After the Rain
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After the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road." The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees—a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep.
When he touches Chioma, his hand burns like fire and just as suddenly as he arrived, he disappears. Her grandmother comes down to see what is wrong and chastises Chioma for opening the door for a stranger. Outside there are only footprints in the mud which vanish in the same manner as their owner.
This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has "marked" her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.
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Nnedi Okorafor. (2021). After the Rain. ABRAMS.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nnedi Okorafor. 2021. After the Rain. ABRAMS.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Nnedi Okorafor, After the Rain. ABRAMS, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Nnedi Okorafor. After the Rain. ABRAMS, 2021.
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD, is a Nigerian-American author of African-rooted science fiction and fantasy. Her works include Who Fears Death, the Binti trilogy and the Akata series. John Jennings is the curator of the Megascope list and illustrator of the graphic novel adaptations of Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Parable of the Sower. He is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside. David Brame is a talented comics artist who has worked on titles such as Box of Bones and Necromancer Bill. He lives in Mexico.
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- Nnedi Okorafor's story of Chioma, a young Nigerian-American woman whose destiny is revealed during a furious rainstorm—now in paperback, with bonus content including Q&As with the creative team and never-before-seen art and designs!
After the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road." The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees—a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep.
When he touches Chioma, his hand burns like fire and just as suddenly as he arrived, he disappears. Her grandmother comes down to see what is wrong and chastises Chioma for opening the door for a stranger. Outside there are only footprints in the mud which vanish in the same manner as their owner.
This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has "marked" her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive. - reviews
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November 1, 2020
A Chicago cop visiting her Nigerian grandmother submits to a terrifying initiation she doesn't understand. But she comes to realize it will augment powers she hasn't recognized in herself, integrating her Nigerian and American heritages. This is a horror story involving body changes, a monstrous bush deity, and a grotesque supernatural pervading everything. Rich, fantastic colors emphasize purple, rose, fiery gold, and aquamarine, defined by urgent, slashing black strokes.
Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Upon Chioma’s arrival to the remote Nigerian village where her great-aunt and grandma live, heavy, unseasonable rain begins to fall, in this vibrant, succinct graphic adaptation by Jennings (Kindred) and Brame (Baaaad Muthaz) of Okorafor’s short story “On the Road.” On the third night of rainfall, a boy with brains busting out of his broken skull calls on Chioma and declares her “it.” A Chicago detective, Chioma isn’t easily shaken by gore, but even she isn’t able to grasp the strange happenings that follow, the unknowable entity that stalks her, and what that entity will do when it catches her. Though, the original is open to interpretation, the adaptation, which was created in conjunction with Okorafor, outright states a moral to the story: “I am Nigermerican... and where those two parts meet is where I am whole again,” slightly marring the enigma of the ending. But Brame’s bold and arresting use of color and shading lends an unnerving atmosphere to the setting, while his attention to facial expressions injects the panels with emotion. This mostly faithful adaptation honors Okorafor’s voice and paints a potent portrait of Nigeria and its folklore. Agent: Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency
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Through a visit to her grandma and grand-aunt in a small Nigerian village, hard-edged Chicago cop Chioma connects to her past and her Nigerian heritage. In this comics adaptation of a short story by Okorafor, the descriptions of environmental horror and healing come alive through a harrowing visual interpretation. After witnessing intense violence against a young boy in Chicago, Chioma is with her family and readjusting to the rhythms of her family's village in Nigeria. She continually comes across strange fauna, even falling into a portal between worlds on her walk home from the market. Hinting at this slipperiness between worlds, Jennings uses the negative space of panel borders to include drawings of Chioma's current location and mental state, from the plants and animals of the rural Nigerian village to the dark cityscape of Chicago. The unusual force that gets lizards to follow Chioma catches up with her and forces her to confront memories long buried. This exploration of trauma and family history through the body is perfectly adapted to the graphic medium.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Gr 9 Up-Nigerian American Chioma's first mistake was not trusting her instincts; her second was opening the door. While she is visiting her Igbo relatives in Nigeria, a wounded child knocks on the door. She's horrified; she's never seen anything this gruesome, not even in five years working as a cop on Chicago's South Side. The boy passes something on to her, a dark energy that she can't quite articulate. Its sulfuric stench lingers in every room of her grandmother's house and seeps into the dark corners of her mind. Chioma turns to her relatives for help, but they tell her what comes must come. In Jennings's adaptation of Nigerian American author Okorafor's short story "On the Road," a woman haunted by her past finds healing in her ancestral home. Brame's artistry is bold; no space on the page is left untouched. Vines and flowers weave menacingly around the minimal panels, heightening the suspense. Jennings and Brame draw attention to the margins and backgrounds, where Chioma's spiritual transformation evolves in a brilliant showcase of West African traditional folklore. VERDICT Jennings paints an initially terrifying reality, highlighting the vulnerability of self-discovery and the tension of being from two different worlds and cultures. Part horror, part magical realism, this #OwnVoices story is a worthwhile addition to any collection.-Elise Martinez, Racine, WI
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