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Looking for African comics, African comic PDFs, African graphic novels or African comic anthologies? Welcome home. Brief Overview of African Comics Since about 2016, the rise in popularity of African comics has risen. Many attribute this to the rise of…
Beast from Venus: An African Comic About Kenyan Mythical Creatures
This review of Beast from Venus was extracted from the Daily Nation newspaper (snippet available here). The review was written by Abigail Arunga and published on April 29, 2019. It has been slightly edited for content and clarity. Kenyan comics…
Bahari Blue #8 – The Pan-African Art of Salim Busuru
Salim Busuru is an illustrator, character designer, comic artist, animator and game designer from Kenya. He is a founding member of Avandu Vosi, a creative studio based in Nairobi that was formerly UDK or Underground Design Kings. Salim was inspired…
Who Are The Winners Of The Pan-African Animation Du Monde 2019 Pitch Competitions?
What does the future hold for African animation? The answer to that question is one that creators on the continent are moulding with their own hands and have been for the last decade, albeit mostly in obscurity. With increased social…
Bahari Blue #7 – The Edgy Art of Kudzai Ngundu
Kudzai Ngundu is a writer, concept artist, illustrator, creative director and co-founder of AfroTokyo in Zimbabwe. AfroTokyo is a pre-production studio that does storyboards, concept art, animation, comic illustration as well as manga/comic writing for use in the educational, advertising…
Sights and Sounds of Nairobi Comic-Con 2019
The Nairobi Comic-Con 2019 kicked off last weekend at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. While we couldn’t be there, the photos and videos from the official NAICCON channels provide us with loads of thrills and feels we can’t enjoy…
DISCOP JOBURG 2019: Promoting African Co-Productions
A newly revamped and focused DISCOP JOHANNESBURG program will see a scope that goes beyond content buying and selling. In line with DISCOP Market’s vision to promote the commerce and co-production of multi-screen entertainment content across Africa, the upcoming edition, to be held from…
It’s Time to Boost Your Game Dev Chops at the MTN Game Developers Conference
Playing online video games in Ghana is an extreme sport if you’re using any of the 4 major internet service providers. Thankfully, MTN eases the pain by a long mile and it is by far the fastest and most stable…
Accra Animation Film Festival 2019: A Triumph for African Animation!
What does animation as an expressive medium look like in Accra and Africa? That’s what the maiden edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) answered. Accra came alive and was animated at Basecamp Initiative from July 27th – August…
Creative Events in Accra Between Now and August You Shouldn’t Miss
The summertime calendar in Accra is chock-full of unique creative events that will keep your creative juices flowing and at the same time, serve you a healthy dose of entertainment, inspiration and a good look at all the exciting things…
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