Why does the need to explain comics still exist? Because that prejudice still exists. It's fading, but it's still very strong. It's important to keep pushing the boundaries of what people know comics to be so that they are receptive… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
It's a mystery to me why comics have been so despised for so long. Obviously, it has to do with the history of the medium - arising out of cheaply-reprinted booklets of newspaper strips, just out to make a quick… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
I haven't really lost faith in my work - other than for quite short periods when the work is harder than usual - but… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process of fitting… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
“I sit in front of the notebook and feel like it’s just too late for me. And that this book isn’t working, nothing’s working,… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
When I was living in Mexico, I started reassessing my drawing style, and plunged into a period of doing exercises and research to develop… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that things aren't… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
Why does the need to explain comics still exist? Because that prejudice still exists. It's fading, but it's still very strong. It's important to… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
My drawing, like that of most cartoonists, is intended first of all to be functional: to create believable space, and communicate information. My strongest… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
I can certainly be surprised by turns a story takes, but usually not once I'm actually in the writing/drawing stage. In the plotting stage,… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
I don't think comics use iconic forms - or they don't have to. But that makes them even more "cool," if I understand the… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
“The decision to carve out time and attention to make your work is a breathtaking act of ego. You’re saying, “I don’t care what… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
Cartooning is completely different from other media: it is closely related to film and prose, other narrative forms, but the skills needed to realize… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
