The Lagos Comic Con and Nigerian Superheroes
Lagos Comic Con founder, Ayodele Elegba; Song Byeok, a Korean propaganda artist-turned-satirist;writer Sandip Roy from Kolkata, India; novelist Niviaq Korneliussen from Greenland.
Tina Daheley is joined by Lagos Comic Con founder, Ayodele Elegba, to talk comics, characters and costumes coming together for the convention billed as βAfricaβs biggest Geek event.β Also, what might American publisher Marvel's first Nigerian superhero mean for the home-grown Nigerian comic book scene?
We take a tour of The Angkor Panorama, a mysterious museum showcasing North Korean art in Cambodia and Tina talks to Song Byeok, a propaganda artist-turned-satirist, who defected from North to South Korea.
From Kolkata, writer Sandip Roy explores the limits of satire through the work of the Indian comedians who keep pushing their politicians to take a joke.
Also, Tina talks to Niviaq Korneliussen about her novel Homo Sapienne, which caused controversy with its candid take on Greenlandβs challenging social issues.
Photo: An image from the Voyager Comic Credit: Spoof Media
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