Do You Draw Comics? Manga?

superheroes are what most comic buffs will ask for to start with, so they are a great place to start.

However how do we co-opt the superhero idea to better suit our environment? simply having a superman clone called 'naijaman' or 'oduduwa warrior' or whatever doesnt cut the mustard.

The heroes of most japanese mangas can be called superheroes too, but they don't wear spandex. They are usually colurfully clothed ninjas or samurai that follow a pattern very different from the actual historical reality of these characters, or they are small girls/boys piloting giant robots.

I wonder what OUR motif will be for a superhero?

In a way, naruto & bleach's main characters may be said to be costumed superheroes, too.

The shinigami always wear the white obi and black kimono, and all of them have a sword (zanpakutoh).

The shinobi in naruto all have forehead protectors, but you will also notice they have signature outfits that are more colorful and complicated than what the normal everyday pedestrians wear, and which they never change (many times the outfits can be seen to be unique to a particular family or clan)

In other words, the Japanese have modified the superhero idea to suit their culture. We may do something similar, but rather than copying the manga characters or just drawing men in spandex, maybe the artists here can come up with something original.

We have our own folklore, and our own brand of heroic fantasy. Our heroes and villains tend to use charms and commune with their ancestors rather than martial arts or mutant powers. Could it be possible that a great comic series be derived from this without being another 'eze the warrior prince' or other unappealing, village-bound tale?

you will write a comic book with a pastor as the super hero?   

if you do that i won't read it!
those things are not all true. anyone can learn CHI. that's what they do to control other people's movement. i've seen it being done on TV. not a preaching programme, a martial arts thingy.i don't believe all these falling down things because why would you fall me down? what if my dress opens?

lol because they are scaredy cats   
but seriously, don't. if you do,it will only sell in Nigeria!!!
BE WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to put in my own two kobo. This is the largest collection of raw nigerian art that i have ever seen. Let me inform you that i am storing some of these images as screensavers. I am planning to taunt some of my more artistic friends to death.


IDEA: what if we had a NAIRALAND BATTLE OF THE COMIC WHIZZES. forgive the corny title but i believe it would be awesome and I can already imagine YoruNinja battling it out with the Preacher Man.

Keep up the good work. with talent like this, I see a bright future for Nigerian comic art and other related fields.

Here is the one I did in (2001). This one na Yankee version of 'Black Guardian'. Another super hero that didn't see much daylight.

Finally, 

     Grafikdon you're too good
     do u mind me asking how old u is??

zPixel, you sound like someone that's serious about comics.  What venture are you into?

@ darkman zero I think you can get it from lagos, not sure now ;'cause it's been a long time and I have almost forgotten.

@Garmine, your uncle Grafikdon is in his late twenties.

What do we stand to benefit from this comic carnival?

grafikdon, will chika be available at the carnival

as artistics buffs,u guys sure talk a lot. how about expressing urselves withur art work instead yapping about like hungry ducklings. LET UR ART DO THE TALKING. SHEESH!!!

I wish i could draw like you guys. . . 

    hey here anotha one