Get Ready for Comexposed Converge Online 2020
The biggest celebration of Digital Art and Innovation in Zimbabwe showcasing the best inAnimation, Comic Art, Gaming, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects, Film, and Digital Media inZimbabwe is going virtual this year. Comexposed is holding the 6th edition of its annual…
Are African Comic Books Indie? Bill Masuku Writes
African comics continue to rise in their collective success. In order to better understand them, there is a need to sort and categorize the products and our expectations going forward. Before we can answer whether or not to categorize African…
Danfo Wins Best Graphic Novel & Comic at the Nommo Awards
Danfo, published by TAG Comics was announced as the winner of the Best Graphic Novel & Comic African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards. This was announced in a YouTube stream as part of the Ake Literary & Arts Festival. The…
Now and Then: The Rise of Egyptian Comics
This post about Egyptian Comics originally appeared on Gutternaut and has been republished here with permission from the author, Jake Palermo. Egyptian comics are gaining some form of notoriety by showing the strength of Egypt’s people. Anyone with even a passing interest…
16 African Superhero Comics You Should Check Out (2020)
Growing up, African comics let alone African superhero comics were quite rare. My most vivid recollection is the late Frank Odoi’s Akhokhan appearing next to other western-imported comic strips in the Daily Graphic newspaper. Thanks to the digital age and new media, however, no…
Afropolitan Comics: Virtual Exhibition From SA To Africa
This post on Afropolitan Comics originally appeared on Le’Afrinique. The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) is proud to partner with the Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image for a virtual exhibition, Afropolitan Comics: From South Africa to…
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[Review] Legend of Yasuke #1: An Engaging Start to a Promising Epic
Legend of Yasuke synopsis: A young Portuguese captain breaks all rules to obtain an ancient relic which once belonged to an African god. He meets a proud Bini soldier and their fated bonds form over a calabash of palm wine….
African Comics, Games and Animation Roundup [May 2020]
There’s so much happening in the African digital art space that, try as we do, we can’t capture it all. Luckily, we’re not the only ones interested in sharing stories about comics, games and animation from Africa. Below is a…
Ananse Comic Tales is the Reimagined Akan Folktale You Need [Exclusive]
Ananse Comic Tales by Kiaski Donkor reimagines the story and character of Ananse, the popular trickster character. The trickster Ananse stumbles on a frightening conspiracy that threatens his very reality. Trying to profit off this secret sets off a wild…
Squid CoW #5: Misfit by Collyde Prime
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! This week’s comic is Misfit by Collyde Prime. Superheroes, fantasy worlds, the supernatural, super soldiers…
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