Are African Comic Books Indie? Bill Masuku Writes
African comics continue to rise in their collective success. In order to better understand them, there is a need to sort and categorize the products and our expectations going forward. Before we can answer whether or not to categorize African…
VX Art Tournament: Comi-Con Africa Went Online and Youâre Invited to the Show
Are you a digital artist who loves a fun contest to flex your creative muscles and express yourself? If you answered yes, then the upcoming VX Art Tournament is right up your alley. From August to September, our friends at…
Art for Art Sake – Vortex Interview With Alfred Achiampong
This is an old interview by Vortex Comics with Alfred Achiampong that we pulled up from our archives. GeekAfrica.net, the blogging division of Vortex Comics where this was originally published sometime in 2017. Alfred Achiampong is a Ghanaian illustrator with…
Agbara is a Marriage of Culture, Speculative Fiction and Spectacular Art
âIncreased imagination, tolerance for and interest in diverse ideas, spiritualities, religions and people, as well as social awarenessâ capture speculative fiction writer, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachuâs response on the impact of Africans embracing all storytelling genres. This is a most compelling answer, and for comic…
Squid Alley With Alfred Achiampong
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…
Must-Read African Comics for the Long Easter Break
Easter holidays in Ghana (and possibly the rest of the world) mean a long weekend when most of us get to take a break from work. Some people visit family and friends, others go out to chill. Others like us,…
The Way Forward: Comics and Smoothies post-Event Review
Comics and Smoothies is over, unfortunately! The much anticipated informal gathering as Vortex Comics’ Somto Ajuluchukwu put it proved to a success. There was quite the turnout. The turnout was, in fact, bigger than expected. This gathering aimed to bring to the…
