LaGuardia Deluxe Edition
(eBook)

[United States] : Dark Horse, 2022.

eBook

English

9781506731193

Deluxe digital edition of the Hugo and Eisner Award winning graphic novel! Exclusive extras include a chapter of Okorafors script, a new cover and never-before-seen art from Ford, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation process, extensive process art section, and more! On a planet Earth bursting with integrated extraterrestrial life, pregnant doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka is fleeing Nigeria under mysterious conditions. Her fianc doesnt know shes left, and shes smuggling an illegal, sentient plant into NYC. There, shell be thrown into a vibrant immigrant community of humans and aliens, fighting for social justice and facing her past and her unexpected future. But to come to America, you must come through LaGuardia Interstellar and International Airport and its still under construction. Science fiction, fantasy, YA, short stories, novels and now comics.Nnedi Okorafor does it all. LaGuardia is a powerful, entertaining story about an important issue, beautifully drawn, with fun aliens. Read it! George R.R. Martin Prescient and profoundly inventive, LaGuardia is a tale of hard-won hopein a world that is both familiar and freshly reimagined.Okorafor and Ford bring unique characters togetherto tella story about what it takes to live by your principles, and to create adifferent andbetter world with the family you choose. G. Willow Wilson "Nnedi Okorafor expands the comics medium with her innumerable talents, stirring vital conversations about race and immigration. LaGuardia explores how the macro scale of interplanetary exchange and the micro scale of plant consciousness can unlock the solutions to global politics, cultural clash, and refugee crisis. Tana Fords ink line imbues all species with warmth, empathy, and playful sci-fi detail. Craig Thompson Okorafor at her best; both timely and weird. LaGuardia jabs pointed fingers at here-and-now paranoia centered around borders and race, while having wild fun creating some of the best extra-terrestrials ever. Nalo Hopkinson (Sandman: House of Whispers, Sister Mine) LaGuardia is unique, playful, heartbreaking, empowering and full of hope for the future. The wisdom Okorafor imparts in each panel pushes back against the darkest urges of our humannature and creates a space that lets usalllive. - John Jennings "Instead of tossing around volatile political issues like a knee-jerk twitter debate, LaGuardia imagines them through the lives of authentic and engaging characters, placing them into a surreal, but shrewd, reflection of our current reality. Fords art deftly balances the unique mix of intense personal drama and cool alien worldbuilding - Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, Batman: White Knight) The best of Okorafors prose personal, political and deeply relatable. Newsarama With Laguardia, Nnedi Okorafor continues her work of bringing a unique, insightful Black African science fiction aesthetic to audiences. - Black Nerd Problems

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