He returned with a conviction that a graphic novel created and set in South Africa needed to be made (I think this man deserves a Bells). Josh Ryba completed a Fine Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand and after graduating, he travelled to the US to explore the world of animation and comics. They used aspects of South African History as the backdrop for the content of the graphic novel. The novel is called ‘Rebirth’ and it is based on a concept that Josh Ryba, Daniel Browde and Thenjiwe Nkosi came up with. I came across another poster on campus about a Graphic Novel launch and I decided to look into it. On the 22 nd of July we (the graphic design class of NEMISA) took a trip to the University of Pretoria for the Nelson Mandela 95 th birthday poster competition.
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