Blank Slate Books

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Blank Slate Books
StatusDefunct, c. 2016
Founded2008
FoundersKenny Penman and James Hamilton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionTurnaround Publisher Services[1][2]
Key peopleKenny Penman, Iz Rips
Publication typesBooks, comic books
ImprintsChalk Marks[3]
Official websitewww.blankslatebooks.co.uk[dead link]

Blank Slate Books (BSB) was a publishing company based in the United Kingdom. It published primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections, with an emphasis on new work by British artists and translated work by European artists.[4] The books it published were noted for their "indie-friendly" content, and were frequently by small press artists whose initial work was self-published. The name of the company was a pun on "drawing" or "writing" on a blackboard.

BSB was one of the few dedicated original comics and graphic novel publishers in the UK.

History

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Blank Slate Books (BSB) was founded in 2008 by Kenny Penman and partner James Hamilton.[5] Penman was inspired by Fantagraphics Books of Seattle, WA, to publish books in the United Kingdom that would do for artists in Britain what Fantagraphics was doing in the USA, championing independent, alternative creators who were not working in superhero or other ‘mainstream’ commercial comics genres. Penman was co-director of Forbidden Planet International,[6] and had plenty of experience with the comics industry. He saw the mission of BSB as "supporting home-grown talent" and providing an essential outlet for work that might not be seen elsewhere.[7] He was primarily motivated to begin the company after encountering the work of Oliver East, who had no real precedents in UK comics.

The publication of Trains Are Mint by East was BSB's first release in 2008[5] and was critically acclaimed, with an Ignatz award nomination following soon after publication.[8]

Other notable releases were Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham, another non-genre work which was featured on Radio 4,[citation needed] in many newspaper articles,[9] and eventually republished in the USA.[10] The "collective graphic novel" Nelson, edited by Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix,[11] was an experiment that became The Observer newspaper's Graphic Novel of The Month, November 2011.[12] The Times newspaper awarded it Best Graphic Novel of 2011,[citation needed] it was nominated for an Eisner Award,[13][14] and was voted Book of The Year in the British Comic Awards 2012.[15]

Penman's other mission was to introduce titles from European countries to the UK that otherwise might not be seen. He focused primarily upon German titles by creators such as Mawil, Line Hoven, and Ule Osterle, who starred in Germany but little known in the UK.[2] BSB published six to eight books a year.

In 2012 Woodrow Phoenix, himself an acclaimed author of graphic novels, became art director of the company, supervising BSB's design and production.[citation needed]

Blank Slate Books ceased publishing around 2016.

Titles

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Graphic novels

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  • Berlin and That (vol. 3) by Oliver East (2010) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Death & The Girls by Donya Todd (Aug 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Dinopopolous by Nick Edwards (Aug 2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Girl and the Gorilla by Madéleine Flores (2010) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Kochi Wanaba by Jamie Smart (Mar 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • A Long Day of Mr. James — Teacher by James Harvey (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • My Skateboard Life by Ed Syder (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Peepholes by Laurie J. Proud (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Playing Out by Jim Medway (Aug 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Proper Go Well High by Oliver East (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham (2010) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Spleenal (vol. 6 of Slate) by Nigel Auchterlounie (2009) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Suitcase by Dan Berry (2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Survivalist by Box Brown (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Swear Down by Oliver East (Dec 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Take Away by Lizz Lunney (Apr 2014) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Trains Are... Mint by Oliver East (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Weak As I Am (vol. 3) by Nigel Auchterlounie (2015) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[16]

Collections and anthologies

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  • The Accidental Salad by Joe Decie (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Alby Figgs by Warren Pleece (June 2014) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Hugo Tate by Nick Abadzis (2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Listening Agent by Joe Decie (2013) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Nelson, edited by Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). — contributors include Kate Charlesworth, Garen Ewing, Duncan Fegredo, Sarah McIntyre, and Suzy Varty
  • Uncle Bob Adventures vol. 1 by Darryl Cunningham (Nov 2013)[17]
  • Uncle Bob Adventures vol. 2 by Darryl Cunningham (June 2014) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Translations

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  • The Band by Mawil (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Departures by Pierre Maurel (Apr 2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Luchadoras by Peggy Adam (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Hector Umbra by Uli Oesterle, translated by Iz Rips (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Home & Away by Mawil (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Love Looks Away by Line Hoven (2013) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Sleepyheads by Randall C. (2011) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Sparky O’Hare, Master Electrician by Mawil (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • We Can Still Be Friends by Mawil (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Other books

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  • Felt Mistress: Creature Couture by Woodrow Phoenix (2012) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

References

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