Blab! #12
(Autumn 2001)

Fantagraphics, 1997 Series
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Price
19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
Pages
124
On-sale Date
2001
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [double border, sans serif]
ISBN
1-56097-457-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781560974574 51995
Editing
Monte Beauchamp (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Inks
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Colors
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

[EGO] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)
Inks
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)
Colors
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Also includes production credits and indicia.

Curse of the Fortune Cookie (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Pencils
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Inks
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Colors
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)
Letters
Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)

Indexer Notes

The story is told using full-page silhouette illustrations.

The Binary Dreams of Wahid Al-Sifr (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Paul Freund (credited as Freund)
Pencils
Peter Hoey ? (credited as Hoey); Maria Hoey ? (credited as Hoey)
Inks
Peter Hoey ? (credited as Hoey); Maria Hoey ? (credited as Hoey)
Colors
Peter Hoey ? (credited as Hoey); Maria Hoey ? (credited as Hoey)
Letters
Peter Hoey ? (credited as Hoey); Maria Hoey ? (credited as Hoey)

Serial Lover (Seven Lives in Paradise) (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Laurent Bouhnik (credited as L. Bouhnik)
Pencils
Walter Minus (signed as W. Minus)
Inks
Walter Minus (signed as W. Minus)
Letters
Walter Minus (signed as W. Minus)

Characters
Malicia

Vezesd a Kulönszöbába! (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited) (pencil & ink wash)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited) (pencil & ink wash)
Letters
typeset

Jesus & Pooté (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser)
Pencils
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser) (painting)
Inks
Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser) (painting)

Indexer Notes

A wordless story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited) (pencil & inkwash)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited) (pencil & inkwash)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a leaf on a windy day

Private Musings (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Clarke (credited)
Pencils
Greg Clarke (credited)
Inks
Greg Clarke (credited)
Letters
Greg Clarke (credited)

Characters
Phil; Eldon; Stella; Ava; Bill; Al; Sophia; Morgan; Richard; James; Archibald; Edward; Greta; Paul

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper) (painting)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper) (painting)
Colors
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper) (painting)
Letters
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)

Return of the Krampus! The Postcard Chronicles - Part 2 (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Pencils
? (various anonymous)
Inks
? (various anonymous)
Colors
? (various anonymous)
Letters
? (various anonymous)

Characters
Gruss vom Krampus

Indexer Notes

Thirty-one more nineteenth century postcard images of the German folk character.

Nus Fantastiques (Table of Contents: 12)

photo story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Kim Thompson (credited) (translator); ?
Pencils
Julien Mandel (credited) (photo)
Inks
Julien Mandel (credited) (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Eve
Reprints

Ding Dong! Welcome to Tim House (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)
Pencils
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)
Inks
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)
Colors
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)
Letters
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (joint name)

Characters
Tommy; Mrs. McBevey

Indexer Notes

The story is told using full-page illustrations.

Rock Band (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)
Inks
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)
Colors
Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Rules to Live By! (Table of Contents: 15)

Fetal Elvis / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Landman (credited)
Pencils
Mark Landman (credited) (computer generated)
Inks
Mark Landman (credited) (computer generated)
Colors
Mark Landman (credited) (computer generated)
Letters
Mark Landman (credited) (computer generated)

Genre
humor
Characters
Fetal Elvis; Richard Nixon

Suffer (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)
Inks
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)
Colors
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)

Enjoy (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)
Inks
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)
Colors
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)

New Zodiac for Sentient Machines (Table of Contents: 18)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting)
Inks
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting)
Colors
Jonathon Rosen (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

A margin note states: "Two panels from a New Zodiac for Sentient Machines. (1) Gas-powered Proteus Conglomeration. (2) Dark Homunculus, the synthetic ld."

Freddy Seymore (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Tim Biskup (credited) (painting)
Inks
Tim Biskup (credited) (painting)
Colors
Tim Biskup (credited) (painting)
Letters
Tim Biskup (credited) (painting)

Characters
Freddy Seymore

Indexer Notes

A wordless story.

Profligate Pork (Table of Contents: 20)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Clarke (credited) (painting)
Inks
Greg Clarke (credited) (painting)
Colors
Greg Clarke (credited) (painting)
Letters
Greg Clarke (credited) (painting)

Toilet Train (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Mark Mothersbaugh (credited) (painting)
Inks
Mark Mothersbaugh (credited) (painting)
Colors
Mark Mothersbaugh (credited) (painting)
Letters
Mark Mothersbaugh (painting)

Indexer Notes

Dozens of small illustrations laid out in a grid pattern, combining painting, drawing, writing, postcards, photos, etc. Includes a few visual quotes from artists like Philip Guston.

There's Just One Thought I Get (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Paul Freund
Pencils
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Inks
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Colors
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Letters
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?

Reprints

18 Wooden Statuettes (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Bartalos (signed as M. Bartalos)
Pencils
Michael Bartalos (signed as M. Bartalos)
Inks
Michael Bartalos (signed as M. Bartalos)
Colors
Michael Bartalos (signed as M. Bartalos)
Letters
Michael Bartalos (signed as M. Bartalos)

Characters
Jesus; Mary; Rumpelstiltskin; Santa; Elf; Bluebeard; Thor; Rip Van Winkle; Tut; Nero; Moses; Ra; Captain Cook; Cupid; Pan; Hercules; Lord Ganesh; The Owner; Zeus

The Collyer Brothers (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Laura Levine (credited)
Pencils
Laura Levine (credited) (painting)
Inks
Laura Levine (credited) (painting)
Colors
Laura Levine (credited) (painting)
Letters
Laura Levine (credited) (painting)

Characters
Homer Collyer; Langley Collyer

Fire Crackers (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Goldin (credited)
Pencils
David Goldin (credited) (painting)
Inks
David Goldin (credited) (painting)
Colors
David Goldin (credited) (painting)
Letters
David Goldin (credited) (typeset)

One Day Only Year-Long Sale! (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Brooks (credited)
Pencils
Lou Brooks (credited)
Inks
Lou Brooks (credited)
Colors
Lou Brooks (credited)
Letters
Lou Brooks (credited) (typeset)

Obituary (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Max Adeler
Pencils
Steven Guarnaccia (credited)
Inks
Steven Guarnaccia (credited)
Colors
Steven Guarnaccia (credited)
Letters
Steven Guarnaccia (credited)

Characters
Death-Angel; Alexander McGlue

The Great I Am (Table of Contents: 28)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Heimann (credited)
Pencils
Jim Heimann (credited) (painting)
Inks
Jim Heimann (credited) (painting)
Colors
Jim Heimann (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a single full-page illustration

The Sons of Hercules (Table of Contents: 29)

Fred Toote' / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Pencils
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Inks
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Letters
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)

Genre
biography
Characters
Spain Rodriguez; Fred Toote'; Stanley; Bargain Dave; Francesca; Landlord
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Son of Obsessive Compulsive (Jonathon Rosen Sketchbook) part 2 (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jonathon Rosen (credited)
Inks
Jonathon Rosen (credited)

Indexer Notes

Several dozen more images of sketchbook pages.

I don't think there is anything more disgusting than eating with your mouth wide open in public. (Table of Contents: 31)

Enjoy or Suffer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman)
Pencils
Gary Baseman (credited) (painting)
Inks
Gary Baseman (credited) (painting)
Letters
Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman)

Car Cancer (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Allen (signed as D. A.)
Pencils
Doug Allen (signed as D. A.)
Inks
Doug Allen (signed as D. A.)
Letters
Doug Allen (signed as D. A.)

Characters
Young Beatnik; Old Timer; Collector; Young Kid

Fistful of Curry (Table of Contents: 33)

Little Baby Gumba / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Goldin (credited)
Pencils
David Goldin (credited)
Inks
David Goldin (credited)
Letters
David Goldin (credited) (typeset)

Characters
Little Baby Gumba; Sanjay; Baba Goombuh

That Splendid Matti Nykanen (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Matti Hagelberg (credited); Jukka Heiskanen (credited) (translation)
Pencils
Matti Hagelberg (credited)
Inks
Matti Hagelberg (credited)
Letters
?

Characters
Ghost of President Nykanen; Matti Nykanen

Wish For More (Table of Contents: 35)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)
Inks
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)
Colors
Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)

Tim Hous (Table of Contents: 36)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Inks
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)
Colors
The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

Indexer Notes

Back cover