Interviews
Hello, fans and creators worldwide, especially those in Africa, something big your way comes. Introducing the legendary animation/kids station that has been providing content for children worldwide for more than a couple of decades, Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network Africa is proud to announce the launch of their brand new initiative, Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab,
LOUIS LUBEGA (Master Rui) is a Ugandan writer, illustrator and painter best known for his on-going dark fantasy webcomic, OLWATUUKA (Once Upon A Time). His webcomic OLWATUUKA which explores death, demons and glorious rebirth sets the tone for most of his work. Louis’ illustrations, just like his webcomic are mostly dark, haunting, imaginative, mysterious but very
In July 2017, we started Squid Alley, an initiative that shed light on some of the creatives ( illustrators mostly) whose work we were in love with. The goal was and still is to get right into it by asking direct and easy questions. We took a pretty long hiatus but we’re back now! And to swing
Besides Aya of Yop City (Ivory Coast) and Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan (Cameroon), we have done very little on French-speaking African nations in our coverage on African comics. Let’s change that. Franklin Agogho is the co-founder of Zebra Comics, a collective of comic book writers and artists in Cameroon on a mission to educate and promote African
When I first saw his short film “Flower”, I went mad with excitement. The plot of the animation was like none I’d ever seen, and it certainly wasn’t one I expected. “Flower” was the gateway to discovering the incredibly talented illustrator, animator, writer that is Selorm Dogoe. I’m not even ashamed to say that I
Ask me to name 5 African comics off the top of my head in a minute and I’ll name more than 10 in less that time. Ask me about Ghanaian comics however and I’ll be found wanting. Thankfully, Setor Fiadzigbey’s Lake of Tears graphic novel is helping change that. Setor Fiadzigbey is a brilliant illustrator
As seen on media update with slight modifications (context, links and video insertions), November 13, 2017. Interview by Adam Wakefield. We’re big animation fans, more so for African animation. Thankfully, we’re not the only ones as this article sourced from media update shows. Enjoy. The Fupitoons Film Festival: Made in Africa for Kids recently showed what local
Wouldn’t it be cool if Ananse, the mighty trickster god of Ashanti folklore was turned into a comic book hero? Cooler still if he was in a pickle and needed saving by one of his offspring; possibly Ntekumah or Anansewa? Or perhaps, a fictional Is’nana created by Greg Anderson-Elysee? (The second volume of is presently
SONWABO VALASHIYA, aka Sonik describes himself as an “emerging creative with BIG dreams and awesome ideas for this industry” in a feature on him for Conté Magazine. (Check them out, pretty awesome stuff). Sonwabo is an illustrator and graphic designer from Pretoria, South Africa. He has an uncanny talent for fusing calm hues, grit and pop
This week’s Squido (Squid Hero) is none other than Alfred Achiampong. Alfred is an impressive and constantly evolving illustrator who has taken the rule of 10,000 hours to heart. He posts as many new illustrations as there are days on his social media accounts. He’s been at this awesomeness for almost two years, posting something new
