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by Various; Edited by Monte Beauchamp
Monte Beauchamp's annual darling of the graphic design and illustration
world is back with its most spectacular collection of cutting-edge comics,
illustration, and graphic design yet. Blab!'s list of contributors past
and present reads like a Who's Who of the contemporary visual art world,
including Mark Ryden, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Joe Coleman, and many more.
Blab! is edited and designed by five-time New York Festival of
Advertising award-winner Monte Beauchamp, whose work has appeared in Print,
Graphis, Communication Arts and American Illustration. Under his guidance,
Blab! has grown from a digest-sized B&W fanzine he began over 10
years ago to an annual coffee-table showcase event of impeccable production
values and master craftsmanship, an object d'art that has become a
standard-bearer in the world of professional graphic arts. Volume 12 features
stunning front and back covers by Christian Northeast, as well as a stories by
the Clayton Brothers, Northeast, Peter Kuper, Peter Hoey, Lou Brooks, Fred
Stonehouse, and children's book illustrator Mike Bartolas, appearing in Blab!
for the first time. Blab! stalwarts Gary Baseman, Drew Friedman,
Spain, Blanquet, and Walter Minus are also back, along with Blab!
newcomer and DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, who contributes a four-page
color story, and several others.
SC, 10x10, 120pg, PC
