BLAB Volume 1 by Monte Beauchamp and published by Dark Horse imprint, Yoe Books, is avaiable now at your local comic shop and book store. Check out what all the blab is about below:
Blab Volume 1 Review Round Up- Chicago Tribune:”BLAB! is back and although you may not even know what BLAB! is, I tell you that it is among the most creative books to ever come from Chicago, even if a writer for the Los Angeles Reader once wrote that ‘At its peak, (BLAB!) is like The New Yorker for mutants.'”— Chicago Tribune
– Yahoo:”What Beauchamp describes as ‘editorial-focused comics, sequential art,’ is a 112-page feast.”— Yahoo
– NewCity:”BLAB is a comics anthology concerned with comics itself: presenting, preserving, and commenting on the history of the medium.”— New City
– Review and Interview – The Book Beat:”The new issue? Beautiful. In terms of editing, layout, sequencing, and design BLAB! Premier Issue represents Monte Beauchamp’s skills at their prime. For those unfamiliar with the BLAB! series, it has been a kind of Cabinet magazine for graphic designers—unexpected topics and reference illustrations, wide-ranging yet cohesive.”— The Book Beat
– The Comics Journal:”BLAB! takes you back in time and shows you things you (probably) didn’t know existed, to bridge the gap to more familiar comics imagery that you (probably) know well, without the need for explanation beyond simply looking at the work. The wonder of BLAB! is the wonder of a ten year-old tearing into a fresh issue hot off the rack. Anything could await you on the next page. It is fun to hold, fun to look at, fun to read, and I have no doubt that it was fun to make.”— The Comics Journal
– Doom Rocket:”-Blab! has a clear pulse; it’s a love letter to comics as a form and a crash course in the history and evolution of sequential art for passionate die-hards and the vaguely interested alike.”— Doom Rocket– FanBoy Factor:”The anthology entitled Blab! Volume 1, from Dark Horse, is a melange of madness; a heavy helping of happy and the hippy-dippy. Bed, Bohemian, and beyond. And that’s a good thing for comic fans.”— Fanboy Factor
– AIPT:”The talent lined up here is stellar, with the cover and interior work by notable pop artist Ryan Heshka worth the price of admission alone.”— AIPT– Copacetic Comics:”Blab! is back, and in a new format that represents a hybrid of its previous incarnations. Part comics, part art showcase, part archival, this new Blab! has something for everyone…”— Copacetic Comics– Amazon:”Got an eye for oddball biographies, fads, and historical incidents? BLAB! is back and should be part of your library.”— Amazon– The Times Library Journal:”[Beatrix] Potter’s overcoming of the odds is celebrated in another fashion by the American children’s author and illustrator Giselle Potter (no relation) in Comics and Stories That Will Make you BLAB!”— The Times Library Journal– Comics Grinder Review
Interviews
– Print Mag Interview– ButWhyTho Interview– The Backroom
Praise from Creators
– “The new edition of BLAB! is so filled with great stuff. It’s a KNOCKOUT!”—Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing is Monsters- “Something this refreshing and bizarre deserves your attention and your moolah.”—Ben Austin-Docampo, THE COMICS JOURNAL.- “Makes my heart for comics and pop culture skip a beat.”—Steven Heller, The Daily Heller- “Exquisitely curated and designed, it is SO good to have BLAB! coming back on the racks again!”—Paul Gravett, Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know
