![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, inconsistent captioned excerpts from Elena’s articles, along with stilted dialogue, falls short of what is represented artistically. Unfortunately, Abbott: 1973 falls into the forgettable category of supernatural crime.Īhmed’s writing choices strongly contribute to the book’s forgettability. Once in a blue moon, something like Angel or Hellboy comes along to revive the genre with memorable characters and grounded storylines. Supernatural crime media are a dime a dozen these days. Elena Abbott clearly wants nothing more than to live a normal life, but the Umbra are determined to eliminate her. She also lives in a house with her girlfriend, Amelia, and their dog, Princess. These powers make her a “chosen one’ if you will-the only one able to fight the forces of darkness called “the Umbra.” While working as a journalist for the Detroit Daily, she fought these forces and one Professor Bellcamp, who allied himself with the Umbra.īelieving she defeated the city’s evil, Abbott now works for a prominent Black newspaper, the Detroit Chronicle. ![]() In the previous volume, which was set in 1972, Elena Abbott discovered she was endowed with the powers of the Lightbringer. Mattia Iacono provides colors, while Jim Campbell provides lettering. Writer Saladin Ahmed returns with illustrator Sami Kivela for Abbott: 1973 #1. Available now from Boom! Studios, the titular Abbott returns in a new volume of supernatural crime-fighting. ![]()
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