What does it take to adapt a classic novel by Octavia E. Butler into words and pictures? Damian Duffy and John Jennings did just that with their award-winning adaptation of her Parable of the Sower, and they’ve returned to that fictional setting with a new book — their adaptation of Butler’s Parable of the Talents, due out on April 22 from Abrams ComicArts. We’re thrilled to publish an excerpt from the book below.
“Those two books were so prescient and incredibly accurate with their forecasting that we are still amazed by the insightful creative acumen of Butler,” Jennings said in a statement. “It’s our hope that we did the story justice and that the underlying messages resonate through every word and every panel.”
Jennings will be in Pasadena for a release event at Octavia’s Bookshelf on April 18.
