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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
There aren’t many artists who blend their anime, manga and superhero comic inspirations into a distinctly African art style like Daniel Tawia Quartey aka Kwarte Lai. As you’d expect, Lai is among the digital crusaders championing the comic book scene in Ghana. He is the creator of Trotro, a short comic available on AfroComix which
Superheroes, epic adventures, fantasy are words that quickly float to mind when you think of comic books. In Africa, this is even more prevalent with a significant body of work playing around those themes. But that’s barely scratching the surface of African comics. In Cameroon, Waanda Stoudios is going against the grain and telling stories
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.
Samuel Kabali is the founder of Tonda Animation who’s beating all odds and telling unique stories through animation in Uganda. Story by Joan Salmon for Monitor Uganda. Samuel Mukasa Kabali is the founder of Tonda Animation. Though not a widely embraced field in Uganda, he relishes in the fact that he is doing something he is passionate about, inspiring others and it
Animated music videos are always refreshing to watch. Even though they take a of lot time to make and hold a deficient mark in speed with respect to live action videos, the imagination in these short features can be stretched beyond bounds. With rotoscoping perfectly lacing Kanye West’s memorable nightscape, Heartless and the adorable Good
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
There was a time in my life when I thought Nigerian comic books were nonexistent; the only comics I knew where the ones my uncle drew and the ones I borrowed from friends. I was a kid with a dream to be the first person to create the first Nigerian comic book. I had to
Ready to test your game development chops? If you’re a newbie or experienced game developer, or game enthusiast across the world, the Global Game Jam shouldn’t be news to you. If it is news to you, then you’d want to fasten your seatbelts for this. Every year, since 2009, the Global Game Jam has happened
What’s a full 365 days without any exclusive events for creators (designers, game devs, illustrators, cool writers etc), geeks and fanboys and girls alike to attend? Boring, regular, normal – traits that are as far away from you as Pluto is from Earth. Africa is a big and all through the year, several important, fun,
