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LaGuardia : a very modern story of immigration

Title
LaGuardia : a very modern story of immigration / writer, Nnedi Okorafor ; artist, Tana Ford ; colorist, James Devlin ; letterer, Sal Cipriano.
Author
Okorafor, Nnedi
Publication
  • Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Ford, Tana
  • Devlin, James (Comic book artist)
  • Cipriano, Sal
Description
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : chiefly color illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  • "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."--
  • "On a planet Earth bursting with integrated extraterrestrial life, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka is running from Nigeria under mysterious conditions. She's five months pregnant, her fiance doesn't know she's left... and she's smuggling an illegal, sentient plant into New York."--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Extraterrestrial beings > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Emigration and immigration > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Immigrants > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Women, Black > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Pregnant women > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Nigeria > Comic books, strips, etc
  • United States > Comic books, strips, etc
Genre/Form
  • Comic books, strips, etc.
  • Graphic novels.
  • Science fiction comics.
Note
  • "This volume collects Issues #1-4 of LaGuardia."
Call Number
Sc F 19-499
ISBN
  • 9781506710754
  • 1506710751
LCCN
2019012819
OCLC
1090278144
Author
Okorafor, Nnedi, author.
Title
LaGuardia : a very modern story of immigration / writer, Nnedi Okorafor ; artist, Tana Ford ; colorist, James Devlin ; letterer, Sal Cipriano.
Publisher
Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
African Americans
Americans
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Ford, Tana, artist.
Devlin, James (Comic book artist), colourist.
Cipriano, Sal, letterer.
Research Call Number
Sc F 19-499
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