Bahari Blue #11 – The Moving Art of Peter Poka Arts Asamoah
Love, romance, relationships, religion, comedy, Poka Arts makes art that captures all these and more in his vivid illustrations and animation. Peter Oti Asamoah, better known as Poka is an illustrator, comic book artist and animator from Ghana. He is…
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…
Bahari Blue #10 – The Deviant Art of Juni Ba
Juni Ba, is a comic book artist, illustrator, writer and character designer from Senegal. He is currently based in Montpellier, France. The bio on his website reads, “Juni was born in Senegal. After years between different cultures, decided to channel his…
Bahari Blue #9 – The Art of Rodney Tawanda Ngundu
Rodney Tawanda Ngundu is a writer, illustrator, graphic designer and photographer based in Zimbabwe. Originally a comic book writer, Rodney blended his digital art skill with his writing to create many concepts and ideas that are used in advertising. Tawanda…
Is Kugali AR the Future of African Storytelling?
Kugali AR possibly is. In our post on Hero Corps, we talked about how exciting the leap from comic books to animation is. Now imagine pushing that even further with the technologies of today. Imagine pushing storytelling to Ready Player…
You’re Invited to Watch Tutu: An Untold Story of a Kingdom!
You’re invited to the pilot screening of Tutu – An Untold Story of a Kingdom, a new animated project by AnimaxFYB Studios. Have you seen any retelling of Ghanaian history that is not a documentary but a creative experience offering…
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…
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