''Blast!'' was a British
comics
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magazine published by
John Brown Publishing
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that ran monthly for seven issues from June to November 1991. ''Blast!'' featured comics by British, European, and American contributors. It was edited by Stuart Green, with Fiona Jerome
["Newswatch: Speakeasy Goes Out with a Blast!", ''The Comics Journal'' #140 (Feb. 1991), p. 21.] and Dave Elliot.
[Luke Williams]
"Blast! An Early 1990s British News Stand Comics Casualty"
DownTheTubes.net (MARCH 25, 2019).
Recurring strips in ''Blast!'' included
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...
&
D'Israeli's ''
Lazarus Churchyard'',
Marya Muerta & Yan Shimony's ''Big Berta'',
Glenn Dakin's ''War'',
an English translation of
Enrique Sánchez Abulí &
Jordi Bernet's ''
Torpedo 1936'', and reprints of
Paul Chadwick
Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American comic book creator best known for his series ''Concrete'', about a normal man trapped in a stone body.
Biography
Born in Seattle, Chadwick grew up in its suburb Medina, where his father, Stephen F. Chad ...
's ''
Concrete
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'' and
Michael T. Gilbert's ''
Mr. Monster''.
["NEWSWATCH: John Brown Publishing", ''The Comics Journal'' #143 (July 1991), p. 26.] ''Blast!'' featured some of the earliest published work by such notable creators as
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...
and
Gordon Rennie
Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for '' Warhammer Fantasy''.
In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate ...
.
The first five issues included a 16-page insert of ''
Speakeasy
A speakeasy, also called a beer flat or blind pig or blind tiger, was an illicit establishment that sold alcoholic beverages. The term may also refer to a retro style bar that replicates aspects of historical speakeasies.
In the United State ...
'',
the remnants of the long-running comics news & reviews magazine. The final two issues featured articles and reviews alongside the comic strips.
Each issue ran 64 pages with a color cover, black-and-white interior pages, and was labeled for mature readers.
Issues
See also
* ''
Crisis
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* ''
Deadline''
* ''
Revolver
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