After the rain

The drama takes place in a small Nigerian town during a violent and unexpected storm. A Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at her door and is horrified to see a boy with a severe head wound standing at her doorstep. He reaches for her, and his touch burns like fire. Something is ve...

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Main Author: Jennings, John, 1970- (adaptor.)
Other Authors: Brame, David (Illustrator) (Artist), Duffy, Damian (Letterer), Okorafor, Nnedi
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams ComicArts - Megascope, 2021.
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Summary:The drama takes place in a small Nigerian town during a violent and unexpected storm. A Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at her door and is horrified to see a boy with a severe head wound standing at her doorstep. He reaches for her, and his touch burns like fire. Something is very wrong. Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive. John Jennings and David Brame's graphic novel collaboration uses bold art and colors to powerfully tell this tale of identity and destiny.
Item Description:Adapted from the short story "On the road" (2013).
Physical Description:126 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:9781419743559
1419743554
Author Notes:

Nnedi Okorafor , PhD, is a Nigerian-American author of African-rooted science fiction and fantasy. Her works include Who Fears Death, the Binti trilogy, and the Akata series.

John Jennings is the curator of the Megascope list and illustrator of the graphic novel adaptations of Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Parable of the Sower. He is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside.

David Brame is a talented comics artist who has worked on titles such as Box of Bones and Necromancer Bill . He lives in Mexico.