William MorrowDeath of the Author I hadn’t previously read anything by Nnedi Okorafor when I picked up , but after only a few pages in, I found myself making a mental note to add everything else she’s ever written to my To Read pile.Okorafor coined the term "Africanfuturism," describing a subcategory of science fiction that's "more directly rooted in African culture, history, mythology and point-of-view" than the more "America-centric" Afrofuturism.is kind of like two books in one, following Nigerian American main character Zelu through her meteoric rise to fame as the author of an unexpected hit novel, , and bringing us into said novel, set in a humanless future society inhabited by robots and AI.
Zelu, a disabled mid-30s writer with a huge extended family, is going through a rough patch when the book starts, and has to fight to be taken seriously by the people around her when she becomes successful overnight.She faces constant pushback as she tries new things, like self-driving cars and an exoskeleton mobility aid.The family dynamics and the world she lives in — on the cusp of major change driven by technological advancements — felt very real, and I became much more invested in their drama than what was playing out in .
But it’s all in there for a reason, and the two narratives weave together well to create an immersive and thought-provoking story.$21 at AmazonDark Horse ComicsFML #1 is tough to categorize.It’s a lot of things — a supernatural teen drama, a pandemic/dystopian America story, a crime thriller.
It throws all of this at you with a tongue-in-cheek tone to paint a picture of a reality in which things are both gravely serious and absolutely ridiculous… kind of like the way things feel in real life right now.Set in Portland, Oregon, follows Riley (a teenager who accidentally gets turned into a large, hairy beast), his friends and bandmates, and his ex-punk mom as they navigate a world that seems to be falling apart around them, while each dealing with their own personal BS.I already can't get enough of this series.
Kelly Sue DeConnick’s writing is so on point, and the art by David López is gorgeous.is colored by Cris Peter, with lettering by Clayton Cowles.I only found out about it last week or so when the third issue came out, and after buying the first one I had to immediately consume the next two entries too.
The fourth issue will be released February 26.$3 at Amazon
