<img alt = "A Trip to Wakanda: How We Are The official synopsis of Marvel Comics reads:" Shuri is the happiest in a lab, surrounded by gadgets of her own creation, she prefers to test the gauntlets rather than launch them, but a leaderless nation is vulnerable, and Shuri may have to choose between Wakanda's well-being and his own. "
Nnedi Okoroafor , sci-fi author awarded by Hugo and Nebula, who has already contributed to a story about Black Panther: "Long Live The King", made the announcement on Twitter
"?Announcement: I & # 39; "I write Shuri," Okorafor wrote on Twitter, next to a photo of Shuri with Marvel heroes as the Hulk in the background.
Okorafor already enjoys a reputation as one of the most exciting writers of the genre sci-fi. She is known to have built stories with strong female characters in neo-African contexts charged with symbolism.
One of his most acclaimed works to date, "Who Fears Death?" won the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. He is currently in the works to be a HBO drama series produced by Game of Thrones creator, George RR Martin.
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Okorafor has also been working on other Marvel projects in the past, including an eight- A page drawn in Lagos about a girl, Ngozi, titled & # 39; Blessing in Disguise & # 39; for Marvel's Venomverse anthology
The author explains that she loved Shuri for being a young African genius who loves technology and "traveled spiritually until now the past". She saw Wakanda before it was Wakanda, "she told Bustle magazine.
"She is a character from the Marvel Universe who really sings for me," she added.
The fans of the comic and its author expressed their enthusiasm for the ad.
Proposed by the reactions of his followers, Okorafor took on Twitter to appreciate the outpouring of support.
"Wow, what a wave of overflowing excitement … The draft of the second edition is due today Thanks to all for giving me extra energy while I am It also unveiled the cover of the first issue of the series, designed by Sam Spratt, a New York illustrator known for his covers of musicians, Janelle Monae, Logic, and Donald Glover.
Leonardo Romero, artist recognized visual and nominated at Eisner Awards, will give life to writing and add color to stories.
Shuri first took the big screen, thanks to a clever performance of the actress Leticia Wright in the Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther, published in February 2018.
There, she was portrayed as a talented young princess with an affinity for Gadgets who designs armor and devices for her superhero brother, T & # 39; Challa
The Black Panther movie is the # 39, one of the most successful productions of 2018, recording more than $ 1 billion in global profits as of July 17, 2018.
The film also stoked a wave of pro-African sentiments for its rich portrayal of 39, a futuristic civilization on the continent.
