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Abbott
(Graphic Novel)

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Published:
Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, 2018.
Format:
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Status:
Busch Annapolis Library - Adult Graphic Novels
FICTION (A)
Maryland City at Russett Library - Adult Graphic Novels
FICTION (A)
Odenton Library - Adult Graphic Novels
FICTION (A)
Description

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 and artist Sami Kivelä 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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781684152452, 1684152453

Notes

General Note
Originally published in single magazine form as Abbott, #1-5.
Description
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 and artist Sami Kivelä 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.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Ahmed, S., Kivelä, S., Wordie, J. (., & Campbell, J. (2018). Abbott. Los Angeles, CA, Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Saladin, Ahmed et al.. 2018. Abbott. Los Angeles, CA, Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Saladin, Ahmed et al., Abbott. Los Angeles, CA, Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ahmed, Saladin,, et al. Abbott. Los Angeles, CA, Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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