Later this year, Ahmed will be debuting his second Marvel series withthe time-hoppingExiles.
Studios that switches superheroes for paranormal investigators, and moves the action from cosmic space prisons to 70s-era Detroit.
Colorist Jason Wordie added a saturated filter to the pages to really make it look like the 70s.

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Thats why I think its great for a comic book as opposed to a prose work.
So that has a lot of contrasts for her as a journalist and as an investigator.
Shes slumming it in terms of her investigative powers.

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She should be at a better paper than this.
Shes really not been the same woman since.
That gets to the core of Abbott.

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Ahmed says that shows likeKolchak: The Night-StalkerandThe X-Fileswere important influences on the books sensibility.
In horror movie fashion, we havent shown the monsters yet.
There are some really cool-looking monsters and some really cool magical effects.

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Samis typically controlled line style spills into this almost inkwash effect.
Its gonna be fun and scary-looking.
Abbott#1 hits stores this Wednesday.

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