African Comics
What’s a cockroach to a boot, flip-flops, insecticides or a broom? Nothing. Unless that cockroach is Viper, and all the many other bugs in Kpakow, a comic published by TAG Comics, the most exciting African comic publisher in 2019. The story of Viper begins with the death of his father at the hands of
Have you read any African comic anthologies? They’re awesome for discovering new creators and comics! Netflix’s Love, Death and Robots is one of the most novel things that I’ve seen in entertainment this year. An anthology of animated shorts revolving around technology, futurism and the plain bizarre. I love it! An animated anthology is one
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 to get into art by the cartoons and 80’s anime he watched as a child and
Freak the Fxxk Out (FTFO) contains graphic scenes and is intended for mature audiences. Please proceed accordingly. Do horror, gore and the insanely disturbing immediately come to mind when you think of animation? Probably not. And yet, the work of Freak the Fxxk Out will delightfully, well, freak you the fxxk out! Through gorgeous animation
Comics, animation, film, gaming, interviews, reviews, features, exclusives and more come together in The Geek Digest, a magazine by Lagos Comic-Con. The publication is a West African geek paradise detailing some of the latest happenings as well as the opinions of creators on a number of topics dear to comics, animation and gaming creatives. It
Hello, weirdos of the world, in the previous article on African recipes for storytelling, we covered the first and probably the most important part of creating your own African fantasy – your world. Today we get to talk, read and write about your character creation. Rather than getting into the daunting processes of making characters
In the year 2019 of the New World Order of the Council of the Seti, the current Moongirls are four African Supersheroes who fight a physical and philosophical war. Their mission: to restore Truth, Propriety, Order, Balance, Justice, and Harmony. Ma’at. Little girls need to hear stories of their greatness and humanity in a patriarchal world
Remember back when we associated rainfall with lovemaking and (justified) lateness? Instead of disorder and death. Kobina Ankomah-Graham (October 29, 2019) When it rains in Accra especially, disaster or the threat of it strikes. The biggest culprits are always poor urban planning and plastic-choked gutters. Ghana is a beautiful place and an equally ugly one.
This post was originally written to highlight the SUPERHEROES: Comic Book and Video Games from Africa exhibition at Maputo Fast Forward 2019 and later turned into a brief overview of African comics by Bill Masuku. It has further been edited for clarity and further context by Kadi Yao Tay. In recent years, there have been
The 3rd edition of Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra (Pa Gya 2019) kicks off this weekend, starting today, October 18 up until Sunday, October 20 at the Goethe-Institut in Accra. We’re stoked to be participating this year, making it our third time at the festival. You can read about our first time at Pa
