Starslip Crisis: Vol 2

Blank Label Comics is excited to announce the release of Starslip Crisis, Volume 1 by Kristofer Straub.

Collecting Starslip strips from the very beginning to June 2007, the 176-page book contains over 500 strips. Fans of Straub's razor-sharp wit and cool, clean drawing style will be pleased to have the most complete collection of his Starslip work available. And they will be thrilled to see extras like a cast page, a map of the known universe, a Cirbozoid anatomy lesson, and early designs of the ship and crew! With a foreword by Scott Kurtz, this book is a must-have for legions of Starslip fans.

If you order now, you can get your book signed. If you order quickly, you can get one of a limited amount of numbered books that will ship with a signed, inked sketch.

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Phables

A monster-movie fan is on a quick snack run while his wife is in labor with their second child. At the convenience store, he sees the poster for Phoenixville's BlobFest. Does he drive to the Colonial Theatre -- site of one of the climactic scenes from the classic flick -- to find out more or does he return to his struggling wife? Let's put it this way, if he did the latter, he'd have never made a very good Phable.

BlobFest is an annual event that raises funds for the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA -- just outside of Philly. It takes place this Friday and Saturday.

If you go, don't miss the chance to meet the star of "The Blob," a bucket of the actual red silicon gel used in the movie, displayed by prop-collector Wes Shank. In an era in which many movie stars are silicon-enhanced, it's refreshing to meet one that's actually enhanced silicon.