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Madam & Eve Annual's #4
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Nation
- GenresComics
175 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1996
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About the author
Stephen Francis
50 books2 followersAKA S. Francis
Stephen Francis, an award-winning writer and a radio and TV personality, was born in the US in 1949, and moved to South Africa in 1988 with his then wife, Wendy, whom he met at the South African consulate in New York City.
In addition to being the creator of South Africa's most popular cartoon strip, Madam & Eve, he has also written more than 28 episodes of the Madam & Eve TV series; dramas (Soul City and Zero Tolerance); and Soap operas such as Scandal!
Stephen Francis, also does a great deal of corporate theatre work, combining education with comedy.
He is currently developing several horror movie scripts.
Stephen Francis, an award-winning writer and a radio and TV personality, was born in the US in 1949, and moved to South Africa in 1988 with his then wife, Wendy, whom he met at the South African consulate in New York City.
In addition to being the creator of South Africa's most popular cartoon strip, Madam & Eve, he has also written more than 28 episodes of the Madam & Eve TV series; dramas (Soul City and Zero Tolerance); and Soap operas such as Scandal!
Stephen Francis, also does a great deal of corporate theatre work, combining education with comedy.
He is currently developing several horror movie scripts.
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December 16, 2025
The latest Madam and Eve collection I’ve read is less political than the earlier compilations, but makes up for it by being much more meta. Lots of fourth wall-breaking moments and characters from other comic strips here. This comic certainly got experimental, but that’s not bad at all.
There is more of a focus on the grandma character interacting with an adorable little black girl. I don’t mind that, because the grandma character reminds me of my own granny. And when I say this comic gets less political, it doesn’t mean it completely got rid of politics. Madame and Eve for president!
There is more of a focus on the grandma character interacting with an adorable little black girl. I don’t mind that, because the grandma character reminds me of my own granny. And when I say this comic gets less political, it doesn’t mean it completely got rid of politics. Madame and Eve for president!
November 7, 2020
Love the characters and the frequently very silly story lines and so far I don't have to look up too many of the references to get the political jokes.
May 23, 2014
Fantastic comic strip. the art is a combination of garry trudeau and berke breathed. characters from doonesbury show up(as does frumpy the clown, i think). the humor is influenced heavily by peanuts, the characters often break the third wall. there are somethings i don't understand for which there is google. what are mielllies and bafana? some of the politcal humor is specific to s. africa, but wide enough that everybody knows a politician like That.
would love for this strip to be carried in some american papers!
would love for this strip to be carried in some american papers!
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