Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale

(Hardback)

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Afrofuturism, a movement that began in the Black community during the early 20^th Century as an escape from racial hostility, economic turmoil, and aggressive policing, is enjoying a renaissance witnessed by the record-breaking success of creative projects, including the Oscar-winning Marvel Studios film, Black Panther; Regina Kings Emmy-winning HBO superhero tale, Watchmen; Janelle Monaes hit album, Dirty Computer; Jordan Peeles provocative feature Get Out; Octavia Butlers famed science fiction novel, Kindred; and Beyonces visual album Black Is King. Now comes Afrofuturist Tim Fielders beautifully written and rendered INFINITUM.

InINFINITUM, King Aja ba and Queen Lewa are revered across the African continent for their impressive political and military skills. Yet the future of their kingdom is in jeopardy, for the royal couple do not have an heir of their own. When the King kidnaps his son born to a concubine, Obinrin, she curses ba with the gift of immortality. After enjoying long, wonderful lives both, Queen Lewa and the crown prince die naturally, leaving the ageless bereaved King ba heartbroken and alone. Taking advantage of bas vulnerability, enemy nationsrise to power and kill the king or so they think. King Aja ba survives the fatal attack, finally realizing the bitter fruit of Obinrins curse.

For millennia, the immortal ba wanders the earth, mourning his lost subjects and searching for a new kingdom. His journey leads him across time, allowing him to witness the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the New World, and the American Civil Rights Movement. The expansion of global technology brings about intergalactic travel, first contact with an alien species, and conflicts within and ultimately outside the known universe. Thrust into these seminal events, ba, now known by many as John, faces harrowing decisions that will determine mankinds physical and spiritual trajectory.

In 280 plus stunningly emotional and evocative full-color images, INFINITUM presents a unique cosmic experience, addressing issues of racism, classism, gender inequity, the encroachment of technology and the spiritual cost of war, while exposing the history behind ancient mysteries.

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An amazing tale of one mans odyssey from African king to ruler of the stars told with breathtaking visuals. INFINITUM is epic in every way! Engrossing! Powerful! Intelligent! Cinematic! Jerry Craft, author of the New York Times bestsellingNew Kid A merciless king is cursed to eternal lifeand so begins Tim Fielders extraordinary tale of a Black immortal seeking redemption, an epic that takes us from the dawn of civilization to its very end of the Earth. Brilliant, bold, beautiful, and deliriously, wondrously Black, INFINTUM is what might happen if the Wakandan book of Genesis and the Afrofuturist book of Revelation decided to have a kidnothing you read this year will come close to this amazing book. Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao This sweeping tale mirrors both the history of genre literature and the African American experience. Publishers Weekly Fielders . . . . boldly painted illustrations exhibit raw power on every page of this staggeringly ambitious epic. Library Journal With Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale,Tim Fielderispushingthegenre forward(andinviting otherstojoin). Syfy.com How, you may ask, can a story this vast not be 'central' toInfinitum (How can it feel to me likenothing)Well, because it istoovast. Bob Levin, Comics Journal

Author Bio

Tim Fielder is an illustrator, cartoonist, and animator raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He is the founder of Dieselfunk Studios, a multimedia storytelling company. He is also an educator for institutions such as the New York Film Academy and Howard University. Tim has served clients such as Marvel, Tri-Star Pictures, Ubisoft Entertainment, and The Village Voice, and is known for his TEDx Talk on Afrofuturism. His work has been showcased in the Hammonds House Museum and he won the 2018 Glyph Award. He attended Jackson State University, School of Visual Arts, and New York University.