Tok Tok
CategoriesComic magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
Founded2011
First issue10 January 2011 (2011-01-10)
Final issue
Number		October 2020
16
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageArabic
WebsiteTok Tok

Tok Tok was a quarterly Arabic comic magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. It was the first independent self-published comic magazine in the country[1] and was in circulation between 10 January 2011 and 2020.

History and profile

Tok Tok was first published on 10 January 2011.[2][3][4] The founders of the magazine were five Egyptian graphic artists, namely Shennawy, Makhlouf, Hisham Rahma, Andil, and Tawfeek.[5] They were also contributors of the magazine which funded itself.[1][6] However, later the magazine was financially supported by the European Union.[7] The goal of the magazine was to offer a forum for Egypt's comic scene and for informing people about their predecessors using comics and graphics.[8]

The title of the magazine, Tok Tok, is a three-wheeled covered scooter used as a main method of motorized transportation in areas and roads in Egyptian cities where cars cannot be used.[3][9] The magazine’s tagline was “the stop for graphic stories”[3] and the cover page also contains the statement, “to be kept out of the reach of children”.[9]

The target audience of Tok Tok were adults.[5] Based in Cairo, the magazine contained graphic short stories[10] and satirical comics.[11] The stories published were mostly about love, joblessness, the attitudes of the elders and the authorities or the chaos of Cairo.[12] The characters featured in the magazine were from the local heritage and experiences.[13]

Tok Tok was supported by various European cultural institutes during its lifetime.[14] In 2011, the magazine won the second prize in the best independent comic magazine section at the Algiers International Comics Festival in Algeria (FIBDA).[11][15] The last issue of Tok Tok, #16, was published in October 2020.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sarah Mourad (24 May 2014). "Tok Tok comic magazine animates Egyptian life". The Cairo Post. Cairo. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tok Tok info". Tok Tok. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tok Tok: Real Life Comics from Egypt". Muftah. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Marie-Jeanne Berger (9 May 2013). "Egypt: Art and the Revolution". Fair Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 Jenifer Evans (13 January 2011). "Tok Tok: A magazine marks a new era for Egyptian comics". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Local graphic arts magazine launches second issue". Daily News Egypt. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Jacob Høigilt (2017). "Egyptian Comics and the Challenge to Patriarchal Authoritarianism". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 49 (1): 116. doi:10.1017/S0020743816001161. S2CID 157850039.
  8. ↑ Charlotte Bank (2012). "Swimming against the Tide". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Egyptian Comic Magazine Drawing Increased Attention". Connected in Cairo. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "TokTok: The Birth of An Egyptian Comic Magazine". Mashareeb. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Award-winning TokTok magazine celebrates first anniversary". Ahram Online. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "New Egypt comic artists push limits of expression". Cairo. AP. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Lina Ghaibeh (2015). "Telling Graphic Stories of the Region: Arabic Comics after the Revolution". IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook. IEMed. p. 324.
  14. ↑ Muhib Gameel (30 September 2014). "Egyptian comics: A history with a revolutionary flavor". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Canan Marasligil (17 October 2011). "A Dispatch from FIDBA, the International Comics Festival of Algeria". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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