Our Favourite African Comic Book Covers of 2017
2017 has been a wonderful year for African comics especially regarding the arts so we put together a list of our favourite African comic covers this year that compelled us to read.
Conversations With Juni Ba On His Afrofuturist Space Adventure Comic Kayin And Abeni
Peep this interview with Juni Ba, creator of Kayin and Abeni – an epic afrofuturist adventure comic featuring kadogos, boat inspired space ships and space suits inspired by African masks and tastefully peculiar art. #AfricanComics #SquidMag
Are You Prepared For The Social Media Zombie Apocalypse?
The zombie apocalypse is here and it’s got nothing to do with medicine. Just social media! Thankfully, Comfort Arthur’s comics give us a headsup.
7 Great Resources for Discovering African Comics
Googling African Comics these days thankfully returns a series of articles highlighting one African comic or the other. But that’s…
Keeping Up With the Continent: The First Kugali Comics Anthology
Following the installment of annual events awarding iconic comic artists in Africa and the diaspora is the new innovation that…
Newborn Saga: A Tale of True Africa
I’ve always been a big fan of Newborn Saga. The talents at Peda Studios make true on their promise to showcase…
Squid Alley with Kwarte Lai – I Draw Inspiration From the Supernatural
There aren’t many artists who blend their anime, manga and superhero comic inspirations into a distinctly African art style like…
Samuel Kabali: The Ugandan Creative Telling Africa’s Stories Via Animation
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….