African comic strips exposed

  1. Posted on Tuesday 6 May 2008 - 08:45
    AfricaNews editor
    Picha.nl
    Funny, horrifying, critical or just pleasant to look at. African comic strips are more popular than ever and African comic drawers are active in every part of the continent, festivals are organized and more comic strip magazines are published throughout the continent.
    African Comics, By Marguerite Abouet, from Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Aya de Youpougon

    This photo gallery is exclusively selected for AfricaNews by the organizers of the Picha exhibition in the Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal, the Netherlands. Comics from South Africa to Ivory Coast are revealed.

    please see the photo's from many African countries below.

    Visit the website of the exibithion, www.picha.nl

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  1. Posted on Tuesday 06 May 2008 12:22
    Dipesh
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    Dipesh Pabari
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    This exhibition should come to Africa! Fantastic post Africa News.
    Dipesh Pabari
  2. Posted on Thursday 08 May 2008 19:32
    paulhouston
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    How does someone in america get a hold of some of these comics or make contact with the publishers or artists themselves?

    Thanks,