JEMBER: Bilingual Early Reader Book

Based on the award nominated comic book/graphic novel of JEMBER, the first Ethiopian Superhero, ETAN COMICS presents JEMBER bilingual Early Readers book! As featured on BBC, OkayAfrica and much more!  

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Ignite their love for reading

JEMBER early readers book is a hardcover bilingual book (English & Amharic on the same page) designed to help emerging readers build their reading confidence with bite-sized sentences to keep them motivated!

Best Way To Learn African Languages

Stories have been proven to be the most effective way to learn a language. Not only do they make language learning easy, they make it fun and memorable. 

Inspired by JEMBER Graphic Novel

The bilingual early reader book is inspired by the award nominated 120 page JEMBER graphic novel. Perfect for fans of Black Panther and Miles Morales!

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Available in multiple languages

JEMBER Early Readers is available in 11+ languages. While the Amharic and English version is available as a hardcover, we have Arabic, Igbo, Tigrinya, Afaan Oromo, Wolayta Doona, Anuak, Somali, Greek, German, and French versions available in paperback on Amazon!

Support Black Creators (No AI)

JEMBER kids is made by an all-African creative team and published by a Black-Owned publisher. By choosing JEMBER, you empower Black and international artists to express & share their art unapologetically. 

Written by Beserat Debebe, Art by Yonatan Solomon and Michael Okoroagh!

Reconnect With Your African Heritage

Everyone deserves to feel seen and to belong. Stories like JEMBER help Black kids reconnect with their African heritage & foster pride in their identity. They also help them build a lifelong love for reading. 

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JEMBER is an award-nominated Ethiopian superhero graphic novel inspired by Ethiopian history and culture. Anxious, frustrated, and ready to leave his city behind, jobless graduate Amanuel Tilahun suddenly comes across an ancient biotech relic that change his life. He must now make a choice; to help himself or the city that’s treated him like a nobody, and now sees him as a threat. Etan Comics presents the all-new JEMBER, the first Ethiopian Superhero comic book, as featured on BBC, OkayAfrica and much more! If you like stories like Black Panther, Miles Morales or Blade, you will love JEMBER. It’s made by an all-African creative team and available in limited-edition hardcover with over 120 pages of stunning art & storytelling! It has raised over $24,000 by more than 440 Backers. It’s available in English and Amharic. JEMBER ships worldwide. It’s one of the most celebrated African superhero graphic novels for ages middle grade, teens and adults.