BLAB! #2

The best anthology of the graphic arts for over 10 years is better than ever. The preeminent anthology of the graphic arts, BLAB!'s list of contributors past and present reads like a Who's Who of the contemporary visual art world. CONTENTS:-Special Blab!-Bonus Dept.What's so "special" about this deparment? We'll let you figure it out.-The Mars Attacks Interview Sick! Perversed! Demented! Whatever else parents claimed them to be, one thing is for sure, the Mars Attacks bubble gum car series will send a chill up the spine of a Garbage Pail Kid any day of the week! Creator Len Brown dispels the myths and reveals the facts behind his much sought-after series.-The Show of ViolenceIn 1954, Fredric Wertham's scandalous bestseller, Seduction of the Innocent, virtually annihilated the crime and horror comic book industry. Crazed comic creator, Daniel Clowes, provides us with a look at one of Wertham's earlier bestsellers.-Wishing on the MoonFor years, Gary Arlington longed for the resurrection of the 1950's E.C. horror comic book line. Finally, one day he got tired of waiting. A rip-roaring interview with the number one E.C. fan of the universe.-More than LifeVeteran counter-culture cartoonist, Kim Deitch, emerged from the underground to present us with this "tasteful" tidbit.-The Subversion of the InnocentOut of the hallowed hallways of E.C. comics paraded a steady stream of malcontents who literally invented the '60s subculture. By John Petrie and Jay Lynch.-Notes from the Underground - Part IINearly two dozen contemporary cartoon creators provide candid commentary about... what else? E.C. comics!!!