![]() “We feel like everyone should already know who she is. “We were both big Octavia Butler fans and were both well aware of her work,” Duffy said. Duffy and Jennings had been interested in adapting the novel for several years when they were selected for this project. The awards are often described as the Oscars of the comics world.Īlign image left align image center align image rightīutler’s science fiction novel depicts a young black woman’s time travel between her home in California in the 1970s and a pre-Civil War plantation. The Eisner Awards recognize the best comics, graphic novels and books about comics from the previous year. ![]() and is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside and a former Illinois faculty member, collaborated on “Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation.” They met at Illinois and have worked together for nearly 15 years, producing original comics and curating art shows.ĭuffy and Jennings received the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium at the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on July 20 in San Diego. and is a lecturer in the School of Information Sciences at Illinois, and John Jennings, who received master’s degrees in art education and graphic design from the U. ![]() Two University of Illinois alumni won an Eisner Award for their graphic novel adaptation of the novel “Kindred” by Octavia Butler.ĭamian Duffy, who received a Ph.D in library and information sciences from the U. ![]()
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