VIXEN: NYC launches today on WEBTOON at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST VIXEN: NYC chronicles the experiences of a young Mari Jiwe as she not only has to figure out how to “adult,” but also how to “superhuman.”
Following the smash-hit series Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, VIXEN: NYC marks the newest chapter of WEBTOON and DC’s Eisner-nominated creative partnership, which brings DC’s globally recognized universe to WEBTOON’s massive audience of passionate, digitally engaged readers.
Their collaboration will continue with RED HOOD: OUTLAWS and ZATANNA & THE RIPPER debuting later this summer, with final launch dates to be announced shortly.
WEBTOON describes the new series as follows:
Mari Jiwe grew up in a small, seaside town in North Carolina, but upon graduating high school seeks to connect with extended family in Ghana. There, she meets relatives who gift her a mysterious totem, passed down for generations. Immediately upon returning home, she moves to New York for her freshman year of college. Mari hates it. New York is smelly, dirty, and full of even smellier and dirtier animals. Holed up in her room she finally inspects the totem–inadvertently releasing its magic. She is hit with an energy that gives her the power of the animal kingdom…of New York.
Mari had a hard enough time navigating college as a normal girl, and now she not only has to figure out how to “adult,” but also how to “superhuman.” Then women, who look unusually like Mari, are kidnapped across the city. Vixen learns an estranged, distant relative, General Maksai, is on the hunt for her, seeking the crystal for himself. To stop his war path, Vixen will have to stop him. As she does, she learns the true extent of her abilities. Turns out, she’s capable of a lot more than she thought.
Source: Press Release
