Black Panther’s Shuri to Get Her Own Series

Despite the fate of Black Panther‘s Shuri being unknown because of Thanos’ handiwork in Avengers: Infinity War, the problem-solving teen genius has found another way for her story to continue.

Shuri, the princess and tech leader of the fictional kingdom of Wakanda, was arguably the standout character of Marvel‘s Black Panther.

Have access to cool moments from your favourite siblings in the Marvel Universe on May 8th! Movie nights will never be the same 😆🙏🏾

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With her brilliant mind, witty humor, and charming attitude, T’Challa’s amiable little sister quickly became a fan favorite.

While Shuri’s absence from the third installment of the Avengers was disappointing, fans can be happy in knowing that the STEM superhero will get her own standalone comic book series.

Cover I painted for Marvel’s “Shuri” (Black Panther’s genius sister) written by the incredible @nnediokorafor and drawn by @leo_romero11 . This’ll also be my 1st ongoing comic series as Marvel brought me on to tackle cover art for every issue in the 1st arc so … gotta lotta beads & braids to draw. Shouts to Leo for the killer redesign of Shuri, and huge thanks to @naomielizee who is my model for Shuri.

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According to Bustle, the comic’s storyline will follow Shuri. who will be forced to choose between herself and her people, when she must leave her lab to take on the role of Wakanda’s leader while her brother is lost in space.

The comic, simply titled Shuri, will be written by Nigerian-American sci-fi author, Nnedi Okorafor, and will be drawn by artist Leonardo Romero, with the cover art by illustrator Sam Spratt.

Here is the illustration for the first issue of Shuri (written by me, art by @Leo__Romero). I love it soooooo much!

The cover artist for this is @SamSpratt. He did the album cover for @JanelleMonae’s Electric Lady. 😃!!!#WakandaForever 🙅🏾‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/ptLKUqDnxB

— Nnedi Okorafor, PhD (@Nnedi) July 18, 2018

The comic is set for release this October.