The 99 comic book has now turned into an animated series which will be broadcasted exclusively online this Ramadan on Yahoo. Firstly just to be clear I’m a huge fan of The 99 concept and a very big supporter of the creator Naif Al-Mutawa. I really love how a local idea turned into a worldwide sensation and it goes to show how success can be achieved even if you live in tiny little dusty Kuwait.
But, I’m not sure what to make of this Yahoo deal. Does anyone in our region watch TV online? Watching a one minute video on YouTube of a cute cat playing the keyboard is one thing but watching a full 30 minute animation on Yahoo is another. I would much rather have had the animated series launch on a satellite channel or even YouTube. Right now I can’t even embed The 99 trailer into this post because Yahoo doesn’t seem to have that feature. Check out the announcement and trailer on Yahoo over [Here]
Update: According to Alarabiya it’s also going to be broadcasted on MBC3. Now that makes sense, not sure why Yahoo would say they have the exclusivity when they don’t. [Link]
10 replies on “Watch The 99 on Yahoo this Ramadan”
This is a failed business adventure. The finances have been withdrawn by his own cousins no less. Big Fail.
It will also be aired on MBC3.
The link:
https://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/07/18/227082.html
thanks!
Mark
Thanks for the support. This is the 10th year of working on this project. We have raised money from Private Equity firms through three rounds of financing and have created hundreds of jobs while positioning our culture in a positive light. Our last round was led by Abraaj Capital in Dubai, the leading Private Equity Investor in the region that has just invested to help us develop the second season of Animation. THE 99 has been sold on all continents as a TV show and is on MBC exclusively for our region on TV and on Yahoo for our region digitally. But perhaps I am proudest of the fact that there is a new series that features THE 99 working with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
Thank you for your support Mark!
Sincerely
Naif Al-Mutawa
A cartoon based on or rooted from religion? Really??
If thats the case, would have been better to make a TV series with actual actors so we can all enjoy it.
The reason this venture is so well known is because of all the finance driving it beyond our borders. Yes it is international, yes it seems to be doing well. But that’s because money can push a failure so far that it seems sucessful. At the end of the day, comic book readers have shown little interest in it, the heroes are totally uninspiring, the stories lack depth and the collaboration between DC heroes and the 99 was, though very well drawn, otherwise yawn inducing.
The 99 has hardly made a dent in the world of comics despite ‘awards’ and recognition. But it will continue to run because of financing
Looking forward to finally watching it! Their Facebook page says it will air on MBC 3 everyday 9:30 pm Saudi time. https://www.facebook.com/THE99FanPage
You do realise that Yahoo! wrote that they have it exclusively ONLINE?
Good journalism bro
Go stack shelves
Yahoo wrote they had it online exclusively and there was no mention that it was also going to be released anywhere else which was misleading since the article gave the assumption they had the only rights to THE99 and they were broadcasting it online.