I can't tell you how many times people ask me about comics from Africa, and I just don't have anything to tell them. From what I can tell, there isn't a single major publisher on the whole continent (please correct me if I'm wrong), but there are promising Indy publishers. one example is Nigerian company Pandora, maker of
Aisha, the story of a street orphan turned black ops/ninja crime-fighter battling powerful but mysterious criminal forces on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. in the first issue, Aisha is sent after a rogue government agent when things go sideways on her.
You can peep a five page preview, and order the book on Indyplanet. based on their
Facebook page, Pandora has other books that I'd like to get a look at too (like the sports comic
Street Soccer). I'll keep you posted on whatever I find!
-samax
ghettoManga.com
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ReplyDeleteAnother great find. I'll have to share it with my readers. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI peeped th preview. It looks very interesting.
ReplyDeleteAisha is a famous Nigerian comic. The story is a really interesting and mysterious story. All comic lovers must read this.
ReplyDeleteThat's what's up! We have become aware of tons of good African comics since I wrote this. What other Nigerian comics do you recommend?
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