Moongirls Wins Best Comic or Graphic Novel at the 2021 Nommo Awards
Moongirls by Nana Akosua Hanson was announced as the winner of the Best Graphic Novel & Comic for the African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards. This was announced at the 79th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon). This marks the first…
African Webtoons Worth Checking Out On Webtoons & Tapas
African webtoons anyone? I’m a heavy Webtoons user. The infinite, vertical scrolling format is awesome for reading comics on the go. No need to pinch to zoom, or scan over a page repeatedly to capture all the details. The inclusion…
Search Engine Guide to African Comics, Manga & Webtoons
Are there any African comics that are set in Africa? Where was the first Comic-con held in Africa? Are there African comics? We’ve come across such questions on search engines like Google and Bing while scouring the internet for everyone…
Dafe, Friends and all of Mishima: 5 Characters to Love in This Hilarious Comic
Dafe, Friends and All of Mishima is a comic chronicling the boarding school adventures of high school students in West Africa. It was created, illustrated and written by Sean Okwoju. Co-writing credits go to Morakinyo Araoye. What makes a comic…
YouNeek Studios’ African Superhero Universe Acquired by Dark Horse Comics Receives VC Funding From Impact X Capital for Animation Development
Following a monumental 10-book deal with Dark Horse Comics, YouNeek Studios has secured VC investment from Impact X Capital to develop a groundbreaking animation series based on a world of superhero and fantasy stories inspired by African history and mythology….
Wanna Write a Comic? Here’s Your Chance with TAG Comics
TAG Comics, one of Nigeria’s fastest growing publishers has put out a call for writers who’d love to turn their stories into comics. TAG shared this on social media with two simple questions. Do you have a gushy, mushy, scandalous…
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Changes: A Graphic Novel Dedicated to J.J. Rawlings
‘CHANGES’ the Dawn of a Revolution, tells the story of Ghana’s June 4th 1979 revolution and the events directly related to it. Since it is not meant to be a detailed account, it obviously does not cover every aspect of…
Disney Announces Iwájú – An Animated Series by Kugali
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Get Ready for Comexposed Converge Online 2020
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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…
