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Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars – Released today!
The complete Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars is available today! 12 years in the making, volume 3 (of 3) is in stores as of December 4 2018…AND the collected edition of all 3 volumes is also on sale...
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Trish Trash avant première: I get to see my new comics 2 months early.
Trish Trash: Rollergirl sur Mars, by Jessica Abel Friends, it gives me a lot of pleasure to announce that the first moment I put my hands on a copy of Trish Trash: Rollergirl sur Mars (vol. 1 of 3), I...
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a few of my favorite podcasts
Since I’ve spent the last three years doing a deep dive on audio storytelling (narrative nonfiction radio and podcasts), the last two and a half of which I’ve been in France (where practically no one...
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Angoulême festival 2015! Trish Trash!
Whether you’re a friend, fan, or fellow cartoonist, you probably know that January is a very busy month for comics in France, as it is once again time for the Festival International de la Bande...
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Ça y est. Out On the Wire is in the can.
This is what it looks like. You won’t believe this, but it took exactly 39 work weeks to begin and complete the 176 pages of new artwork (and 24 revised pages) for Out on the Wire. It’s practically a...
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KeepBe a poser.
I was listening to Marc Maron interview Kim Gordon (WTF, episode 588 [31:30]), and there was this bit in the middle that just knocked me back. Marc is asking her about her early years. Remember: This...
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Out on the Wire is out in the world + USA book tour dates
It has been a very big week for me Chez Jess. Out on the Wire: the Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, my comics documentary on the narrative ideas and techniques of the new generation of...
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Say yes to cheese and grapes.
I sat at the green table on the terrace of my apartment, just under the window of the kitchen, and Matt, inside, handed out a wooden cutting board with a round of camembert and a small bowl of grapes...
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Your job is to build a cage that can catch luck as it flies by
I’ve got some complicated feelings this week on the occasion of leaving France after living here for four years, my one-year anniversary of beginning to write about building a strategic, creative life,...
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How to accidentally build an “Authentic Personal Brand” when the whole idea...
Heeeeyyyyy! Check it out! I’ve got a brand-new website! I’m proud, I’m happy… I’m definitely completely sure it’s not finished…but I’m going live anyway! Ever heard the phrase, Imperfect Action? It...
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