Reviews
"The now legendary story of Dead Man Walking has been heard and seen by millions. This updated, graphic presentation is yet another way for others, hopefully a new generation, to witness the inhumane treatment of those in our prisons. As I read it, I asked once again the question so many evade: If it is wrong to kill, why do we all the state to kill in our name?"
-JOHN GRISHAM
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
"Sister Helen's powerful story of the harm we create when we kill one another is an essential read for understanding not just the cruelty of capital punishment, but also the beauty of mercy, justice, and redemption."
-BRYAN STEVENSON
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Kirkus Book Reviews
Three decades after the memoir and film adaptation, the graphic novel targets a fresh audience through a new medium.
Striking visuals and judicious editing renew a familiar narrative (one that had also been adapted into a stage play and an opera). This version hews more closely to the source material of the crusading Sister Prejean’s memoir and her experiences with two inmates on death row (which the film had turned into a single composite character).
But more striking is the visual artistry of Anyango Grünewald, the award-winning illustrator whose noirish drawings make the splashes of color seem more dramatic. She introduces an owl bearing witness to the savage murder and rape that open the book and some ants that will eventually serve almost as a Greek chorus.
