(Nigerian Comic Showcase) CELLS: Lagos Underground

The story begins somewhere in the not too distant future, as the world recovers from a global economic recession of catastrophic proportions that saw even the United States (and several other countries) close their borders to the outside world and the inevitable result of a Third World War. Out of the ashes emerges The Paragon Corporation which is largely responsible for Africa’s survival as they move in and take over most of the Third world. Many years later, in what was once called Lagos; a movement is started by a group of youths, who fight against the changes forced upon them by “The Corporation”.

The story simply follows the adventures of a group of friends living in a futuristic world set against the backdrop of the West African City formerly known as Lagos. However, things are not always as they seem. While living in a technologically advanced (near utopian) society, the six friends must come to terms with what it means to be citizens of the post WWIII civilization, under the control of a mysterious secret organization.

Soldier: Is the son of one of their nation’s legendary war heroes who vanished some years back. Soldier believes the Corporation- or more importantly- the corporation’s secret arm has something to do with his father’s disappearance.

Telema: Is a child genius who is also Soldier’s closest friend.

Django Starr: Rockstar/Action movie star, Django is a public idol and highly successful musician and actor.

Joey: The loud mouth, self-proclaimed King of Free Runners, is barely into his teens and has an indomitable and fiery spirit.

Madi and Uche:  Two brothers who have made a name for themselves on the streets. Madi is the older brother, while Uche was a former bare knuckle boxing champion who retired from the sport prematurely for undisclosed personal reasons. Both are tough as nails and are always ready to get into a fight with anyone who threatens their friends and- more often than not- with each other.

General Ubaka (rtd)

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