Amazon Prime Video’s exclusive multi-year deal with Nigeria’s Inkblot Productions shows that international companies are preparing to target the huge potential audiences of Africa’s streaming and cinema markets.
Make way Black Panther! A whole new crop of African superheroes soon is set to head to audiences, courtesy of Africa’s largest independent comic book publisher.
Comic Republic, distributors of “Guardian Prime” and “Ndoli,” has signed a production deal with Emagine Content and JackieBoy Entertainment that will see many of the African superhero stories in its catalog adapted for film and television.
Created in 2013, the company’s goals are to “shape the perception of the African continent through the high-quality art we create for consumers around the world,” and “to portray a positive global influence of Africa and negate previous misconceptions.”