Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Kindred is a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, which explores the violence and loss of humanity caused by slavery in the United States and its complex and lasting impact on the present day. The novel tells the story of Dana, a young black woman who is transported from her home in 1970s California to the pre–Civil War South, where she becomes entangled in the lives of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder, and the many people who are enslaved by him. The graphic novel format offers a visually stunning work for a new generation of readers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 24 July 2018
Publisher: Abrams

Kindred: A Graphic Novel

Winner of the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium, Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, is now available in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its initial release, Kindred continues to captivate new readers with its profound exploration of the violence and loss of humanity caused by slavery in the United States, as well as its complex and enduring impact on the present day. Adapted by celebrated academics and comics artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings, this graphic novel vividly brings Butler's enigmatic and emotionally charged story to life, spanning racial and gender divides in the antebellum South through the 20th century.

Butler's most celebrated and critically acclaimed work tells the story of Dana, a young black woman who is abruptly and inexplicably transported from her home in 1970s California to the pre-Civil War South. As she traverses time between these two worlds, one in which she is a free woman and the other where she is entangled in her own complicated familial history on a southern plantation, she becomes fearfully entangled in the lives of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder, and one of Dana's ancestors. Held up as an essential work in feminist, science-fiction, and fantasy genres, and a cornerstone of the Afrofuturism movement, Kindred has sold over 500,000 copies in print. The intersectionality of race, history, and the treatment of women addressed within the original work remain critical topics in contemporary dialogue, both in the classroom and in the public sphere.

Frightening, compelling, and richly imagined, Kindred offers an unflinching look at our complicated social history, transformed by the graphic novel format into a visually stunning work for a new generation of readers. Through its powerful storytelling and stunning artwork, this adaptation captures the essence of Butler's original masterpiece and provides a fresh perspective on a timeless and important narrative.

Weight: 654g
Dimension: 167 x 240 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419728556