Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay | |
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Date | November 2, 2021 |
Page count | 117 pages |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Creative team | |
Artist | David Lester |
Editors | Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle |
Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel is a graphic novel illustrated by David Lester and the editors of the book are Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle. The 117-page graphic novel was published by Beacon Press on November 2, 2021. The graphic novel is about the Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lay.
The graphic novel is about Benjamin Lay. [1] [2] [3] The graphic novel was illustrated by David Lester and the editors of the book are Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle. [4] The graphic novel is based on a biography of Benjamin Lay written by Rediker in 2017. [5] [6] [7] The graphic novel was published by Beacon Press on November 2, 2021. [8] The book is 117 pages long. [9] The novel depicts Benjamin Lay performing guerilla theatre to get the attention of a Quaker meeting and condemn the evils of slavery. [10] [11]
The Publishers Weekly review noted that the "digital font clashes with the hand-drawn quality". [12] Adel Franklyn wrote in Broken Pencil Magazine that the novel has "a passionate script, and a compelling narrative in one." [13] Dan Brown wrote in The London Free Press that "the story leaps off the page" and compared the art to Ralph Steadman's work. [14] Thom Dunn wrote in Boing Boing that the "graphic novel does a tremendous job" of depicting Benjamin Lay. [15] Bill Meyer made a similar comment in Magnet Magazine noting the relationship between the stature of Lay and the power of his message. [16] The graphic novel received positive coverage from socialist and anarchist publications such as the Democratic Socialists of America, the Socialist Worker, and Fifth Estate. [17] [18] [19]
Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay | |
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![]() | |
Date | November 2, 2021 |
Page count | 117 pages |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Creative team | |
Artist | David Lester |
Editors | Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle |
Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel is a graphic novel illustrated by David Lester and the editors of the book are Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle. The 117-page graphic novel was published by Beacon Press on November 2, 2021. The graphic novel is about the Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lay.
The graphic novel is about Benjamin Lay. [1] [2] [3] The graphic novel was illustrated by David Lester and the editors of the book are Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle. [4] The graphic novel is based on a biography of Benjamin Lay written by Rediker in 2017. [5] [6] [7] The graphic novel was published by Beacon Press on November 2, 2021. [8] The book is 117 pages long. [9] The novel depicts Benjamin Lay performing guerilla theatre to get the attention of a Quaker meeting and condemn the evils of slavery. [10] [11]
The Publishers Weekly review noted that the "digital font clashes with the hand-drawn quality". [12] Adel Franklyn wrote in Broken Pencil Magazine that the novel has "a passionate script, and a compelling narrative in one." [13] Dan Brown wrote in The London Free Press that "the story leaps off the page" and compared the art to Ralph Steadman's work. [14] Thom Dunn wrote in Boing Boing that the "graphic novel does a tremendous job" of depicting Benjamin Lay. [15] Bill Meyer made a similar comment in Magnet Magazine noting the relationship between the stature of Lay and the power of his message. [16] The graphic novel received positive coverage from socialist and anarchist publications such as the Democratic Socialists of America, the Socialist Worker, and Fifth Estate. [17] [18] [19]