In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler\'s Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the author portrays a searing vision of America\'s future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher\'s daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny... and the birth of a new faith. (W) Octavia Butler, Damian Duffy (A/CA) John Jennings