Recently updated on October 24th, 2022 at 04:24 pm
USA comic book publisher, Marvel has launched the first superhero comic set titled ‘Blessing in Disguise’ geographically themed in Nigeria’s Lagos state and inspired by the adoption of the Chibok girls in 2014.
Blessing in Disguise features Ngozi, who is a superheroine fighting evil in Lagos state, Nigeria. This is the first story to be set in an African country by Marvel.
Created by science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor, the story was published as part of Marvel’s Venomverse comic with Ngozi appearing alongside Black Panther and Spider Man villain Venom.
Ngozi is a character based on one of the Chibok girls and is expected to serve as a role model for girls, said the award-winning Nigeria-American writer Nnedi Okorafor. In the words of Nnedi Okorafor:
“I had asked the artist to make Ngozi in the likes of one of Chibok girls … I asked her to draw Ngozi in her likeness.
They were normal girls who suddenly had to deal with a huge change in their lives … and their story of perseverance is so powerful. Like many Nigerian girls, Ngozi comes in a small package but is strong-willed and determined.”
Nnedi Okorafor has created over 20 novels and short stories including award-winning Binti and her debut novel Zahrah The WIndseeker, which won the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa award.
