![]() Even so, the glowing hope within this tale will be welcome to readers in dark times. And though the narrative achieves a mythical vibe, the parable quality occasionally slips into vagueness. Kirby’s sublime drawings of clapboard buildings and wide streets give the town a Wild West feel. With help from a few discoveries of their own using “precious” Flareon dust, they begin to build a more equitable world. Joshua and Claire, meanwhile, hope for a dual miracle: a baby and a return to light. The town’s governing body tries in vain to restore sunlight, growing increasingly thirsty for Hightower sacrifice. Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver ,and Rebecca Kirby adapt Gays New York Times bestselling short story. Joshua and Claire’s schoolyard friendship and eventual love story unfolds alongside flashbacks to Hiram’s courting of Mara, a girl from a wealthy, disapproving family. Since then, the days have been dark, the nights bright. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, Joshua and his mother are shunned by society, except for the open-minded young Claire. Joshua Hightower is the son of Hiram Hightower, a third-generation Flareon miner, whose double shifts underground left him so desperate for light that he flew an airship into the sun, extinguishing it for years. Based on a short story by Gay ( Hunger), this graphic adaptation, co-scripted with Oliver and illustrated with Kirby’s gorgeously hued art, spins an Afrofuturistic fable and a flexible allegory that echoes multiple oppression narratives. ![]()
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