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Launched this week is The Revolution Will Be Televised, a new webcomic that presents a firsthand account of the recent citizen uprising in Egypt from the point of view of visiting Americans. Written and drawn by Dov Torbin and published by ACT-I-VATE, the webcomic is a frank but humorous observance of the revolution, with a focus on the media phenomenon of communicating the experience to spectator

A banned graphic novel depicting layers of systemic corruption in Egypt will see publication in English next year, and perhaps even in Egypt one day, thanks to the recent revolution that ejected former President Hosni Mubarak. Created by Magdy El Shafee, Metro was banned in 2008 after a trial convicted the cartoonist and his publisher of "disturbing public morals...

While the world's political pundits debate the role the United States has played in the historical events presently occurring in Egypt, one activist is crediting a specific American with playing a part in inspiring a generation of Egyptians to take to the streets in a nonviolent protest that has changed the course of their nation...

Darth Vader was a cyborg Sith Lord who fathered Luke Skywalker, turned to the Dark Side and commanded the Galactic Empire with an armor-plated fist. Tutankhamun was a possibly murdered child-king of Egypt who was worshipped like a god, but notable mainly for not having his grave robbed...