Mohamed Aram

محمد عرام (Known as "Mohamed Aram")

Pioneering Father of Algerian Comic Strips, Creator of 'Naar, l'Invincible'

Born 1934

Casbah of Algiers, Algeria

Passed Away Mar 22, 2020 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan 86 years old

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"Drawing for children is planting the seeds of imagination and national courage in young minds."

Archival Overview

The founding father of Algerian comic book art and animation, creator of Algeria's first superhero comic 'Naar, l'Invincible' in 1964.

Biographical Record

Mohamed Aram was born in the Casbah of Algiers and worked as a commercial graphic artist and illustrator. In 1964, in the pages of the weekly youth magazine 'Mkidich', he created 'Naar, l'Invincible' (Fire, the Invincible), recognized by cultural historians as the very first indigenous superhero comic strip in independent Algeria and the Arab world.

Aram's dynamic visual storytelling, inspired by American sci-fi comics and Algerian revolutionary heroism, thrilled generations of young Algerians. He also pioneered animated television shorts for national television, earning recognition as the historical patriarch of the 9th Art in Algeria.

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Final Resting Place

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Sidi M'hamed Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7519, 3.0617                    

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