YouNeek Studios Released May 2017

Free Comic Book Day 2017 Malika: Warrior Queen #1

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Published May 2017

Recently featured on The Washington Post, Malika: Warrior Queen follows the exploits of queen and military commander Malika, who struggles to keep the peace in her ever-expanding empire. Set in 15th-century Africa, this is historical fantasy like you've never seen it before. It's African history mixed with action, drama, politics, betrayal, romance, and dragons! [TEEN]

Key Facts

  • 1st appearance of Malika, Warrior Queen
  • Introduction to the character followed by a 152-page trade paperback, funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised $10,093 from 285 backers
  • FCBD 2017 Malika: Warrior Queen contained the first 22 pages of the trade paperback
  • The FCBD issue went on-sale before the Kickstarter TPBs were shipped
  • [January 2021 - YouNeek Studios, publisher of African-inspired superheroes announced a partnership with Dark Horse this week that will re-issue the original trades and publish new material across ten titles]