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Jessica Abel

Author of La Perdida

47+ Works 3,335 Members 180 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Jessica Abel

Image credit: Luigi Novi

Series

Works by Jessica Abel

La Perdida (2006) 512 copies
Life Sucks (2008) 321 copies
The Best American Comics 2008 (2008) — Series editor — 296 copies
Bizarro Comics! (2001) — Artist & Letterer (115-121) — 217 copies
The Best American Comics 2010 (2010) — Series editor — 212 copies
The Best American Comics 2009 (2009) — Series editor — 178 copies
The Best American Comics 2011 (2011) — Series editor — 176 copies
Radio: An Illustrated Guide (1999) 120 copies
The Best American Comics 2012 (2012) — Series editor — 113 copies
The Best American Comics 2013 (2013) — Series editor — 105 copies

Associated Works

The Best American Comics 2006 (2006) — Contributor — 531 copies
9-11: Emergency Relief (2002) — Contributor — 128 copies
Flashed: Sudden Stories in Comics and Prose (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies
Action Girl Comics #1 (1994) — Contributor — 3 copies
On Our Butts (1994) — Contributor — 3 copies
Biff Bang Pow (Number 1) (1991) — Contributor — 2 copies
Action Girl Comics #1-19 — Contributor — 1 copy
Action Girl Comics #3 (1996) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Reviews

3.5. Some very good things, some boring things, a couple artists whose work I hadn't heard of before but enjoyed a lot.
 
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localgayangel | 15 other reviews | Mar 5, 2024 |
I wish I liked this collection more than I did, as a fan of Bechdel's work in general, and also because cishet dudes were being such assholes about the stories in it being "feminist homosexual propaganda". They're not, broadly speaking--I would have liked it better if they were, probably.
 
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localgayangel | 6 other reviews | Mar 5, 2024 |
A fun look at the world of narrative radio journalism, with some universally applicable good advice about storytelling.

For 90% of readers, this book will destroy any lingering notion that professional radio would be a fun career (hats off to the rest). For me personally, uncovering the "movie magic" of audio storytelling made me slightly uncomfortable, because radio gives the illusion of being so unmediated and trustworthy. I was naively surprised at how cobbled together the narratives are, with crowd sounds from the Internet, invented timelines, etc. I so prefer nonfiction where the creative process is footnoted and out in the open - but of course writers lie to tell the truth. I would still have preferred some more in-depth discussion of journalistic ethics applied to these kinds of narratives.

I would also have appreciated more discussion of the technical aspects of radio, but probably Abel was wise to leave it out; her book was already sprawling and the tech-y stuff would have dated it.

Jessica Abel is a really strong comics artist; I love her style!
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raschneid | 51 other reviews | Dec 19, 2023 |
Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database.
 
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villemezbrown | 8 other reviews | Dec 7, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
47
Also by
9
Members
3,335
Popularity
#7,660
Rating
½ 3.5
Reviews
180
ISBNs
57
Languages
5
Favorited
1

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