March 7, 2020By betasquidmag_pcwivg
This is a guest post by Emmanuel Sackey, popularly known as Kofi Ofosu, a character designer from Ghana. This post was originally published on his Medium and is republished here with permission. I asked my followers on Instagram for the topics they would like to see answered on my podcast, Fiko’s Corner and this is one of
March 7, 2020By Squid Mag
Do you like animation and want to create your own? The Triggerfish 10-Second animation competition is a great way to start. Triggerfish, the award-winning South African animation studio is again on the lookout for Africa’s top aspiring animation artists. The studio is calling for animators to submit short animation the Triggerfish 10-second animation competition. If
March 7, 2020By betasquidmag_pcwivg
This feature on Fatma n’Parapli (Fatma of the many umbrellas) by Safia Ouarezki first appeared on Arab Lit on February 12, 2020 and was written by Nadia Ghanem. It is republished here with permission. Fatma n’Parapli (Fatma of the umbrella) is a comic written in Algerian Derja by Safia Ouarezki. It was a family project, inked by
March 4, 2020By Nana Yaa Serwaa Osei
Angry Becky is a furious Nigerian vigilante fighting against everything wrong with her country. African animated shows aren’t exactly a thing. Thankfully, that’s changing and this year might just be the year episodic animated stories from Africa are proliferated. One of the biggest agents of change is Anthill Studios, the studio behind Malika Warrior Queen,
March 3, 2020By Kadi
SA cosplayer, Kelsey Atkins crowned world champion after winning the Cosplay Championship at Comic-Con Africa last year. Do you love cosplay and can you cosplay like a pro? Yes? Chances are not quite like Kesley Atkins. Kesley, a South African cosplayer just took her cosplaying game to another level, right after winning the cosplay competition
February 26, 2020By betasquidmag_pcwivg
Creators for Creators, in partnership with Image Comics and Iron Circus Comics are giving away $30,00 0 to support new and original comic work from across the world. Creators for Creators is an independent non-profit organization intended to encourage, support, and promote original works through grants and education. The grant is a work in progress that will evolve to fit
February 22, 2020By Kadi
Every year towards the end of January, game developers, game studios, gaming enthusiasts, writers, programmers, designers, illustrators and other creatives from around the world gather for a full weekend to create a new game from scratch, in 48 hours. Africa is no exception and has seen an increase in jam sites over the years. This
February 18, 2020By betasquidmag_pcwivg
NubianVR is a virtual reality startup in Ghana. This post originally appeared on their Medium account. It is republished here with permission and as an introduction to Ghana’s virtual reality space. In 2017, NubianVR made a commitment to focus all its resources on building solutions in Virtual Reality that will be instrumental in addressing the
February 12, 2020By betasquidmag_pcwivg
Who says animation is for kids only? It’s a tired cliche when people tag all cartoons and animated content as being for children and ignore the world of content geared towards adults. Popular shows like South Park and The Simpsons are two great examples of animated shows aimed at an adult audience. These shows, however,
February 9, 2020By Kadi
In this episode of the podcast, Kadi introduces a new segment called The Bubble where he shares his thoughts on different things he finds interesting in the comic book, video game and animation space in Africa. On the first edition of The Bubble, he discusses different ways comic book creators in Africa make money. Time-Stamped