Press
Press.
Coverage of YouNeek Studios and Roye Okupe, and everything you need to write about us.
2025–2026
Recent coverage.
Black America Web · ‘Iyanu: The War of Twin Princes’ Review: Black Animation at Its FinestRead on Black America Web ↗
Advanced Television · Lion Forge closes new distribution deals for Iyanu and Wingfeather SagaRead on Advanced Television ↗
AWN · ‘Iyanu: The War of Twin Princes’ Sets July 11 PremiereRead on AWN ↗
St. Louis American · ‘Iyanu’ returns with a rising stormRead on St. Louis American ↗
Variety · ‘Iyanu’ Creator Roye Okupe on Combining Anime and Afrobeats in Next Project ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’Read on Variety ↗
World Screen · Cartoon Network, HBO Max Slate Iyanu ReturnRead on World Screen ↗
AWN · ‘Iyanu’ Sets Season 2 PremiereRead on AWN ↗
C21 Media · Iyanu puts African animation on the global stageRead on C21 Media ↗
Cartoon Brew · ‘Iyanu’ Creator Roye Okupe Hails the Arrival of ‘Afro-Anime’ as a Global ForceRead on Cartoon Brew ↗
Skwigly · Iyanu Earns Three NAACP Image Award NominationsRead on Skwigly ↗
Skwigly · From the Creator of Iyanu … Comes ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’Read on Skwigly ↗
Graphic Policy · NYCC 2025: Lion Forge unveils an Iyanu Season 2 clipRead on Graphic Policy ↗
Media kit
About YouNeek Studios.
YouNeek Studios is an award-winning, multiplatform entertainment company founded by Roye Okupe. It creates globally resonant stories inspired by African history, culture and mythology across graphic novels, animation, film, television and games. Its flagship property, Iyanu, is an animated series on Cartoon Network and HBO Max and has received three NAACP Image Award nominations.
- Founder
- Roye Okupe
- Publishing
- Dark Horse Comics, 20-book deal
- Sold
- 150,000+ graphic novels
- Iyanu
- #1 kids’ series on Cartoon Network at its debut
Selected coverage
From the archive.
NPR · 2022Creators on the Cusp: Meet Roye Okupe, father of African superheroes ↗ CNN · 2019Roye Okupe talks about his award-winning film, Malika ↗ Africanews · 2019Nigerian animated film Malika makes big screen debut ↗ VICENew York Public Library recommends: the female superhero stories you should be reading right now ↗ The Washington Post · 2016He came to D.C. from Nigeria, and created his own African comic-book universe ↗ NBC NewsAfrican storytelling meets comic books with these new superheroes ↗ CNN · 2015Is it time for an African superhero to save the day? ↗ Forbes · 2015Time for a Nigerian superhero? ↗ Mashable · 2015Nigerian superhero puts a fresh face on graphic novels ↗ BBCAn African superhero to tell an African story ↗ HuffPostWe need to support Black superheroes throughout the African diaspora, too ↗