BRONZE FACES #1 (OF 6) CVR A SHOF (05 Feb Release)

Soho¸ London. Childhood friends Timi¸ Sango¸ and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum's historic purchase of the works of Timi's father¸ the seminal Nigerian artist Adewale Balogun. Timi has been invited as a 'guest of honor¸' but what the Museum is heralding as a triumphant acquisition¸ the trio see as nothing short of brazen cultural theft. Emboldened by a night of drinking and shared outrage¸ they concoct a bold scheme… to steal back the artwork themselves! But when they come into possession of a document called 'the Register¸' outlining dozens of colonial-era stolen artifacts¸ their sights turn even higher to the Benin Bronzes - the British Museum's cache of nearly 1¸500 works of art stolen from the Kingdom of Benin. Celebrated authors Shobo & Shof Coker (New Masters) draw from their Nigerian heritage for the heist of a lifetime¸ joined by acclaimed artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (Once Upon a Time at the End of the World¸ The Good Asian). Prepare for a story that's at once an exhilarating adventure and simultaneously a breathtaking descent into mythology¸ history¸ and the horrors of colonialism¸ perfect for celebrating the start Black History Month.