
The comic follows a narcissistic teenage boy named Kwezi as he discovers his superhuman abilities amid the daily hustle of the fictional Gold City- a bustling metropolis modeled after Johannesburg.


Mkize describes Kwezi as "a coming of age story about finding one's heritage." Kwezi, which means "star" in Xhosa and Zulu, is the brainchild of Loyiso Mkize, a designer and fine artist who got his start in comics as an illustrator for the long-running Supa Strikas soccer series.

The African superhero universe continues to widen with the emergence of a comic book series from South Africa.
