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This post on Ethiopian illustrators originally published on Medium by Addismiraph Abebe. What’s the creative scene in East Africa, specifically Ethiopia like? On our end, we’re mostly aware of Jember creator, Debebe Beserat (Etan Comics) and afro-futurist illustrator Fanuel Leul. Luckily, Addis Ababa-based Addismiraph Abebe took the time to share a list of 10 Ethiopian
Stanley Stanch Obende is an award-winning illustrator, storyboard artist, letterer, colorist, comic book creator and concept artist from Nigeria. Stanch is a juggernaut who has lent his inks to several top-rated comics in Africa. These include all of the books by Etan Comics, Guardian Prime, Ireti, Visionary, Uhuru: Legend of the Windriders, Avonome, Itan (Comic
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its effects continue to be felt across the world and Africa has not been spared. Several lockdown measures and restrictions on movements have been made, forcing many events to either be cancelled/postponed or moved online. So far, the Cape Town International Animation Festival together with Comic Con Capetown, Squid Mag’s
There’s so much happening in the African digital art space that, try as we do, we can’t capture it all. Luckily, we’re not the only ones interested in sharing stories about comics, games and animation from Africa. Below is a roundup of African animation, comics and video game stories we caught on our radar in
Kobe Taylor, aka Nurd is an illustrator, game designer, animator, song cover designer and comic book artist from Ghana. Kobe, which is short for Kobina, is the lead creative at Akolabone, an urban streetwear brand that combines anime-styled illustrations with clothes and other merchandise. We’ve covered his artistic journey in an in-depth Behind the Ink
This article on The Boy and the Robin was originally published on The South African and was written by Ishani Chetty. A group of nine young filmmakers from The Animation School in Cape Town have won a gold award for their short animation film, the Boy and the Robin in the student division of the
Etubi Onucheyo is a freelance digital illustrator, colorist and comic creator from Nigeria. He is the creator of Mumu Juju, a hilarious comic about two unlikely heroes, Mortar and Pestle, who go on impossible quests for magical items to pay off their debts to a cunning witch and a powerful deity. Etubi is inspired by
This post on eSports in Africa originally appeared on African Business Magazine and was written by William McBain. Johannesburg resident Sam “Tech Girl” Wright kept her passion for video gaming a secret in high school. “It wasn’t cool, you’d just get mocked, and being a girl playing video games was even worse,” she says. Wright now
Welbeck Welbie Mensah is an illustrator, writer, photographer and sometimes animator from Ghana who also doubles as a social commentator with a wicked sense of humour. Welbie’s art is playful and interactive with it often interacting with mundane real-life objects, scenarios and environments. If his art could speak – which it technically does through his
Ananse Comic Tales by Kiaski Donkor reimagines the story and character of Ananse, the popular trickster character. The trickster Ananse stumbles on a frightening conspiracy that threatens his very reality. Trying to profit off this secret sets off a wild and unexpected adventure which reimagines the age-old folktale character of West Africa, Ananse, in a
