Blab! was an anthology edited by Monte Beauchamp that featured a mixture of alternative comics and illustrated features focused predominantly on illustration, graphic design, and lowbrow art.
| BLAB! | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Monte Comix Fantagraphics Kitchen Sink Press Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Annually |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 1988–2007 |
| No. of issues | 18 |
| Editor(s) | Monte Beauchamp |
| Collected editions | |
| New & Used Blab! | ISBN 0-8118-4026-3 |
The first two issues (1986–87) were published by Beauchamp's own imprint, Monte Comix. In 1988 Kitchen Sink Press took over the title, publishing issues #3-8 as well as printing new editions of issues #1 and 2. Issues #9–18 were published annually by Fantagraphics between 1997 and 2007 in a 120-page, 10" x 10" square format featuring both black-and-white and color art. In 2010 Last Gasp revived the series for two issues under the title Blab World.
In 2003, Chronicle Books published the book collection New & Used Blab!. As the title suggests, one half of the book consists of selections from previous issues while the other half (bound dos-à-dos style) features new works by frequent contributors. Several solo books by individual Blab! contributors were published with the subtitle "A Blab! Storybook".
Dark Horse Comics announced that the anthology would return in May 2023 under the title Comics and Stories That Will Make You BLAB![1]
Contributors
edit- Doug Allen
- Gary Baseman
- Stéphane Blanquet
- Marc Burckhardt
- Charles Burns
- Rob & Christian Clayton
- Daniel Clowes
- Sue Coe
- Joe Coleman
- Al Columbia
- Howard Cruse
- Charles Dallas
- Kim Deitch
- Daniel Divox
- Mary Fleener
- Drew Friedman
- Camille Rose Garcia
- Justin Green
- Bill Griffith
- Matti Hagelberg
- Tom Huck
- Kaz
- J. D. King
- Kris Kuksi
- Peter Kuper
- Terry LaBan
- Gary Leib
- Laura Levine
- Jay Lynch
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Gary Panter
- Archer Prewitt
- Spain Rodriguez
- Sergio Ruzzier
- Mark Ryden
- Ryan Heshka
- Richard Sala
- Gilbert Shelton
- Frank Stack
- Gary Taxali
- Chris Ware
- Robert Williams
- Skip Williamson
- Brook Slane
References
edit- Blab! at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Blab! (Kitchen Sink) at the Grand Comics Database
- Blab! (Fantagraphics) at the Grand Comics Database
External links
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