Teshkeel Media Group's "The 99"

Created by Kuwaiti psychologist Dr Naif Al-Mutawa, and executed by the artists at Teshkeel Comics, The 99 is a comic book series about 99 superheroes from around the globe. Each superhero is the personification of one of the 99 virtues of Islam, but individual characters are not necessarily Muslim.

According to the official site, The 99 was born out of "a need for new role models that children from China to Chad to Canada could relate to as their own without the parochial influence of any nation, religion or individual."

Here is a sample of characters hailing from non-European countries:

From left-to-right:

1. Abena "Liza" Dagate, aka MUSAWWIRA - THE ORGANIZER, from Ghana/USA
2. Nizar Babikr, aka SAMI - THE LISTENER, from Sudan/France
3. Hope Mendoza, aka WIDAD - THE LOVING, from the Philippines
4. Toro Ridwan aka FATTAH - THE OPENER, from Indonesia
5. Haroun Ahrens, aka BARI - THE HEALER, from South Africa
6. Dana Ibrahim, aka NOORA - THE LIGHT, from UAE
7. Nawaf Al Bilali, aka JABBAR - THE POWERFUL, from Saudi Arabia