LaGuardia
LaGuardia is a four-issue Africanfuturist comic book limited series by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor and artist Tana Ford. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics imprint Berger Books from December 2018–March 2019, when it was also reprinted in a collected trade paperback format. The series takes place in the same universe as Okorafor's Lagoon and Binti trilogy.
Also recorded as LaGuardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration
LaGuardia
- Creator
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Date
- LaGuardia was established or created in 2018.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- comic · science fiction comics
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LaGuardia is a four-issue Africanfuturist comic book limited series by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor and artist Tana Ford. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics imprint Berger Books from December 2018–March 2019, when it was also reprinted in a collected trade paperback format. The series takes place in the same universe as Okorafor's Lagoon and Binti trilogy.
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The story was inspired by Okorafor's own experience with TSA at LaGuardia Airport. In 2020, the collected trade won an Eisner Award and a Hugo Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Schedule — Monthly • Limited — Y • Scifi — y • Publisher — Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics • Startmo — December • Startyr — 2018 • Endmo — March • Endyr — 2019 • Issues — 4 • Writers — Nnedi Okorafor • Artists — Tana Ford • Letterers — Sal Sipriano • Colorists — James Devlin • Tpb — LaGuardia • Isbn — 978-1506710754 • Tpb1 — LaGuardia Deluxe Edition • Isbn1 — 978-1506728599 • Subcat — Dark Horse Comics
Plot
Plot
• Characters: • Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka • Letme Live • Citizen Raphael Nwabara • Future Citizen Lives Chukwebuka
Accolades
Accolades
In July 2020, the collected book won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint, and shortly afterwards won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in August 2020.
Collected editions
• Title — Material collected — Publication date — ISBN • LaGuardia — LaGuardia #1-4, artist sketches, and author's afterword — July 2019 • LaGuardia Deluxe Edition — LaGuardia #1-4, script chapter, new art and cover, creation process descriptions and art — February 2022
Reception
The comic series was well received by critics scoring an average rating of 9.2 for the entire series based on 13 critic reviews aggregated by Comic Book Roundup. It received a starred review from Library Journal where Michael Dudley praised the glowing colors and found that although the characters were not subtle, the real-world story of the problems faced by immigrants was "both humanist and hopeful." Publishers Weekly called the art "wittily illustrated" and also found the colors vivid, ultimately comparing it to the best sci-fi for the story's handling of contemporary debates on immigration policy.
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