Animals Talk, Wars Spark—Humanity Gets the Memo Too Late
LineBug Studios, led by Nigerian illustrator Sunkanmi Akinboye (famed for his work on Malika, EXO, Iyanu: Child of Wonder, among others tjacomics.medium.comPenguin Random House Library Marketing), just dropped their latest comic: Kasar Rana: Uprising. This Afro-fantasy epic takes place in a fractured world where a forgotten spell gave animals sentience—and chaos caught fire.
A Girl, Her Crew, and a Planet on the Brink
In the middle of this escalating animal-human conflict stands a young human girl and her companions. They face a brutal choice: save their world…or protect the minds of those they love. Spoiler: whichever path they choose, someone’s getting their tail—or dignity—kicked.
Creator With a Track Record Isn’t New to This
Akinboye isn’t just some flash-in-the-pan illustrator—he’s the maestro behind YouNeek Studios’ universe and has been instrumental in visually defining Malika and EXO tjacomics.medium.comPenguin Random House Library Marketing. If you’ve ever seen Afro-fantasy done well, there’s a chance he painted it. Now he’s unleashing his own saga.
Launch Date: Get Your Swipe-File Ready
The comic is slated for a digital release on September 8, 2025, with teaser art and concept pieces already floating online Facebook. Expect epic world-building, morally grey dilemmas, and more beasts speaking subtext than your group chat ever does.
Hold onto your sketchpads, because Kasar Rana: Uprising isn’t waiting for polite applause—it’s here to rewrite how assets talk…and how worlds fight back.