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Abbott: 1979 #3
Elena gets a call from Elmer, her brother, and only together will they be able to face the Umbra that possesses him.
It will take everything Elena has to tap into her power, dispel the threat, and save his life.
It will take everything Elena has to tap into her power, dispel the threat, and save his life.
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2024
About the author
Saladin Ahmed
464 books1,772 followersSaladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
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January 13, 2024
I loved Taj Francis' cover for Abbott: 1979 #3 with Elena's back turned to Elmer, matching his years of feeling abandoned, and when they finally team up against the Umbra, that image takes on a whole new level of meaning, showcasing how siblings can be both shields and swords for each other.
Sami Kivelä's superb use of dark, gloomy colors effectively depicts the crushing weight of the past on Elena and Elmer's shoulders. It's as if the years and traumas they've faced have poured into the ink, producing a visual tapestry that's both eerily beautiful and profoundly evocative.
Saladin Ahmed's take on siblinghood struck a chord in my psyche like a tuning fork. Elmer and Elena's intense protectiveness for one other, forged in the fires of shared pain and undying love, seemed achingly true.
It's a tribute to Ahmed's work that he can make me feel both passionately proud and sadly concerned for these characters in only a few panels.
Sami Kivelä's superb use of dark, gloomy colors effectively depicts the crushing weight of the past on Elena and Elmer's shoulders. It's as if the years and traumas they've faced have poured into the ink, producing a visual tapestry that's both eerily beautiful and profoundly evocative.
Saladin Ahmed's take on siblinghood struck a chord in my psyche like a tuning fork. Elmer and Elena's intense protectiveness for one other, forged in the fires of shared pain and undying love, seemed achingly true.
It's a tribute to Ahmed's work that he can make me feel both passionately proud and sadly concerned for these characters in only a few panels.
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