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Abigail's War

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  • Abigail's War

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    • RATED: PG

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    Drama / History

    Salem, August 1692: teenage Abigail witnesses her older sister's hanging. Fearing she too will be ac

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    • RATED: PG

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    It's 1692. A dangerous time to be a teenage witch.

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  • Jennica Harper

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    • RATED: E

    • 7 ratings

    From screenwriting and poetry to comics -- the background behind the creator of Abigail's War.

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Words from the Creator: Welcome! Here you'll find the first issue of Abigail's War, a comic book about a teenage girl who flees Salem's witch trials and is taken in by a family in war-torn New France. The dangers of war--combined with Abigail's unnatural gifts--means betrayal lurks around every corner. If you like the comic and want to see the story continue (more issues, or as a film or TV series), please click "become a fan". Ready to read the issue? Click the "Abigail's War" tile to the left; the book will launch in a new window. Enjoy!

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Comic Properties Reviews: Abigail's War

Titan.inc, 22:03 Wed Aug 27th, 2008

Jennica Harper, reviews, Abigail's War,

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As mentioned in my last blog ( ...

As mentioned in my last blog ( http://www.zeros2heroes.com/component/option,com_pablog/Action,View/PostId,20495/ )

DISCLAIMER:

I plan on going about reviewing the new properties. Of course, I didn't realize the depths of trouble I could get myself into. So let me start by saying this. I'm going to go about breaking down what I like and don't like and try to be nice about it (Except for Fetternity since he asked for the honest brutal truth). Keep in mind that what I say is not a reflection of you as a person or as an artist. I think it is fair to say that all of you have pieces I love so whether or not I loved this specific project doesn't reflect on my view of your overall works of art, in general. Also, keep in mind that I'm reviewing them for composition and content more than personal preference as various stories may or may not be a genre that personally interests me outright. 

Don't worry. I didn't have anything terribly bad to say. I just needed to get out this disclaimer.


 
Personally, I don't normally dabble in the reading of the supernatural and so forth, but I wanted to give all the various books a read-through. Plus, I expected JH to definitely bring it. So here is my review of Abigail's War.
 
 


 
 
ABIGAIL'S WAR:
 
 
What can I say. This comic is unique through and through. Set in the backdrop of the 1600's, the premise of the story is a tale about a special girl with extraordinary powers in finding herself in an otherwise ordinary world of the past. However, things are not easy for her as her own past holds stark memories of rather unpleasant times.
 
 
Surprisingly, one of the big draws of this comic turns out to be the art. I was really sketchy on whether or not it would work. In some ways it is very simplistic, but in others it almost looks like a painted masterpiece. It's very fascinating in and of itself. I'm still unsure what to think of the art, other than the fact that it works. Everything about it originally made me believe it wouldn't or shouldn't work, but it does and superbly so. What more is there to say. Many kudos on giving Abigail's War a unique and mystically stylized artistic feel that completely fits the feel of the story.
 
 
What about the writing? Well, it is true that one could say that it somewhat gets slow at points. However, this is not a pacing error. By design, the pace of the story is used to setup the story's future main characters and establish the book's lead, Abigail. What follows is an interesting beginning to a story that I could easily see become an on-going comic or TV series. Don't ask my way, but I think of like a "Little House on the Prairie" meets "Harry Potter."
 
 
Of course, at times you can get lost if you don't pay close attention to the dialog, page layout, and who says what. However, I have a feeling the writer, letterer, or both realized that. Ingeniously, Abigail's War uses an alternate lettering and bubbling color for Abigail's words. This was an excellent move as it may have been otherwise extremely difficult and confusing to figure out who says what at points. This simple adjustment is definitely a highlight of the piece. Thanks to this tweak the story is a lot more clear.
 
 
One small downside is that it might be a little hard for a reader if they don't know much about the history of this time period or this area of Canada (I believe it take place in Quebec, yes?). Not being from Canada and not knowing much about the history, I'm not quite sure of all the historical and geographical specifics. 


While this wasn't exactly clear to me, it wasn't terribly crucial, though. I'm sure more will be filled in in time and Canadian readers will likely have a better idea of those themes. Furthermore, the writer does enough explaining of what is going on to not necessarily need to give us more information at this point.
 
 
Everything being said, this turned out to be an interesting read. What are my final thoughts? First of all, I'm a big fan of historical fiction. Moreover, Miss Harper looks to have done her homework. With a historically grounded template in which to build the plot around, things should be very promising if done right. Likewise, the story and Abigail's backstory look to make for some interesting further reading. Then, throw in some fascinating and unique artwork and this book is should catch people's attention.
 
Where will the story go from here? It's hard to say for sure but I do believe Jennica has a plan. Now she just needs the means to execute it. Best of wishes, Jennica, and I guess we'll all see what the future holds for her project.
 
 
 
 
- Titan Out 

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01:16 Thu Aug 28th, 2008

Wow, titan, thank you so much for this. I suspected AW wasn't maybe the comic most up your alley... and was interested in what your take would be. I'm so glad to see how much you 'got it' -- especially the pacing, tone, etc.

Thanks for taking the time!

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