The book, Johnson said in a statement, “embodies ideas of heroism, sacrifice and empathy while reflecting on the world around us. Eli is a savior that we need and a character that many can identify with. In the wake of her powers, Good Girl harbors an uncompromising sense of justice and selflessness, unafraid to do what’s right for the greater good.”

Johnson is joined on the book by writer and Black [AF] co-creator Kwanza Osajyefo, who describes the 80-page tale as a “coming-of-age story that has a lot of dynamic action as well as social content.” The title, he said, is intended “to show the breadth and depth of the world of Black and our flexibility to explore other genres within it.”

That exploration will continue in April with the third Black [AF] project, Black [AF]: Widows & Orphans, a four-issue miniseries written by Osajyefo with art by franchise co-creator Tim Smith 3. The new series sees the return of one of the original Black [AF] characters, Anansi.

“Like the other titles, Black [AF]: Widows & Orphans is no-holds-barred storytelling,” Smith teased. “This story features Anansi and Hoodrat investigating a human-trafficking ring that will take them across the globe and bring them face to face with dark pasts of abuse, child soldiers and families torn apart. The series asks a genuinely disturbing question — in a world where only black people have superpowers, what price do they fetch on the black market?”

Black [AF]: America’s Sweetheart is released Jan. 31 in comic book stores and Feb. 14 in bookstores; Black [AF]: Widows & Orphans is released in comic book stores and digitally in April. A preview of the former, and the first issue cover of the latter, can be seen below.