| BLAB! | |
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| 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 |
Blab! was ananthology edited by Monte Beauchamp that featured a mixture ofalternative comics and illustrated features focused predominantly onillustration,graphic design, andlowbrow art.
The first two issues (1986–87) were published by Beauchamp's own imprint, Monte Comix. In 1988Kitchen 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 byFantagraphics between 1997 and 2007 in a 120-page, 10" x 10" square format featuring both black-and-white and color art. In 2010Last Gasp revived the series for two issues under the titleBlab World.
In 2003,Chronicle Books published the book collectionNew & Used Blab!. As the title suggests, one half of the book consists of selections from previous issues while the other half (bounddos-à-dos style) features new works by frequent contributors. Several solo books by individualBlab! contributors were published with the subtitle "A Blab! Storybook".
Dark Horse Comics announced that the anthology would return in May 2023 under the titleComics and Stories That Will Make You BLAB![1]
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