BALAKLAVA, Episode 2

36pp., colour illus., paperback, Dark Sun Comics, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9781066583515

An urban fantasy comic book series set in a vibrant, stylized Cape Town.

The series follows Balaklava, a former small-time tsotsi (thief) who stole from the powerful entity known as Satahn and is trapped in a magical "debt-collector" contract with the mysterious Council of the Dark Sun.

Able to pass through walls, and watched by the Council and a magic-wielding tokoloshe named Vovo, he is forced to return stolen goods to their original owners to settle his debt.

South African author and illustrator Subi Bosa trained in architecture at the University of Cape Town and then studied graphic design at The Academy of Digital Arts. He is the creator of the graphic novel Nafu Wants Food and runs community art workshops to empower young storytellers.