BRONZE FACES (2024)

Soho, London. Childhood friends Timi, Sango, and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum's historic purchase of the works of Timi's father, the seminal Nigerian artist Adewale Balogun. Timi has been invited as a "guest of honor," but what the Museum is heralding as a triumphant acquisition, the trio see as nothing short of brazen cultural theft. Emboldened by a night of drinking and shared outrage, they concoct a bold scheme... to steal back the artwork themselves! But when they come into possession of a document called "the Register," outlining dozens of colonial-era stolen artifacts, their sights turn even higher to the Benin Bronzes - the British Museum's cache of nearly 1,500 works of art stolen from the Kingdom of Benin. Celebrated authors Shobo & Shof Coker (New Masters) draw from their Nigerian heritage for the heist of a lifetime, joined by acclaimed artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, The Good Asian). Prepare for a story that's at once an exhilarating adventure and simultaneously a breathtaking descent into mythology, history, and the horrors of colonialism, perfect for celebrating the start Black History Month.

The Bronze Faces attempt a daring theft aboard the opulent Kano Express, but tensions flare through the group as opposing strategies come to a clash. Meanwhile, Detective Emily Lai begins to connect the dots in her investigation of the Soho heist just as a rash impulse results in a shattering secret...

An explosive secret is finally revealed in the middle of Timi, Sango, and Gbonka’s latest heist!As their plans evaporate into turmoil, the crew scrambles to escape capture under the barrage of gunfire and a frantic chase through the Porto Novo channel.But a devastating turn of events threatens to unravel their plans for the future as well as the survival of one of their own…

A comrade falls, and the team does not even have time to mourn their passing as blaring sirens signal that the law is not far behind.In the bloody aftermath, the group threatens to splinter, each emerging faction forming their own strategy for the British Museum Heist.But they won’t be the only ones with a plan in motion… as Detective Lai uncovers a crucial piece of evidence that will set the stage for an explosive confrontation.

A tragic death has split the Bronzes into factions—but both groups are still determined to bring the Benin Bronzes home. The next target is their most important—The British Museum, the very symbol of everything they’re fighting against. But there’s a traitor in their midst—and they don’t care about ideology or who gets hurt, as long as they get rich.

The masks are off and nothing will ever be the same in this explosive conclusion to the acclaimed series!After a catastrophic double-cross, Sango and Gbonka have gone their separate ways—leaving the Bronze Faces in pieces. With Sango on the run and Gbonka rising among Nigeria’s elite, both must reckon with the fallout of their final heists.As matters of home, heritage, and identity are confronted in this profound finale, one question remains: Can they recover their relationship to one another? Or is it truly the end for these old friends?