ngozi ukazu updates

NYT bestselling author of 🏒 Check, Please!, 🌞 DC Comics writer/illustrator, ✏️ John Rich & The Big Picture

[gwtmori @gwtmori]

Just finished Orion by @ngoziu. I’ve yet to find a Fourth World book that better channels Kirby’s voice. She nails the Shakespearean tone of the original Fourth World titles. What this book does with Orion’s lineage and specifically how Ngozi frames it has never been done. WOW.

[DC @DCOfficial]

Meet DC’s fiercest warrior in BARDA, a new young adult graphic novel from bestselling writer and artist @ngoziu! On sale now.

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

@DaytonFeldt @DCOfficial I'm not sure we can improve upon Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber's insane run on Jimmy Olsen, but...they did single issues! I CAN STILL DO A YA GN.

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

Howdy! 👋 If you love this Fourth World series from @DCOfficial, can you help me get the word out? ⚡️

- incredibly easy entry points for all readers
- modern take on classic DC Comics heroes
- action, romance, and dashes of humor
- great for school libraries!

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

And if you've read either one book or both—would you recommend them? ☀️

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

"We are different, you and I… and yet — good friends!” 🌞
Lightray and Orion from my latest DC Comics graphic novel, ORION (2026) — #newgods #fourthworld #jackkirby

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

@shion_m_art !! So cool, dude. 🐐🏀🎨

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

it was under option last year, but it's back on the market 👍

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

Someone should adapt Check, Please!, a gay hockey romance (teen).

[Shion Minabe @shion_m_art]

ジャマール マレーと！！🏹💙

緊張し過ぎて震えてしまいましたが、長年描きためたイラストを直接お渡しすることができて感無量です😭

イラストを見たジャマールから日本語で「好きです！」いただきました！笑

Arigatou @BeMore27
@NBAJPN @newbalance_jp

#NBA3xTOKYO #NewBalance #NBBasketball

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

@shion_m_art @BeMore27 @NBAJPN @newbalance_jp Congrats!!!

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

If you didn't know, there's a thread on BlueSky where I discuss various creative decisions/director's cut trivia about ORION (2026):

https://t.co/HATnjZmdSD

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

Shout out to the 400 people who commented on the final chapter of this novel!! 😭If you missed out, you can still sign up to get updates on this project at https://t.co/Zys4K1hgRe!

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

John Rich & The Big Picture, my first prose novel, is complete, and you can read all of it online now until July 25th. ✏️ (more info below!)

[The A.V. Club @TheAVClub]

Take shelter from the heat wave with the latest New Gods graphic novel.

https://t.co/c6BqXMLjIH

[Enes Ever @geeksnake]

I read it
I recommand it to my friends
It's a great way to start New Gods honestly
Barda & Orion books are fantastic
The art is super cool
I just love everything about it
I hope we can see more fourth world books

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

More Y5 pencils, I forget/re-discover a key Fact about Chowder, frogs, a John/Tyler doodle — all on my Patreon! 🎨

https://t.co/FhpM9ODPVE

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

Have you read ORION (2026)? It came out this month with @DCOfficial's Young Reader line! Would you recommend it to other DC Comics fans? Do you think more people need to know about the Fourth World...? 🌞

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

In AO3-terms!!!

Rating: Explicit
Category: M/M
Relationships: Tyler Hughes/John Rich
Add'l Tags: enemies to friends to lovers, slow burn, everyone knows but them, a surprising amt of garfield lore, romcom

words: 99,000
chapters: 21/21 (complete!)
comments: 1,562
hits: 171,709✏️

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

John Rich & The Big Picture, my first prose novel, is complete, and you can read all of it online now until July 25th. ✏️ (more info below!)

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

My graphic novel FLIP was nominated for a Harvey!!! If you’re a comics creator, publishing professional, retailer, librarian—or work in the comics industry—you may be eligible to vote.

Vote here! 🗳https://t.co/SfTybJAtbo

[The Harvey Awards @HarveyAwards]

FYC

Flip
Bold. Funny. Fully original.
Ngozi Ukazu spins a body-swap story into something sharper—about identity, self-acceptance, and Black girlhood.

A 2026 Harvey Awards nominee for Best Young Adult Book.

@ngoziu @01firstsecond
Vote by 8/28/26

[ngozi ukazu updates @ngoziu]

I HAVE HEARD THE WORD! 🌞

Energy, vim, bombast!!! For my latest graphic novel, ORION (2026) from @DCOfficial, I got to re-draw a number of iconic #JackKirby pages, including this one from New Gods (1971) Issue 1.