African Comics
There was a time in my life when I thought Nigerian comic books were nonexistent; the only comics I knew where the ones my uncle drew and the ones I borrowed from friends. I was a kid with a dream to be the first person to create the first Nigerian comic book. I had to
2018 will forever be remembered as the year comic book legend and king of movie cameos, Stan Lee passed away. Last year will also be remembered as the first time Squid Mag celebrated Frank Odoi, a pioneer of comics in Ghana and Kenya with his Akokhan comic series. In their absence are several goggle-eyed creators
How do you navigate a world where the partial or complete absence of pigment in your skin and eyes marks you as a lucky charm or a vital ingredient in cooking up a supernatural concoction? That’s what Peda Studio’s upcoming title, Under the Sun will explore. Written by Austine Osas, Peda’s new offering is a story
Squid Mag speaks with The Comics Meltdown Group about what the group is about, African geekdom, African comics and the way forward for the group. In October 2018, a surprising and rather disturbing hashtag, #boycotlagoscomiccon2019 surfaced on social media just a month after a successful Lagos Comic Con 2018. Allegations of fraud, deceit and misdeed
Picture this. You’re in a dungeon filled with rows and rows of comic books with a gun pointed to your head. Your crime, we do not know. But we do know your only way out is to pick out a great comic book the villain would enjoy. Oh, and in 30 seconds. How do you
Gone are the days when our culturally and artistically deprived youth and the world at large cried goose at the complete lack of an art culture in Nigeria. Now with not just one but three conventions holding each year in celebration of visual and contemporary expression, our creative industry is, for lack of a better
Comic book creator, Bill Masuku shares his experience as an artist, fan and guest speaker at Reed Pop’s massively marketed Comic-Con South Africa that happened in September. One word that I’ve been using over and over again is massive. Having seen a few smaller conventions over the span of my short comic book career, I
Didier Kassai is a comic book artist from the Central African Republic who spreads life-saving messages in the comic medium. Story Cassandra Vinograd for NPR. Behind pea-green curtains in a steamy office in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui, comic book artist Didier Kassai carefully dips his paintbrush into a nut brown pigment on
In a world where superheroes abound, full-bodied and a fantastical extension of what we’re already familiar with, Farida Bedwei’s Karmzah is a fresh take. Farida, a technologist and disability rights advocate in collaboration with Ghanaian creative studio, Leti Arts recently launched the hotly anticipated Karmzah to an eager crowd. Tuesday, October 30th at the Leti
LAGOS, Nigeria (26 October 2018) – Earlier today, at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, Ghanaian graphic novel Lake of Tears won the 2018 NOMMO Award for Best Graphic Novel. Written by Kobe Ofei and illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey, this beautifully illustrated, imaginatively
