The Comic Republic Releases "ERU" Issue III

Promo Flyer for the Release

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“Eru” which literally means fear in the Yoruba language of the populous South-Western people of Nigeria is a dark twisted fantasy comic about an antihero who is really a hero by his deeds ridding the world of evil and its minions. In this third issue, we now get to see Eru's human form,have a better understanding of the hero’s background and what makes him who he is. It is has been likened to a Nigerian spin-off of Spawn with a uniquely African flavour. Loved it and I personally recommend you read it also.

Eru Issue III : Cover Art

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According to the comic’s creator, Tobe Ezeogu he had this to say about the next installment of the comic below paraphrasing:

The Vortex Releases StrikeGuard Comic with Their Ultramodern Website

The Vortex Logo

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“The Vortex” also Vortex Comics is a Media, News and Publishing company situated in the ever evolving creative hub of Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa whose mission is to revamp and publish comics of purely African origin to a wider audience on a global scale. Reviving comic titles by procuring the publishing rights as June XII and Dark Edge created by Ibrahim Ganiyu who we fondly call “Sai Gai”; Mumu Juju created by Etubi Onucheyo such among others.

StrikeGuard’s Fury (Art by Sunkanmi Akinboye)

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Summary

Comic created by Lagos ComicCon Co-founder Ayodele Elegba, Strike Guard (Abolaji Coker) is about a Political Science undergraduate from the University of Lagos. After being murdered by a cult group (gang) and dumped in a grave which belonged to a Yoruba deity he is given a second chance to live. However, this did not come without a price. The spirit of the deity, Ajagbeja, in return uses his body as a host. Abolaji agrees vowing to use his powers against the cult group that murdered him. However his battle reaches out to helpless citizens of Lagos faced by a new wave of spirit entities.

Triggerfish Studios SA Announces Expanded Story Lab Shortlist

 

Triggerfish Story Lab Logo

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Congratulations to Animation SAmembers who made the cut and also to Nigeria's Shina Ajulo (CEO of Sporedust Studios) who is also a member of Animation West Africa

Shina Ajulo of Sporedust-Chicken Core Content Creator

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Triggerfish Animation Studios has shortlisted 23 features and 12 TV series for the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, out of a whopping 1 378 entries from 30 countries across Africa.

Triggerfish had planned to announce a shortlist of 10 features and 10 TV series, but increased this after being pleasantly surprised by both the quantity and quality of the entrants.

Alongside a wealth of emerging talent, the shortlist includes top African creatives like Nnedi Okorafor, a World Fantasy Award winning novelist; Charlie Human, whose debut novel Apocalypse Now Now is currently being adapted by District 9’s Terri Tanchel; award-winning picture book author Alex Latimer; and multi-award-winning directors Donovan Marsh, Hanneke Schutte, Jenna Bass and Wanuri Kahui.

 “These are stories that have a distinct voice and capture the humour, heart and global appeal that we are looking for,” says Anthony Silverston, head of development at Triggerfish.

E.X.O #InkTober Competition

E.X.O Comic Characters, E.X.O, Fury and Oniku

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#InkTober promises to be more interesting with this new development. Get your pencils and gel ink pens for this competition from YouNeek Studios. This month of October has been dedicated to sketches in black or white, gray scale and colours a times to celebrate the beauty of line art and rapid character/concept design development so join in. 

#E.X.O Fan Art Competition Poster

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So it's OFFICIAL!!! In honour of ‪#‎InkTober there will be an E.X.O. fan art competition! The winner goes away with a $100 CASH PRIZE! (Submissions will close October 31st).
The rules are simple:
1. You must pick any of the main characters from the E.X.O. graphic novel (EXO, Fury, Oniku, Twoshots, DREDs). Check out the gallery below for references.
2. Draw them in whatever pose, style (Inks, colour, paint etc.) location, background you see fit (draw multiple characters in one piece if you like).
3. IMPORTANT*** you MUST upload your submission to your page with the hashtag ‪#‎TLoWW and tag us @YouNeekStudios.
4. All submitted art MUST be age appropriate for kids (no profanity).
5. *Submissions END OCTOBER 31st, after that my team will pick the best 3 for final voting. The one (out of the final 3) with the most votes wins, simple!
6. SHARE, TAG and COMMENT to inform any artist that doesn't mind winning a cool $100.

Note: Cash prize will be delivered via VISA gift card, PayPal or Western Union depending on the location of the winner.

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