Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur will return in their own ongoing series in December, but they will not be coming alone. Writer Jordan Ifueko and artist Alba Glez will introduce a new team of Inhuman kids assembled by Lunella to — get this — form a roller derby team. I didn’t know how much I needed this new title until I saw those five words.

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SHE'S BACK!

The trickster-god Eshu from Yoruba mythology and his mortal lover Oyinlolla as they appear in "Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Tricksters: A Heart That Beats Forever" by Jordan Ifueko

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I loved Raybearer and Redemptor, and I'm so excited for another book from Jordan Ifueko!

'Kirah' by Diana Dworak.

From the novel 'Raybearer' written by Jordan Ifueko.

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February 23rd, 2023: Black Girl Magic

Obviously the Redemptor thing is more pressing, but the Council’s second order of business should be fixing that fucked up lodestone system. Having to travel to literally every realm just to magically transport to a specific one is complete horseshit. And, even though I’m aware it only works that way to manufacture tension later in the book, I’m not even going to count it against Ifueko’s writing; because, if you’ve ever lived anywhere with shitty public transportation, you know firsthand how painfully realistic this system is. 

sometimes I think that pain and misery is all we have left in this world. we are on the brink of a precipice, wars, droughts, climate change, economic collapse, injustices all around and it really makes me wonder why I'm doing anything anyway because we are all doomed. but then I wake up each day, and there is a tree in front of my house with new flower buds, my mum smiles when she sees me and I saw a wide eyed newborn baby girl two days ago. people will be dancing in the streets soon and nights will be filled with laughter. the sand and the sea are waiting for me, and there is music and art and books that I haven't gotten my hands on yet. we may be going toward a terrible future, but we may still be in time to change it, because life is worth living no matter what comes next.

I want to live, because life is... life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it doesn't exist yet. Even if we have to build it from scratch, brick by muddy brick.

– Redemptor (Jordan Ifueko - Raybearer #2)

Raybearer Aesthetic

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While she doesn't know how to read she still likes books.

Maurice Summary:

As Maurice Hall makes his way through a traditional English education, he projects an outer confidence that masks troubling questions about his own identity. Frustrated and unfulfilled, a product of the bourgeoisie he will grow to despise, he has difficulty acknowledging his nascent attraction to men. At Cambridge he meets Clive, who opens his eyes to a less conventional view of the nature of love. Yet when Maurice is confronted by the societal pressures of life beyond university, self-doubt and heartbreak threaten his quest for happiness.

Raybearer and Redemptor Summary:

Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince's Council of Eleven. If she's picked, she'll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust.

Tarisai won't stand by and become someone's pawn - but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?

My @blacknerdscreate Black Magical History Thread!

Day 1: Favorite Black Fantasy Book

Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko still holding the top spot for me at this point. I love this world and these characters so much. One of those fantasy stories that makes you really consider things in real life.

Preview pages from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 by writer Jordan Ifueko and artist Alba Glez.

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A Soul-Hugging Duology

Any book that begins with "I shouldn't have been surprised to learn that faeries exist" automatically has my attention. When you pair that opening line with an ensemble cast of found family members and an immensely compelling protagonist, that book not only has my interest, it's likely to have my love too.

Ok, this duology hits SO MANY notes for me. Mom trauma. Found family. Going from complete isolation to needing to sleep in a pile with your found family to avoid council sickness. Family drama. Intergenerational trauma and breaking the cycle. Ace and Aro representation. One hell of an earworm of a chant. Magical sleeper agent. True love (but not what you think). Memory and who controls narratives. Magic.

My abiding emotional memory of these books is a big literary hug that I hadn't known I needed, and these books well and truly deserve more hype than they got on release. I literally cannot recommend Raybearer and Rededmptor enough.

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Micaela Alcaino.

One of my moots on Twitter said it and I’ve expressed some of my feelings about it but…I’m worried about LegendBorn becoming a show. I’m worried about a lot of books by Black authors becoming shows/movies, especially if they’re being done by Netflix. I will enjoy these shows regardless because you will never stop me from consuming media meant for me, but the weird takes that we’re about to see is gonna set me off and a lot of ppl are going to get blocked. As I said, I’ve already talked about ppl making Bree a secondary character in her own story. I am nervous about more of those ppl popping up. Chances are they will be white. There will be ppl who hear about the show from tik tok and seeing edits. That is ok. However, it is not ok to see this story about a Black girl finding herself in a world of magic as well as processing her grief, and instead of centering her you center her love interests. That’s weird and only enforces what I’ve been saying about nonblack, especially white, readers.