Run For It

By Marcelo D'Salete. Published by Fantagraphics. 

Hardcover, 180 pages, B&W, 2017

This graphic novel tells unforgettable stories about Afro-Brazilian slaves who rebelled against oppression.

Run For It — a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d'Salete — is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil's hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil — where it was nominated for three of the country's most prestigious comics awards — Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history's darkest corners. It's hard to look away.