This prompt was made in response to a request by two Kenyan artists, Odile Art and Nemo. Recently, Juni Ba, in partnership with Kugali launched an African prompt list, Kugalinktober, separate from the official #Inktober list. Juni Ba along with other artists was commissioned to celebrate the “Excellence” of creators of colour with a number of variant covers in a series called Visions of Excellence. In May of 2019, he was one of the artists selected to make variant covers of Excellence by Image Comics. Namely, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber (together with Hass Otsmane-Elhaou ), Ndaw, Kayin and Abeni (together with Keenan Kornegay) and Monkey Meat.

Juni Ba is a prolific artist and comic creator with about 4 titles to his name so far. Unlike Mike Mignola, Juni Ba’s art takes inspiration from his home city, Dakar and is a refreshing take on African art. His uninhibited, free-flowing lines, the calm, pastel nature of his colours and the bizarre and sometimes macabre style of his art are truly unique. The bio on his website reads, “Juni was born in Senegal. After years between different cultures, decided to channel his influences in his passion for illustration. He is open to all projects, especially the strangest ones.”Ī cursory look at Juni Ba’s art and you can immediately understand the last part of his bio, “especially the strangest ones.” Juni’s art is often compared to Mike Mignola, the creator of Hell Boy and it’s not difficult to see why. He is currently based in Montpellier, France.

Juni Ba, is a comic book artist, illustrator, writer and character designer from Senegal.

Djeliya by Juni Ba