Kiwi centre Steven Adams, right, with former Thunder team-mate Enes Kanter, is the subject of a comic book.

Kiwi NBA basketballer Steven Adams stars in the pages of a new comic book.

Adams has had a comic, Kiwi Legend created about him, which will be sold at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend.

Comic artist Corey Lewis Reyyy produced the piece and said Adams, who grew up in small town Rotorua and plays for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, was an easy subject choice.

"He's a really cool kind of character to write and to draw," Reyyy said on a video posted on the Thunder's Twitter page.

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"In the comic, he like starts, I wouldn't say brash, but like a salt of the earth type of fellow, who's kind of struggling, who's really tough, but he has to learn stuff, as we all do. He's got a very interesting family, which is amazing.

"He's a really fun character."

LRT @okcthunder dropping the news that I drew Steven Adams' comic "KIWI LEGEND" available at #SDCC pic.twitter.com/pgv72TmFgB — ✦ reyyy ✦ (@kenby) July 20, 2018

Reyyy said the story of a sportsman triumphing against adversity was a perfect topic for a comic.

"I love sports and I love stuff where humans are in some kind of game with rules, but they strive to push the boundaries and be the best."

Adams is a huge fun of comics and Japanese anime. He missed the opening game of the NBA season last year, not involving the Thunder, because he was watching cartoons.

He is enjoying the NBA off-season and has spent time in New Zealand and Japan. Adams will run his regular coaching clinics in New Zealand next month, which will be held in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Dunedin.