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. Readers can find ABBOTT VOL 1 available everywhere books are sold. If you thought that the city had calmed down, you couldn’t be more mistaken!” said Kivelä. I’m eager to show you all what’s going on in Detroit in 1973.

“It’s been fun to dive back into the world of ABBOTT.

When he’s not hunched over his drawing table, Kivelä enjoys music, movies, and reading comics. Kivelä is known for his work on series such as Undone By Blood from Aftershock Comics, Machine Gun Wizards from Dark Horse Comics, Beautiful Canvas from Black Mask Studios, and Deer Editor with Ryan K Lindsay. Sami Kivelä is a comic book artist from Finland. But while Elena’s powers have grown, they may not be enough to stop the shadows that have seized those closest to her-shadows that threaten to engulf the whole city.” “It’s 1973, Elena is living her best life with Amelia, and Detroit is preparing to elect its first Black mayor. “I’m ridiculously thrilled to bring readers a new chapter in Elena Abbott’s life! The first series generated incredible excitement and energy, and we’ve fed off of that to bring you an even bigger story,” said Ahmed. Saladin currently writes Miles Morales: Spider-Man and The Magnificent Ms. His novel Throne of the Crescent Moon was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and British Fantasy awards, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and is cited in the Dungeons and Dragons Player’s Handbook. His short fiction has been anthologized by George RR Martin and performed by LeVar Burton. Saladin Ahmed won the 2017 Eisner Award for Best New Series alongside Christian Ward for Black Bolt. 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? 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. Debuting in January 2021, this new five-issue series returns 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.Įlena 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. BOOM! Studios today announced ABBOTT: 1973, a new series from Miles Morales: Spider-Man mastermind & Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed and acclaimed artist Sami Kivelä ( Machine Gun Wizards), with colorist Mattia Iacono and letterer Jim Campbell.

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