ZEBRA COMICS: E.N. EJOB & His Team Going Places

At least we all have at some point read and have enjoyed beautiful colored pictures in comic books during our youthful days. Am very certain that people born from the early 80s and the early 90s will sure confirm how scarce these books were back then. We sure will remember how as kids in primary school we flocked behind any kid who had a copy of such books just in order to get a glimpse. These are good old memories because technology has come right to our door steps and such books are now produced by our own compatriots. With this said, I am happy and proud to introduce Zebra Comics Inc. you may have already heard about this company that produces such great comic books but this is one more opportunity for you to know them better.

Zebra Comics was created in 2016, although the idea had been nurtured for years before then.  Zebra Comics Inc. as you may have heard before now is a Cameroonian startup company initiated and brought to life by E.N. Ejob and his friends, Franklin Agogho, Ejob Gaius, Njoka Suyru, Jude A. Fonchenalla, An Nina, and Ejob Ben. The company is focused and dedicated to producing African comic books, illustrated short story books, cartoon animations and video games. Who could have imagined some twenty or twenty five years back that such computerized form of drawing and design will be possible in Cameroon? Of course, E.N. Ejob and his team have proven their talents and have brought the name of the country into the spotlight of African graphic designing.

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It is to be noted that before Zebra comics got to where it is now, it began by publishing a magazine in November 2017 called "Zebra Comics 3-in-1, Special". This magazine was a catalogue of three stories: Aliya, Totem and Tumbu. The magazine was presented at the MboaBD Festival in November and December 2017, and it received much admiration and acclamation from the Douala and Yaoundé public present at the event. To that effect, over 400 copies of that début magazine were sold. From then on, Zebra Comics has been moving from strength to strength due to the hardworking and enthusiastic nature of the team and supportive character of the public. As a result of the companies growing name and admiration, it  ended up partnering with other animation, comic book and video game creators in Cameroon as well as in Nigeria.

As of this April 2018, Zebra Comics began officially publishing its comic books as separate editions, no longer as part of one magazine. In this light, Zebra Comics presented its first comics separate editions on April 6th 2018 during a book signing event in partnership with their new publishers Editions Akoma Mba at  the Librairie Des Peuples Noirs at the Don Bosco building opposite SNI Yaoundé.  Of course, from here forth, the mentioned library will sell future Zebra Comics titles.

During the recent book signing event, the titles presented were ALIYA ; a story about a young African entrepreneur woman who discovers that there's more to her than meets the eye. Her life is surrounded by mysteries and conspirators. Aliya consists of 40 pages of fine and interesting comic book content printed on a glossy hard cover, and all 40 pages are in color. Isn’t this worth celebrating my dear people?

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Another interesting book presented at the signing was TOTEM: A comic story set during the13th century in Africa. The book tells the story of the struggles of an Albino child called Akam who realizes that society and culture did not accept him for who he is. However, twists and turns in the story later on revealed him to be something more than just an albino. This story is imbedded deep into our African lore as well as it explores the beauty of African cultures, traditions and values. In it, you'll be able to identify certain aspects unique to some Cameroonian tribes as well as those from other parts of Africa. It’s to be noted that Totem also has the same print quality as Aliya.

TUMBU was also presented to the public during the book signing. This comic is the most..."comic", in that it not only expresses humour but it is a probe into the realities of our contemporary society. What we call “Quarter life". Tumbu is the main character through whom we observe society. It is quite a fun read. However, this book goes beyond the comic to also handle very mature themes. Therefore, so adults can easily relate and grasp the beauty of this title too. Tumbu also has the same print quality as the rest of the comics. The quality of these comic books was endorsed and assured by Zebra Comics and their partners, Editions Akoma Mba in league with Colorix printers.

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Zebra comics will publish quarterly that is every three months so that readers can follow up from the previous episodes. For the future, Zebra Comics also intends to launch its 2D animation program in 3 years and it's video game sector in 5 years’ time.

In an exclusive with Kwata Vibes, E.N. Ejob revealed some of his believes by stating that, it is better to adapt a story into a 2D/3D cartoon animation on characters that fans are familiar with. That's why, the comic book phase is very important. As a result, Kwata Vibes confidently surmises that Zebra Comics will within the nearest future come up with their own animated cartoons. We must be expectant of this and hail this company for what they have achieved so far. Ejob went on to reveal to Kwata Vibes that in 2019, Zebra Comics plans to start doing monthly publications. Also, we were informed that Zebra Comics Inc. has an app on Google Play Store and it is on free download and the updated version of the app will be published in May 15th 2018.

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Press Conference with partners

Available Zebra Comics Titles

Zebra Comics App on Playstore

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To discover more about Zebra Comics, visit their website at www.zebracomics.com or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ZebraComicsInc/  and Instagram at  Zebra Comics Inc.

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