Ofu Obekpa is a Nigerian-American actor, writer and director on a mission to make his own way into Hollywood. In this interview, he talks about going from growing up in Nigeria to being involved in Marvel productions as a production assistant, then as an actor plus directing the likes of Kevin Nash and Conphidance on his own project Klippers.
Adetokumboh M'Cormack (Battle: Los Angeles, Castlevania, Blood of Zeus) is a brilliant Sierra Leonean actor, voice-actor and director with a notable body of work. He joins us to talk about the evolution of his journey from television and film to animation and how his desire to tell impactful African stories led to him directing his short film, The German King.
Francis Y Brown (CEO of AnimaxFYB Studios) is an animator and director who is passionate about telling the African story. His rags to not-rags story of how he went from being a kid who would create art with mosquito blood and charcoal to being inspired by Walt Disney and Jeff Lew (Killer Bean) to become one of Ghana's notable animators is an inspiration.We discuss his journey, his influences and his Amazon Prime Video deal for his kids show Mmofra.
Zimbabwean actress Sibongile Mlambo (Siren, Lost in Space, Honey 3: Dare to Dance) joins us to talk about going from growing up in Zimbabwe to being an African actress in Hollywood with all its blessings and challenges - black hair issues ladies!We dive into her time as one of the "Merms" on Freeform's 'Siren' and how she once received career advice from Chadwick Boseman who played her onscreen brother in 'Message from the King'.
It's time for part two of our conversations with Jide Martin (CEO) and Wale Awelenje (Head of Writing) of COMIC Republic. This time we discuss African influences on their work and how they honor the traditions and stories that came before us. You can find their work for free at https://www.TheComicRepublic.comAbout the African Comics and Fantasy Explored series:Storytelling is a time honored African tradition. So join the Naija Nerds as they embark on a quest to meet the creators using sequential art to tell stories steeped in African History and Fantasy. Learn about their inspiration, their journey and the awesome stories they are telling about Africa to the world.FOLLOW US:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter: https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsWebsite: https://www.naijanerds.comWATCH THE DRAGON CON PANEL:https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerds/videos/376043553404388/LISTEN:https://naijanerds.com/podcasts/
The first of a three part conversation with Jide Martin (CEO) and Wale Awelenje (Head of Writing) of COMIC Republic about their long friendship, influences and the odyssey behind arguably the largest comic publisher in West Africa.You can find their work for free at https://www.TheComicRepublic.comAbout the African Comics and Fantasy Explored series:Storytelling is a time honored African tradition. So join the Naija Nerds as they embark on a quest to meet the creators using sequential art to tell stories steeped in African History and Fantasy. Learn about their inspiration, their journey and the awesome stories they are telling about Africa to the world.FOLLOW US:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter: https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsWebsite: https://www.naijanerds.comWATCH THE DRAGON CON PANEL:https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerds/videos/376043553404388/LISTEN:https://naijanerds.com/podcasts/
We talk how "Girls get it done!" in The Boys vs how they did it in Avengers Endgame, how well the Boys transitioned from the comic book to TV. Also in this episode, we discuss the Invincible teaser trailer and Watchmen going from snubbed by the Golden Globes to racking up 11 Emmy wins.Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts Contains music by BoxCat Games used under Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
It's Marvel news roundup time! Kamala Khan and She-Hulk have been cast, Samuel L Jackson is getting a Nick Fury series that could tie into Agents of SHIELD and Jamie Foxx may have spoiled his return as Electro into the Spiderverse. Is Marvel going full multiverse with Sony?Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts Contains music by BoxCat Games used under Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Who's enjoying the Boys Season 2? We're not. Or are we? Did The Boys jump the whale? Will Netflix learn to stop cancelling hit shows after two seasons? Who knows! But be sure to listen to the guys as they give a very late review of the first half of the hit Amazon tv series based on the Wildstorm/Dynamite Entertainment comic series. WARNING - There will be spoilers.Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts Contains music by BoxCat Games used under Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Cheyenne Ewulu, our fun-loving and trail-blazing guest, is a writer, actor, director and on-camera host who almost gave John Boyega a case of anime mug envy! She hosts 'Funimation Flashback' and her horror short 'Ex-Roommate' was a finalist at the Hollywood Blood Horror Film Festival in 2019.Join her on a journey to the days of anime past on 'Funimation Flashback' here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VdEH...Watch her short film 'Ex-Roommate' here:https://youtu.be/6g1kare90nEAnd follow her online here:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheyenneTheGeekInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheyennethe...Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts
The final part of our conversation with Roye Okupe, CEO of YouNeek Studios, in which we learn how the support of key partners in Nollywood and the excellence of execution opened doors having stars like Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Femi Branch and Blossom Chukwujekwu appear in Malika -Warrior Queen.You can find Roye at https://www.YouNeekStudios.comAbout the African Comics and Fantasy Explored series:Storytelling is a time honored African tradition. So join the Naija Nerds as they embark on a quest to meet the creators using sequential art to tell stories steeped in African History and Fantasy. Learn about their inspiration, their journey and the awesome stories they are telling about Africa to the world.WATCH THE DRAGON CON PANEL:https://youtu.be/N59XI8BsQoIFollow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts
Part 2 of our conversation with Roye Okupe, CEO of YouNeek Studios where we learn about how he finds the right collaborators, the importance of vision and the struggles of his journey.More from the creator of award winning comic-books and the historical epic: Malika - Warrior Queen.You can find Roye at https://www.YouNeekStudios.comAbout the African Comics and Fantasy Explored series:Storytelling is a time honored African tradition. So join the Naija Nerds as they embark on a quest to meet the creators using sequential art to tell stories steeped in African History and Fantasy. Learn about their inspiration, their journey and the awesome stories they are telling about Africa to the world.FOLLOW US:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter: https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsWebsite: https://www.naijanerds.comWATCH THE DRAGON CON PANEL:https://youtu.be/N59XI8BsQoI
We talk with Roye Okupe, CEO of YouNeek Studios about his journey from reading Supa Strikas comics in Nigeria to creating award winning comic-books and the historical epic: Malika - Warrior Queen.You can find Roye at https://www.YouNeekStudios.comAbout the African Comics and Fantasy Explored series:Storytelling is a time honored African tradition. So join the Naija Nerds as they embark on a quest to meet the creators using sequential art to tell stories steeped in African History and Fantasy. Learn about their inspiration, their journey and the awesome stories they are telling about Africa to the world.FOLLOW US:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter: https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsWebsite: https://www.naijanerds.comWATCH THE DRAGON CON PANEL:https://youtu.be/N59XI8BsQoI
The Naija Nerds hosted the first annual ‘African Comics and Fantasy Explored’ panel at Dragon Con Goes Virtual on Sept 5th, 2020.Join our guests: Roye Okupe (YouNeek Studios), Paul Louise-Julie (Midas Monkee) and Jide Martin (Comic Republic) as they discuss "How To Succeed at Indie Comics with No Support". This panel is for anyone who has ever wondered about the business of comic books, afrofuturism and fantasy in Africa and the African diaspora.Be sure to subscribe and give a great review! And follow us at the links below: come join us, ask questions and have a great time!Find us here!https://naijanerds.comFind YouNeek Studios here!https://YouNeekStudios.comFind Comic Republic here!https://TheComicRepublic.comFind Midas Monkee here!https://MidasMonkee.comSHOW LESS
Nuru gets Olawale and Wale to watch and talk about the highs and lows of Warrior Nun
We discuss Justice Con - the incredible fan-event brought to you by Nerd Queens - and the fallout of the panels featuring with Zack Snyder, Ray Fisher and many others.Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts Contains music by BoxCat Games used under Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We talk about Agents of SHIELD in its final season and discuss what we liked in the Netflix movie 'The Old Guard' starring South Africa's own Charlize Theron and Naija's Chiwetel Ejiofor (yup, we're reminding you they're African every chance we get!) Follow the Naija Nerds here:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenaijanerdsTwitter - https://twitter.com/thenaijanerdsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaijanerdsSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT-zEb4b-na32D0F8I5Uowhttps://www.naijanerds.comListen to our podcast: https://naijanerds.com/podcasts Contains music by BoxCat Games used under Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We talk with Wale Awelenje, a Naija Nerd and writer of Vanguards Union, the latest comic book from The Comic Republic about the journey to their first superhero team-up book.
Sewedo joins the Naija Nerds once more and we discuss the recent news of Michael Keaton's possible return to the role of Batman and what it means for the DCEU. Plus Nuru has a crazy idea for Warner Bros!
The guys spend time talking with playwright, comic-book author and filmmaker Sewedo Nupowaku about his stage play Moremi and the comic book scene in Nigeria.