The Geek Digest: A Lagos Comic-Con Publication
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…
Cassandra Mark’s Recipes for African Fantasy Storytelling (Part 2)
Hello, weirdo’s 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…
The MoonGirls Graphic Novel – Celebrating Herstories in a World That Seeks to Erase Them
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.
How Comic Books and Animation Could Save Ghana’s Sanitation Crisis
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…
Maputo Fast Forward & The Rise of African Comics – Bill Masuku
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…
Pa Gya 2019! African Comics Make a Home in Accra
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…
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African Comics to Read On International Day of the Girl Child
Since 2012, October 11 has been celebrated across the world as International Day of the Girl Child. According to the UN, the day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face while promoting girls’ empowerment and the…
Squid Comic of the Week #1 – Danfo by TAG Comics
Kicking off our Squid Cow Digest of African comics is Danfo from explosive publishing newcomer, TAG Comics. Danfo is the story of Emeka, a naive and kindhearted but weak and struggling Danfo driver in Lagos, Nigeria, who gains the blessing…
Brace Yourselves for Squid Cow – A Weekly African Comics Digest
It’s not a seahorse, it’s not a ship, it’s a cow – a squid cow. Hold your fins, that’s just Squid Comic of the Week! Part of our mission at Squid Magazine is to showcase and promote African comics to…
Lagos Comic-Con 2019 Award Winners
A breakdown of all the Lagos Comic-Con winners in 2019. Lagos Comic-Con is the biggest geek and pop-culture event in West Africa, drawing in scores of animation, comics, games and digital art enthusiasts. Other than being a great gathering for…
AnimateGH Animation Festival 2019 Celebrates International Animation Day
Monday, October 28 is International Animation Day and to celebrate, the Animators Association of Ghana and Animation Africa in partnership with the Goethe-Institut will present the 2019 edition of the AnimateGh Animation Film Festival. The event will open on Monday,…
Maputo Fast Forward & The Rise of African Comics – Bill Masuku
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…
Pa Gya 2019! African Comics Make a Home in Accra
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…
Lagos Comic-Con 2019 Award Winners
A breakdown of all the Lagos Comic-Con winners in 2019. Lagos Comic-Con is the biggest geek and pop-culture event in West Africa, drawing in scores of animation, comics, games and digital art enthusiasts. Other than being a great gathering for…
Fearless Lagos Comic-Con: The Good, the Bad and the Future
Despite the scandal that rocked the Lagos Comic-Con last year, West Africa’s biggest geek gathering returned in a new dimension. The three-day event took place at the Alliance Francaise/Mike Adenuga’s Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos and the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island Lagos,…
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