Beautiful and haunting, The Drowning is an excellent standalone story and introduction to Abe Sapien's own adventures. I hesitate to say solo because the story does demonstrate that Abe has substantial relationships beyond his friendship with Hellboy but it the story does make it painfully clear its centering on his development sans the son of the devil.

Na sklonku devatenáctého století bojoval viktoriánský okultní vyšetřovatel sir Edward Grey na ostrově Saint-Sébastien s mocným čarodějem a podařilo se mu jej porazit. O necelých sto let později přijíždí na totéž místo služebně nejmladší agent Ú.P.V.O. Abe Sapien, aby vyzvednul čarodějovy ostatky. Avšak na temné síly, které se mu postaví do cesty, není Abe připraven.
Staňte se svědky prvního samostatného dobrodružství Abea Sapiena podle scénáře Mikea Mignoly, s příjemně mrazivou kresbou od Jasona Shawna Alexandera. ( )

Dark and intriguing and with excellent characterization, but I found the plot a bit hard to follow as big chunks of the exposition is done through hints in the art, which while pretty, isn't exactly always easy to interpret during big magical action sequenzes. ( )

Narratively kind of murky, but beautifully drawn and colored! ( )

Abe Sapien was always one of my favorite Hellboy characters, so when I saw he had his own book I was immediately intrigued. In this book Hellboy is away and no one knows when he is coming back so when the B.P.R.D. needs someone to retrieve a dagger and body from underwater, they decide to give Abe a chance. The myths and tales behind the story were very interesting; I found myself wondering if they were based on real historical facts or out of the writers heads. The dark monochromatic color palatte fit the tone of the story; especially Abe's insecurity about handling things on his own. ( )