LaGuardia
2019 • 141 pages

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From Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award Winner Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, Binti, Akata series) comes Laguardia. Set in an alternative world where aliens have come to Earth and integrated with society, LaGuardia revolves around a pregnant Nigerian-American doctor, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka, who has just returned to NYC under mysterious conditions. After smuggling an illegal alien plant named "Letme Live" through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport's customs and security, she arrives at her grandmother's tenement, the New Hope Apartments in the South Bronx.

There, she and Letme become part of a growing population of mostly African and shape-shifting alien immigrants, battling against interrogation, discrimination and travel bans, as they try to make it in a new land. But, as the birth of her child nears, Future begins to change. What dark secret is she hiding?

From the team behind Black Panther: Long Live the King #6 Nnedi Okorafor and illustrator Tana Ford (Silk, Duck!) this Hardcover collects the entire 4 issue miniseries of Laguardia.


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LaGuardia is a 1-book series first released in 2018 with contributions by Nnedi Okorafor.

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The colors were gorgeous and the message good but this wasn't subtle and had some clunky dialogue. A good book if you need kids to clearly understand theme!

May 13, 2021

Four part story about acceptance of the other. Beautifully rendered artwork and good story.

January 13, 2021

Short and a bit light on plot and depth, but I enjoyed the vivid, colorful art and the science-fiction twist on themes of immigration and diversity.

January 4, 2021