BOOM! Studios is recruiting lauded authors Shobo and Shof for the heist of the century in the new comic book series Bronze Faces. Along with artist Alexandre Tefenkgi, the book, per PR, is “a story that’s at once an exhilarating adventure and a breathtaking descent into mythology, history, and the horrors of colonialism.”
“Bronze Faces is our bold answer to the question, ‘What if we took our heritage back by any means necessary?’ We’ve crafted a story that’s part heist, part homecoming, and part myth. I can’t wait for readers to dive into the action with us,” said Shobo via press release provided to Comic Book Club.
Added Shof, “Bronze Faces is an idea we all may have had at some point standing in some of the world’s most prominent museums. ‘What happens if I just took that priceless sculpture home with me back to Nigeria? While jamming to afrobeat, preferably Fela, wearing a bronze leopard mask, flipping the bird, and wearing a stylish getaway outfit that you can see from space’… Right?!”
In the book, three friends reunite in London at the British Museum to steal back artwork taken by the museum… But when they do, they discover they’re in possession of “The Register,” a book that lists over 1,500 works stolen from the Kingdom of Benin. And the job just snowballs from there.
“The creation process for Bronze Faces is completely different than what I’ve ever done so far,” said Tefenkgi. “The creative team is composed as if we were crafting an animated feature, which is new and thrilling for me. So much care, research and attention to details are being put into this work, it’s just mad. I couldn’t NOT be a part of this, even if the challenge of drawing these issues is definitely going to make me sweat this winter!”
Bronze Faces #1 features a main cover by Shof, and variants by Tefenkgi, Dan Mora, and Tula Lotay. You can check out the covers, and designs by Shof, below. And click for larger versions.
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