Nnedi Okorafor’s “On the Road,” which was first published in her 2013 short story collection Kabu Kabu, https://bookshop.org/books/kabu-kabu/9781607014058?aid=63 has been adapted into a graphic novel by John Jennings, the founder and director of Megascope . The work is illustrated by David Brame.
This new novel is titled After the rain, and it has received positive review from Publishers Weekly.
Here is a description from its publishers:
“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.”
Okorafor shared the news of the new novel via her Twitter:
Happy #BookBirthday to AFTER THE RAIN, a graphic novel based on the only horror story I’ve ever written. Illustrated by David Brame, adapted by @JIJennings
During a furious storm a young woman’s destiny is revealed… and her life is changed forever.”
The book is available here.