Blab! #15

(Autumn 2004)

This Book Belongs To (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Inks

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Colors

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Letters

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

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?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a background illustration.

Subterranean Orphans (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Camille Rose Garcia (credited)

Pencils

Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)

Inks

Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)

Letters

Camille Rose Garcia (credited) (painting)

His Shoes Say Ukk (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Matti Hagelberg (credited)

Pencils

Matti Hagelberg (credited) (scratch cardboard)

Inks

Matti Hagelberg (credited) (scratch cardboard)

Letters

Matti Hagelberg (credited) (scratch cardboard)

Characters

Urho Kekkonen; Priest; Jesus Christ

They Got the Steely Dan T-Shirts (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 8 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bob Staake (credited) (computer artwork)

Inks

Bob Staake (credited) (computer artwork)

Letters

Bob Staake (credited) (computer generated)

Indexer Notes

Eight illustrations inspired by Steely Dan lyrics. The titles are "They got the shapely bodies. They got the Steely Dan t-shirts;" "I'm still working on that novel but I'm just about to quit;" "You be the showgirl and I'll be Sinatra way back in '59;" "Our man Abu squeezes off 20 tracer rounds;" "She turned my life into a living hell in those little tops and tight capris;" "I'll learn to play the saxophone. I'll play just what I feel;" "She thinks I'm crazy but I'm just growing old;" "Drive West on Sunset to the sea, turn that jungle music down, just until we're out of town"

The Holy Saints of the Desert (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Nicolas Debon (credited)

Pencils

Nicolas Debon (credited) (painting)

Inks

Nicolas Debon (credited) (painting)

Colors

Nicolas Debon (credited) (painting)

Letters

Nicolas Debon (credited)

Characters

St. Eusebius; Hesychasts; Bessarion; Father Arsenius; Hypetres; St. Simeon

Dream Machine (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Kuper (credited)

Pencils

Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)

Inks

Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)

Colors

Peter Kuper (credited) (painting)

Letters

Peter Kuper (credited)

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

Convergence (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Marc Rosenthal (credited)

Pencils

Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting)

Inks

Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting)

Colors

Marc Rosenthal (credited) (painting)

Letters

Marc Rosenthal (credited)

Kilroy Was Here! (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Beauchamp (credited)

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Colors

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A brief single-page article pondering the origins of the WWII-era pop culture catchphrase "Kilroy Was Here." Includes ten photo images of the Kilroy character.

Mr. McGillicutty in What's That Stink? (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 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)

Characters

Mr. McGillicutty; Jazz Musician

Astrida (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Minus (signed as W. Minus)

Pencils

Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus) (painting)

Inks

Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus) (painting)

Colors

Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus) (painting)

Letters

Walter Minus (credited as W. Minus)

Characters

Astrida

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page pinup illustrations.

Garden of Unearthly Delights (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)

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Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)

Colors

Gary Baseman (credited as Baseman) (painting)

I Dream of Joni (Table of Contents: 13)

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David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

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David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

Colors

David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

Joni Dreams of Jake (Table of Contents: 14)

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David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

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David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

Colors

David Sandlin (credited) (painting)

My Burdened Heart (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Don Colley (credited) (scratchboard)

Inks

Don Colley (credited) (scratchboard)

Cornered (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Owen Smith (credited) (painting)

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Owen Smith (credited) (painting)

Colors

Owen Smith (credited) (painting)

Race of the Wheelbarrow Brides (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Tom Huck (credited) (hand-colored linoleum cut on paper)

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Tom Huck (credited) (hand-colored linoleum cut on paper)

Colors

Tom Huck (credited) (hand-colored linoleum cut on paper)

Tim Biskup's Tiny Bubbles (Table of Contents: 18)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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Tim Biskup (credited) (painted gouache on paper)

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Tim Biskup (credited) (painted gouache on paper)

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Tim Biskup (credited) (painted gouache on paper)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Approximately eighty-five painted images from a handmade book. The images are shown actual size.

Yoo-Hoo (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

David Goldin (credited) (mixed media)

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David Goldin (credited) (mixed media)

Colors

David Goldin (credited) (mixed media)

Indexer Notes

An illustration made using painting, colored felt (?), bottlecaps, old nails, a small wrench and a crushed Yoo-hoo can.

Gargarism of Paradise (Table of Contents: 20)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)

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Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)

Colors

Stéphane Blanquet (credited as Blanquet)

Dream of the Great Lake (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)

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Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)

Colors

Fred Stonehouse (credited) (painting)

Home, Take Them Out (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

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The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

Colors

The Clayton Brothers (credited) (painting, joint name)

A Pugilist's Alchemy or Pulp (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser) (painting)

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Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser) (painting)

Colors

Doug Fraser (credited as Douglas Fraser) (painting)

Lunchbox (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Gary Taxali (credited) (painting)

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Gary Taxali (credited) (painting)

Colors

Gary Taxali (credited) (painting)

Miracle Mike the Headless Chicken (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Laura Levine (credited)

Pencils

Laura Levine (credited) (acrylic on bristol board)

Inks

Laura Levine (credited) (acrylic on bristol board)

Colors

Laura Levine (credited) (acrylic on bristol board)

Letters

Laura Levine (credited) (acrylic on bristol board)

Characters

Lloyd A. Olsen; Hope B. Wade

Hope Yer Holy Daze Are a Blast (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Don Colley (credited) (painting)

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Don Colley (credited) (painting)

Colors

Don Colley (credited) (painting)

Major Sands in Shadow of the Mirage (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Paul Freund (credited as C. P. Freund)

Pencils

Peter Hoey (computer artwork); Maria Hoey (computer artwork)

Inks

Peter Hoey (computer artwork); Maria Hoey (computer artwork)

Colors

Peter Hoey (computer artwork); Maria Hoey (computer artwork)

Letters

Peter Hoey ?; Maria Hoey ?

Characters

Major Sands; Abeed; She

Indexer Notes

Story divided into six single-page chapters.

Fowl Plague (Table of Contents: 28)

illustration / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Judy Brody (credited as Judith Brody)

Pencils

Sue Coe (credited) (painting)

Inks

Sue Coe (credited) (painting)

Colors

Sue Coe (credited) (painting)

Letters

Sue Coe (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

Full-page illustrations incorporated with a hand-painted text article.

Fetal Elvis Gets Drafted! (Table of Contents: 29)

Fetal Elvis / comic story / 4 pages (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; Colonel Placenta; Sid; Uncle Ahnold; Host Mother; Jesse

Comix Are For Losers! (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vinnie (credited)

Pencils

Vinnie (credited)

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Vinnie (credited)

Colors

Vinnie (credited)

Letters

Vinnie (credited)

Characters

Houdini

The Unkindest Cut (Table of Contents: 31)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jeffrey Steele (credited)

Pencils

Teresa James (credited) (painting)

Inks

Teresa James (credited) (painting)

Colors

Teresa James (credited) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a single full-page illustration.

The Blithe Spirit of Tinseltown (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Clarke (credited)

Pencils

Greg Clarke (credited)

Inks

Greg Clarke (credited)

Letters

Greg Clarke (credited)

Characters

Fred

Four Horsemen (Table of Contents: 33)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Helge Reumann (credited); Xavier Robel (credited) (ink on paper)

Inks

Helge Reumann (credited); Xavier Robel (credited) (ink on paper)

Letters

Helge Reumann (credited); Xavier Robel (credited) (ink on paper)

The Education of an Underground Cartoonist (Table of Contents: 34)

Fred Toote' / comic story / 4 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; Spain's Mom; Fred Toote'; Shrink; Ron Walazuski; Walter Bowart

Reprints

• in Cruisin' with the Hound: The Life and Times of Fred Toote' (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (April 2012)

Keywords

autobiography

Dime a Dance Girl (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Geoffrey Grahn (credited)

Pencils

Geoffrey Grahn (credited) (scratchboard)

Inks

Geoffrey Grahn (credited) (scratchboard)

Letters

Geoffrey Grahn (credited) (scratchboard)

Indexer Notes

Story told using full-page illustrations.

Wonderful Land (Table of Contents: 36)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Drew Friedman (credited)

Pencils

Drew Friedman (credited) (watercolor)

Inks

Drew Friedman (credited) (watercolor)

Letters

Drew Friedman (credited) (watercolor)

Thank You! Come Again (Table of Contents: 37)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Inks

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Colors

Christian Northeast (credited) (painting)

Blab 15 (Table of Contents: 38)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Lou Brooks (credited) (painting)

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Lou Brooks (credited) (painting)

Colors

Lou Brooks (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.