La Perdida

Summary: Jessica Abelis the author ofSoundtrackandMirror, Window,two collections that gather stories and drawings from her comic bookArtbabe,which she published between 1992 and 1999. She also collaborated with Ira Glass onRadio: An Illustrated Guide,a nonfiction comic about how the public radio program This American Life is made. Abel won both the Harvey and Lulu awards for Best New Talent in 1997;La Perdidawon the 2002 Harv...ey Award for Best New Series. Abel's young adult novel,Carmina,is forthcoming in 2007, and she is currently collaborating on another graphic novel,Life Sucks,and a textbook about making comics. From the Hardcover edition. [read more]