Saladin Ahmed

While investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, journalist Elena Abbott uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city’s elite. In the uncertain social and political climate of 1972 Detroit, hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Forces that took her husband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy. Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed (Star Wars: Canto Bight, Black Bolt) and artist Sami Kivelä (Beautiful Canvas) present one woman's search for the truth that destroyed her family amidst an exploration of the systemic societal constructs that haunt our country to this day.

Abbott

A brutal attack on the edges of the latest murder scene only spurs Abbott further into her investigation.

Abbott #2

Rakan

الحوارات ممتازة وتتحسن اكثر واكثر مع الوقت. 
الرسم عجيب. وصف بعض الأحداث فقط برسمة خالية من النصوص وجدته هنا معبر اكثر وبطريقة من الممكن لو كانت كتابة راح تحتاج اكثر من صفحة.
متحمس لخط جريان القصة .

Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed (Black Bolt) and artist Sami Kivelä (Beautiful Canvas) present one woman’s search for the truth that destroyed her family. Hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Forces that took her husband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy.

Abbott #1

ممتاز. رسم ممتاز. شخصيات ممتازة. 
وصف ممتع لحقبة سوداء عن صعوبات مرأة في عمل مليان رجال

Flavia Louise

Really interesting and kind of different graphic novel.

Elena Abbott is one of Detroit’s toughest reporters, who must now exhaust all her abilities as a reporter and a supernatural savior to rescue Detroit from dark forces trying to corrupt the city’s most important election—but at what cost to her own life? A WAR FOR THE SOUL OF DETROIT. Elena Abbott is one of Detroit’s toughest reporters—and after defeating the dark forces that murdered her husband, she’s focused on the most important election in the city’s history. But when someone uses dark magic to sabotage the campaign of the prospective first Black mayor of Detroit, it becomes clear to Abbott that the supernatural conspiracy in her city is even greater than she ever imagined. Now Abbott must exhaust all her abilities as a reporter and a supernatural savior to rescue Detroit—but at what cost to her own life? Miles Morales: Spider-Man mastermind & Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed and acclaimed Machine Gun Wizards artist Sami Kivelä return to the Hugo Award-nominated world of Abbott, as the eponymous unstoppable reporter tackles a new corruption taking over Detroit in 1973 and the supernatural threat behind it. Collects Abbott: 1973 #1-5.

Abbott: 1973

Laura Springall

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I was not aware that Abbott: 1973 was part of a larger series until after I started reading this. But since that was my fault, I tried not to let that influence my enjoyment and overall rating as much as possible. With that said, there were definitely some pieces of the story that I missed and felt lost on, so I do recommend reading the earlier works before this one. This was still pretty easy to follow, and I was able to pick up on the missing pieces relatively easily, but it definitely would have been easier if I had the context.

Overall though, this was objectively a pretty solid read! I enjoyed the setting and atmosphere the most, and especially the art style. I did find the plot the be a little predictable and basic, but still enjoyable. The dialogue was good for the most part and I liked the character relationships, but I found it to occasionally be just a bit overdramatic. The plot also felt rushed at times; I would have liked to spend more time with certain characters and have some scenes be more drawn out. 

I’m not sure if I’ll want to continue with this series, but I’m glad I had the opportunity to read the first volume!

Abi Baker

surely it's going to continue after that ending....

Melissa Railey

Maya Johnson

Magnus Dahl

Captured by the maniacal villain who has been wreaking havoc on Detroit, it’ll take all of Abbott’s gumption and latent abilities to escape his clutches and save the city from the encroaching darkness.

Abbott

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