March 15, 2019By betasquidmag_pcwivg
British manga creators re-launch Hot Lunch, their all-ages manga Kickstarter campaign and have been featured in the BBC, Broken Frontier, Bleeding Cool. The Kickstarter will end on Friday March 29th 2019. While it’s known that many Kickstarters fail, a campaign that falls short of its goal doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the project. Enter
March 12, 2019By Tobi Oluwafemi
New Men #1, Leap of Faith by Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande takes a gamble in how supers are created. Warning: Major spoilers ahead. New Men is the latest comic release from Nigerian publisher, Collectible Comics. New Men Story in a Nutshell (Spoiler) New Men begins with the story of a teenage girl, the lover
February 28, 2019By Kadi
Possibly. When last did you watch an African animation so good you watched it all over again? That’s what A Kalabanda Ate My Homework delivers with all the right doses of humour and fun. The 6 minute animated short is a story about a boy and his encounter with a mythical creature, the Kalabanda. A Kalabanda is a
February 27, 2019By Cassandra Mark
Amadioha is bringing the Ancient Laws of Nsibidi to the fore Much information on African culture has been lost over the decades that now, years since we finally decided to give a fluff about our history, it is often considered a rare find to come across any collective material containing accurate traditional knowledge. One of
February 26, 2019By Kadi
Do Africans play games? That’s an absurd question you might answer with, duh, everyone plays games… everywhere. Do Africans make any games? Now depending on how informed or otherwise uninformed you are, that’s a question you might struggle with. This shouldn’t be so. Gaming, e-sports and game development has grown across the continent at a
February 24, 2019By Kadi
When Zimbabwe, animation, comics and comic conventions pop up, Tinodwia Zambe Makoni’s name is never missing. Together with Eugene Ramirez Mapondera, he has created a community for Zimbabwean creativity to flourish. Through their Comexposed platform, a Swiss army knife dabbling in events, publishing, training, promotion and building a community, rising stars like Bill Masuku have
February 19, 2019By Kadi
In 2012, Ghanaians were thrilled to see a homemade film about a popular children’s game, Chaskele. Even better, Chaskele was an animated film. There aren’t many animated projects from Ghana and the reception of the film at that time spoke volumes about the desire by many to see stories that were true to home and
February 18, 2019By Kadi
February 14th is recognized around the world as St. Valentine’s Day or Val’s Day for short. It is a day set aside for love in honour of Valentine, a priest who depending on which story you believe, was either killed for blessing marriages in spite of Emperor Claudius II’s decree or killed for helping Christian
February 4, 2019By Kevin Sampong
I’ve been a fan of Aje since its very first issue. My love for the title has grown exponentially. The most recent issue was quite impressive to say the least. The art, though spectacular, took me a while to get used to but that ceases to be an issue once you dive into the plot.
January 25, 2019By Kadi
Have you seen Falz’ music video for his song, Talk? That video’s blend of animation and live action is for lack of a better phrase, the talk of the town. The most striking thing about that video for us at Squid Mag is the oh-so gorgeous 8-bit animation in it. We’ve seen a few of