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by Jessica Abel Soundtrack collects the best of Jessica Abel's self-published Artbabe series, one of the most exciting comic books to emerge in the late-1990s. The first four were self-xeroxed efforts, and led to a prestigious Xeric Grant in 1996, enabling her to publish a more professionally packaged fifth issue. This volume presents the best of these five comic books, as well as other short strips, to a larger audience for the first time. Abel's stories are peppered with hipsters, fashion, show more and trendy locales - all of which have contributed to her considerable appeal - but don't let the generational trappings fool you. Her intuitive ear for dialogue and characterization have made Artbabe a hit amongst people of all ages, especially women. TP, 120pg, b&w show lessTags
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My 2 Cents: I really dig Abel's style, especially her cover paintings, and the short story format of her comics are refreshing in a field over crowded with super heros and fantasy. In the vein of Daniel Clowes or Harvey Pekar.
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- Canonical title
- Soundtrack: Short Stories 1989-1996
- Alternate titles
- Soundtrack: An Artbabe Collection
- Original publication date
- 2001
- Original language
- English
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
- LCC
- PN6727 .A25 .S67 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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