Another victim in Johannesburg!
Surprise, surprise.
Another woman is a victim of the crime-filled streets of Johannesburg. Adelaide
Zungu never imagined that a stroll down her own street would equate to a life
or death situation but such is the reality for women in Johannesburg; constantly
looking over their shoulders, contemplating to cross the road at the first
sight of a suspicious character or fleeing the vicinity.
Despite following her
intuition of fleeing Adelaide runs into an ambush. Her story is a horrid tale of
an innocent civilian, alone and outnumbered like a gazelle separated from its
herd. Fight or flight becomes the name of the game as she digs deep within
herself to beat the odds. Adelaide fights with all her strength until a small
window of victory appears; a victory that’s immediately snatched away by the
rage-filled psychopath who smashes a brick into her head and attempts to beat
her to death.
Her life is eventually
spared by the mystic Mistress Inka and so the empowering journey of her second
life begins...
South African women fight the daily battle of inequality, unemployment, poverty and Gender-Based Violence like the four horsemen reigning an apocalyptic hell on their lives. What else would you call a phenomenon where 3 out 4 women have encountered some form of sexual or physical violence towards them?
I admit the
apocalypse analogy is a bit drastic but follow my train of thought for a
moment; don’t prematurely jump off the train before it arrives at its
destination...
Look, I’m not saying
women are facing an apocalypse I’m merely comparing the apocalyptic hero trope
to Slasher’s journey. Simply put: every movement needs a hero to guide it
through the uncertain, muddied trenches!
“Pen Game” is a term
that has been around for decades, particularly in the hip hop community. It's a
sign of respect given by your fans,
peers and mentors that describe one's ascension to
the upper echelon of storytelling. This very phrase is the prophecy Pen Game
Comics is ready to fulfil: we need the fans, the critics and the Wordsmith's
who came before us to join in our comic book universe and partner with us by
purchasing our merch; consider every purchase a direct contribution to our Pen
Game stories:
Slasher is the first
offering from the vast Pen Game universe; a story of an innocent, whose life is
irrevocably changed by a traumatic incident. Now she has taken it upon herself to maintain the balance of justice in Johannesburg. Slasher is a 14 Issue gory, dark and action-packed comic book that parallels the realities of modern-day South Africa. Sink your teeth into the Slasher story and the journey of the Pen Game universe. As the adage goes: All good stories come to those who read more comic book pages...
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