Shutter-Bird
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| publisher = Afriwood Comics
| debut = Urenna Amadi: The extraordinary Shutter bird
(November 2022)
| creators = Urenna Amadi
| full name = Urenna Amadi
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| homeworld = Owerri, Imo State
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- Superhuman strength, agility, speed, eagle's eye and durability
- flash freezing ability
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Shutter-Bird is the first Nigerian live-action superhero character in Nigerian comics books created by film director Urenna Amadi, published by Afriwood Comics and owned by Afriwood Motion Pictures Company. The comic character was created on 27 November 2020, in Owerri, Imo State.{{Cite web |date=2 December 2023 |title=Afriwood Comics Unveils First Nigerian Superhero Shutter-Bird |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/12/02/afriwood-comics-unveils-first-nigerian-superhero-shutter-bird/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001829/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/12/02/afriwood-comics-unveils-first-nigerian-superhero-shutter-bird/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Egodo-Michael |first=Oghenovo |date=18 November 2023 |title=New comic superhero berths in Nigeria |url=https://punchng.com/new-comic-superhero-berths-in-nigeria/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=Punch |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001827/https://punchng.com/new-comic-superhero-berths-in-nigeria/ |url-status=live }}
Shutter-Bird first appeared in Urenna Amadi: The Extraordinary Shutter-Bird, a comic book released in 2022, which was designed to introduce Shutter-Bird to Nigerians and the world at large. She has been featured in comic books, television shows, movies, video games, magazines, novels, plays, and merchandise.{{Cite news |last=Victoria |first=Ojugbana |date=28 August 2024 |title=Urenna Amadi: 'The Incredible Shutter-Bird' Digital, Hard Copy Release Dates Announced |url=https://independent.ng/urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-digital-hard-copy-release-dates-announced/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |newspaper=Independent |language=en-NG}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 August 2024 |title=Afriwood Comics set to unveil 'Urenna Amadi, The Incredible Shutter Bird' in digital, hard copy series |url=https://guardian.ng/arts-2/afriwood-comics-set-to-unveil-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-in-digital-hard-copy-series/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=The Guardian |language=en-NG |publication-place=Nigeria |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001827/https://guardian.ng/arts-2/afriwood-comics-set-to-unveil-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-in-digital-hard-copy-series/ |url-status=live }}
Character biography
Shutter-Bird centers on a true-life story, albeit with a touch of fiction. Shutter-Bird is a young female art student named "Urenna Amadi," who is traumatized by the early death of her father. She experienced depression and abuse but was able to use her technological and artistic sense to use her father's camera to make a sophisticated and extraterrestrial device from the camera lens, which has the ability to freeze anything. She has flash freezing ability as well as superhuman aperture sensitivity, night vision, speed, and strength to fight crimes and avenge the death of her father. Shutter-Bird emerges from an intriguing background with a storyline that fuses elements of technology, supernatural abilities, and a little bit of science fiction.{{Cite web |last=Adewoyin |first=Adeniyi |date=25 November 2023 |title=Afriwood is set to release superhero comic, 'Shutter Bird' |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/afriwood-is-set-to-release-superhero-comic-shutter-bird/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=The Nation |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001826/https://thenationonlineng.net/afriwood-is-set-to-release-superhero-comic-shutter-bird/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Okay |first=Rita |date=10 August 2024 |title=AFRIWOOD COMICS reveals dates for 'Urenna Amadi: The Incredible Shutter-Bird' |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/08/afriwood-comics-reveals-release-dates-for-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Vanguard |language=en-NG}}{{Cite web |last=Quingist |first=Adaku |date=17 April 2023 |title=Meet Urenna Amadi The First Nigerian Comic, Movie, Game Super Hero |url=https://quingist.com.ng/2023/04/meet-urenna-amadi-the-first-nigerian-comic-movie-game-super-hero/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Quingist Empire |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915182749/https://quingist.com.ng/2023/04/meet-urenna-amadi-the-first-nigerian-comic-movie-game-super-hero/ |url-status=live }}
Power, skills and equipment
Shutter-Bird has an array of superpowers in her shutter lens, which is infused into her body suit. These superpowers furnish her with strength, speed, super reflexes, durability, healing factor, night vision, aperture sensitivity, acrobatics, stamina, agility, shooting, snapping, freezing, and telescopic abilities. Shutter-Bird is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding universe of super heroes.{{Cite web |last=Ayo |first=Onikoyi |date=19 November 2023 |title=Afriwood Comics berths with new Superhero 'Shutter-Bird' |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/afriwood-comics-berths-with-new-superhero-shutter-bird/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Vanguard |language=en-NG |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119062505/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/afriwood-comics-berths-with-new-superhero-shutter-bird/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=8 August 2024 |title=Comic series stress strength, resilience and courage in overcoming challenges |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/comic-series-stress-strength-resilience-and-courage-in-overcoming-challenges/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |newspaper=The Nation |language=en-NG}}
The character's costume is blue and yellow. The blue colour represents the masculine energy of Shutter-Bird, which symbolizes power, speed, courage, swiftness, confidence, depth, and stability. The yellow colour represents feminine energy, which symbolizes happiness, cheerfulness, hope, optimism, spontaneity, creativity, intellect, warmth, energy, safety, and friendliness.{{Cite news |first=Rita |last=Okoye |date=25 November 2023 |title='Shutter-Bird designed to instill culture of confidence in everyone' |url=https://thesun.ng/shutter-bird-designed-to-instill-culture-of-confidence-in-everyone/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |newspaper=The Sun |language=en-NG}}
Comic Series
Shutter-Bird was first featured in a comic series titled "Urenna Amadi: The Extraordinary Shutter-Bird." Its first chapter was released in 2022. It was created by film director and producer Urenna Amadi. Urenna Amadi, her grandma, and Uncle Ben were introduced.{{Cite news |last=Egodo-Michael |first=Oghenovo |date=24 August 2024 |title=New comic book to tell African stories |url=https://punchng.com/new-comic-book-to-tell-african-stories/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=Punch |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001825/https://punchng.com/new-comic-book-to-tell-african-stories/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=7 August 2024 |title=Afriwood Comics set to unveil 'Urenna Amadi, The Incredible Shutter Bird' in digital, hard copy series |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/08/07/afriwood-comics-set-to-unveil-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-in-digital-hard-copy-series/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-NG |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915001827/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/08/07/afriwood-comics-set-to-unveil-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-in-digital-hard-copy-series/ |url-status=live }}
Later, Urenna Amadi saves a young lady from gangsters. Despite being bullied at school and having her father's bicycle stolen, her spirit remains unbroken. Demonstrating her dedication to justice, Urenna Amadi aids in the search for a missing girl. She helps her friend out of a confrontation with a school gang and prevents robbers from raiding a petrol station.{{Cite news |last=Grace |first=Ihesiulo |date=16 August 2024 |title=The Wait is Over: 'Urenna Amadi: The Incredible Shutter-Bird' Digital and Hard Copy Release Dates Announced |url=https://dailytimesng.com/the-wait-is-over-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-digital-and-hard-copy-release-dates-announced/ |access-date=14 September 2024 |newspaper=Daily Times Nigeria |language=en-NG |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821085254/https://dailytimesng.com/the-wait-is-over-urenna-amadi-the-incredible-shutter-bird-digital-and-hard-copy-release-dates-announced/ |url-status=live }}
The main character in the graphic novel is Urenna Amadi, while other characters are Grandma, Uncle Ben, John, Idalia, Zazzu, Dennis, and Donald.{{Cite book |last=Amadi |first=Urenna |title=Urenna Amadi: The extraordinary Shutter-bird |date=7 November 2022 |publisher=Afriwood Comics |isbn=9770275643202 |edition= |location=Nigeria |language=en-NG}}