Kenya & Uganda
Workshop-Winners:
Melvin Ochieng Otieno from Kenya and Brian Humura from Uganda are the winners of the local workshop in Nairobi and attended the regional workshop in Ghana.
Melvin Ochieng Otieno: U.S.A.
Click here to view the comic
Melvin Ochieng Otieno (Mel Man to his friends) is a Nairobi born and raised comic book artist, writer and filmmaker. He has been drawing since he first held a pencil and loves telling stories that center around human connection. You can find his first published comic book on Amazon with many more on the way.
Amazon / Facebook / Instagram
Brian Humura: Aganza
Click here to view the comic
Brian Humura is a Ugandan artist/writer with nine years of experience in the Digital Arts Industry. He has worked on a number of comic book projects including the publication of GUARDIAN: ONE OF UGANDAS HEROES and NDAHURA under the flagship of KAB COMICS. His dream is to bring African storytelling to a global stage.
Facebook / Instagram / Instagram
Henry Quotmie: The Vacation
Click here to view the comic
Henry Quotmie is a professional fine artist, an illustrator and animator with love for comic books and animation designs in general. He has over 92 original comic book sketch ups with 13 ready-to-print comic books covering different genres mostly science-fiction, educative and humor.
Instagram / Instagram (Comics) / Instagram (Paintings)
TekArts: Mirror Mirror
Click here to view the comic
TekArts (real name Elijah Wachira Kaburia) is a cartoonist whose work focuses on issues such as social justice, climate change and governance, among others. He has worked with many individuals and organizations, both locally and internationally, to amplify the voice of particular campaigns with effective outcomes. He aspires to make the world a better place, one cartoon at a time.
Twitter / Website
Gichia Mwathi: Emotional Support Monster
Click here to view the comic
Gichia Mwathi is an artist from Kenya. He loves manga and telling stories through the medium. He wants to draw to inspire by great stories of struggle and fantasy and joy.
Facebook / Instagram / Website