Graphic Policy: “Saladin Ahmed Talks His New Comic Series Abbott” (video) A TV adaptation of this sucker almost feels inevitable, so get in before the rush.” (Source: Vulture)ĬBR: “Saladin Ahmed’s Abbott Combines ’70s Race Politics & Supernatural Noir”Įntertainment Weekly: “Abbott: Saladin Ahmed previews his new ’70s paranormal investigator comic” Artists Sami Kivelä and Jason Wordie deal expertly in grit and gore, and their combination of scratchy linework, dynamic layouts, and nostalgic coloring dazzles the eyes. “Who knew that a hard-boiled crime drama about a black, female journalist in 1972 Detroit with mysterious supernatural abilities was exactly what the industry was waiting for? Writer Saladin Ahmed had already become the envy of scribes everywhere by gaining a hit with his very first stab at writing comics with Marvel’s Black Bolt, and his haters will only be made more frustrated by the fact that his sophomore effort is even better than its predecessor. When police being trying to pin a grisly mutilation on the specter of Black Panthers, she acts - all while twitching at the idea that some dark force from her past may be back for blood.” (Source: The Oregonian) Abbott, writing at the Detroit Daily, is doing her part and, through hard, honest reporting, has become a champion/protector of the black community. Race relations are terrible the n-word is still freely abused by white men of power when they know someone else is listening.

“1972 Detroit, much like Abbott herself, feels authentic. There’s a difference between historical fiction that revels in racism and sexism and that which critiques it this is the latter and shows us how it’s done.” (Source: CBR) In his writing Ahmed shows that yes, these attitudes did exist in 1972 and yes, it often was this explicit, but at the same time no, it’s not OK - and it wasn’t at the time, either. “Taking place in 1970s America, there’s a lot of casual racism and sexism in Abbott, but it’s delicately used and then immediately shut down either through context or characters’ own words. Forces she has sworn to destroy.Ībbott addresses antiblack racism and police brutality.Ģ018 Bram Stoker Awards Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Graphic NovelĢ019 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Graphic Story Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces.

Hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored.

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