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Prophet Against Slavery

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.

Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay
DateNovember 2, 2021
Page count117 pages
PublisherBeacon Press
Creative team
ArtistDavid Lester
EditorsMarcus Rediker and Paul Buhle

Background

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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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Provine, Jeff (November 1, 2021). "Graphic Novel Review: 'Prophet Against Slavery' by David Lester (Beacon Press)". Blogcritics. Critical Lens Media, Ltd. OCLC 891150228. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Verzuh, Ron (December 16, 2021). Mackie, Richard (ed.). "1327 Who Was Benjamin Lay?". The Ormsby Review. The British Columbia Review. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Ihmels, Nicolas (July 6, 2021). "New Graphic Novel About 18th-Century Activist's Fight Against Slavery Stunning, Brilliant". Nexus Magazine. University of Waikato. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Vann, Michael G. (November 10, 2021). "David Lester With Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle: Prophet Against Slavery". New Books Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  11. ^ Alfandary, Aileen (November 8, 2021). "Against the Grain: Trailblazer Against Slavery". KPFA. Pacifica Foundation. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. October 28, 2021. ISSN 0000-0019. OCLC 2489456. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Dunn, Thom (October 16, 2021). "Benjamin Lay Was the Best Radical Vegan Quaker Hunchback Abolitionist of the 1700s". Boing Boing. Happy Mutants. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  16. ^ Meyer, Bill (November 23, 2021). "Essential New Music (Book): David Lester's "Prophet Against Slavery"". Magnet Magazine. ISSN 1088-7806. OCLC 34727219. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Jones, Sabrina (November 30, 2021). "From Slaveowners to Abolitionists". Democratic Socialists of America. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Alan Cleary, Sean (2021). "No Justice, No Peace: Against Slavery Then; Against Racism Today". Fifth Estate Magazine. ISSN 0015-0800. OCLC 1100236895. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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