Soundtrack: Short Stories 1989-1996

(2001)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Artbabe

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

1 Short Stories (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Soundtrack (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

Jessica Abel (credited)

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A day in a girl's life.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Last One Out Close the Door and Shut Off the Lights (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

drama

Characters

Jilly; Peter

Synopsis

A couple, one who wants to move and one who wants to stay in the city.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1993-xx-xx

3:47 PM: the Clock Stops on Division St. (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Flying saucers attack the city.

Reprints

• from Flying Saucer Attack, 1995

Mile Marker (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

Jessica Abel (credited)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tim Brower

Synopsis

Trying to find two people who had been riding a motorcycle in the rain.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #4

Permanent Damage (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Synopsis

Becoming one with the song.

$64 Question (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Synopsis

Why does a gal avoid a guy?

Reprints

• from Action Girl Comics (Slave Labor, 1994 series) #4 (July 1995)

Oh! My Sisters! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A guy makes a rude suggestion to a woman and two ways she could react are shown.

Reprints

• from On Our Butts (MU Press, 1994 series)

Pass It On... (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Neil Henderson (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Neil Henderson

Synopsis

Trying to be nice.

Reprints

• from Duplex Planet Illustrated (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #14 (December 1995)

The Junkie Part One (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

drama

Characters

Courtney Clare; Dawn; John Faber; Liz

Synopsis

Courtney tells how she stalked a guy.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

The Junkie Part 2 (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed); Erica Froker

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

drama

Characters

Courtney Clare; John Faber

Synopsis

Courtney tells of her relationship with the junkie.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #2 (1993)

10mm Gut Wrench (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Characters

Scott

Synopsis

Scott works at a record shop.

Indexer Notes

Intended to be the first of a much longer story, but she stopped after three installments. Character name from the author's comment about the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

2 Journalism (Table of Contents: 19)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1995-05-04

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Camille Paglia (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Stacy; Anna; Josh; Terri; Diane; Scott; S Zurania; Plutonyx; Elisabeth; Guy; Chloe; Courtney; Camille Paglia

Synopsis

Why people are there to listen to a speech by Camille Paglia.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1994-xx-xx

Waiting for Douglas Coupland (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

The author trying to do a story about Douglas Coupland and his fans.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1994-xx-xx

...Or Whatever... (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Elizabeth Wurtzel; Vicki; Alicia; Yolanda; Charles

Synopsis

Eliza Wurtzel on depression and the people who came to see her.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1995-xx-xx

Punk Pilgrimage (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. A.)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

John; Norah; Tim; Brian; Letha; Chan; Cynthia; Steven (Blake); Trey; Lenny; Tracy; Adam; Stanley's Joyful Noise [Andrew Duncan; Tim Nordwind; Dan Konopka]; Elliot; Tom; Kim

Synopsis

Talking to people at a concert at the Fireside Bowl.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1995-05-04

The Miracle Tree (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Dave Mason; Greg; Patrick; Nancee; Jerry; Luke; Danny; Liz; Kris; Terrence Braxton

Synopsis

Talking to people who are waiting three hours to eat near the Miracle Tree in Marshall Fields.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1995-xx-xx

Godzilla (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Godzilla; Alex Wald; Combat Joe; David; Robert; Ed; Andrew; Jeff; Levell; Shane; Gamera; Gyaos; Jesica Abel

Synopsis

Jessica goes to G-Con.

Reprints

• from NewCity, 1995-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

3 (Table of Contents: 28)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

A Ship in the Night (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A man being followed by woman, but he doesn't see her when he turns around.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #3 (1994)

Indexer Notes

Characters look similar to Diana Prince and Steve Trevor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

Jessica Abel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was back in France, 1943.

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A man dreams about a woman he's obsessed about.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I saw him just last night...

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A man learns a guy he knew died and argues with his girlfriend.

Reprints

• from the album cover for the single Chronic by the band Bender, 1993

Indexer Notes

The dialogue may be by a different author as it comes from the song lyrics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was in my office. The door opened and she walked in. Not since France...

Genre

drama

Synopsis

The woman he loves comes into his office and makes his life hell.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #3 (1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

Jessica Abel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't remember anything in my life before that moment I first laid eyes on her.

Genre

drama

Synopsis

A soldier meets a woman in France and falls in love, but she's using him.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #4

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

4 Funny Pages (Table of Contents: 36)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

Jessica Abel

Characters

Artbabe

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Reprints a three-panel comic.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Evidence (Table of Contents: 38)

Li'l Meliz of Decatur Street / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed); Meliz Laugen ?

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Meliz

Synopsis

Li'l Meliz invites the boys over for sangria.

Reprints

• from Moho, 2000-xx-xx

True Grunge (Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as Jessica "The Great Unwashed' Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as Jessica "The Great Unwashed' Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as Jessica "The Great Unwashed' Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as Jessica "The Great Unwashed' Abel)

Genre

biography

Characters

Jessica Abel

Synopsis

Jessica's head itches.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #3 (1994)

Keywords

autobiography

Trans-Am Trouble (Table of Contents: 40)

Kek and Poot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed); NE

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed); NE

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Kek; Poot

Synopsis

Kek and Poot spot a Trans-Am.

Reprints

• from Breakdown #3, 1990-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

NE is Jessica's mom.

Bad Mood (Table of Contents: 41)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A woman wakes up with no coffee.

Two Degrees of Separation or: Arkansas Aint Got Nothin' on Us! (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as J. Abel)

Genre

drama

Characters

Steve Albini

Synopsis

A pizza delivery is made to Steve's studio.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #3 (1994)

Family Classics (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Frazier Thomas; Ishmael; Captain Ahab; Queequeg; Gilligan; Courtney; Jessica Abel

Synopsis

An old TV show gets what the author thinks it deserves.

Reprints

• from Biff Bang Pow! (Paisano, 1991 series) #3 (May 1998)

Foke Hell! (Table of Contents: 44)

Kek and Poot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed as Jabel)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed as Jabel); Carrie Golus; Leah Zonis

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed as Jabel); Carrie Golus; Leah Zonis

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed as Jabel)

Genre

humor

Characters

Kek; Poot; K. C. Awesome; Louse Din

Synopsis

Kek and Poot listen to a band called Demolition Foke.

Too Punk to Funk? (Table of Contents: 45)

Artbabe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Artbabe; Steve; The Butt-Pickin' Morons

Synopsis

Artbabe wants to go dancing, but the guy she's going out with hates dancing.

Reprints

• from Action Girl Comics (Slave Labor, 1994 series) #6 (January 18, 1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

5 Covers (Table of Contents: 47)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration of a woman in a spacesuit.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

from Breakdown #2 Fall 1989

"Whaddya think? I call it... "Self-Portrait in Blue, No. 697." (Table of Contents: 50)

Artbabe / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Artbabe

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Artbabe / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Artbabe

Synopsis

Artbabe dreaming about numbered skateboarders jumping a fence.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #2 (1993)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Artbabe / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Genre

humor

Characters

Artbabe

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #3 (1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

Artbabe / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Characters

Artbabe

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #4

Crowd Scene at a Concert (Table of Contents: 54)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Cowgirl riding a horse.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

6 The Four Seasons (Table of Contents: 57)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

Jessica Abel; typeset

Characters

Artbabe

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

The Heart of a Turtle (Table of Contents: 59)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (signed)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (signed)

Inks

Jessica Abel (signed)

Letters

Jessica Abel (signed)

Synopsis

A guy tells of a gal he saw in Louisiana helping turtles across the road.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

The Ant & the Grasshopper (Table of Contents: 60)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

Jessica Abel (credited)

Characters

Ant; Grasshopper

Synopsis

Ant has to put up with her lazy, forgetful friend, Grasshopper.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

Jack London (Table of Contents: 61)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

Jessica Abel (credited)

Characters

Courtney; Doug; Jim

Synopsis

Courtney finds herself distracted by the heavy snowstorm when she should be working.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

Viva! (Table of Contents: 62)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited)

Pencils

Jessica Abel (credited)

Inks

Jessica Abel (credited)

Letters

Jessica Abel (credited)

Characters

Louise; Betsey; Casey; Michelle; Dana; Scott; Dave "Petey" Peters

Synopsis

Louise and Betsy out at the club.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Artbabe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Characters

Artbabe

Synopsis

Artbabe skating on the frozen lake.

Reprints

• from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)

A (Table of Contents: 64)

Artbabe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Letters

Jessica Abel

Characters

Artbabe

Synopsis

Artbabe walking with a baby.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 65)

blank page(s) / 5 pages (report information)

Via Lattea (Table of Contents: 66)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel

Pencils

Jessica Abel

Inks

Jessica Abel

Colors

?

Letters

Jessica Abel; typeset

Synopsis

A celebration of the Milky Way.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Also includes quotes from people about the book and author.