The Abaddon

by Koren Shadmi

Overview

• A young man finds himself trapped in a bizarre apartment with a group of ill matched roommates. He quickly discovers that his new home doesn’t adhere to any rational laws of nature, and poses a strange enigma — a puzzle he needs to solve in order to escape. It's no help that both him and his roommates are missing crucial parts of their memories and identities; he must try and gather the missing pieces as he struggles to find a way out.
• This existential mystery, loosely based on Jean Paul Sartre's play "No
  Exit", lures you, the reader, into a horror house of lust, angst, and madness;
  As you venture deeper and deeper into the darkest recess of The Abaddon,
  you will begin to wonder if you'll ever see the light of day again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940878058
Publisher:	Z2 Comics
Publication date:	11/10/2015
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/02/2015
If Dante had conceived of his inferno as a nightmarish tour of apartment flats, he would have ended up writing this graphic novel. Taking its name from the Hebrew word for a place of destruction, this hardcover collection of the mystery webcomic from Shadmi (Profile 107) tells the story of Ter, a man lost in an apartment complex from which escape seems impossible. Ter doesn’t quite know how he ended up there, but he knows there might well be a connection to his recurring dreams about his time serving as a marine. He finds himself surrounded by oddballs who think his efforts to escape the Abaddon are futile. Shadmi’s fresh treatment of the trope of a character trying to come to terms with who, what, and where he is makes for an engrossing narrative. The art is a standout, the dull gray-green color palette conveying Ter’s surreal world while making his escape seem visually impossible. A taut exploration of urban anxiety, beautifully drawn. (Nov.)

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