Been a busy month! Storyboards, story, and the art book are taking shape! #BookTwitter, #indieanimation, #africananimation www.cokercoop.com/blog/2026/4/30/story-boards-and-art-book-updates

Support THE TURNERS, an animated short by Frank Abney @Kickstarter! It hit its funding goal and has 7 hours left. You can still board the train! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra...

The trade is the format Bronze Faces was made for. Alex, Lee and Hass' gorgeous artwork stuns. Pick it up if you can, and enjoy the heist!

BRONZE FACES -a story @shofcoker.bsky.social and I have been building for years- drops on trade paperback. 3 childhood friends plot the heist at the century at the British Museum. Illustrated by Alex Tefenkgi, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou; www.cokercoop.com/bronze-faces

Tomorrow, (31st) our short story, "Hot Ground" is being released in the North American edition of @heavymetalofficial.bsky.social's, "Paradise Lost."🤘🏾Here are a few images of BTS for the book. It was released a couple of years ago in French, now we English luddites get to enjoy it 😚

Prepping the Crocodile Dance Kickstarter digital rewards. OST incoming. What track are you looking forward to the most?

First time in London. First time at a UK convention. We plan to exhibit in London at some point this year. If that happens, it'll be our first international show. We needed intel. What's the vibe? How do folks engage with comics over here? www.cokercoop.com/blog/scouting-london-comic-con-spring

Ho! New blog post about Shof and Nadia's trip to Egypt. That's right, we have a blog. In 2026. www.cokercoop.com/blog/2026/2/26/rain-in-the-desert

I literally had a Queen Idia mask on my wall growing up. Congrats to the team @nyamakop.co.za on the release of Relooted! We hope to follow in your digital footsteps soon enough. For now, time to loot!

The wonderful folks at @ Studio KÄ have started a monthly magazine called SPARK and Crocodile Dance gets a big feature 🙌🏾. We're honored to be spotlighted alongside African animation's history, current affairs, and rising creators. Read here: en.lestudioka.com/spark?utm_ca...

Friend of the Co-Op and all-around-cool guy Curtis Baxter is prepping something special. Follow to be notified when his Kickstarter launches. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cur...

Exactly four years ago Shof and I released our africanfuturist epic, New Masters, published by @imagecomics.com. 190 Pages of afro-scifi cool on sale for under $13! a.co/d/eafv3xE

Reposting this lovely piece of art by @mukabeart.bsky.social, based on Crocodile Dance. The team is humbled!

Final call for Crocodile Dance late pledges! Grab your: Physical Novella | Artbook | Producer Credit The water's rising, but you can still jump in! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks

What a lovely surprise to wake up to! Crocodile Dance got featured on @animag.bsky.social! 🐊 www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/afri...

WE DID IT! $94,604 raised, 909 backers. Crocodile Dance is FUNDED. Thank you to everyone who believed, pledged, shared, and amplified us. Now, we step away from the screen for a couple of days. Have an excellent weekend. We'll be back again next week. THANK YOU! ❤️

1 HOUR LEFT! Crocodile Dance is part of the future of storytelling you want to see.: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks African stories. World-class craft. Unique and unfiltered.

2 HOURS LEFT!: An Art Book. Novella. Original Illustrations & More if you back Crocodile Dance on Kickstarter! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #artbook #africanart #visdev #conceptart

3 HOURS LEFT!: Every frame of our Africanfuturist animated film is rooted in real Nigerian Locations, textures, patterns and designs. bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Pledge Now to be part of the Crocodile Dance story!

4 HOURS LEFT!: Annie Award-winning & nominated, Emmy-nominated creators. Prizes and Awards from Annecy, Durban & Lagos. Our Kickstarter ends TONIGHT! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks

5 HOUR LEFT!: The first major crowdfunded Africanfuturist animated thriller. bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Rewards include an Art Book, Digital Novella, OST and More! #kickstarter #FridayVibes #africananimation

6 HOURS LEFT!: "You are timeless..." Biokun to Roukia. Our story is timeless, but our campaign isn't! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #crocodiledance #animatedfilm #projectswelove

7 HOURS LEFT! The Mami Wata has been waiting for her Origin Story. bit.ly/croc-dance-ks She deserves the same craft and care Pixar & Disney gave Western Stories. Rewteet to spread the word! #animatedfilm #indieanimation #devart

8 HOURS LEFT! "Tsoro baya damun teku." "Fear does not trouble the sea." Is our rallying cry in the FINAL HOURS of Crocodile Dance on kickstarter bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #crocodiledance #animatedfilm #kickstarter

9 HOURS LEFT to back our African Animated Thriller on @kickstarter! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks We're so close to our BIG STRETCH GOAL! Repost/Retweet to appease the Mami Wata! #animatedfilm #indiefilm #kickstarter

Elusu; the Mami Wata holds the great Crocodile of Itesi in her thrall! We're hours away from closing our #kickstarter: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Pledge today and pick up the gorgeous hardcover art book! #artbook #animatedfilm #crocodiledance

FINAL HOURS! We launched our @kickstarter.com with this trailer. 800+ Backers Funded to the tune of $89K (and counting). If we hit $100K, we upgrade every physical novella to hardcover. Let's make this happen! #projectswelove #finalhours #kickstarter #animatedfilm

Crocodile Dance is inspired by traditional and modern-day Nigerian architecture, fashion, and design. Designers like Lagos Space Programme (pic 2) and Studio Lani (pic 3). Kickstarter ends in 48 hrs! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks

FINAL 48 HOURS of Crocodile Dance on @kickstarter.com! Our Africanfuturist animated thriller! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Roukia, a cursed musician confronts the Mami Wata, a feared West African water goddess. OST, Digital short film, & Art books available! #crocodiledance #animation #projectswelove

FINAL HOURS. Our African Animated film is at $78,000. So close to the $85K Nigeria Research Trip stretch goal: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Let's finish strong! #animatedfilm #projectwelove #Nigeria

3 DAYS LEFT! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Stretch Goals for our Kickstarter! The wisdom of the Mami Wata water goddess inspires us to dance with our fears. To dance with a crocodile. For fear does not trouble the sea. #artbook #africananimation #conceptart

And here's an interview with @shofcoker.bsky.social and @shobocoker.bsky.social with Fanboy Nation about Crocodile Dance and the Kickstarter. 3 more days! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks fanboynation.com/coker-coop-t...

These photos are from Shof's last Nigeria research trip to Ado Awaiye. If we hit 85K, we photograph Lagos, Kano, Badagry. bit.ly/croc-dance-ks

We're Funded - Roukia Lives! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks What's next? Stretch Goals. First stop: $85K = Nigeria Research Trip. We visit Lagos, Badagry, Kano, record real griots, and we take you with us (virtually). Let's do this!

We're 100% FUNDED! bit.ly/croc-dance-k... Our whole team is in awe. The support to realize this bold vision in animation is a beautiful thing. The story of Roukia and the Mami Wata will be real! #crocodiledance #africananimation #mamiwata

90% funded! Incredible! We can't wait to dive back into crafting this world.

81% funded. 4 days to go. This is what your support looks like in action: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks From reference photos to final concept art. We need your help to take this level of human-driven craft to the screen! #conceptart #visdev #animation #indieanimation

Africans surfed for centuries. Hollywood hasn't told you that story. Our film will and there are 5 DAYS left to support it: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Crocodile Dance is set in Itesi: a surf town inspired by Lagos & Badagry. Fishermen ride the waves, neon signs flicker, & a goddess rises on the mountain.

5 DAYS LEFT. The Final Sprint. All-or-nothing. Help us bring the Mami Wata origin story to life! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #CrocodileDance #Kickstarter #africananimation #indieanimation

Only 5 more days left to pledge! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D African animated thriller about a cursed musician who must confront a water goddess (Mami Wata) to reclaim her power. #Kickstarter #animatedfilm #crocodiledance #afrofuturism #africanfuturism #africananimation

Thank you Peter! A gem of a human. An animation legend. How lucky we are to have him guide our project ✨

We've hit 600 Backers on #Kickstarter! Can you say "Stretch Goals"? Support us at bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #crowdfunding #indieanimation #projectwelove

6 DAYS LEFT! - Time's Running out to support African Animation on Kickstarter! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Here are some cool process shots from the Crocodile Dance trailer. #indieanimation #africananimation

Here's a Sneak peek at a few tracks from the Crocodile Dance OST. Back the film on #kickstarter: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #FilmMusic #soundtrack #ost #africanfuturism

7 more days to get gorgeous Crocodile Dance art books! You can get them all at bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Support #indieanimation

In many Western tales, you're taught to slay your monsters. In ours, you dance with them. You heal them. Our film is in its final days on Kickstarter: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #Kickstarter #animatedfilm #crocodiledance

Fellow Kickstarter amazing animation folks, Bunlith, have 5 days left to reach super cool stretch goals. Help support this show on Giving Tuesday too <3

#GivingTuesday is about supporting what you believe in. We believe African stories deserve world-class presentation: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks Your pledge is tax-deductible. Our fiscal sponsor @LegendsAnimated is a 501(c)(3). Today, supporting indie African animation also supports your tax return!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTf1... The good folks at the Painted in Color podcast interviewed @shofcoker.bsky.social about Crocodile Dance!

This is how we brought a West African griot to life in Blender. Modeling. Rigging. Animation. This is Roukia. Follow her story on Kickstarter: bit.ly/croc-dance-ks #crocodiledance #b3d #blender3D #characterrigging #animation