Books Jessica Abel Books by Jessica Abel Jessica Abel has written books about: Nonfiction Art & Design Comics & Graphic Novels Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email NPR stories about Jessica Abel Review Book News & Features In 'Trish Trash,' Roller Derby — And Anti-Capitalist Parable — On Mars December 8, 2018 • Jessica Abel's comic Trish Trash, Rollergirl of Mars isn't just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale, it's a masterful critique of capitalism that stays engaging despite a few wobbles. Review Best Books Of 2012 10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List December 11, 2012 • Gift books should be special: arrestingly visual, deeply felt, quirky, comprehensive, important. We've combed the shelves to bring you several such suggestions, guaranteed to put a sparkle in the eyes of any big reader. Review Three Books... These Aren't Your Geek's Graphic Novels November 29, 2009 • You don't have to be crazy about comic-book heroes, fantasy worlds or galactic adventures to fall in love with these three magnificent graphic novels — but it helps if you're a girl. Author Harriet Reisen shares what makes these girl-power reads so colorful. Books So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book June 29, 2008 • Two comic artists have created a textbook, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, that teaches people the grammar of comic art, from penciling a story ever so lightly on tracing paper to inking a bubbly "The End" to the finished strip. So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91944828/92013789" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Summer's Most Magical Form of Transport: Books May 26, 2006 • Here's a way to travel, without suffering the high prices of fuel these days: Read one of Alan Cheuse's summer reading book picks. One of them is bound to move you someplace beyond your beach chair. Summer's Most Magical Form of Transport: Books Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5419729/5474456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Review Book News & Features In 'Trish Trash,' Roller Derby — And Anti-Capitalist Parable — On Mars December 8, 2018 • Jessica Abel's comic Trish Trash, Rollergirl of Mars isn't just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale, it's a masterful critique of capitalism that stays engaging despite a few wobbles.
Review Best Books Of 2012 10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List December 11, 2012 • Gift books should be special: arrestingly visual, deeply felt, quirky, comprehensive, important. We've combed the shelves to bring you several such suggestions, guaranteed to put a sparkle in the eyes of any big reader.
Review Three Books... These Aren't Your Geek's Graphic Novels November 29, 2009 • You don't have to be crazy about comic-book heroes, fantasy worlds or galactic adventures to fall in love with these three magnificent graphic novels — but it helps if you're a girl. Author Harriet Reisen shares what makes these girl-power reads so colorful.
Books So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book June 29, 2008 • Two comic artists have created a textbook, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, that teaches people the grammar of comic art, from penciling a story ever so lightly on tracing paper to inking a bubbly "The End" to the finished strip. So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91944828/92013789" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
So You Want to Learn Cartooning? Hit the Book Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91944828/92013789" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Summer's Most Magical Form of Transport: Books May 26, 2006 • Here's a way to travel, without suffering the high prices of fuel these days: Read one of Alan Cheuse's summer reading book picks. One of them is bound to move you someplace beyond your beach chair. Summer's Most Magical Form of Transport: Books Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5419729/5474456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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