Bahari Blue #25: The Gorgeous Portraits of Princess Karibo
Princess Karibo is a self-taught Nigerian illustrator and digital artist whose work celebrates women. Karibo’s work is easy to fall in love with, especially how it portrays women from different backgrounds. Women with yellow hair, no hair, afros, pigtails, women…
Bahari Blue #24: The Phenomenal Art of Stanley Stanch Obende
Stanley Stanch Obende is an award-winning illustrator, storyboard artist, letterer, colorist, comic book creator and concept artist from Nigeria. Stanch is a juggernaut who has lent his inks to several top-rated comics in Africa. These include all of the books…
Coronavirus and African Geek Events: What’s Cancelled, Postponed or Gone Online [Updated]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its effects continue to be felt across the world and Africa has not been spared. Several lockdown measures and restrictions on movements have been made, forcing many events to either be cancelled/postponed or moved online….
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…
Bahari Blue #23: The Anime-Inspired Art of Kobe Taylor
Kobe Taylor, aka Nurd is an illustrator, game designer, animator, song cover designer and comic book artist from Ghana. Kobe, which is short for Kobina, is the lead creative at Akolabone, an urban streetwear brand that combines anime-styled illustrations with…
Bahari Blue # 22 – The Otherworldly Art of Etubi Onucheyo
Etubi Onucheyo is a freelance digital illustrator, colorist and comic creator from Nigeria. He is the creator of Mumu Juju, a hilarious comic about two unlikely heroes, Mortar and Pestle, who go on impossible quests for magical items to pay…
How South Africa is Leading a Global eSports Expansion in Africa
This post on eSports in Africa originally appeared on African Business Magazine and was written by William McBain. Johannesburg resident Sam âTech Girlâ Wright kept her passion for video gaming a secret in high school. âIt wasnât cool, youâd just get…
