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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.

Background

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]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ^ Provine, Jeff (November 1, 2021). "Graphic Novel Review: 'Prophet Against Slavery' by David Lester (Beacon Press)". Blogcritics. Critical Lens Media, Ltd. OCLC 891150228. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (November 19, 2021). "Q&A: Graphic Novelist David Lester Discusses Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel—A New Book Shines the Light on an Early Anti-Slavery and Animal Rights Activist". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. ISSN 0832-1299. OCLC 51786825. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Erickson, Gwen Gosney (March 1, 2022). "Prophet Against Slavery, Benjamin Lay: A Graphic Novel Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson". Friends Journal. Friends Publishing Corporation. ISSN 0016-1322. OCLC 1570228. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Verzuh, Ron (December 16, 2021). Mackie, Richard (ed.). "1327 Who Was Benjamin Lay?". The Ormsby Review. The British Columbia Review. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Ihmels, Nicolas (July 6, 2021). "New Graphic Novel About 18th-Century Activist's Fight Against Slavery Stunning, Brilliant". Nexus Magazine. University of Waikato. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Cunningham, Lisa; Waltz, Amanda (October 5, 2022). "The Fearless Benjamin Lay Weaves a Rich, Informative Tale of an Early Abolitionist". Pittsburgh City Paper. Butler Eagle. ISSN 1066-0062. OCLC 26849157. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Malkin, John (January 13, 2022). "Let Your Life Speak: Graphic Novel Shines Light on Benjamin Lay, Quaker 'Prophet Against slavery.' —Listen to the Interview With David Lester Today at Noon on "Transformation Highway"". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Digital First Media. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "An 18th Century Prophet for Today: Benjamin Lay, Born in England in 1682, Was Among the First to Fight Against Slavery and Animal Cruelty". B.C. Booklook. B.C. BookWorld. June 17, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ O'Driscoll, Bill (November 23, 2021). "Review: Quaker 'Prophet' Fought a Lonely Battle Against Slavery — and Won". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. ISSN 1068-624X. OCLC 1057964643. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Vann, Michael G. (November 10, 2021). "David Lester With Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle: Prophet Against Slavery". New Books Network. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Alfandary, Aileen (November 8, 2021). "Against the Grain: Trailblazer Against Slavery". KPFA. Pacifica Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. October 28, 2021. ISSN 0000-0019. OCLC 2489456. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Franklyn, Adel (September 19, 2021). Valelly, Jonathan (ed.). "'A Prophet Against Slavery' is an Unlikely Story on Human and Animal Liberation". Broken Pencil Magazine. ISSN 1201-8996. OCLC 427378454. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Brown, Dan (March 25, 2022). "Comic Biography of Dwarf Anti-Slavery Activist Towers in imagination:Although David Lester's Prophet Against Slavery Shouldn't Work as a Graphic Novel, It Does. and Marvellously So". The London Free Press. Postmedia Network. ISSN 0839-0738. OCLC 960244952. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Dunn, Thom (October 16, 2021). "Benjamin Lay Was the Best Radical Vegan Quaker Hunchback Abolitionist of the 1700s". Boing Boing. Happy Mutants. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Meyer, Bill (November 23, 2021). "Essential New Music (Book): David Lester's "Prophet Against Slavery"". Magnet Magazine. ISSN 1088-7806. OCLC 34727219. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Jones, Sabrina (November 30, 2021). "From Slaveowners to Abolitionists". Democratic Socialists of America. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Alan Cleary, Sean (2021). "No Justice, No Peace: Against Slavery Then; Against Racism Today". Fifth Estate Magazine. ISSN 0015-0800. OCLC 1100236895. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel Review—a Graphic Novel About Benjamin Lay, an Early Quaker Abolitionist, Will Resonate With Today's Tumultuous Times, Writes Dave Clinch". Socialist Worker. Larkham Printers & Publishers Ltd. January 14, 2022. OCLC 52205915. Retrieved November 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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