#african sci-fi

[bookishbichic]

10 Nigerian Fantasy/Scifi books you should be reading

[akm87]

SUDÄAN, The Nubian Empire

[piroshky]

Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, 2000. 

[djquimoso]

Artwork from the African Queens collection.

[gritsandbrits]

Literally everything yall complain about what Disney doesn't have in their movies can be found in another animation or a book.

[sffinsiders]

Review: The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko — SFF Insiders

[thislaadmakescomics]

African Timing - A Sc-fi short - what if African Timing is just a really inconvenient form of time travel???

[texasthrillbilly]

Behind the scenes shot of Lamar Lundy in the cyclops costume with the John Robinson with jetpack miniature on a string.

[stardragon-123]

Guardians Of Africa: Rebels Shall Rise

Hello World!

Recently, I rewatched Ms Marvel (2022), Hawkeye (2021), Spiderman: Far from Home and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. I got me thinking that I really love teen superheroes in the MCU. Trust me, I would give me soul to Captain Marvel and Iron Man, but it's really cool to see relatable, kickbutting teenagers in Marvel movies and shows. It got me thinking that maybe I want to do that, create my own teen super. What better way to make a teenager character when you're an actual teenager? Since I can't draw 😔😔😔 I'm just going to write my ideas and add some photos from my good friend Pinterest. Any artist who wants to contribute is free to do so 😁😁😁.

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Long ago, a horrible disease spread across Africa called the Great Plague. It made people sick in bed for days and meet their demise in a week. Thankfully, the disease went as fast as it came but not without side effects. Survivors of the Great Plague now possessed superhuman abilities and dedicated themselves to defense their nations. They were called West-bloods. 

A hundred years later, young West-bloods are trained in special academies to hon their powers and become Guardians of Africa.

Nancy Chidinma Godwin, the main character, began her training at ten under her brother James and her father Alex, a powerful West-blood called the Mindbender. Nancy adopted the persona of the Cat Burglar, a master thief and gymnastics prodigy, striving to please her father even at the cost of her own interests and friendships.

After failing a mission to retrieve a stolen gem, Nancy becomes a disappointment to her family. Her father becomes distant, her brother ignores her, and her best friend Tiffany betrays her by dating her brother. In her despair, Nancy decides to stop seeking approval and starts rebelling, cutting her hair into a spiky buzzcut and adopting a new style.

At twelve, Nancy gains super intelligence and electrokinesis, developing a passion for science and coding. She creates fingerless gloves that turn electric energy into physical matter. Despite continuing her training, she loses interest in missions and drops the Cat Burglar alias. Her relationship with her father deteriorates, and she finds a new role model in her aunt, Doctor Beatrice (Trixie), a brilliant engineer who also faced family rejection.

Now fourteen, Nancy begins her first year at the Guardian Institute, an exclusive academy established by the Renegades, led by her father. The Institute, which only accepts 30 students, is divided into three houses: Regal House, Aether House, and Alpha House. Regal House, the most prestigious, is coordinated by the Mindbender. Aether House, the second best, is known for its optimism and being the voice of reason. Alpha House, nicknamed the ‘Rebel House,’ is known for its rule-breaking students and rivalry with Regal House. Despite being offered a place in all three houses, Nancy chooses Alpha House, preferring it over a toxic team.

In Alpha House, Nancy reunites with her old friends Dani and Moses. As she navigates her new life with frosty friendships, awkward Sunday dinners, and constant competitions, Nancy is determined to fix her past mistakes and heal the pain, all while investigating sinister activities within the Institute that may be connected to villains targeting Lagos City.

[rachel-sylvan-author]

Sci-fi Sunday!

"Noor" by Nnedi Okorafor

Thank you @mpaxauthor for the cool read! ❤️

[6zero]

Design inspired by retro-futurism, this will be an Afro-futuristic EXPERIENCE. I’m taking inspiration from #DerrickBell original #afrolantica story, and mixing in Black sociological theory from many classic theorist, including #BellHooks .

This is the moodboard for a really big portfolio project. Project title: Unity Orbiter One.

I’m revisiting an old idea: What if Black people left for a planet, just for us? I want to explore two parts. What does it look like to determine who goes and who stays? And once we get there, what systems have we developed to align an ENTIRE DIASPORA for all of the foreseeable future?

So tell me, what type of experience does this feel like to you: a book, board game, VR game, pc strategy game, a brand, etc?

This is also a self accountability post. If y’all engage with it, I’ll feel more compelled to work on it and share results. 😅

#afrofuturism #art #blackart #afropunk #africa #blackgirlmagic #afrofuturistic #digitalart #afro #blackexcellence #scifi #blackartist #blackscifi #afrofuturist #afroart #blackculture #artist #melanin #dopeblackart #illustration #blackanime #music #africanart #afrocentric #supportblackart #blackisbeautiful #afrofuturismo #manga #blackartists #blacklivesmatter

[djquimoso]

Artwork from the collection Nubian Queen.

[constantvariations]

Probably one of the most unfortunate things about RWBY is, for all it's inclusion of characters of color, there's no real cultural identity behind any of it

Outside of names, what is there to identify Yang or Ren or Sun as Asian? Other than skin tone, what marks Emerald as a Black woman? What marks Maria as hispanic besides her surname and clothes loosely inspired by Dio de los Muertos?

The few times crwby genuinely tried to tie these things together have ended in total failure. Flynt Coal is so unambiguously Black that his weapon and design are just Jazz... and that's his entire character. The Black One to counter our White Hero for 4.2 minutes, then claim he digs her style, thus negating every relevant real-world implication of a large, wealthy white family driving small time entrepreneurs of color out of business

Every single attempt at inclusion is through such a glaringly White lens that it's no wonder that people often mistake Sun or Ironwood as white despite being named after a Chinese deity or being modeled after their Asian VA. And that's so disappointing in ways I don't think I could ever truly put into words

[arconinternet]

Nukie (Video, 1987)

The E.T.-esque South African children's film, claimed by websites such as Total Film and Something Awful to be one of the worst ever made. Recently featured on Red Letter Media when they finally watched it and, as an experiment, had a copy professionally graded, destroyed all of their many other copies and put their graded copy up for auction for charity to see how much it'd sell for, now that it'd become more famous and more scarce. You can watch it here, or watch the trailer here.

@skinslip

[sunturnsintowater]

nikita kaun

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[infinitymythos]

Nagenya Calls🛸🪐🦒

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