An Exclusive Announcement: “Buckhead”, An AfroFuturist Series About African Myth, Video Games, & Virtual Reality

Discover a Thrilling New Sci Fi Series About African Immigrants in Small Town USA in November 2021 LOS ANGELES, CA (September 16, 2021) – BOOM! Studios today announced a new original five-issue limited series, BUCKHEAD, an astonishing new Afrofuturist series from rising star author Shobo Coker (Outcasts of Jupiter) and artist George Kambadais (The Black Ghost), about an African immigrant family meeting strange new people and dealing with unusual experiences in the mysterious town of Buckhead, USA. Available in December 2021. Toba and his mother, a renowned scientist, have just immigrated to the US. But instead of living in the Big City like Toba always dreamed, they’ve moved to a sleepy little town in the Pacific Northwest called Buckhead. In the middle of the picturesque and pedestrian town, Toba discovers that things aren’t as perfect as they seem. He and his newfound friends start playing a strange video game that looks like a perfect replica of ancient Benin and its people. Soon, Toba is on the run from the frightening men in black, trying to solve the mystery of his new hometown and save his friends before it’s too late!

Shobo Coker is a writer of African science fiction and fantasy from Lagos, Nigeria. He co-created the Afrofuturist Kickstarter comic Outcasts of Jupiter and the indie comic Under a Jovian Sun with Kugali Media. Shobo is a member of the Yoruba tribe of West Africa and spends much of his time researching the mythology, religious concepts, and hist…