Stolen Artifacts & a Heist to Steal Them Back in Your First Look at BRONZE FACES #1
A Nigerian Cultural Horror Story Coming February 2025
BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at BRONZE FACES #1. Celebrated authors Shobo and Shof (New Masters) draw from their Nigerian heritage for the heist of a lifetime. Joined by Eisner winning illustrator Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Shobo and Shof bring BRONZE FACES to BOOM! Studios in 2025. Prepare for a story that’s at once an exhilarating adventure and a breathtaking descent into mythology, history, and the horrors of colonialism.
Soho, London. Estranged childhood friends Timi, Sango, and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum’s historic purchase of the works of Timi’s late father. Timi has been invited as a “guest of honor,” but what the Museum is heralding as a triumphant acquisition, the trio see as nothing short of brazen cultural theft.
Emboldened by a night of drinking and shared outrage, the friends concoct a scheme to steal back the seminal artwork themselves!
But when the trio find themselves in possession of “The Register,” a document outlining dozens of colonial-era stolen artifacts, their sights turn even higher to the Benin Bronzes–the British Museum’s cache of nearly 1,500 works of stolen art from the Kingdom of Benin…
BRONZE FACES #1 features main cover art by series co-creator Shof, and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Alexandre Tefenkgi, Dan Mora (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Tula Lotay (Somna).
BRONZE FACES is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; and the upcoming Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
BRONZE FACES #1 will be available in comic shops February 5, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
Bronze Faces #1 A Main: DEC240056
Bronze Faces #1 B Variant: DEC240057
Bronze Faces #1 C BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant: DEC240058
Bronze Faces #1 D 1:10 INCV: DEC240059
Bronze Faces #1 E 1:15 INCV: DEC240060
Bronze Faces #1 F 1:20 BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant: DEC240061
Bronze Faces #1 G Unlockable Var: DEC240062
