Octavia E. Butler's Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation #[nn]

This graphic novel adaptation brings Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed 1979 novel Kindred to a new visual medium. The story follows Dana, a young Black writer in 1970s California, who is mysteriously pulled back in time to a pre-Civil War Maryland plantation, where she must navigate the brutal realities of slavery to protect her own existence. The adaptation, illustrated by John Jennings and scripted by Damian Duffy, faithfully captures the novel's themes of race, history, and trauma through striking artwork.