This collective wouldn’t exist without the awesome people who make it tick, directly and indirectly. Below are the indispensable team members who have written posts for Squid.
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
2018 was a great year and 2019 is off to an energetic start. As our first post of 2019, it makes sense to recap some of the highlights and downsides of 2018 and to also share some exciting things we have planned and are looking forward to this year. In 2018, you may have noticed
Comic Conventions the world over are a ritual in praise and worship of all things art, geek and pop culture. Nigeria’s very own Lagos Comic Con was no different. The ever gorgeous Cassandra Mark – a Squid Mag contributor and Comic Republic comic creator and artist (Tatashe, Hero Kekere) – shares her experience and thoughts
We loooooove comics, video games, funky digital art and animation or as some of you like to call it, cartoons ?. For the longest time, we only consumed these art forms from abroad. You know, lots of DC, Marvel, Shonen Jump, manga, Cartoon Network, anime…that sort of stuff. We started wondering what these art forms
Welcome to the first part of the 22nd century and gender equality is no longer a pipe dream… well, mostly. From first female presidents to female business moguls and entrepreneurs, the month of March is about Women all over the world, their achievements and what they stand for. It’s all about girl power and topping
Looking for African comics or comic books, African comic PDFs, African graphic novels or African comic anthologies? Welcome home. Jump directly to free African comics. Brief Overview of African Comics Since about 2016, the popularity of African comics has risen. Many attribute this to the rise of superhero comic book movies particularly the ones produced
Since 2012, October 11 has been celebrated across the world as International Day of the Girl Child. According to the UN, the day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. The theme of the day this year is GirlForce: Unscripted
Didier Kassai is a comic book artist from the Central African Republic who spreads life-saving messages in the comic medium. Story Cassandra Vinograd for NPR. Behind pea-green curtains in a steamy office in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui, comic book artist Didier Kassai carefully dips his paintbrush into a nut brown pigment on