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{{Short description|Comics anthology}}
{{Infobox comic book title <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|image =
|caption = <!-- ''BLAB!'' #1 (1988)<br />Art by [[J. D. King]].-->
|schedule = Annually
|ongoing = y
|publisher = Monte Comix<br />[[Fantagraphics]]<br />[[Kitchen Sink Press]]<br />[[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date = 1988–2007
|issues = 18
|editors = Monte Beauchamp
|TPB = New & Used Blab!
|ISBN = 0-8118-4026-3
|subcat=Fantagraphics
|sort=Blab!
}}
'''''Blab!''''' was an [[anthology]] edited by Monte Beauchamp that featured a mixture of [[alternative comics]] and illustrated features focused predominantly on [[illustration]], [[graphic design]], and [[Lowbrow (art movement)|lowbrow art]].

The first two issues (1986–87) were published by Beauchamp's own imprint, Monte Comix. In 1988 [[Kitchen Sink Press]] took over the title, publishing issues #3-8 as well as printing new editions of issues #1 and 2. Issues #9–18 were published annually by [[Fantagraphics]] between 1997 and 2007 in a 120-page, 10" x 10" square format featuring both black-and-white and color art. In 2010 [[Last Gasp (publisher)|Last Gasp]] revived the series for two issues under the title ''Blab World''.

In 2003, [[Chronicle Books]] published the book collection ''New & Used Blab!''. As the title suggests, one half of the book consists of selections from previous issues while the other half (bound [[Dos-à-dos binding|dos-à-dos]] style) features new works by frequent contributors. Several solo books by individual ''Blab!'' contributors were published with the subtitle "A Blab! Storybook".

Dark Horse Comics announced that the anthology would return in May 2023 under the title ''Comics and Stories That Will Make You BLAB!''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3657/get-ready-blab-dark-horse-and-yoe-books | title=Get Ready to Blab with Dark Horse and Yoe Books }}</ref>

==Contributors==
{{Expand list|date=February 2011}}
* [[Doug Allen]]
* [[Gary Baseman]]
* [[Stéphane Blanquet]]
* [[Marc Burckhardt]]
* [[Charles Burns (comics)|Charles Burns]]
* Rob & Christian Clayton
* [[Daniel Clowes]]
* [[Sue Coe]]
* [[Joe Coleman (painter)|Joe Coleman]]
* [[Al Columbia]]
* [[Howard Cruse]]
* Charles Dallas
* [[Kim Deitch]]
* Daniel Divox
* [[Mary Fleener]]
* [[Drew Friedman (cartoonist)|Drew Friedman]]
* [[Camille Rose Garcia]]
* [[Justin Green (cartoonist)|Justin Green]]
* [[Bill Griffith]]
* [[Matti Hagelberg]]
* [[Tom Huck]]
* [[Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis|Kaz]]
* [[J. D. King]]
* [[Kris Kuksi]]
* [[Peter Kuper]]
* [[Terry LaBan]]
* [[Gary Leib]]
* [[Laura Levine]]
* [[Jay Lynch]]
* [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]
* [[Gary Panter]]
* [[Archer Prewitt]]
* [[Spain Rodriguez]]
* Sergio Ruzzier
* [[Mark Ryden]]
* [[Ryan Heshka]]
* [[Richard Sala]]
* [[Gilbert Shelton]]
* [[Frank Stack]]
* [[Gary Taxali]]
* [[Chris Ware]]
* [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams]]
* [[Skip Williamson]]
* Brook Slane

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=17399|title=Blab!}}
* {{gcdb series|id=32346|title=Blab! (Kitchen Sink)}}
* {{gcdb series|id=54668|title=Blab! (Fantagraphics)}}

==External links==
* [http://www.blab-world.com/ BlabWorld.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061017171353/http://www.fantagraphics.com/anthol/blab.html Fantagraphics Books: ''Blab!'']
* [http://www.blabshow.com/ ''The Blab! Show'', a gallery show of ''Blab!'' contributors]

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