Blab! #11
(Autumn 2000)

Fantagraphics, 1997 Series
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Price
19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
Pages
122
On-sale Date
2000
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [double border, sans serif]
ISBN
1-56097-407-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781560974079 51995
Editing
Monte Beauchamp (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: ? 2000 (19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD); 2nd printing: September 2002 (19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)
Inks
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)
Colors
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)
Letters
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)

Characters
Abraham Lincoln
Reprints

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Peter Hoey
Inks
Peter Hoey
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, production, artist credits and indicia. Includes a background illustration.

The Oak Sorrow (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Pencils
Stéphane Blanquet (signed as blanquet)
Inks
Stéphane Blanquet (signed as blanquet)
Letters
Stéphane Blanquet (signed as blanquet)

Indexer Notes

A wordless story told in full-size pages.

Alvar Aalto the Furious (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Walt Disney; Albert Speer; Practical Pig; Alvar Aalto

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman (credited)
Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited)
Letters
Drew Friedman (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come fly with me...

The Peculiar Milieu of Percival C. Wolcott (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Percival C. Wolcott; Florian; Albert; John the Baptist; Jane; Walter; Phil; Pauline; Sal; Veronique
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Enjoy or Suffer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sometimes I get blinded by my own miserable thoughts.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

Virginia Blondes Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Agnès Muckensturm (credited)
Pencils
Walter Minus (credited)
Inks
Walter Minus (credited)
Letters
Walter Minus (credited)

Characters
Mr. Hudson; Judith; Dorothy; Mary; Lizbeth; Gabrielle; Baroness Karine de V.; Suburban Wonder Woman; Doctor

Attack of the Giant Buttocks People! (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by a single illustration

Easy's Getting Harder Everyday (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

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

Reprints

Spine (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
biography
Characters
Peter Kuper; Gili; Mrs. Rosner
Keywords
autobiography

Can You Live Forever in Happiness on Earth? (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

A montage piece combining painting with old advertising labels, illustrations, postcards and logos

Waterman Moses (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Goldin (credited)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Images from books and sketchbooks of the apparently obscure artist Waterman Moses, whose life spanned from the mid-1800s to the mid-twentieth century. Accompanied by a brief Goldin text piece.

Baby Doll (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Michael Hernandez de Luna (credited) (painting)
Inks
Michael Hernandez de Luna (credited) (painting)
Colors
Michael Hernandez de Luna (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

Four full-page photos of old-style nudes with images of insects painted over them, superimposed over text from an erotic novel.

50 Times Brighter than the Brightest Star (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Hoey
Pencils
Peter Hoey; Maria Hoey ?
Inks
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Colors
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?
Letters
Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?

Characters
Action Tommy
Reprints

Good Boy! (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rob Clayton (credited); Christian Clayton (credited)
Pencils
Rob Clayton (credited) (painting); Christian Clayton (credited) (painting)
Inks
Rob Clayton (credited) (painting); Christian Clayton (credited) (painting)
Colors
Rob Clayton (credited) (painting); Christian Clayton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Rob Clayton (credited) (painting); Christian Clayton (credited) (painting)

Characters
Carl; God; Snowball
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Full page images. Painting superimposed over Chinese (?) printed text.

Gruss Vom Krampus! (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Monte Beauchamp (credited)
Pencils
? (various anonymous)
Inks
? (various anonymous)
Colors
? (various anonymous)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Gruss Vom Krampus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from thirty-one nineteenth century German postcards depicting the old German folk character. Brief intro by Beauchamp.

I Don't Live Today (Table of Contents: 18)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jethro Kamberos (credited) (painting)
Inks
Jethro Kamberos (credited) (painting)
Colors
Jethro Kamberos (credited) (painting)

In the Picture Gallery (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Guarnaccia (signed as Guarnaccia)
Pencils
Steven Guarnaccia (signed as Guarnaccia)
Inks
Steven Guarnaccia (signed as Guarnaccia)
Colors
Steven Guarnaccia (signed as Guarnaccia)
Letters
Steven Guarnaccia (signed as Guarnaccia)

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

The Flying Saucer Review (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 3 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)

Indexer Notes

Images of a series of paintings made on wood maple sap bucket covers, laid out like comic book panels. Painted text with small illustrations.

Lucky Charms (Table of Contents: 21)

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)

The Old Haunts (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jeffrey Steele (credited)
Pencils
Teresa Mucha
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by two full-page pencil illustrations

The Seven Seas (Table of Contents: 23)

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; Captain Grimwad; The Chief; Chief's Daughter; Long Lost Father

The Story of the Inventor of the Paroximus Elixir (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Sala (signed as R. Sala)
Pencils
Richard Sala (signed as R. Sala)
Inks
Richard Sala (signed as R. Sala)
Letters
Richard Sala (signed as R. Sala)

Indexer Notes

Story divided into six full-page chapters.

E.Manifesto! (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lloyd Dangle (credited)
Pencils
Lloyd Dangle (credited)
Inks
Lloyd Dangle (credited)
Letters
Lloyd Dangle (credited) (typeset)

Confessions (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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

Genre
biography
Characters
Spain Rodriguez; Fred Toote'; Father Armbrewster; Spain's Dad; Sister Richard; Norman "The Nose" Boganowsky; Ed Raggazi; Sally Prosit; Paul Rourke; Frank Mutinani; Skippy; Bubbles; Vezay
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Obsessive Compulsive (sketchbook drawings) (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 6 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Several dozen pages from Rosen's sketchbooks are pictured.

[Nine Artist Blurbs] (Table of Contents: 28)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Brooks; Mark Ryden; Richard Sala; Doug Allen; Peter Kuper; Jonathon Rosen; Stéphane Blanquet; Peter Hoey
Inks
Lou Brooks; Mark Ryden; Richard Sala; Doug Allen; Peter Kuper; Jonathon Rosen; Stéphane Blanquet; Peter Hoey
Letters
Lou Brooks; Richard Sala; Doug Allen; Jonathon Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Eight different comic-panel blurbs for the listed artist web sites plus one for blabworld.com

Dumpy and the Punk Animals (Table of Contents: 29)

Dumpy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Allen (signed as Pants)
Pencils
Doug Allen (signed as Pants)
Inks
Doug Allen (signed as Pants)
Letters
Doug Allen (signed as Pants)

Genre
humor
Characters
Dumpy

The Three Little Pigs (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Pamela Butler (credited)
Inks
Pamela Butler (credited)

Characters
The Three Little Pigs

Indexer Notes

A wordless story.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

[Child with Meat Ballons] (Table of Contents: 32)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)
Inks
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)
Colors
Mark Ryden (signed as Ryden) (painting)

Keywords
boy; puppy

Indexer Notes

Back cover.