Abbott

Abbott is amazing. The character. The story. All of it. Saladin Ahmed's writing is brilliant on its own, but combined with theme and artwork and mystery and truth, Abbott is an immersive masterpiece.I re-read the compiled collection in advance of the sequel, and found it was somehow even better than I remembered. It's excellence on every level, from clever writing, cultural immersion, stunning imagery, sharp humor and powerful punches along with a little booze, tunes, and sexy vibes. And, yeah, Abbott is an instant bicon.Content notes for horrific monsters, gory imagery, alcohol, smoking, and intersectional bigotry.

This book is a wonderful and exceptionally well crafted supernatural crime drama, Abbott written by Saladin Ahmed with art by the amazing up and coming talented Sami Kivela, and published by Boom Studios, this comic is a rad flashback to 1972 Detroit, and tells the story of a tough as nails reporter named Abbott, and she doesn't take crap from anyone, and has a Pam Grier style swagger about her! When a new odd story she's on starts bringing back old memories she falls in to a starts having terrifying visionsand she is hunted by mythical monsters, she has to nuckel up and fight, and I just love it and the character Abbott, she is just such a great main lead, she is strong and independent, but she is also kind and respectful, she's brash, but she treats her friends well and always pays back her debts, on the real this book is just so good and I super duper highly recommend it!

Abbott is about a black woman reporter in 1972 Detroit, who investigates a series of murders of an otherworldly nature.It is excellent.The tone is both true to its time (from what I’ve heard, as I’m neither from Detroit nor Black nor old enough to have been alive in 1972.)Abbott doesn’t take any crap from anyone, and at the same time she has her weaknesses and flaws. Her supporting cast and her enemies are not as deeply fleshed-our as the main character, but considering that this book represents only five comics, that’s not a significant concern.The story is excellent, the art is dynamic and detailed, and the combination makes for a compelling experience. As with all comics, the end of the comic is not the resolution of the main source of conflict, but that’s good, because it may signal more to comic. I hope that Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, and Jason Wordie return to this world to give us another glimpse.

This is a fantastic read. Elena Abbott is a wonderful heroine -- smart, brave, insightful, and determined. Oh, also incredibly stylish and sexy. The setting is 1970s Detroit with all sorts of dangers ranging from the too-plausible (racist cops) to the incredible (creepy occult beasts). The combination of historical detail and creative horror puts this book over the top for me. There was something to be intrigued by (or cower from) on virtually every page. The art is great -- it's crisp and alternates between beauty and grotesque body horror (sometimes weirdly combining the two).IMO, this is a horror comic not to miss.

I loved this book! It’s a 1970’s occult noir following hard-boiled reporter Elena Abbott as she tries to piece together the story behind several gruesome murders that the cops are all to eager to sweep under the rug. Beautiful visual story telling and a cast full of charming characters.It’s also a stand-alone comic (I think...this story is finished by the end of the book) so it’s easy to pick up without worrying about learning the lore of a whole universe, or following along book after book after book.

I really enjoyed the book. Got it for a good deal also

This story isn't bad, and my understanding it is a great hard copy book. But the kindle version is not good. If you have Oasis, it's black & white and a mess on the screen. Downloaded the app on my laptop, but the sizing is fixed and some of the font is so incredibly small it's unreadable (amazon has disabled zoom). So I have to get a magnifying glass just to read the damn story. It's ridiculous.

Admittedly, I'm a fan of Saladin Ahmed's work, but this is his first comic offering I've read, and it did not disappoint. He weaves a hell of a story, and Sami Kavelä's artwork took me right back to the comics of my childhood. I hope Elena Abbott goes on to have more adventures we can share.

3.5 starsI liked the start a lot, the mystery, the implications and concept...And then the further we went in... I don't know what it is, but the book feels suddenly watered down from what was really a banger start.I absolutely love Abbott herself, she's kickass, exactly what I hoped her to be, but halfway the book, it's her relationships with others that start to feel off. Too surface-level, we see snippets of their past, hear about them, and her relationship to those people that know magic feels so... coincidental.It bugs me somehow...And I understand that in that time, racism was a big thing and inevitable for black people, but maybe I'm just fatigued of seeing us in stories where we constantly have to deal with that.But that's not against the story, that's a personal thing, it didn't detract from the overall story.

Such immersive world-building and a brilliant cast of characters. More, please.

Set half a decade after the riots in 1967 that only served to accelerate the ongoing decline of Detroit, Abbot tells a tale of supernatural horror and sleuthing with moments of genuine shock. The heroine is a delight, a black woman reporter who stands up to the powers-that-be and is not easily fooled by anyone, with a complicated life that feels like organic storytelling and not like the cliched life of a journalist. The split between black and white and the concomitant injustice in Detroit is unwaveringly depicted and gives one a real feel for the time and the location. The artwork is fantastic. Absolutely loved it.

Absolutely fantastic book! The story, artwork, everything. The only thing I guess I could complain about is, Boom didn't do this as hardcover instead of trade paperback. Nevertheless very much worth adding to ones collection if they love graphic novels.