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Abel and Madden produced a second comics teaching textbook together called ''Mastering Comics'', a sequel to ''Drawing Words and Writing Pictures,'' published in May 2012.[{{cite web|last=Bello|first= Grace |date=February 14, 2012|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/50529-jessica-abel-and-matt-madden-back-to-being-comics-artists.html |title=Jessica Abel and Matt Madden: Back to Being Comics Artists|access-date= February 24, 2012}}] Abel and Madden then both moved to France for a one-year artists’ residency at La Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême[{{cite web|url=http://www.citebd.org/spip.php?rubrique381|title=entrer à la maison des auteurs - la Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image|website=www.citebd.org}}] in 2012, that became an extended four-year stay. |
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Abel and Madden produced a second comics teaching textbook together called ''Mastering Comics'', a sequel to ''Drawing Words and Writing Pictures,'' published in May 2012.[{{cite web|last=Bello|first= Grace |date=February 14, 2012|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/50529-jessica-abel-and-matt-madden-back-to-being-comics-artists.html |title=Jessica Abel and Matt Madden: Back to Being Comics Artists|access-date= February 24, 2012}}] Abel and Madden then both moved to France for a one-year artists’ residency at La Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême[{{cite web|url=http://www.citebd.org/spip.php?rubrique381|title=entrer à la maison des auteurs - la Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image|website=www.citebd.org}}] in 2012, that became an extended four-year stay. |
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In 2015, Abel published a sequel to her 1999 comic ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide'' called ''Out On The Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio''.[{{Cite news|author=Dale, Brady|url=http://observer.com/2015/09/cartoonist-jessica-abel-turns-her-new-book-into-a-podcast/|title=Cartoonist Jessica Abel Turns Her New Book Into a Podcast|date=September 15, 2015|work=Observer|access-date=August 6, 2020|language=en-US}}] ''Out on the Wire'' examines narrative storytelling through interviews with producers from ''This American Life'', ''Radiolab'', ''Planet Money'', and other radio and podcast programs. The book received positive reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',[{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessica-abel/out-on-the-wire/ |title=Out on the Wire |publisher=Kirkus Reviews |date=June 1, 2015}}] the ''Los Angeles Times'',[{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-jessica-abel-20150823-story.html |title=Jessica Abel |last=Noxon |first=Christopher |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=August 20, 2015}}] and the ''Chicago Reader''.[{{cite web |url=https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/in-out-on-the-wire-jessica-abel-shows-what-makes-narrative-radio-so-great/ |title=In 'Out on the Wire,' Jessica Abel Shows What Makes Narrative Radio So Great |last=Wellen |first=Brianna |publisher=Chicago Reader |date=August 19, 2015}}] ''Publishers Weekly'', |
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In 2015, Abel published a sequel to her 1999 comic ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide'' called ''Out On The Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio''.[{{Cite news|author=Dale, Brady|url=http://observer.com/2015/09/cartoonist-jessica-abel-turns-her-new-book-into-a-podcast/|title=Cartoonist Jessica Abel Turns Her New Book Into a Podcast|date=September 15, 2015|work=Observer|access-date=August 6, 2020|language=en-US}}] ''Out on the Wire'' examines narrative storytelling through interviews with producers from ''This American Life'', ''Radiolab'', ''Planet Money'', and other radio and podcast programs. The book received positive reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',[{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessica-abel/out-on-the-wire/ |title=Out on the Wire |publisher=Kirkus Reviews |date=June 1, 2015}}] the ''Los Angeles Times'',[{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-jessica-abel-20150823-story.html |title=Jessica Abel |last=Noxon |first=Christopher |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=August 20, 2015}}] ''Publishers Weekly'',[{{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780385348430 |title=Out on the Wire |publisher=Publishers Weekly}}] and the ''Chicago Reader''.[{{cite web |url=https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/in-out-on-the-wire-jessica-abel-shows-what-makes-narrative-radio-so-great/ |title=In 'Out on the Wire,' Jessica Abel Shows What Makes Narrative Radio So Great |last=Wellen |first=Brianna |publisher=Chicago Reader |date=August 19, 2015}}] |
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On June 7, 2016 Abel announced that she was returning to the United States to accept a position as chair of the brand-new illustration department at PAFA, the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]].[{{Cite web|author=Abel, Jessica|url=https://www.facebook.com/jccabel/posts/1731487433798298|title=(Untitled)|publisher=Jessica Abel, Author, Teacher, Coach for Creatives|via=[[Facebook]]|access-date=August 7, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806143403/https://www.facebook.com/jccabel/posts/1731487433798298}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafa.org/news/pafa-announces-jessica-abel-illustration-program-chair|title=PAFA Announces Jessica Abel as Illustration Program Chair|publisher=Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806143402/https://www.pafa.org/news/pafa-announces-jessica-abel-illustration-program-chair}}] She served in that position until the summer of 2024.[{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jccabel/|title=Jessica Abel: Experience |work=LinkedIn|access-date=Sep 24, 2025}}] |
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On June 7, 2016 Abel announced that she was returning to the United States to accept a position as chair of the brand-new illustration department at PAFA, the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]].[{{Cite web|author=Abel, Jessica|url=https://www.facebook.com/jccabel/posts/1731487433798298|title=(Untitled)|publisher=Jessica Abel, Author, Teacher, Coach for Creatives|via=[[Facebook]]|access-date=August 7, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806143403/https://www.facebook.com/jccabel/posts/1731487433798298}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafa.org/news/pafa-announces-jessica-abel-illustration-program-chair|title=PAFA Announces Jessica Abel as Illustration Program Chair|publisher=Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806143402/https://www.pafa.org/news/pafa-announces-jessica-abel-illustration-program-chair}}] She served in that position until the summer of 2024.[{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jccabel/|title=Jessica Abel: Experience |work=LinkedIn|access-date=Sep 24, 2025}}] |
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In 2017, Abel self-published ''Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life'', a guide to creative productivity for working artists and writers. |
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In 2017, Abel self-published ''Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life'', a guide to creative productivity for working artists and writers. It was positively reviewed in ''Publishers Weekly''.[[https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781521277874 Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life]. ''Publishers Weekly''] |
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