Artbabe comic books issue 1

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By Jessica Abel. Part one of a five part series by Artbabe creator Jessica Abel. The Harvey Award-winning comic that taps into that continuing slacker-culture-gestalt is back with a worldly five-issue story! In the first issue we meet Carla, an American whose absent father is Mexican, but she is culturally Anglo. She forms a romantic attachment to Mexico in her late teens, idolizes Frida Kahlo, and tries lamely to learn Spanish. While visiting Mexico in her early 20s, she meets a guy named Harry, an American blueblood with an expensive education. He's moving to Mexico to slack and to do nothing but follow in the footsteps of Kerouac and Burroughs. 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 42 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Artbabe Vol. 1 (1992) #1-4.

Story and art by Jessica Abel.

Mirror, Window is the first book collection by Jessica Abel, one of the most exciting young cartoonists to emerge in the late 1990s. Collecting the first four issues of her Artbabe series from Fantagraphics and more, Mirror, Window proves Abel to be one of the brightest lights in comix to watch as we proceed into the next century.

Abel's stories are peppered with hipsters, tattoos, piercings, trendy haircuts, and cutting-edge fashion, but don't let the generational trappings fool you. Her intuitive ear for dialogue and characterization has made Artbabe a hit amongst people of all ages, especially women. Mirror, Window collects several short stories focusing on the infinite ways that regret, insecurity, and euphoria manifest in relationships.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.95.

Signed Edition

1st printing. Collects Artbabe Vol. 1 (1992) #1-4.

Story and art by Jessica Abel.

Mirror, Window is the first book collection by Jessica Abel, one of the most exciting young cartoonists to emerge in the late 1990s. Collecting the first four issues of her Artbabe series from Fantagraphics and more, Mirror, Window proves Abel to be one of the brightest lights in comix to watch as we proceed into the next century.

Abel's stories are peppered with hipsters, tattoos, piercings, trendy haircuts, and cutting-edge fashion, but don't let the generational trappings fool you. Her intuitive ear for dialogue and characterization has made Artbabe a hit amongst people of all ages, especially women. Mirror, Window collects several short stories focusing on the infinite ways that regret, insecurity, and euphoria manifest in relationships.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: Does NOT include certificate of authenticity

Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. 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, 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. Softcover, 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Signed Edition - 1st printing. 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, 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. Softcover, 110 pages, B&W. NOTE: Does NOT come with a certificate of authenticity. Cover price $12.95.