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Abigail is a nine-year-old girl with a huge imagination who moves to a small town where she's the new kid at school, struggling to make friends. All that changes when she meets a Yeti named Claude who has escaped a top-secret government facility. Abigail and Claude become the best of friends, but to make sure he can truly be free from the "Shadow Men" chasing him, they must go on an adventure to find Claude's real home!

Sometimes it only takes just the first issue of a book to capture one's attention.  When I had the opportunity earlier this year to read part one of Abigail and the Snowman, that was exactly the case.  Now with the chance to read all four in this wonderful mini series, I was able to see in full just why it grabbed me so easily.

Young Abigail is like many children who spend a lot of their early days in the company of an imaginary friend.  One day though, she manages to cross paths with something most wouldn't believe to be real, a yeti named Claude to be precise.  The secret government agency who he escaped from send multiple people in after him and the new best friends do all they can to avoid them.  Eventually, even Abigail's father is a part of this daring adventure, which fortunately ends happily.

Roger Langridge did such a great job in both the writing and the artwork for this title.  I really enjoyed the endearing quality of his art that captures the free spirited nature of childhood.  Claude has such an adorable design as a yeti, it's really no wonder that he became such a lovable character.

This series as a whole is another shining example of a book that is meant to be shared by parents and their children.  For those not in that category though, it's still such a fun and heartwarming story that everyone can enjoy.  I would totally recommend this to anyone to pick up, no matter your specific taste in comics.

For more on Abigail and the Snowman or other Boom Titles, check out Boom! Studios.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.

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Abigail is a ninegirl with a huge imagination who moves to a small town where she's the new kid at school, struggling to make friends. All that changes when she meets a Yeti named Claude who has escaped a top government facility. Abigail and Claude become the best of friends, but to make sure he can truly be free from the "Shadow Men" chasing him, they must go on an adventure to find Claude's real home!

Hot on the heels of another fantastic story about the imaginary friends, Boom brings us a new one.  This time though, it focuses specifically on one such imaginary creature from urban legend.  The adorable tale of Abigail and the Snowman already seemed like a fun book to read just from the title, and that proved to be right.

Little Abigail finds herself dealing with something many children do, trying to fit into a new town and school.  Already having an imaginary pet dog, she comes across one of the last things anyone would expect to – a yeti.  On the run from a secret agency that had for years kept the yeti Claude trapped, Abigail is determined to keep him free.

This wonderful story is both written and illustrated by the likes of Roger Langridge.  The same spectacularly cute artwork I loved in The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow is featured here.  It’s playful, it’s light and airy, and it’s just plain perfect for books like this.

Whether you’re my age or closer to that of Abigail, you are probably going to enjoy this.  It’s just so fun and being based on something most everyone knows makes it easily relatable.  It’s going to be another short 4 book run, and from what I can tell so far is worth picking up.

For more on Abigail and the Snowman or other Boom Titles, check out Boom! Studios.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.