User:Kugali Media

= Kugali Media =

About Kugali
Kugali is an entertainment company designed to provide millions of fans with stories inspired by African culture. Using animation, art, virtual/augmented reality and deeply authentic storytelling, they showcase African stories and bring them to the whole world. These stories respect the history of Africa, embrace its present and imagine its future.

The Founders
Ziki Nelson is an award-nominated writer and entrepeneur with a burning passion for storytelling. His work ranges all the way from comics to films/TV and includes the hit comic, NANI. Hamid Ibrahim is a CG artist with years of experience working on Hollywood blockbusters, using his experience to lead African media to internationally-adjacent levels of quality. Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku is a leader in the Nigerian video game industry with years of experience as a project leader in various professional and artistic spaces.

The comics
Kugali's comics celebrate African culture and tell stories of action, fantasy and mythology using bright and beautiful art.

Lake of Tears
Lake of Tears is a long-form comic book about the many children who are trafficked and forced to work in Ghana’s hazardous inland fishing industry. After being mysteriously saved by Aya and Amina, Kyei decides to join forces with them to bring an end to the network of child slavery Aya and himself had been part of. With themes of childhood trauma, hope and how anyone can make a difference; Lake of tears will be sure to captivate its readers with its social commentary and strong cast of characters who will stop at nothing to bring an end to the child labour in Lake Volta. Lake of Tears is in parts based on a true story and includes elements of fantasy so as to keep it suitable for children and young adults. This was published on 11th January 2018. The creator Kobe Ofei won Ghanaian Nommo Award for this graphic novel.

Monkey Meat
Described as “experimental and fun” by its creator Juni Ba, Monkey Meat - The Nutritious Collection is a collection of three short comics all based on the Monkey Meat universe. With elements of young adult horror blending in with comedy and whimsy, this might be the most unique (and best drawn) comic you've ever read. Its brainless, carnivorous hero battles evil and goes on adventures keeping the people of Ktu safe. Set against a backdrop of steampunk designs and dystopian worldbuilding, Monkey Meat imagines a fantasy dystopian Africa where Djinns have been kidnapping people and using them for their project to use liquified human souls. Published 11th Jan 2018. Juni Ba is a comic book artist, illustrator, writer and character designer from Senegal. He grew up between Senegal and France. His work are heavily influenced by Senegalese art and culture and they often incorporate elements of his life there. With a distinctive art style he has often been compared to Mike Mignola's.

NANI
From Ziki Nelson, creator of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Iwaju, NANI is a mythical take on growing up in Nigeria. Two martial-arts-weilding sisters are kidnapped and whisked away into a land of African legends and must fight to survive their journey home. This graphic novel contains themes of sisterhood, feminism, adventure and mental health. This was published on 6th January 2019. Ziki Nelson's works are heavily influenced by West African mythology and history.

Mill's City's Finest
Mill City's Finest is a fictional action and adventure drama comic about the life of a first-generation African-American Superhero, protecting his hometown from evil. This first volume is the prequel in the Mill City’s Finest series and centres around Togar, his pregnant wife Marie and their son Derik who are about to leave the civil-war ridden Liberia for a new life in the United States. As they prepare to leave, their village is attacked by Jango No Mercy and in the chaos, Derik is taken by the assailants. Now in order to save his son and protect his family Togar must become the masked Momolu he was always meant to be. With elements similar to Black Panther and its fresh take on the immigrant experience, MIll City’s Finest is suitable for all ages. Published on 8th January 2019. As a first generation Liberian-American, the creator Samuel Stevquoah wanted to use his personal experience to create a story rarely seen in media. With a background in animation and by growing up in a culturally heavy Liberian household he gives a new perspective on the superhero genre by personal cultural elements and experiences that first generation African-Americans can relate to.