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AN AFRICAN COMICS ANTHOLOGY

THE BEGINNING

In Africa there have been stories passed
down for generations. These magical tales
filled our hearts and opened our minds
to endless possibilities. These fantastic
stories still exist within the oral tradition.
However, in order to share our stories
with the world we need to think of new
ways to showcase our culture.

KUGALI ANTHOLOGY

The Kugali Anthology is a collection of
some of the best African comics.
The anthology features over a dozen
incredibly talented creators from 10
different African countries. The
anthology is split into two wings. The
Regular edition designed for all
ages and the Raki edition created for
mature readers that like their stories
a little more dark and gory.
                                          PROJECTS

STORIES

MUMU JUJU

A fantasy adventure
series that follows
the wayward
adventures of the
Mortar and the
Pestle. Written and
illustrated by Etubi
Onucheyo.

STORIES

UNDER A JOVIAN SUN
A sci-fi series set in
Morrocco in the year
3125 that follows
a group of street
urchins simply trying
to survive in the
street of Kebbah.
Created by Shobo
and Shofela.

STORIES

BILL MASUKU

RAZOR MAN
Set in a world
that is paralleling
current events
in Zimbabwe.
Written and
illustrated by
Bill Masuku.

STORIES

KAYIN AND ABENI
A sci-fi adventure
comic inspired by
African Culture
and aesthetics.
Created by Juni
Ba and Keenan
Kornegay

STORIES

IKU
A dark fantasy set
across 13th century
West Africa that
follows the plight of
a cursed warrior on
the brink of Madness.
Created by Ziki
Nelson and illustrated
by Calvailust.

STORIES

ORO
A modern dystopia set
in Nigeria that follows a
young prince cast into
his forest by his parent.
However, a group of spir-
its take custody of the
child and teach him the
ways of magic. Created
by Gbenle Maverick.

LAUNCH

PROJECTS
                                                           30% FUNDED
                                                           IN 3 DAYS

                                            50% FUNDED
                                               IN 5 DAYS

                                                           100% FUNDED
                                                           IN 10 DAYS
THE KICKSTARTER
                                        1ST STRECH GOAL
                                             SMASHED IN
On March 28th we launched our                  24 HOURS

Kickstarter campaign for the
anthology and achieved great success.
We were able to attract more
readers and people that now are
familiar with this amazing project.

In 10 days we were able to achieve                         250% FUNDED
our goal of £10,000 and by the end
we got £25,451.
                                                      END

KICKSTARTER SUCCESS

  KICKSTARTER’S
                   254% 775
                       FUNDED        BACKERS HELPED US
PROJECTS WE LOVE   £25,451 PLEDGED     ACHIEVED THIS

PROJECTS

THE MAGAZINE
Launched in 2017 The Kugali Magazine was the
predecessor to the Kugali Anthology. This was
the first Pan-African comic anthology featuring
serialized chapters from three African comic
book series, and articles on African Art or culture.
The main difference between the magazine and
the anthology is that the former was monthly
while the latter will be quarterly.

The magazine is also 60 pages in length while
the anthology is over 200 pages. Although we’ve
halted the production of the Kugali magazine
copies of previous editions are still available at
store.kugali.com.

Both the anthology and
the magazine are split into
two wings: Regular and
Raki.

The Regular Edition which
is designed for all ages and
will feature comics such as
Under a Jovian Sun, Razor
Man and Mumu Juju.

The Raki edition was
created for mature
readers that like their
stories a little more dark
and gory.

It features comics such
as Oro, Kayin and Abeni,
and Iku.

PROJECTS

KUGALI WEBSITE

We are currently running a beta with
the goal of assembling a discovery
platform for African narratives
across comics, video games, film and
television. Users can gain early access
on beta.kugali.com and keep tabs on
the Kugali blog.

PROJECTS

                     KUGALI CHANNEL

           We launched our youtube channel
            where we cover gaming, film and
           tv with gameplay clips, trailers and
            spotlight videos from the various
               content creators kugali covers.

THE PRESENT

Kugali showcases the best African
stories by Africans using comics, art
and animation. These are stories that
respect the history of Africa, embrace
the present and imagine a future.

THESE ARE A FEW
             OF THE BLOGS AND
FEATURED   WEBSITES WHERE KUGALI
            HAS BEEN FEATURED.

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