Our Favourite African Comic Book Covers of 2018
Picture this. You’re in a dungeon filled with rows and rows of comic books with a gun pointed to your…
This Ghanaian Animator is Re-Imagining Nursery Rhymes in New Animated Series
How well do you remember childhood nursery rhymes like this one, rain, rain go away, come again another day, little…
Squid Alley with Shika Odamtten – Many Styles to Create, Explore and Manipulate
Squid Alley interview with Julia Shika Odamtten, illustrator, designer, comic artist and fashion designer from Accra, Ghana.
Garbage Boy and Trash Can Wins Cartoon Network Africa’s Creative Lab Competition
Ridwan Shades Moshood’s Garbage Boy and Trash Can has been announced as the winner of the first-ever Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab…
In Memory of Stan Lee – African Artists Pay Tribute
There hasn’t been a more iconic, feisty and inspiring character than Stan Lee in comic books and pop-culture and we…
Squid Alley with ed. – I’m Looking to Find the Devil
I first came across Emmanuel Dankyi’s (ed. for short) work during the promotion of the first Artmosphere Design Experience (dEX…
Leti Arts Launches Karmzah: Ghana’s First Cerebral Palsy Superhero Comic
Farida Bedwei and Leti Arts release Karmzah, a comic book around Cerebral Palsy to help change society’s views toward people with disabilities.
Awesome Pitching Opportunity for African Animators at Animation du Monde Abidjan
DISCOP Abidjan in partnership with the African Animation Network (AAN) will host the 3rd annual Animation du Monde pitching competition next month and entries are now…
Netflix Acquires First African Animated Show, Mama K’s Super 4 – These Are the Implications
Homework? Check. Saving the world? Double Check. Mama K’s Super 4, Netflix’s first original animated show from Africa? Triple check!…