Sara Alfageeh: I know that me and Nadia share this, and that's part of the reason why we became co-creators-we very much grew up reading manga. Tiffany Babb: What was the first comic your read that really had an impact on you? This interview with artist Sara Alfageeh and writer Nadia Shammas touches on their shared backgrounds, how they designed a fantasy world that draws from this one, and the role of storytelling when it comes to empire building. Along the way, she makes new friends, learns about the realities of the military, and starts to question the truth behind the stories that she loves so much. Squire tells the story of a teenager named Aiza training to be a squire with dreams of becoming a knight just like the ones in the stories she loves. As the pressure mounts, Aiza realizes that the “greater good” Bayt-Sajji’s military promises might not include her, and that the recruits might be in more danger than she ever imagined.Interviews “It’s All Made Up, And We Want To Talk About That”: Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh on Squire Hiding her Ornu status in order to blend in, Aiza must navigate friendships, rivalries, and rigorous training under the merciless General Hende. This means Aiza can finally enlist to the competitive Squire training program. Now, ravaged by famine, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again. It’s the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the Ornu people, her only path to full citizenship. This YA comic follows 14-year-old Aiza, who trains to become a knight for a war-torn empire while hiding her true background as a girl from conquered lands.īorn a second-class citizen, Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. Squire is a young adult graphic novel set in a alternate history Middle East/North Africa.
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