NDFE MARCH Project: The Black Tigers Comic Books

The Black Tigers Comic Books

The Black Tigers

The Black Tigers comic book series is an initiative to encourage behavior change among the armed forces in Ethiopia to prevent the transmission of HIV. The four main characters are:

Captain Damtew Ashenafi is a heroic leader who is respected by both his superiors and the men he commands. He is a good husband and father of two, but his past comes back to haunt him when he learns that a woman he had an affair with has died of AIDS. With the support of his wife, Aster, he bravely faces the HIV illness.

Corporal Fikru Ayele is charming and handsome and happily married to his beautiful wife, Meskerem, with whom he has one child. Although he loves his wife, he sometimes has sexual encounters with other women while he is away from home with the battalion. Eventually, he will be forced to overcome temptation and be faithful in order to save his marriage.

Sergeant Teshome Worku and his wife Tirunesh. The sergeant is an arrogant and cynical womanizer. He sees winning over women as a challenging and exciting game that he must win in order to collect them as trophies. His has two children and another one on the way with his loving wife Tirunesh, who pays for her husband’s sins by caring for her sick husband and attempting to prevent her unborn child from being infected with HIV.

Private Jemal Hussein is an innocent new recruit who is a dedicated young man with a vision. He joined the military hoping to help his family and provide a good life for his fiancé, Bedria. Unfortunately, he will need to battle peer pressure and other challenges to survive not only on the battlefield, but in protecting himself against HIV.

The Black Tigers is a 26-issue comic book series that uses drama, humor, and tragedy to highlight the challenges of HIV and AIDS facing Ethiopian servicemen.

Click here to read the press release.

Download The Black Tigers Comic Books

Episode 10 (6.57 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.
Episode 9 (6.40 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.
Episode 8 (6.16 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.
Episode 7 (6.75 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 6 (6.16 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 5 (2.67 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 4 (2.72 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 3 (2.48 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 2 (2.54 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.

Episode 1 (3.48 MB PDF Format ) Right-click and select Save Target As... option to download the file.