Nigeria's Chibok Girls Inspire Marvel's New Superhero

Marvel comics are set to publish their first comic with a Nigerian superhero. The comic titled, Blessing in Disguise, written by science fiction author Nnedi Okorafor - introduces a new superhero Ngozi - a character inspired by the over 200 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014.

A preview page of Nnedi Okorafor's 8-page short, Blessing in Disguise.

Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor's comic.

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