Who adapted and illustrated the 2018 graphic novel of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Fred Fordham adapted and illustrated the 2018 graphic novel of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Fordham’s edition translates Harper Lee’s 1960 novel into sequential art while retaining the story’s central viewpoint: Scout Finch looking back on her childhood in Depression-era Maycomb, Alabama. It was published in October 2018 and was authorized by the Harper Lee estate.

The adaptation is not a graphic version of the 1962 film or of Go Set a Watchman. It is based on To Kill a Mockingbird itself, including Scout’s experiences with Jem, Dill, Boo Radley, Calpurnia, and the trial of Tom Robinson. Fordham both rewrote the prose for the visual format and supplied the artwork.

Some descriptive passages and commentary were necessarily condensed, a normal feature of adaptation. The book’s visual storytelling emphasizes Maycomb’s setting, the children’s limited understanding of adult prejudice, and the contrast between their imaginative adventures and the injustice surrounding Robinson’s trial.