UPDATE: The release date for The Wakanda Files has been pushed back two weeks to October 20th, but not to fear - it’s on the way!
After a few years in the making, so glad another book I’ve authored is on the way soon!
In September of this year, get ready for The Wakanda Files: A Technological Exploration of the Avengers and Beyond: a technical journal, in-world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is a collection of artifacts collected by Wakanda’s War Dogs intelligence group and curated/notated by Shuri herself. Much in the style of Epic Ink’s outstanding The Jedi Path, The Rebel Files and The Bounty Hunter Code, this book has tons in store for fans of any of the MCU characters.
Working with my friends at Marvel Studios and the publishers at Quarto, particularly my amazing editor, Delia Greve was such a pleasure. I’m so proud of this book, and can’t wait for everyone to read. Here’s more from the official press release:
THE WAKANDA FILES: A TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE AVENGERS AND BEYOND
By Troy Benjamin | Available September 29, 2020
An in-world book from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Wakanda Files— compiled by request of Shuri (Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War) as part of her quest to improve the future for all people—is a collection of papers,articles, blueprints, and notes amassed throughout history by Wakanda’s War Dogs. In a nod to Wakandan technology, the pages of the book have a printed layer of UV ink with content that is visible only under the accompanying Kimoyo bead–shaped UV light.
Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Wakanda has been on the forefront of what is technologically possible. Their ability to stay ahead of the rest of the world is second only to their ability to keep themselves hidden. As thearchitect behind many of Wakanda’s great advancements, Shuri is constantlyseeking ways to improve what has come before. To aid in her search, she researches the past for context, reference, and inspiration by compiling The Wakanda Files.
Organized into areas of study, including human enhancement, transportation, weapons, artificial intelligence, and more, The Wakanda Files trace the world’s technological achievements from the era of Howard Stark and early Hydra studies to modern discoveries in quantum tunneling and nanotechnology. Weaving together the stories, personalities, and technology that are the fabric of the MCU, The Wakanda Files offers insight into the enhancements, power, and technology behind Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Stark Industries, Hydra, and much more.
About the author
Troy Benjamin is a Los Angeles–based book and comic book author who has written exhaustive fan-centric publications including the Haynes Ghostbusters Ectomobile Owner’s Workshop Manual, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Declassified book series, How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way, and has been a contributor to the official Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hardcover w/plastic slipcase • 160 pages • $60.00 USD, $80.00 CAN • ISBN: 978-0-7603-6544-1
