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Iyanu: Child of Wonder (2022)

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smashpages · 10 months

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As a part of their ongoing publishing agreement, Dark Horse and YouNeek Studio have announced a new graphic novel, The Asiri Vol 1. The 128-page graphic novel features writing by YouNeek founder Roye Okupe, interior art by Samuel Iwunze, colors by Toyin Ajetunmobi, letters by Spoof Animation, and cover art by Sunkanmi Akinboye and Etubi Onucheyo.

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frackadactyl · 1 year

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Nigerian Comics Warrior Queens Endorsed History

#Nigerian #Comics Warrior Queens from @comicrepublicng @YouNeekStudios and @epochcomics_ng don't come from nowhere you know. But the historical figures that helped create #Nigeria

A recent pattern coming from Nollywood involves the warrior queens of Nigerian Comics. That might be because these characters connects to two of Nigeria’s historical heroes. Larger than life patriots like Guardian Prime are all well and good, but a little nostalgia goes just a little further. When Nigeria has two historical warrior queens, what better way to show your nation’s pride than…

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geekcavepodcast · 1 year

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YouNeek YouNiverse Crossover Happening in “The Oloris: Heroes Will Unite”

Dark Horse and YouNeek Studios have announced a YouNeek YouNiverse corssover. The Oloris: Heroes Will Unite Vol. 1 hails from writer Roye Okupe, artist Sunkanmi Akinboye, colorist Etubi Onucheyo, and lettering by Spoof Animation.

“When an unknown anarchist unleashes an army of extraterrestrial androids on the continent of Africa, Malika—legendary warrior queen of the 15th-century West African Empire, Azzaz—must put together a team of "unlike-minded" heroes to respond before it's too late. Featuring appearances from other YouNeek YouNiverse heroes like EXO, Fury, and WindMaker, several YouNeek storylines finally converge.” (Dark Horse)

The Oloris: Heroes Will Unite Vol. 1, featuring a cover by Sunkanmi Akinboye, goes on sale in bookstores on August 8, 2023, and in comic shops on August 9, 2023.

(Image via Dark Horse - Sunkanmi Akinboye’s cover of The Oloris: Heroes Will Unite Vol. 1)

#oloris heroes will unite #oloris #roye okupe #sunkanmi akinboye #etubi onucheyo #spoof animation #youneek #youneek studios #dark horse #youniverse #malika #exo #windmaker #TGCLiz

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shadowwingtronix · 1 year

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BW's Daily Article Link> YouNeek Studios

Critics of race swaps, especially in mythology based on European folklore, wonder why nobody has considered tapping into African folklore to make something unique in fantasies and superheroes. It is relatively untapped as previous stories come from British, French, Japanese, Incan or Native American influences…to varying degrees of fidelity mind you. During a Free Comic Book Day preview a few…

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graphicpolicy · 1 year

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Iyanu's journey continues in Iyanu: Child of Wonder Volume 3

Iyanu's journey continues in Iyanu: Child of Wonder Volume 3 #comics #comicbooks

Dark Horse Books and YouNeek Studios present the next chapter in the tale of Iyanu in Iyanu: Child of Wonder Volume 3. Writer and head of YouNeek Studios, Roye Okupe is joined by artist Chima Kalu, colorist and cover artist Godwin Akpan, and letterer Spoof Animation to bring you this empowering tale inspired by African culture, history, and mythology. Iyanu is soon to be an HBO Max/Cartoon…

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#chima kalu #dark horse #Dark Horse Comics #godwin akpan #graphic novel #graphic novels #iyanu: child of wonder #roye okupe #spoof animation #youneek studios

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mariacallous · 2 days

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For almost a decade, Nick Roy has been scanning North Korea’s tiny internet presence, spotting new websites coming online and providing a glimpse of the Hermit Kingdoms’ digital life. However, at the end of last year, the cybersecurity researcher and DPRK blogger stumbled across something new: signs North Koreans are working on major international TV shows.

In December, Roy discovered a misconfigured cloud server on a North Korean IP address containing thousands of animation files. Included in the cache were animation cells, videos, and notes discussing the work, plus changes that needed to be made to ongoing projects. Some images appeared to be from an Amazon Prime Video superhero show and an upcoming Max (aka HBO Max) children’s anime.

The findings and security lapse—detailed in a report by the Stimson Center think tank's North Korea–focused 38 North Project, which helped analyze the findings along with Google-owned security firm Mandiant—provide a glimpse at how North Korea can use skilled IT and tech workers to raise funds for its heavily sanctioned regime. It also comes as US officials increasingly warn about North Korean IT workers infiltrating companies and their outsourcing.

North Korea’s internet is a small—and fragile—space. The repressive nation only has 1,024 IP addresses and around 30 websites that connect to the global internet. While there is a limited internal intranet, only a few thousand of the country’s 26 million people can get on the internet. When they do, it’s highly controlled: These select few North Koreans can use the internet for an hour at a time and have a person sitting next to them approving their use every five minutes.

When Roy discovered the exposed cloud server, it was being updated on a daily basis. Martyn Williams, a senior fellow on the 38 North Project who helped analyze the contents of the server, says the server likely allowed work to be sent to and from North Korean animators. The server itself is still live, but it mysteriously stopped being used at the end of February. While there is a login page, its contents can be accessed without a username and password. “I found the login page after I found all the exposed files,” Roy says.

Inside, the files contained editing comments and instructions in Chinese which were translated to Korean, the researchers write in their report. “For a lot of the animation files, we would find things like spreadsheets with details of the workflow,” Williams says. A sample of the files shared with WIRED show detailed anime images and video clips, with notes for the authors and date stamps on various files. In one instance, the report says, an animator was “asked to improve the shape of the character’s head.”

Based on the documents and drawings, the researchers were able to identify some of the shows and projects the North Koreans were working on. Some of the projects included work from season 3 of the Amazon show Invincible, which is produced by California-based Skybound Entertainment. There were also documents linked to Max and Cartoon Network show Iyanu: Child of Wonder, produced by YouNeek Studios, as well as files from a Japanese anime series and an animation studio in Japan.

Some file names gave away clues about the series and episode numbers. There were also files and projects the researchers could not identify—including a “bunch of files” with videos of horses and a Russian book on horses, Williams says.

Sanctions placed upon the North Korean regime, for its ongoing human rights abuses and nuclear warfare programs, prohibit US companies from working with DPRK companies or individuals. However, the researchers say it is highly unlikely that any companies involved would have a clue about North Korean animators working on the shows, and there is nothing suggesting the companies violated any sanctions or other laws. “It is likely that the contracting arrangement was several steps downstream from the major producers,” the report says.

Spokespeople for Amazon and Max spokesperson declined to comment for this story. YouNeek Studios did not respond to a request for comment.

“We do not work with North Korean companies, or Chinese companies on Invincible, or any affiliated entities, and have no knowledge of any North Korean or Chinese companies working on Invincible,” a spokesperson for Skybound Entertainment says. “We take any claims very seriously and have commenced an investigation into this.” In a post on X, the company characterized the findings as “unconfirmed” and said it is working with authorities to investigate.

Williams says it is possible that a front company in China is used to help disguise the activity and involvement of North Koreans. The researchers were able to analyze connections to the exposed server and, despite most having their location masked by a VPN, spotted access from Spain and three Chinese cities. “All three cities are known to have many North Korean–operated businesses and are main centers for North Korea’s IT workers who live overseas,” the report says.

While Williams says the researchers did not find any identifiable names of North Korean organizations buried in the files, the country has a well-established animation company called April 26 Animation Studio, which is also known as SEK Studio. Originally set up in the 1950s, the studio has worked on hundreds of international TV shows and movies.

However, in recent years, the US Treasury Department has sanctioned SEK Studios, individuals linked to it, and various “front companies” that it says are used to “work for foreign customers.” Many of these have links to China, according to the sanctions. “SEK Studio has utilized an assortment of front companies to evade sanctions targeting the government of the DPRK and to deceive international financial institutions,” a statement issued as part of the sanctions in 2021 says.

The main aim of these efforts, says Michael Barnhart, a North Korea researcher at Mandiant, is to raise money for the North Korean regime. The country’s hackers and scammers have stolen and extorted billions of dollars to help fund its military ambitions in recent years, including from huge cryptocurrency heists. In early 2022, the FBI issued a 16-page alert warning companies that remote North Korean freelance IT workers were infiltrating businesses to earn money they could funnel back home.

“The volume is much higher than we were expecting,” Barnhart says of North Korea’s IT workers. They are constantly changing their tactics to avoid being caught, he says. “We had one not too long ago, where during the interview, the person’s mouth was just off-frame. You could tell that someone in the background was speaking on their behalf.” Technically, Barnhart says, companies should verify their remote workers’ devices and make sure that there is no remote software connecting to a company laptop or network. Businesses should also put extra efforts at the hiring stage by training HR staff to detect possible IT workers.

However, he says, increasingly there is a greater crossover between North Korean IT workers and individuals who are members of known hacking groups or classified as advanced persistent threats (APTs). “The more we focus on IT workers, the more we’re starting to see APT operators and efforts blending in with those,” he says. “This might be the most quick learning-on-your-feet, nimble nation-state that I've ever seen.”

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troythecatfish · 18 hours

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mayamistake · 3 months

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"Join the heroes from across YouNeek Studios' YouNeek YouNiverse as they unite for the first time in this epic graphic novel crossover event! When an unknown anarchist unleashes an army of extraterrestrial androids on the continent of Africa, Malika—legendary warrior queen of the 15th-century West African Empire, Azzaz—must put together a team of "unlike-minded" heroes to respond before it's too late. Featuring appearances from other YouNeek YouNiverse heroes like E.X.O., Fury, and WindMaker, several YouNeek storylines finally converge. Dark Horse and YouNeek Studios continue stories in a shared universe of African fantasy and superhero stories—the YouNeek YouNiverse!"

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deadlinecom · 6 months

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comicbuzzofficial · 11 months

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Dark Horse Announces The Asiri Volume 1

New graphic novel from YouNeek Studios.

https://comicbuzz.com/dark-horse-announces-the-asiri-volume-1/

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stevelandia · 2 years

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smashpages · 1 year

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Dark Horse Books and YouNeek Studios will continue their partnership and release the first volume of The Oloris in August.

The newest graphic novel in the YouNeek line is a crossover featuring characters from the various YouNeek Studios titles — some of whom aren’t alive at the same time. It’s written by Roye Okupe, with interior art and cover art by Sunkanmi Akinboye, colors by Etubi Onucheyo and lettering by Spoof Animation.