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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Kindle & comiXology

by Octavia E. Butler (Author), John Jennings (Illustrator), Damian Duffy (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 798 ratings


The acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, is a don't-miss classic that resonates today more than ever. As The Washington Post noted: "A 1993 dystopian novel imagined the world in 2024. It’s eerily accurate."

 

This Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic is the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller.

 

In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America’s future.

 

In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher’s daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community.



In a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith.

 

“Alarmingly prescient and relevant. This accessible adaptation is poised to introduce Butler’s dystopian tale to a new generation of readers.” —Publishers Weekly

 

“The graphic novel is faithful to Butler, yet still fresh in its world building.” —USA Today



Includes an introduction by SFWA Grand Master Nalo Hopkinson

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  1. Part of Series
    Parable of the Sower
  2. Print length
    272 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Abrams ComicArts
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  6. Publication date
    28 Jan. 2020
  7. Reading age
    13 years and up
  8. Grade level
    8 and up
  9. File size
    856.5 MB
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"...Jennings' work in the book is beyond stunning..."-- "The Beat"

"Jennings and Duffy are some of the most skilled and hardest working comics creators doing the work to radically transform and diversify the comics scene."-- "Comicosity"

"John Jennings's work succeeds as sequential storytelling and approaches the level of iconography regularly."-- "The Believer"

"Jennings has captured [Butler's] words with visual imagery in such an afrofuturistic, horror-esque way that the images jump off the page with every turn."-- "Flickering Myth"

"...alarmingly prescient and relevant...This accessible adaptation is poised to introduce Butler's dystopian tale to a new generation of readers."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"The Parable of the Sower graphic novel... is as faithful an adaptation as you can get. Not only does it hit all the plot points, it perfectly portrays Butler's balancing act in regard to how far society has fallen apart."-- "Kirkus"

"Duffy and Jennings have done justice to Butler's work, losing none of the story's richness and adding an exciting visual element that makes the reading experience even more visceral and engrossing."-- "Foreword Reviews, STARRED review"

"...the graphic novel is faithful to Butler, yet still fresh in its world building."-- "USA Today"

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In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America’s future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher’s daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NY2PYS7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams ComicArts
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 28 Jan. 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 856.5 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683356745
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  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Part of Series ‏ : ‎ Parable of the Sower
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Customer reviews:
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  1. Octavia E. Butler

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    OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science- fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia’s dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women’s rights, global warming and political disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.

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    JOHN JENNINGS is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside (UCR). Professor Jennings received his MA in Art Education in 1995 and the MFA in Studio with a focus on Graphic Design in 1997 from UIUC. He is an interdisciplinary scholar who examines the visual culture of race in various media forms including film, illustrated fiction, and comics and graphic novels. Jennings is also a curator, graphic novelist, editor, and design theorist whose research interests include the visual culture of Hip Hop, Afrofuturism and politics, Visual Literacy, Horror and the EthnoGothic, and Speculative Design and its applications to visual rhetoric. Jennings is co-editor of the Eisner Award winning collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art (Rutgers) and co-founder/organizer of The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem. He is co-founder and organizer of the MLK NorCal's Black Comix Arts Festival in San Francisco and also SOL-CON: The Brown and Black Comix Expo at the Ohio State University. Jennings' current projects include the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred (with Damian Duffy), Tony Medina's police brutality themed ghost story I Am Alphonso Jones (with Stacey Robinson), and his Hoodoo Noir graphic novella Blue Hand Mojo (Rosarium Publishing). Jennings is also a Nasir Jones Hip Hop Studies Fellow at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University.

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  • V. O'Regan
    4.0 out of 5 stars While my ARC’s artwork was unfinished, after viewing its sample I gave higher rating
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2020
    Format: Kindle Edition
    My thanks to Abrams/Abrams ComicArts for a temporary digital edition via NetGalley of the graphic novel adaptation of Olivia E. Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ in exchange for an honest review.

    It was adapted by Damian Duffy with art by John Jennings, the team that had previously adapted Butler’s ‘The Kindred’ as a graphic novel.

    I had read ‘Parable of the Sower’ last year for the first time and found it a deeply moving novel. Therefore, I welcomed the opportunity to read and review this adaptation expecting that it would be an excellent way to introduce the work to a new generation.

    However, I consider the most important aspect of a graphic novel is the art. In this case NetGalley members were presented with a very rough and unfinished work, no coloration and many panels were just very minimal sketches.

    Even though there was a disclaimer that it was unfinished I am perplexed as to why the publishers didn’t either wait to closer the publication date or update the NetGalley files when a more polished version was available.

    As a result I could initially only review what I saw rather than imagining the finished product. As much as I consider ‘Parable’ to be a dystopian classic and was somewhat familiar with the story having recently read, it was very hard to understand what was going on. Now was that because the source material doesn’t work as a graphic novel or was I overly distracted by the incomplete art? It was hard to judge.

    I was also looking forward to reading Nalo Hopkinson’s Introduction but this also was missing from the eARC.

    Edit 28 January 2020: While I could only give 2 stars after reading the unfinished ARC, I did download the Kindle sample on the day of publication. This gave me both the opportunity to read Nalo’s moving Introduction and to view 17 pages of the finished artwork, which was excellent. Thus, my amended rating is 4 stars and I hope in the future to purchase my own copy of this important graphic novel adaptation.
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  • Miss Stephanie
    1.0 out of 5 stars Didn’t enjoy this format
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Didn’t enjoy the book in this way much rather a paperback. Was really hard to read.
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  • Lynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Topical
    Reviewed in Canada on 20 April 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    A book I guarantee you'll cover in one of your English classes at University. It was one of the first books that was covered, then covered again (and again) in two other classes; it's just that kind of book. It is very topical regarding environmentalism, its protections, and the need for communal cooperation for betterment. Worth the read!
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  • Anna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, beautiful writing.
    Reviewed in Germany on 3 February 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Wonderful book. Written in 1993 and set in 2024. I highly recommend it.
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  • Mena Parramore
    5.0 out of 5 stars This was great
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 April 2025
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    Such a good read especially for today. She definitely talks about some thought provoking ideals that definitely had me asking questions and really taking the time to digest this story. I really enjoyed the art and I can't wait to read the second.
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  • denise
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to the book.
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 January 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    My grandson 10 lives it. Allows him to be part of our book club lol
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  • TammyJo Eckhart
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved It almost as much as the Novel
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2020
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I have loved Octavia Butler for decades and I loved the Parable series and was deeply disappointed when it did not continue after Power of Talents. I always wondered if some brave media company might try to make a tv series from it but lacking that, a graphic novel is a good middle step. In the hands of Damian Duffy and John Jennings, it is a great step.

    I loved the art, so moving in detail and color that it heightened all of the emotions of the novel. Obviously this is not as long nor as word detailed as the novel, but I checked and it does cover all of the major points. In the time of COVID19 this is a particular gut-punch, too, so be warned if you thinking of buying.

    If you love Butler's work, you will want this graphic novel. I am waiting for the next one to come out.
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