Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä returned for the final chapter in their Hugo Award nominated trilogy with a well-received first issue of Abbott: 1979. Looking to continue that momentum Abbott: 1979 #2 will be releasing on November 8th. Ahead of its release BOOM! Studios has provided us with a first look at Abbott: 1979 #2.
Joined by colorist Dan Jackson, Ahmed and Kivelä will be building off how the first issue kicked things off with Abbott: 1979 #2 teasing:
It’s too late. The Umbra has been unleashed on Detroit, and Elena will need all the help she can get from an old friend if she’s going to succeed. And stunningly, Elena discovers that she is truly unique, and has power beyond her imagination…
The main cover for Abbott: 1979 #2 will be handled by Taj Francis, with a variant cover Suspiria Vilchez also available when it releases in November. You can check out the covers and five-page preview below:
Abbott: 1979 #2 will release in comic book shops and digital store fronts on November 8, 2023. Learn more about the comic book in BOOM! Studios press release below.
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 13, 2023) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at ABBOTT: 1979 #2, the next issue in the new series from Miles Morales: Spider-Man mastermind & Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed, acclaimed artist Sami Kivelä (Machine Gun Wizards), colorist Dan Jackson, and letterer Jim Campbell. Jump back into the action of the hard-boiled trilogy’s final chapter in November 2023.
It’s too late. The Umbra has been unleashed on Detroit, and Elena will need all the help she can get from an old friend if she’s going to succeed. And stunningly, Elena discovers that she is truly unique, and has power beyond her imagination…
ABBOTT: 1979 #2 features a main cover by Taj Francis (Wonder Woman) as well as variant cover art by acclaimed artist Suspiria Vilchez (Stuff of Nightmares).
Readers can find ABBOTT & ABBOTT 1973 softcovers available everywhere books are sold. 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 the city, 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.
ABBOTT: 1979 is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Briar by Christopher Cantwell and Germán García; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Harrower by Justin Jordan and Brahm Revel; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; The Seasons Have Teeth by Dan Watters and Sebastián Cabrol; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and the upcoming Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; Magic from Jed McKay, Rich Douek, and Ig Guara; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.
Print copies of ABBOTT: 1979 #2 will be available for sale on November 8, 2023 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.
- Abbott: 1979 #2 A Main: SEP230096
- Abbott: 1979 #2 B Variant: SEP230097
- Abbott: 1979 #2 C 1:15 INCV: SEP230098
