Sly AKA Odogwu has been captured by an unknown group. What do they want with him? Why the sudden interest in his powers?

Odogwu: Paparazzi is the 2nd issues in the Odogwu series by by FourSeven Comic Studio.

To download issue 1 for free: Odogwu #1

Written by Okenwa, Olisah and published in 1963.The Igbos ( written as Ibo or Iboe by some) are an ethnic group found in Southeastern Nigeria, West Africa. This booklet is an exposition on the native customs and laws the Igbos keep. Topics such as Title taking, Gender,Land ownership, Marriage and Courtship laws are covered. It should be noted that some of these customs have been lost or forfeited when Igbos converted to Christianity although it is common to find many who combine African Traditional religion and Christianity.

Written by Eneanya, Nonye. This play in four scenes recounts the fluctuating fortune of Mr Dimgba and his family. It captures the financial travails of the average Nigerian family in the 1960s. Is it comforting when i note that not much has changed since then?

Cascades is a collection of poems by Okey Uzoechina. He attempts to capture some of his flowing feelings expressed in writing. It covers two decades of expressing emotions in writing from his university days in Enugu, Nigeria, through his work travels to many parts of Africa, Europe and America, to his current abode in Abuja, Nigeria. The collection of 20 poems for 20 years embraces a rainbow of emotions like joy, love, hope, beauty, wonder, faith and soul searching.

In this book, the writer mirrors the Idema community, its poor level of development, and state of economic decadence, caused by the negligence of the Government. The writer also attributes its state to the activities of oil companies that exploit the resources of their host communities and leave them bare-handed to fend-off the fierce beast of poverty and underdevelopment.

Using metaphors and outright allusions, the writer highlights the Niger-Delta struggle, and the richness of a state saddled with perversion and deprivation. The writer also traces the historical pedigree of the NYSC scheme, while emphasising its lofty objectives and x-raying the chasm between these ideals and reality.

Written by Onwuka,Wilfred in the 1960s. Learn and teach yourself English,  public speaking, letter and telegraph writing,agreements,applications and composition.

The Sayings of the Wise  is a collection of Ibibio – a Nigerian language- proverbs and idioms. It is written by Anietie Akpabio. 

Written by Anietie Akpabio

Marshall Press, 8 Paul Bassey Street, Uyo

Source: Internet Archives (Free Public Domain Book)

Written in the 1960s by Mrs. Chinwe Akaosa. In this booklet, we view marriage through the eyes of an Igbo married woman. She explains and gives advice on how to  handle a spouse in a traditional or modern Nigerian home of the 1960s era.

A.W Banfield, who lived among the Nupe Tribe, wrote this book in 1905 in order to give the people of America an insight of that part of the great West Coast of Africa, known as Nigeria, and especially Northern Nigeria, which is Great Britain’s latest Protectorate. He also hoped it would aid the missionaries who came down to West Africa to convert the natives.

Sylvester AKA Odogwu has been released by his captors and he is having a hard time processing the whole incident and revelation. It also appears that he has a new boss – a face he hoped never to see again in his life.

Written and illustrated by 4-7 Comics Studio

To read 1st issue: Odogwu – Genesis

To read  2nd issue: Odogwu – Paparazzi

Omenuko by Pita Nwana, was published after winning an all-Africa literary contest in indigenous African languages organized by the International Institute of African Languages and Culture. Pita Nwana was the first Igbo to publish fiction in the Igbo language. The first edition was in the Protestant Orthography, but it was soon issued in the other orthographies.

This edition was translated by France W. Pritchett.

A collection of poems  written by Sahaj Sabharwal. The poet, influenced by his status as a student , pens down his thought with regards to education and culture. He addresses topics like education, money, minors and a host of others.

Published by J.C Brothers in the 1960s.Do you find yourself in need of a love letter tutorial or sample? This 1960’s model might work for you. It contains samples of engagement or love letters and a simple drama on how to find a wife in a city of girls with questionable morals.

A young girl who is invited to an art contest is assisted by a sun-woman, a paint brush, palettes, and canvas. Their supernatural abilities give life to the painted image of a daunting dinosaur on her canvas. A treasure hidden deep inside the forest, is connected with the victory of the contest. The forest girl and her company embark on a search for the treasure. Although frustrated by the dinosaur and the spiky-virus invaders, they are sustained by the ministration of the elves, hare and fox sent by the king of the forest.

Written by Nkwoh, Marius, this book addresses bribery and corruption in the Nigerian society.it is important to note that as far back as 1965,corruption was a bane to the Nigerian society as much as it is presently.

“Whether or not you have the power in your hands, matter little if control isn’t yours”

F.L.U.X is  a fictional story delving in the  Nigerian politics  and military arm. This story   focuses on a special ops unit of the military .

In this issue, Waterloo, join Arthur, Brown and the rest of their squad as they stakeout the famous Niger Delta Mangrove.

The Author of Omenuko is a biography about Pita Nwana, the author of the first Igbo novel Omenuko , a special man among men, a man who trusted his personal god and did a special work for the public without receiving any money.

Understanding Igbo Poetry is the English translation of the book “Ighota Abu Igbo” a handbook/guide to understanding and critiquing Igbo poems. It is written by Ihechukwu Madubuike and translated to English by Frances W. Pritchett.

Written by Akuneme Nkem and published in the 1960s. Okondu has a first hand experience with unorthodox medicine and pays the price for it.

This anthology (collated over a 10-year period) is written with the sole aim of  reawakening the diminishing appreciation of poetry and to rekindle its glowing passion. The poems have been carefully selected and arranged into four (4) parts – poems on societal consciousness, love and other emotions, nature and spiritual poems. It contains poems for all aspects of life—spirit, soul and body – making it an ageless book with its true verses built to feed all aspects of our shared humanity. So read, ring, meditate and fill your soul with pleasant melodies.

The Mask We Wear  irradiates the struggle of the Nigerian teenager in walking the path of discovery either prescribed by society, family or self.

The writer, Chigozirim Okoli is an SS2 student of Purple Krown College, Enugu. Her short story fiction emerged best entry for the maiden edition of Dr Emmanuel C. Adukwu Prize for Literature which was administered by  Crater Library & Publisher for  2019 Crater Literary Festival Enugu.

Emmanuel C. Adukwu Prize for Literature seeks to encourage and reward students who show a strong voice and excellent literary vision.

Tincan is a  blend of fiction, fantasy and action in the indigenous setting of Nigeria.Part 1-the genesis introduces the beginning of the journey of a young man -Richard- in an unexpected and uncharted territory – a cosmic territory.

Tincan is a sequel produced by the FourSevenComic team: Prosper Mayor, Ugo Ngwu, Kingsley Ezeh.

Written by Njoku.N.O This booklet advises young men on how to avoid and handle girls who are gold diggers in the Nigerian society.

Erimma is an Igbo novel written by J.U.T Nzeako  and published by Thomas Nelson (Nigeria) Limited in 1973.