Laguardia comic books issue 1
-
Issue #1
Published Dec 2018 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Nnedi Okorafor. Art and Cover by Tana Ford. Set in an alternative world where aliens have come to Earth and integrated with society, LaGuardia revolves around a pregnant Nigerian-American doctor, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka who has just returned to NYC under mysterious conditions. After smuggling an illegal alien plant named 'Letme Live' through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport's customs and security, she arrives at her grandmother's tenement, the New Hope Apartments in the South Bronx. There, she and Letme become part of a growing population of mostly African and shape-shifting alien immigrants, battling against interrogation, discrimination and travel bans, as they try to make it in a new land. But, as the birth of her child nears, future begins to change. What dark secret is she hiding? 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
-
Published Jan 2022 by Dark Horse.$10.00
$10.00
1st printing. Collects Laguardia (2018 Dark Horse) #1-4.
Written by Nnedi Okorafor. Art and cover by Tana Ford.
Deluxe hardcover edition of the Hugo and Eisner Award winning graphic novel! Exclusive extras include a chapter of Okorafor's script, a new cover and never-before-seen art from Ford, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation process, an 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 fiancé doesn't know she's left, and she's smuggling an illegal, sentient plant into NYC. There, she'll be thrown into a vibrant immigrant community of humans and aliens, fighting for social justice and facing her past and her unexpected future.
Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: "The best of Okorafor's prose-personal, political and deeply relatable." - Newsarama
Cover price $29.99. -
Published Jul 2019 by Dark Horse.$10.00
$10.00
1st printing. Collects Laguardia (2018 Dark Horse) #1-4.
Written by Nnedi Okorafor. Art and cover by Tana Ford.
In an alternate world where aliens have integrated with society, pregnant Nigerian- American doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka, has just smuggled an illegal alien plant named Letme Live through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport . . . and that's not the only thing she's hiding. She and Letme become part of a community of human and alien immigrants; but as their crusade for equality continues and the birth of her child nears, Future-and her entire world-begins to change.
Written by Nnedi Okorafor, Hugo and Nebula award- winning author and the writer of Marvel's Shuri, this deluxe trade paperback collects the miniseries and includes artist sketches and afterword from the author.
Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE:
"Laguardia is essential reading for our times." - Comicbook.com
"Classic speculative fiction at its best, coupled with an endearing protagonist, and a vibrant, living sci-fi world rendered by a fantastic art team." - Multiversity.com
Cover price $19.99.
