5/21/2023 0 Comments Abbott saladin ahmed![]() ![]() In fact, Abbott’s got a funny feeling about a lot of things as we find out more about her. The locals want to blame the Black Panthers-it is 1972 after all-but Abbott’s got a funny feeling about that. Immediately, she gets twisted up in a weird story featuring the slaughter of a police horse. Abbott walks in the storied footsteps of other Black journalists like Ben Urich, out there on the beat reporting the truth. Due to her tendency to report on stories the police and other authorities would rather sweep to the side, she’s got the white half of the city against her and the Black half behind her which is fine by her. The title character, Elena Abbott, is a Black woman journalist for the local Detroit Daily newspaper. Together they’ve created a tight first issue. With him are artists Sami Kivelä ( Beautiful Canvas) and Jason Wordie ( God Country), and a variety of other artists on covers. ![]() The writer of Abbott, Saladin Ahmed, is having one hell of a comic book explosion right now, writing on the stellar Black Bolt (Marvel) and starting a re-booted Exiles comic in a few months. ![]() Fresh for New Comic Book Day from BOOM! Studios, Abbott #1 is a strong entry into the crime genre of comic books. Writer: Saladin Ahmed / Artists: Sami Kivelä and Jason Wordie / BOOM! Studios ![]()
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