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Kindred

by Damian Duffy
Butler, Octavia E. & John Jennings (illus.). ComicArts: Abrams. Jan. 2017. 240p. ISBN 9781419709470. $24.95. SF
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As adapted from Butler's iconic novel, Dana is unwillingly wrenched from 1976 back to 1815 and must blend into plantation life as the "slave" of her white husband, Kevin. Here, Dana meets the plantation owner's spoiled son, who rapes his slave-concubine Alice to produce Dana's own ancestors. Butler claimed that her novel sanitized life under slavery, but Dana witnesses and experiences miseries aplenty. Indeed, Dana and Kevin are both changed by the forced culture shock. The 1976 episodes appear in sedate two-toned images, the dystopian plantation society in jarring strong colors. (LJ 4/1/17)
Reviewed by Martha Cornog , Jan 01, 2018
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