The “dream maker” ensuring African animation makes it big
GABRIELLA OPARA, BIRD AFTER a brief stint as a microbiologist, an HIV scare and a bout of depression, Ayodele Elegba quit his hospital job and embarked on an entirely new career as a creative. Now a full-time comic artist, 2D animator and founder of Lagos Comic Con, Elegba might not have made the move if not for a small but scary accident. “I was depressed for four months. I had mistakenly pricked my finger with the syringe used for an HIV test patient. I was so scared I had got the virus. I immediately had an existential crisis. Thankfully, the…