{DEFAULTSORT:99, The}}