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Based on a Congolese legend, Ntombinde‘s first comic book incarnation debuted in February 2006 in the award-winning Tales From The Motherland.
The one-shot tale of Ntombinde focused on the brave female warrior’s effort to find a suitable mate – an effort that would bring her face-to-face with a number of physical challenges and battles. The story of Ntombinde along with other stories inspired by African mythology garnered first place honors as the Top Independent Comic of 2006 at the Los Angeles-based D.I.Y. Association of Artists, Writers and Musicians competition.
In 2009, Ntombinde: The Girl Who Loves Danger returned as a weekly newspaper strip. The action-packed adventure strip debuted in a popular national test market, Fort Wayne, Ind., in INK, a community newspaper. Distinctive from the original Tales From The Motherland story, the weekly strip tells the story of Ntombinde, a village girl whose father, a brave and mighty warrior named Boake, trained her in the art of combat. Boake died in combat against a rival tribe, leaving Ntombinde and her mother Abiba, without a mate or father. Ntombinde became restless and rebellious and would not allow any male suitor in the village to interest her. She soon left the village to embark on her own journeys, which take her all over a continent filled with talking animals, underwater creatures, and mythological monsters that she must battle! Click here to read her origin.
With imaginative stories and exciting art by creator Sterling Clark and vivid coloring – initially by Chris Martin and later colored by Terry Huddleston, Ntombinde became immediately popular with readers of all ages across all demographic groups. In the summer of 2009, the African/African-American Historical Society & Museum honored Sterling Clark with a special award calling Ntombinde “one of the most powerful African women ever depicted in American comics.” The strip’s popularity also prompted a reissue of Tales From The Motherland. The new, extended addition included bonus art and stories.
2010 promises to be another big year for The Girl Who Love Danger. Comic book legends Joe Sinnott and Sal Buscema are contributing their talents to Ntombinde’s upcoming adventures. The strip is now being marketed to newspapers across the country and an all-new graphic novel is currently in production.
