{"product_id":"abdul-qadim-haqq-dai-sato-the-book-of-drexciya-vol-1-book","title":"Abdul Qadim Haqq \u0026 Dai Sato - The Book of Drexciya Vol. 1 (Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuxurious graphic novel delving into Drexciyan deep sea mythology. The Book of Drexciya Vol. 1 covers the first five vivid chapters of this powerful Afrofuturist work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfrican pregnant women thrown off the slave ships gave birth underwater to amphibious creatures. They could breathe as they did in their mothers' wombs, they had webbed hands and feet and became the Drexciyan wave jumpers: great warriors of the abyss. Revealed in the inner sleeve notes of The Quest (1997), through a map of the diasporic black culture, Drexciya illustrated four phases: The Slave Trade, Migration Route of Rural Blacks to Northern Cities, Techno Leaves Detroit, Spreads Worldwide, and The Journey Home (Future).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow the story of the first Drexciyan, his subaquatic birth, growing up in the caves of Ociya Syndor, later to become Drexaha, the empire's first king. Get introduced to Dr. Blowfin, Master of Alchemy and Quantum Genetics, who masterminded Drexciyan computer systems and network, based on Genetic Intelligence and DNA matrix systems. Hear the story of the birth of the wavejumpers, the mightiest warriors of Drexciya. Enter Bubble Metropolis, thriving with its central command, aquabahns and aqua wormhole gateways to the cephalopod-like oceanic Cruisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthored by Abdul Qadim Haqq and Dai Sato, featuring art by Haqq, Leo Rodrigues, Alan Oldham, Hector Rubilar, Leonardo Gondim, Daniel Oliviera and Milton Estevam. This project comes with the full support of living Drexciya member Gerald Donald and Helen Stinson, the surviving mother of James Stinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover graphic novel, 76 pages. Published by Tresor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tresor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872934891766,"sku":"TRESOR.318BK","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/9407\/4810\/files\/drexciya.jpg?v=1781488732","url":"https:\/\/furtherrecords.com\/products\/abdul-qadim-haqq-dai-sato-the-book-of-drexciya-vol-1-book","provider":"Further Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}