Blab World Vol. 2
Blab World (formerly Blab! magazine) is a 128-page, full color, 10 x 10 inch, hardcover anthology of Lowbrow and Pop Surrealism artwork, illustration, vintage collectible ephemera, gag cartoons, comic strips, articles, and artist profiles—edited, packaged, and produced by award-winning art director and book designer Monte Beauchamp.
Features include: “The Hereafter”—a 50-page feature comprised of full and double-page paintings by low brow and pop surrealist artists interpreting the afterlife! Contributors include: Femke Hiemstra, Kris Kuksi, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Martin Wittfooth, Gary Taxali, Jana Brike, Gary Baseman, Yoko d’Holbachie, Ryan Heshka, Cathie Bleck, Eric White, Owen Smith, Lou Beach, Marc Burckhardt, Erik Mark Sandberg, and many more! An 8-page profile on surrealist painter Fred Stonehouse; a tribute to 1950s Mad comics artist Will Elder by Drew Friedman; a 16-page tribute to R. Crumb’s Zap Comix by New York Times Book Review columnist Steven Heller; and a lush, 16-page illustrated tribute to 1920s Amazing Stories pulp magazine cover artist Frank R. Paul by pop surrealist painter Ryan Heshka.
Comic book stories include: “Adolf ’s Aberration” by Nora Krug; “Dispatches from Oblivion” by Greg Clarke; “The Great Sea Serpent of Brazil’s Parahiba River” by Mark Todd; “Lidérc” by Andrea Dezso; “Visitation” by Peter Kuper; “The Vexing Thing Upstairs ” by Denis Kitchen; and “Leftovers” by Sergio Ruzzier. Plus gag cartoons by Shag! and Greg Clarke.
Cover artwork: Gary Taxali
