Rubber Blanket

Rubber Blanket
Rubber Blanket #3 cover by David Mazzucchelli
showcasing the story "Big Man"
Publication information
PublisherRubber Blanket Press
Scheduleyearly
FormatDeluxe oversized
9"x12"
GenreAlternative comics
Publication date1991 – 1993
No. of issues3
Editor(s)David Mazzucchelli

Rubber Blanket was an alternative comics anthology magazine edited by the husband/wife team of cartoonist David Mazzucchelli and painter/colorist Richmond Lewis. It was self-published under the banner of Rubber Blanket Press in a deluxe, oversized format from 1991 to 1993 (three issues).

While an anthology of different artists, Rubber Blanket is mostly a showcase for Mazzucchelli's work. In it, he largely turns his back on the superhero work that had made him a fan-favorite, and moved towards a personal storytelling style with bold and more expressionistic artwork. These stories earned Mazzucchelli the 72nd position on The Comics Journal's list of the best comics of the 20th century.