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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Octavia E Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy
Illustrator: John Jennings
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Abrams Comic Arts
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3133-4
Keywords: Afrofuturism, Adventure/Mystery, survival, environmental disaster, California, African American; Dystopia; Becoming
Set in a near-future, violently apocalyptic United States, hyper-empathic Lauren flees her community hoping to establish a safe space to practice her Afrofuturistic religion. Deep tonal digital illustrations.