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The YouNeek Youniverse Reader: 10 Years of Award-Winning African-Inspired Fantasy Stories
  • Published: 4 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506752303
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 152
  • RRP: $29.99
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The YouNeek Youniverse Reader: 10 Years of Award-Winning African-Inspired Fantasy Stories

  • Roye Okupe
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7 Oct 2025
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4 Nov 2025
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Heart-pounding superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy action from the best Nigerian comics talent!

The YouNeek YouNiverse is a vibrant, interconnected world of African-inspired superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy stories, unfolding across multiple time periods.

Heart-pounding superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy action from the best Nigerian comics talent!

The YouNeek YouNiverse is a vibrant, interconnected world of African-inspired superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy stories, unfolding across multiple time periods.

These epic tales are brought to life through award-winning graphic novel series such as Iyanu: Child of Wonder (soon to be an animated series on Cartoon Network/MAX), Malika: Warrior Queen (winner of the GLYPH Award for “Story of the Year”), E.X.O. The Legend of Wale Williams (named one of NPR's “Best Books of 2021”), and WindMaker (recipient of the NOMMO Award for “Best Graphic Novel”), among others.

For the first time, experience a taste of each of these groundbreaking series in a monumental, value-priced compilation!
  • Published: 4 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506752303
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 152
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

Praise for The YouNeek Youniverse Reader: 10 Years of Award-Winning African-Inspired Fantasy Stories

YALSA 2021 – Great Graphic Novel for Kids

Glyph Comics Awards Winner, 2020 – Best Female Character

“Our mission is and always has been about empowering African creatives and storytelling while bringing both to a global audience.”—Roye Okupe, YouNeek Studios founder

“It’s one of my proudest achievements—coming up with this young adult title that features a very young teenage girl doing big things, and having a female heroine that, really, anyone can identify with.”—Roye Okupe, YouNeek Studios founder

“Okupe has clearly demonstrated a range of writing styles, whilst keeping the idea of African culture and history alive. By having the proponent as a child, Okupe allows for a simpler worldview to contrast the more political aspects.”—Comic Crusaders