Abe Sapien: The Drowning # 1
is a comic book published by Dark Horse & released on 2 / / 2008Plot Summary
Number 1 the Abe Sapien Series.
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A century ago, paranormal investigator Edward Grey fought and destroyed a powerful warlock off the island of Saint Sebastian. In the early 1980s, the B.P.R.D.'s newest agent was sent to retrieve the warlock's remains. But Abe Sapien is ill prepared for the supernatural forces that block his way.
Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret, The Escapists), Abe Sapien: The Drowning's the story of Hellboy and B.P.R.D. mainstay Abe Sapien's first solo adventure.
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Quality writing and beautiful art
Reviewed by boywond3r on Feb. 13, 2008. boywond3r has written 1 review. His/her last review was for . |
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This is all you need will ever need in a comic book. This is what a good comic book should be! Mignola cares about the characters he created, so you can bet that every work he produces about them is top notch because he knows that it will stay in the HellBoy canon.
The writing is superb (this is my first Mignola reading) and the art is beautiful - the pacing and the use of frames is very creative and contributes to the sense of mystery and danger.
Characters make justified cameos, names are dropped, but I followed this story from beginning to end without any confusion. Please note that I don't know anything about the HellBoy series and the only exposure I have is from bits I've seen of the movie.
Another note: the paper quality of the comic is amazing! You know that Mignola and DarkHorse must have made it a point to publish such an outstanding comic. Everything about this comic really puts my other forty-something subs to shame.
