Nigerian writer commissioned to write a standalone book on Black Panther character "Shuri"

Nigerian award winning comic writer Nnedi Okorafor has been commissioned by Marvel Comics to write a standalone book for Black Panther character Shuri.
Shuri, who gained global acceptance and fan base after the release of the block buster ‘Black Panther’, is the younger sister of lead character T’Challa. The role was played in live action by British actress Letitia Wright.

Okorafor, who had earlier written Black Panther: Long Live the King and Wakanda Forever, shared the news on her Twitter handle on Tuesday .

She wrote “Announcement: I am writing Shuri . Black Panther’s sister is getting her own comic book series and it is happening so so soon.”