‘HAWI #1’: Sneak Peek of ETAN COMICS’ First Female Superhero

Finally, I get to talk about this!

Keeping this a secret has be SO hard.

Without further ado, allow me to introduce to you ETAN COMICS’ brand NEW historical fantasy storyline…….

HAWI / ሐዊ !

Didn’t I tell you 2019 was going to be an AWESOME year? 

HAWI will be ETAN COMICS’ first female superheroThe creative team behind JEMBER is back for more, including new talent Toyin Ajetunmobi, to begin a brand new storyline.

HAWI is the story Emnet Legesse, a 20 year old Ethiopian American, who returns to Ethiopia for a visit only to have her mother kidnapped by a mysterious stranger. This leads her on a life-altering adventure embedded with historical conflict.

HAWI’s story is inspired by a 10th century Ethiopian Queen, Yodit Guidt. Yodit is known for the destruction of the Axumite Empire. She was nicknamed “Esato” in Amharic, meaning “Fire” because she burned everything to the ground. But what if there was more to her story? What if….ahhh I’ll just let you read it when it comes out!

Here is the deal: On March 19, 2019, we will be launching our first KICKSTARTER campaign to crowdfund the production of HAWI Issue #1. Once again, books will be produced both in Amharic and English.

Never heard of KICKSTARTER? No worries, it’s simple.

KICKSTARTER is a crowdfunding platform where you will be able to PRE-ORDER HAWI Issue #1.  

Supporters of our campaign will be the first to get the book right after production is completed. Not only that but backers also get KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE rewards. These rewards will only be offered on our campaign (Rewards to be revealed March 19). In return, your pre-orders will help us, the creators, hit the ground running on the production of the book.  

As KICKSTARTER is an all-or-nothing platform, campaigns NEED to reach their funding goal to be successful. 

That means we’ll need ALL hands on deck!

I repeat, we’re going to need EVERYONE‘s participation. Especially on DAY ONE of our campaign

If you are excited about HAWI as much as we are, subscribe TODAY to our mailing list and get exclusive behind the scenes updates on Issue #1.

March 19, 2019. Mark your calendars! 

The COUNTDOWN has began.

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Beserat Debebe

Beserat Debebe is the founder of ETAN COMICS and the writer/creator of HAWI, JEMBER, and ZUFAN. He was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Indiana University. His works have been nominated for Best Graphic Novel Awards, and featured on BBC, OkayAfrica, ComicsBeat, and more!