{"product_id":"laguardia-deluxe-edition-hardcover","title":"Laguardia Deluxe Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNnedi Okorafor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTana Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeluxe 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, extensive process art section, and more!\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut to come to America, you must come through LaGuardia Interstellar and International Airport... and it's \u003ci\u003estill\u003c\/i\u003e under construction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Science fiction, fantasy, YA, short stories, novels... and now comics. Nnedi Okorafor does it all. \u003ci\u003eLaGuardia \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful, entertaining story about an important issue, beautifully drawn, with fun aliens. Read it!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-George R.R. Martin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Prescient and profoundly inventive, \u003ci\u003eLaGuardia \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of hard-won hope in a world that is both familiar and freshly reimagined. Okorafor and Ford bring unique characters together to tell a story about what it takes to live by your principles, and to create a different - and better - world with the family you choose.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- G. Willow Wilson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNnedi Okorafor expands the comics medium with her innumerable talents, stirring vital conversations about race and immigration. \u003ci\u003eLaGuardia\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Ford's ink line imbues all species with warmth, empathy, and playful sci-fi detail.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Craig Thompson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Okorafor at her best; both timely and weird. \u003ci\u003eLaGuardia\u003c\/i\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eSandman: House of Whispers, Sister Mine)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 human nature and creates a space that lets us all live.\" - John Jennings \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead of tossing around volatile political issues like a knee-jerk twitter debate, \u003ci\u003eLaGuardia \u003c\/i\u003eimagines them through the lives of authentic and engaging characters, placing them into a surreal, but shrewd, reflection of our current reality. Ford's art deftly balances the unique mix of intense personal drama and cool alien worldbuilding\" - Sean Murphy (\u003ci\u003ePunk Rock Jesus, Batman: White Knight)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best of Okorafor's prose-- personal, political and deeply relatable.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Newsarama \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eLaguardia\u003c\/i\u003e, Nnedi Okorafor continues her work of bringing a unique, insightful Black African science fiction aesthetic to audiences.\" - Black Nerd Problems\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNnedi Okorafor\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nigerian-American author of African-based science fiction, fantasy, and magial realism for children and adults. Her works include \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eBinti \u003c\/i\u003enovella trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAkata\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eLagoon, \u003c\/i\u003eMarvel's \u003ci\u003eShuri\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther: Long Live the King.\u003c\/i\u003e She s the winner of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eZahrah the Windseeker\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTana Ford\u003c\/b\u003e is an American comic book artist whose indie work earned her a \u003ci\u003eQueer Press Grant\u003c\/i\u003e in 2010. She is a \u003ci\u003eLambda Literary Award\u003c\/i\u003e finalist and has drawn \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek, Jem \u0026amp; the Holograms, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGwenpool.\u003c\/i\u003e She is perhaps best known for her work on Marvel's \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Cindy Moon. She has previously worked with Okorafor on Marvel's \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e, creating a new superhero girl called Uzaru. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 10.39 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767204184352,"sku":"9781506728599","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78c38def3e8442e9b75d05ddf925a74d.webp?v=1780306483","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/laguardia-deluxe-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}