African Comics
Besides Aya of Yop City (Ivory Coast) and Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan (Cameroon), we have done very little on French-speaking African nations in our coverage on African comics. Let’s change that. Franklin Agogho is the co-founder of Zebra Comics, a collective of comic book writers and artists in Cameroon on a mission to educate and promote African
Welcome to the first part of the 22nd century and gender equality is no longer a pipe dream… well, mostly. From first female presidents to female business moguls and entrepreneurs, the month of March is about Women all over the world, their achievements and what they stand for. It’s all about girl power and topping
Would you rather create or die trying? Both? Great. Creativity is everywhere and an everyday activity as widespread as the cycle of life. Whatever you choose, it helps to learn from others, especially people already creating the kind of things you want from comic books to digital art, to fashion to marketing. And that’s where
Imagine if Razor-Man partners Umzingeli to fight crime. What will that look like? Towards the end of 2016 Enigma Comix Africa went from a sole creator to a handful of talents working on multiple titles. A simple but effective look into the practice of collaboration and collaborative spirit that has been missing from comic creation
News broke a few weeks ago about Comic-Con Africa launching this year. Exciting news right? YES and a few troubling NOs! Comic-Con Africa is a 3-day event showcasing comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film, television, and similar popular arts. The exhibition will also feature a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across
Market organiser DISCOP Africa has partnered with a network of African comic conventions and The African Animation Network to form DISComics, an initiative designed to support and grow the African animation and comics industry. It will debut as an event at DISCOP’s forthcoming markets in Abidjan, Zanzibar and Johannesburg in 2018 with a focus on the ubiquity
Have you seen Black Panther? Yes, it’s awesome! Quarshie Adu Boahene thinks so too and here are his thoughts on the implication for African comics and animation. Comic books are a blissful escape into new worlds and fantastical, alternate realities and I am hooked; I always have been. I am very passionate about comic books
Beautiful, brilliant, fun, game-changing, provocative, unstoppable, very promising, short – words that describe the lifespan of Kayin and Abeni, an African comic that was fast becoming my absolute favourite. This is what he sent: Hello dear readers! I bring news! The bad news is: there isn’t gonna be a Kayin and Abeni issue for the foreseeable future. The
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan is possibly Africa’s biggest and most successful video game. I haven’t yet played it, but the many walkthrough videos, stunning visuals and dashing reviews promise a fun and thrilling action role-playing game (RPG) that I can’t wait to try. What draws you into a game better than its story? Err…stories. Right? Kiro’o Games (publishers
To celebrate the Christmas edition of the Kugali Magazine, Kugali is running a competition inviting artists to design the front cover for the next edition of the Kugali Magazine. Winner gets $125 in cash, $100 for 2nd place and $75 for 3rd place. Here are the front covers from the two previous editions as well
