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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 one will have to suffer a dearth of African comics as many are now free
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8.2K8.2K ViewsThe winners of Digital Lab Africa 4, or (DLA#4 for short) have been announced. The winners were announced in an online ceremony as part of Annecy Online, the virtual edition of the animation festival in France. Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is a platform and a call for projects dedicated to creative content linked with innovation
Read More1.7K1.7K ViewFanuel Leul, a graphic designer, illustrator and character designer in Ethiopia. Fanuel graduated from Alle School of Addis Fine Art and Design. His most recent works explore a future version of Africa where technology is seamlessly embedded in daily life. Fanuel shares a similar afrofuturist lens with Cyrus Kabiru who tinkers with metal and plastic
Read More1.9K1.9K ViewOluwayomi Segun Samson is a Nigerian illustrator, concept artist (games & animation), character designer, comic artist or as he jointly and simply puts it, a visual development artist. He’s also a musician, who loves to play the guitar. Segun specializes in 3D art, which lends itself beautifully to video games and animation. He has credits
Read More2.3K2.3K ViewsPrincess 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 at the movies, at the beach, in bed, playing video games, dancing, at the laundromat
Read More1.9K1.9K ViewStanley 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 by Etan Comics, Guardian Prime, Ireti, Visionary, Uhuru: Legend of the Windriders, Avonome, Itan (Comic
Read More2.4K2.4K ViewsThe 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. So far, the Cape Town International Animation Festival together with Comic Con Capetown, Squid Mag’s
Read More1.6K1.6K ViewThere’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 roundup of African animation, comics and video game stories we caught on our radar in
Read More2.4K2.4K ViewsKobe 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 clothes and other merchandise. We’ve covered his artistic journey in an in-depth Behind the Ink
Read More1.7K1.7K ViewEtubi 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 off their debts to a cunning witch and a powerful deity. Etubi is inspired by
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