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    [2]  CSNsider #447.......................... W. Batty & C. Biggers
    [3]  Comicunications Weekly Re-Cap ......... Ryan Brewster
    [4]  Suspended Animation ................... Michael Vance
    [5]  New Comics 1/2/96 ..................... Chuck LePage
    [6]  Late Comics Report 12/28/95 ........... Andrew S. Troth
    [7]  Splash Page ........................... Various
    [8]  Letters to the E-Mag .................. Various

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[1]   The Bullpen by Ryan Brewster

Happy new years' to everybody!

First of all, many thanks to Chuck LePage for his New Comics list, which
I had to snag from the web since Bobb Waller (our regular New Comics guy)
is on vacation.

Something to look forward to in '96: All you folks on the Internet who
don't have access to CBN for whatever reason (no local nodes, no clue how
to use BBS's, etc...) will soon be able to join in the fun!  The message
bases of the Comic Book Network will soon be brought to the World Wide
Web!  I'm working on bringing the net to the INTERnet right now...

The first conference to be brought to the web will be the Comics Issues
conference (sometime next week, if I can find a provider by then). The
other conferences will be added as time progresses.

At first, the conferences will seem a bit vacant; this is because I have
not yet decided on a way to bring the echonet mail (the CBN messages being
passed right now between BBS's) to the web. So, the only messages that
will be posted in them will be the ones that the Internet users post
there.

As the capabilities of the World Wide Web increase, so will the services
we can offer you through our web site. So keep us in your Bookmark file,
and we hope to see more of you in '96!

Best,

--Ry
Editor
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Xenozoid@cris.com
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[2] CSNsider #447 by W. Batty and C. Biggers

This is the CSNsider from CSN #447, which will be in shops on 1/11/96.
It is reproduced  in its entirety with the expressed permission of
COMIC SHOP NEWS!

Voice talent for the upcoming Spawn HBO animated series has been
announced; the cast will include The Spawn movie is still casting, but
the HBO voices are: Spawn - Keith David (Clockers, Dead Presidents);
Cogliostro - Richard Dysart (L A Law); Billy Kincaid & Senator McMillan -
Ronnie Cox (Robocop); Twitch & Garab - Michael McShane (Brotherly Love);
Sam Burke - Jimmy Keane (Dick Tracy). The six episode HBO series is now
slated for summer '96, and the live-action movie has been pushed back
beyond that, primarily due to Industrial Light and Magic's commitment to
the remaking of  Star Wars (they're supplying the special fx for the
Spawn film)...

Mike Baron is working on a script for a Nexus/Madman crossover story that
will lead into a Nexus miniseries...

A point of clarification: Moebius Comics, the new title debuting this
spring from Caliber Comics, will present new material never before seen
by American readers...

Look for a fully licensed Bettie Page Comics series from Dark Horse in
March; this sexy book will feature work by Dave Stevens, Jeff Gelb, Bret
Blevins, Russ Heath, Jaime Hernandez, and others...

Fox-TV and Marvel have announced that  the Generation X live-action tv
movie will air on Fox on Tuesday, February 20, 1996 from 8:00-10:00

Look for Karl Kesel to take over the writing honors on Daredevil
beginning with DD #353; he'll continue the back-to-the-basics direction
of the book, returning to the clever, joking Daredevil of the Stan
Lee-Gene Colan days...

And speaking of Daredevil, the folks at the Comic Cafe have reported that
a Daredevil 2099 title is in the works..

Bryan Talbot will handle the writing honors for Phage, the new Tekno
series picking up where Teknophage left off...

Noir Comics is moving to Caliber Press in March, joining their growing
line of crime books...

X-Men and ClanDestine crossing paths in '96?  Don't be surprised!...

The previously-announced plan to publish Alan Moore's Twilight proposal
in Rich Johnston's Twist & Shout Comics is on hold, since DC's director
of legal affairs has notified Rich that DC claims ownership of that
proposal...

Tekno Comix has a major crossover storyline coming up in all of its books
in March and April; each Tekno title will feature a five-page backup
story featuring an installment of the ongoing multi-character
crossover...

Mike Deodato Comics joins the Caliber line-up beginning in March; the
series will present material that Deodato did for non-US comics markets
that's never seen print in this country before, including a two-issue
story arc, Proteus...

Byron Preiss MultiMedia Company has signed a deal with Marvel and
Putnam/Berkley to produce several new Marvel superhero novels in 1996,
including X-Men: Mutant Empire Book 1 - Siege by Christopher Golden and
Daredevil: Predator's Smile by Christopher Golden (both for spring
release); The Ultimate Super-Villains edited by Stan Lee (summer);
Spider-Man: Goblin's Revenge by Dean Wesley Smith; The Ultimate X-Men,
edited by Stan Lee; Spider-Man & The Incredible Hulk: Rampage by Danny
Fingeroth & Eric Fein (Doom's Day Book 1); X-Men: Mutant Empire Book 2 -
Sanctuary by Christopher Golden; Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda by Diane
Duane; and Iron Man: Operation AIM by Greg Cox (fall/winter release)...

Margaret Weis has signed on to create a new fantasy series for Tekno in
'96...

Caliber Press is launching a new magazine, CAL, which focuses on comics
and creators published by Caliber; the first issue, slated for March
release, will deal with their line of crime comics...

And David Mack, creator of the acclaimed Kabuki, has announced a new
spinoff miniseries, Masks of the Noh, which will feature art by Mack,
Buzz, Andrew Robinson, and Rick Mays.  The first issue, slated for April
'96 release, will feature three different covers; this series will lead
into a new Kabuki series debuting in the summer of '96...

At long last, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Signal To Noise will come
back into print in America this spring, courtesy of Dark Horse...

The CSNsider is just a small part of each issue of Comic Shop News.

CSN #447 features Spider-Man/Ultraforce from Marvel and Malibu Comics on
the cover as well as more news and the Ninth Annual Red K Awards.

The CSNsider is now available via e-mail! In order to subscribe to CSNsider,
send a message to majordomo@redweb.com, with a single line message saying:

  SUBSCRIBE csnsider

Visit our WWW site!
                    http://www.actwin.com/csn

We post the new CSNsider there each Monday or Tuesday and it will go out
via e-mail each Wednesday or Thursday.  The WWW site is still the first
place it will appear each week, but we wanted to offer it via e-mail as
well.

The only way to get Comic Shop News is to visit a shop that carries CSN.
The publication costs the shops just a dime each and is generally free
to customers. If your shop doesn't carry CSN, nag 'em until they do.
After all, isn't your business and satisfaction worth a dime a week?

Ward Batty   wardo@netdepot.com
Cliff Biggers   cliffbig@netdepot.com

(c)1995 CSN, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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[3] Comicunications Weekly Re-Cap, by Ryan Brewster


               ///// ComICunications \\\\\

                 Weekly Re-Cap 1/1/96

                ** Happy New Year!!! **

Contents:

1. Editorial: Naming The Art Form

2. Industry News:

     * Shi vs. Tomoe
     * Foxfire Ignites in Feb
     * Another WildStorm Crossover
     * A Guide to WildStorms


1. Editorial -----------------------------------------------------------

Naming the Art Form
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ryan Brewster

Comic books are the perfect combination of art and writing; a way to convey
ideas, images, and characterization not possible through art or writing
separately.... Yet a common complaint among comics collectors is that comic
books aren't taken _seriously_.

I think a big reason why comic books aren't taken seriously is because of
the name itself: Comic Books. The term implies humor, which is certainly not
supposed to be taken seriously!

My mission in this column is to create a new name for the traditional comic
book. While "comic" is a perfectly suitable name to Calvin & Hobbes, it is
not an accurate discription of, say, The Sandman...

Before brainstorming, we should decide on some guidelines: 1) The name
should be short - no longer than 2 words. 2) The name should describe the
medium much more accurately than "comic book". 3) It should be easily
abbreviated. (Comic Book - Comics. Television - TV. Motion Pictures: Movies)

Some have adapted the "comix" moniker to describe alternative kinds of
comics, yet when the word is _said_, it is indiscernible from "comics".

Others have adapted "graphic novel", which is okay, but doesn't accurately
describe the shorter, magazine-format comics.

If we focus on the art aspect of comics, we come up with a few
possibilities.

Will Eisner calls comics "sequential art" in his classic "Comics and
Sequential Art" book. For some reason, "Sequential Art" doesn't have the
same appeal that "Comics" has. Can you imagine "Marvel Comics" becoming
"Marvel Sequential Art"? Neither can I.

"Panel magazines"? While it can be easily abbreviated to "panel mags", it
still doesn't seem to have the right "ring" to it; it has too many
syllables.

How does "Story Art" sound?  No, no... much too generic.

If we focus on the writing aspect of comics, we come up with a few more
possibilities.

Because comics are so often _fiction_, there are maybe a few variations on
that theme... "Fics" is a good quick word for them, but perhaps a bit _too_
quick. And spoken, it may be confused with the more commonplace "fix".
"Illustrated fiction" is far to vague; it could describe any childrens'
books... and besides, what do you do when the comic in question ISN'T
fiction?

"Serials" is pretty good, but has already been used, and not all comics are
continued.

I think the best name I've heard is "reads", because, after all, you _do_
READ them! Dave Sim introduced the word to me in his self-published Cerebus
comic book (in a storyline entitled "Reads", Dave Sim parodied the comics
industry), and I think it's a fitting description. It's short and easy to
say, it would be difficult to misunderstand (perhaps confused with
"reeds"..?) , and it describes non-humorous comic books much better than
"comic books" does.

I can almost see the day when "Marvel Reads" and "DC Reads" replace the
"Marvel Comics" and "DC Comics" we have today.

I would like to hear any other ideas you, the readers, may have. Please
don't hesitate to send your "comic book name for comics that aren't comical"
suggestions to me at Xenozoid@cris.com.

Next Week: Looking Back

Best,

--Ry
Xenozoid@cris.com

2. Industry News ---------------------------------------------------------

[A bit sparse this week, but you can imagine things might be slow this
time of year... <G>]


Shi Vs. Tomoe:

12/29/95 - The Tomoe mini-series and Shi: Way of the Warrior series cross
over in April with Crusade Special: Shi vs. Tomoe #1. The 48-pg. special
picks up where Tomoe #3 and Shi #8 leave off. The one-shot will be wrapped
within a cardstock cover by William Tucci.


Foxfire Ignites In Feb.:

12/14/95 - In the wake of "The Pheonix Resurrection", Malibu introduces a
new title to its line of Ultraverse comics with Foxfire #1. Foxfire is about
a young woman named Rose Autum, who led a relatively normal life until she
finds she has new powers in the aftermath of the Phoenix Resurrection, and
learned (in The Phoenix Resurrection) that she has been bred to defend the
planet from the Progeny.

Ian Edington will write, and Kevin West will pencil the series. The title
will ship in February.


Another WildStorm Crossover:

12/29/95 - To followup on their crossover last year, "Wildstorm Rising",
WildStorm has announced another crossover, entitled "Fire from Heaven", to
begin in March. The crossover will deal with the Gen-Factor so prevalent in
the universe's titles. Alan moore will write the bookend stories, and Jim
Lee will return to WildCATs in time for the crossover.


A Guide to WildStorms:

12/29/95 - Wildstorm Players' Guide #1, a guide to playing WildStorms:
The Expandable Super-Hero Collectible Card Game (<whew!>), will ship from
Image in March.

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[4] Suspended Animation, by Michael Vance

   COMICS LEGENDS
   "Shaking their deadly blowguns at him, dozens of screaming head
hunters surround Easy, cutting off all chance of escape."
   He escaped, of course. Escape was CAPATIN EASY'S middle name before
Indiana Jones was a gleam in the eye of Washington Tubbs the IIIrd.
Created in 1924 by master cartoonist Roy Crane, Wash. was the initial
star of his own comic strip until Captain Easy joined the cast. Easy
snatched center stage from tiny, pudgy, bespeckled Wash (who remained
an important character) and turned this strip into the premier
adventure continuity of it's day. It remains one of the best comic
strips in history.
   As freebooters, hook-nosed Easy and Wash traveled to exotic
locations all over the real and imaginary Crane world, living by fists
and wits. Crane's brilliant and innovative art and his straightforward
narrative and pace elevated Captain Easy to legendary status until the
cartoonist left in 1943 ro create a new strip, BUZZ SAYWER. Easy
continued under the pen of a former assistant while Crane returned to
humor and funny noses with Buzz.
   While Easy had wrestled life in Pandemonia and and Shanghai, Buzz
conquered domestic life at home and hearth. It is a powerful testament
of the genius of Roy Crane that he breathed energy into both genres.
   Sadly, Crane is becomming a forgotten American treasure. However,
it need not be so now that you know the marvelous secret of hard-fisted
Captain Easy and crafty Wash Tubbs.
   Beyond his own title, Easy appeared in FAMOUS COMICS CARTOON BOOKS,
(various publishers), THE COMICS (Dell), RED RYDER (Hawley, Dell), and
CRACKERJACK FUNNIES and 4-COLOR (Dell). This wonderful strip is being
reprinted by NBM Publishing today. Buzz was released under that name
by Standard Comics. Except for the NBM collection, all are from the
'30s and 40's.


(Mr. Vance is a professional writer having written for numerous
magazines like CBG, Starlog and Comics Interview. His work has
appeared in over 500 newspapers and he's had work published by
Comico, Renegade, Innovation and Rip Off Press. SUSPENDED
ANIMATION appears in 14 publications reaching 214,000 readers
in the U.S., Ireland and Portugal.)

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[5] New Comics 1/2/96, by Chuck LePage

NCRL: New Comic Book Releases List for Thursday, December 28, 1995,
compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.

This list is posted weekly, usually Tuesday afternoon.  GO TO:
(http://members.aol.com/ncrlist/private/comics.htm) for the latest lists
    and information.
(http://www.mnsinc.com/hyworth/comics/new.html), for a beautiful "tabled"
    NCR list, and other comics info, courtesy of Thomas Aylesworth.
(NCRList@aol.com) to send any messages, including email subscription
    requests, which are always welcome!

PLEASE READ- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores.
    Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong.  "MR" means
    "recommended for mature readers".

PUBLISHER               TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS
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ACCLAIM                 Bloodshot #46, 2.5
                        Bloodshot: Last Stand, 5.95

AEON                    6:10 By The Schoolyard, 1.99
                        Boom Boom #4, 2.5

ALPHA                   Lethargic Lad #12, 2.95

AMAZE INK               Replacement God #1 (second printing), 2.95
                        Replacement God #3, 2.95
                        Skeleton Key #6, 1.5

AMERICAN                Comics Source #28, 3.95

ANTARCTIC               Shotgun Mary: CD Soundtrack Edition #1, 8.95
                        Stainless Steel Armadillo #6, 2.95
                        Tigers of Terra #16, 2.75

ARCHIE                  Archie #445, 1.5
                        Archie's SuperTeens #4, 2.0
                        Jetsons #7, 1.5

ARGO                    Star Blazers #1, 2.95
                        Star Blazers #3, 2.95

BONGO                   Jimbo #3 (MR), 2.95

CALIBER                 Kabuki: Circle of Blood #6, 2.95

CAPITAL                 Advance Comics #87, 2.25

CFD                     Noir #2, 4.95

COMICO                  Elementals #2, 2.95
                        Elementals: Ghost of a Chance, 5.95
                        Oblivion #2 ("F" and "G"), 2.95

COPPERVALE              Starchild: Crossroads #1, 2.95

CRUSADE                 Shi: Senryaku #3, 2.95

CSN                     Comic Shop News #445, free

DAIKAIJU                Monnga #3, 3.95

DARK HORSE              3x3 Eyes #3 (of 5)(MR), 2.95
                        Cross #2 (of 6)(MR), 2.95
                        Ghost In The Shell Tradepaperback (MR), 24.95
                        GI Joe #1 (of 4), 1.95
                        Godzilla #7, 2.5
                        Motorhead #5, 2.5
                        Star Wars: Droids #8, 2.5
                        Star Wars: Splinter Of The Mind's Eye #1 (of 4), 2.5

DC                      Azrael #13, 1.95
                        Batman: Shadow Of The Bat #47, 1.95
                        Blood Syndicate #35 (final issue), 3.5
                        Chiaroscuro: Private Lives Of Da Vinci #8 (of 10), 2.95
                        Egypt #4 (of 7)(MR), 2.5
                        Green Lantern #71, 1.75
                        Hawkman #29, 2.25
                        Hellblazer #98 (MR), 2.25
                        Justice League Of America #108, 1.75
                        Lobo #24, 2.25
                        New Gods #5, 1.95
                        New Titans #130 (final issue), 2.25
                        Power Of Shazam! #12, 1.75
                        Sandman #74 (MR), 2.5
                        Sandman: Dream Country Hardcover (MR), 29.95
                        Sandman Mystery Theatre #35, 2.25
                        Showcase 96 #2 (of 12), 2.95
                        Starman #16, 2.25
                        Static #32, 2.5
                        Superman #109, 1.95
                        Swamp Thing #163 (MR), 2.25
                        Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #4 (of 4), 2.5

DRAWN&QUARTERLY         Drawn and Quarterly Vol. II #4, 6.95
                        My Most Secret Desire (regular edition), 11.95

EDDIE CAMPBELL          Collected Bacchus: Immortality Isn't Forever #1, 9.95

ENTITY/EXPRESS          Knight Hawke Investigations #1, 2.5
                        Nira X #1 (series III), 2.5

EXPLORER                Explorers #2, 2.95

FANTACO                 Amazon Attack Pack (#1-4), 9.95

FANTAGRAPHICS           Acme Novelty Library #1 (reprint)(MR), 3.95
                        Acme Novelty Library #6 (MR), 3.95
                        Comics Journal #182, 5.95
                        Eightball #16 (MR), 3.95
                        Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, 16.95

FIRE MAN                Scud: Dispossable Assassin #10, 2.95

FREAK PIT               Dark City Angel #2 (MR), 3.5

GEMSTONE                Overstreet's Fan #8, 4.95

GIANT ASS               Hothead Paisan #18, 3.5

GLADSTONE               Carl Barks Library: Donald Duck #24, 8.95
                        Donald Duck #295, 1.5

HORSE                   THB #5, 2.95

HYPER COM               Quantum Alliance #4, 2.95
                        Quantum Alliance Four Pack (#1-4), 10.95

IMAGE                   Chapel #4, 2.5
                        Grifter #6, 2.5
                        Ripclaw #2, 2.5
                        Shaman's Tears #0, 2.5
                        Stormwatch #31, 2.5
                        Wildcats #25, 4.95
                        Witchblade #2, 2.5

INDO CITY               Wild Seed #1 (of 4), 2.5

JABBERWOCKY             Elegant Ladies, 3.5

JITTERBUG               Coven of Angels #1, 2.95

KITCHEN SINK            Alex Toth Hardcover (limited, signed/numbered), 34.95
                        Life on Another Planet, 12.95
                        Madman Adventures #1 (second printing), 3.95
                        Madman Adventures #2, 3.95
                        Madman Adventures #3, 2.95
                        Madman Signed Set (first printings, #1-3), 50.0
                        Oink: Heaven's Butcher #1, 4.95
                        Violent Cases Softcover, 9.95
                        Voodoo Child: Legend of Jimi Hendrix (deluxe), 60.0

KRAUSE                  Comic Buyer's Guide #1155, 2.5

LEGACY                  Cold Eden #4, 2.35

LOHMAN HILL             Emma Davenport #5, 2.75

LONDON NIGHT            Razor: Torture #0 (alternate chromium), 3.95

MALIBU                  Exiles #3, 1.5
                        Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations #1, 3.95
                        Rune #3, 1.5
                        Siren #3, 1.5
                        Star Trek DS9 #31, 3.95
                        Star Trek DS9: Ultimate Annual #1, 5.95
                        Terminator II-- Future War: Nuclear Twilight #2, 2.5
                        Ultraforce #3, 1.5

MALPRACTICE             Freikorpss #1, 3.0

MARVEL                  Akira #38, 6.95
                        Avengers #395, 1.5
                        Captain Marvel #3, 1.95
                        Cosmic Powers Unlimited #4, 3.95
                        Disney Comic Hits #5, 1.5
                        Doctor Strange #86, 1.95
                        Fantastic Four #409, 1.5
                        Fantastic Four 2099 #2, 1.95
                        Green Goblin #5, 1.95
                        Hot Shots: X-Men #1, 2.95
                        Iron Man: Age of Innocence #1, 2.5
                        Logan #1, 5.95
                        Marvel Vision Consumer Catalog #3, 1.0
                        New Warriors #68, 1.5
                        Over The Edge And Under A Buck #4, 0.99
                        Sensational Spider-Man #2, 1.95
                        Silver Surfer #113, 1.5
                        Spectacular Spider-Man #231, 1.5
                        Spider-Man Unlimited #11, 3.95
                        Spider-Man: The Final Adventure #3, 2.95
                        Spider-Man Adventures #15, 1.5
                        Typhoid #4, 3.95
                        Venom: Along Came A Spider #2, 2.95
                        Wolverine Press Poster #1, 4.95
                        Wolverine #98, 1.95
                        X-Force #51, 1.95
                        X-Men 2099 #29, 1.95
                        X-Men Firsts #1, 4.95

MAXIMUM                 Asylum #1, 2.95
                        Battlestar Galactica: Enemy Within #1, 2.5

MOONSTONE               Mr. Nightmare's Winter Special, 3.5

NBM                     Comicslit Magazine #7, 2.95

NIGHTSCAPE              Steele Destinies #4, 2.95

PIFFLE                  Phineus: Magician for Hire #4, 2.95

PLANET LUCY             Ragmop #2, 2.95

PURPLE SPIRAL           Avenue X Vol. II #1 (signed/numbered), 3.0

RIP OFF                 Savage Henry #24, 2.5

SIRIUS                  Akiko On The Planet Smoo #1, 3.95

SLAVE LABOR             Awkward Universe Graphic Novel, 9.95
                        Cambion #1, 2.95
                        Johnny The Homicical Maniac #1 (second printing), 2.95

TEKNO                   Gene Roddenberry's Xander In Lost Universe #5, 2.25
                        Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero: The Newmatic Man #14, 1.95

TOPPS                   Jason vs. Leatherface #2 (of 3), 2.95
                        X-Files #11, 2.95

VEROTIK                 G.O.T.H. #1, 2.95

VIZ                     Viz-In News Magazine Vol. VII #12, free

WARP                    Elfquest: Bedtime Stories, 19.95
                        Elfquest: Jink #10, 2.5
                        Elfquest: Two-Spear #3, 2.25


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[6] Late Comics Report 12/28/95, by Andrew S. Troth

This is the Late Comics Report for the week of December 28, 1995.

The three latest items on the list are enclosed in asterisks (*): three for the latest, 
two for the runner-up, one for third place. Ties apply the same rank to all tied 
items.

New additions to the list are enclosed in these: < >.

See below for items that have been removed since last week's list, other 
cancellations, and the top three late publishers.

NOTE: For the next few weeks, some listed DC and Milestone items will be 
preceded by this mark: + . These are books that have been pushed back by one 
week in order to accomodate a change in Diamond's shipping schedule. For the 
purposes of this list, they are still late, because consumers will still be looking for 
these products on their original release dates; however, I feel that some 
acknowledgement that this delay was due to a distribution change, rather than 
simple lateness, is in order.


-=These comics are LATE:

-Abiogenesis Press:
	<Strangehaven #3 (Dec)>

-Academy Comics:
	<Robotech: Academy Blues #4 (Dec 26)>
	Robotech: Metal Swarm #1 (Dec 19)
	Robotech: Return to Macross #27 (Dec 12)
	Robotech II: The Sentinels Book IV #1 (Dec 12)

-Acclaim Comics:
  Armada:
	<Baywatch - The Magazine #1 (Dec)>
	Fallen Empires TPB (Oct)
	Magic: The Gathering - Shandalar #1 (Nov)
	<Magic: The Gathering - Shadalar #2 (Dec)>
	<Magic: The Gathering - The Legend of Jedit Ojanen #2 (Dec)>
	<Magic: The Gathering - The Legend of the Elder Dragons #1 (Dec)>
	Magic: The Gathering - Wayfarer #5 (Nov)
  Valiant:
	PunX #4 (Oct)
	<Solar, Man of the Atom #60 (Dec)>
	<X-O Manowar #61 (Dec)>
	<X-O Manowar #62 (Dec)>

-Aeon:
	Crush #1 (Nov)
	<Crush #2 (Dec)>
	<Those Annoying Post Brothers #47 (Dec)>

-Alaffinity:
	<Greymatter #9 (Dec)>

-Antarctic Press:
	Furrlough #36 (Dec 8)
	<Gold Digger #27 (Dec 22)>
	Hitomi: Geohammer #10 (Sep)
	Ninja High School #49 (Nov 10)
	Ninja High School Swimsuit Special 1995 (Dec 15)
	Shotgun Mary #2 (Nov 24; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	<Silbuster #13 (Dec 22)>
	Tigers of Terra #16 (Oct 27; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	Tigers of Terra #17 (Nov 24)
	Tigers of Terra Book Two TPB (Dec 8)
	Tigers of Terra Technical Manual #1 (Dec 15)
  Venus Comix:
	<Gorgon #1 (Dec)>
	<Tank Vixens #3 (Dec)>

-Archie Comics:

  NOTE: While Archie comics usually ship on time from the publisher, they are 
subject to a consistent distribution delay, such that any Archie comic can generally 
be expected to arrive in stores 8-10 days after the date listed in solicitation. Only 
Archie comics which fail to reach stores within that time frame will be included in 
this list. 

-Aria Press:
	A Distant Soil #12 (Sep)
	<A Distant Soil #13 (Dec)>

-Black Eye Productions:
	A World of Trouble #3 (Nov)
	<Pickle #8 (Dec)>

-Bob Burden Studios:
	<Flaming Carrot Stories #1 (Dec)>

-Bongo Comics:
	<Simpsons Comics #15 (Dec)>

-Broadway Comics:
	<Shadow State #1 (Dec)>

-Caliber Press:
	<A.K.A. Goldfish: King (Dec)>
	<Autumn #3 (Dec)>
	<Doorman: Family Secrets #1 (Dec)>
	<ESPers GN (Dec)>
	<Kabuki Color Special (Dec)>
	<Kilroy Is Here #5 (Dec)>
	<Necropolis #1 (Dec)>
	<Negative Burn #30 (Dec)>
	<Oz #12 (Dec)>
	<Tattoo #1 (Dec)>
	<Vengeance of the Seeker #2 (Dec)>
  Herald Series:
	<Antrax GN (Dec)>
  New Worlds:
	Raven Chronicles #5 (Nov)
	Underside #1 (Nov)

-Cat-Head Comics:
	<Buzzard #15 (Dec)>

-Chaos! Comics:
	<Chaos! Quarterly #2 (Dec)>
	<Evil Ernie: Straight to Hell #3 (Dec)>
	Evil Ernie: The Resurrection - Director's Cut (Nov)

-Comico:
	Elementals #3 (Oct)
	Elementals #4 (Nov)
	<Elementals #5 (Dec)>
	Elementals Lingerie #1 (Nov)
	Oblivion #3 (Sep)
	Oblivion #4 (Oct)
	<Oblivion #5 (Dec)>
	Primer #1: Bathory (Nov)
	<Primer #2: Bathory (Dec)>
	Red Dragon #1 (Oct)
	Red Dragon #2 (Nov)
	<Red Dragon #3 (Dec)>
	Strike Force America #2 (Oct)
	Strike Force America #3 (Nov)

-Coppervale Press:
	<Fool's Hollow #1 (Dec)>
	Starchild: Crossroads #2 (Oct 31; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	Starchild: Crossroads #3 (Nov 14)
	Starchild: Crossroads #4 (Nov 28)

-Cosmic Comics:
	Rock 'N' Roll High School #2 (Nov)

-CPM Comics:
	<Cyber City: Part Three #1 (Dec)>
	Project A-Ko GN (Nov)
	<Project A-Ko: Versus #2 (Dec)>

-Crusade Comics:
	<Shi: Senryaku HC (Dec)>
	<Shi: The Way of the Warrior #7 (Dec)>

-Dancing Elephant Press:
	Kane #11 (Oct)
	<Kane #12 (Dec)>

-Dark Horse Comics:
	Classic Star Wars: Escape to Hoth TPB (Dec 19)
  Legend:
	Madman Comics #10 (Dec 19)
	Madman Comics TPB (Dec 12)

-DC Comics:
	+<Adventures of Superman #532 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Batman and Robin Adventures #4 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #80 (Dec 26; rescheduled for 
Jan 2)>
	+<Detective Comics #694 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Fate #16 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Impulse #11 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Justice League Task Force #32 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<League of Justice #2 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Legionnaires #34 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Man-Bat #1 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+<Ray #21 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	+REBELS '96 #16 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	+Sovereign Seven #8 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	Star Trek #80 (Dec 12; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	Star Trek: The Next Generation #79 (Nov 28; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	+<Star Trek: The Next Generation #80 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual #6 (Oct 17; rescheduled for Dec 
26)
	+<Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ill Wind #4 (Dec 26; rescheduled for 
Jan 2)>
	+<Steel #24 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
  Vertigo:
	+<Egypt #7 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	Goddess #8 (Nov 14; rescheduled for Nov 21)
	+<Industrial Gothic #3 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	Millennium Fever #4 (Nov 7; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	+<Preacher #11 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	Sandman #74 (Nov 21; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	+<Seekers: Into the Mystery #2 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>
	Tank Girl: Apocalypse #4 (Dec 12; rescheduled for Dec 19)

-Double Diamond Press:
	Hepcats #13 (Aug)

-Dramenon Studios:
	<Dream Wolves Swimsuit Bizarre #0 (Dec)>

-Drawn & Quarterly:
	<Crash Vol. 1 #3 (Dec)>
	Palooka-Ville #8 (Oct)

-Event Comics:
	Ash #6 (Oct)
	<Ash Vol. 1 TPB (Dec)>

-Fantagraphics Books:
	Acme Novelty Library #6 (Nov)
	Clover Honey (Nov)
	Crap #8 (Jul)
	Eightball #16 (Nov)
	Erotic Art of Reed Waller Expanded Edition (Aug)
	**Human Diastrophism UK Edition (Jan)**
	<Invasion of the Mind Sappers (Dec)>
	*Little Nemo Volume 2 SC (Apr)*
	Little Orphan Annie 1935 (Jul)
	<Minimum Wage Vol. 2 #2 (Dec)>
	<Naughty Bits #18 (Dec)>
	Omaha Vol. I #5 (Aug)
	<Palestine Book Two TPB (Dec)>
	Prince Valiant Vol. 25 (Sep)
	<Prince Valiant Vol. 26 (Dec)>
	<Schizo #2 (Dec)>
	<Sidetrack City (Dec)>
	<Sleepy: The Early Daze (Dec)>
	<Villa of the Mysteries (Dec)>

-Fiasco Comics:
	<Bizarre Heroes #00 (Dec)>

-Genesis West Publications:
	Last of the Viking Heroes: Nidhogger Lives HC (Jun)
	Professor Om #2 (Oct)

-Gladstone/Disney:
	<Carl Barks Library Album #48 (Dec 26)>
	Disney Comics in Color Album #1 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #2 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #3 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #4 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #5 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #6 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #7 (Nov)
	<Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse #4 (Dec 26)>
	<Uncle Scrooge Adventures #37 (Dec 26)>
	<Walt Disney Giant #4 (Dec 26)>

-Green Man Press:
	<Book of Ballads and Sagas #2 (Dec)>

-Horse Press:
	THB #6 (Nov)
	<THB-A TPB (Dec)>

-Image Comics:
	<Maxx #21 (Dec)>
  Cartoon Books:
	<Bone #22 (Dec)>
  Extreme/Shadowline Studios:
	<Alliance #4 (Dec)>
	<Avengelyne/Prophet HC GN (Dec)>
	Badrock! #2 (Nov)
	Badrock! #3 (May)
	Berzerkers #4 (Nov)
	Bloodpool #4 (Nov; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	<Chapel #5 (Dec)>
	<Combat #1 (Dec)>
	Glory #8 (Nov; rescheduled for Dec 19)
	Grifter/Badrock #2 (Nov)
	<Grifter/Badrock #3 (Dec)>
	<Maximage #1 (Dec)>
	<New ShadowHawk #5 (Dec)>
	Prophet Babewatch Special #1 (Nov)
	Prophet Vol. 2 #3 (Nov)
	<Prophet #4 (Dec)>
	<Supreme #34 (Dec)>
	<Violator/Badrock TPB (Dec)>
	Vogue #2 (Nov)
	<Vogue #3 (Dec)>
  Highbrow Studios:
	Savage Dragon #24 (Nov; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	<Savage Dragon #25 (Dec)>
	<WildStar #3 (Dec)>
  Todd McFarlane Productions:
	<Spawn #40 (Dec)>
	<Spawn #41 (Dec)>
  Top Cow Studios:
	Ballistic Imagery #1 (Nov)
	CyberForce #18 (Nov)
	<Ripclaw #3 (Dec)>
	<Top Cow/Ballistic Studios 1996 Calendar (Dec)>
	<Velocity #3 (Dec)>
  WildStorm Studios:
	<Backlash #15 (Dec)>
	Deathblow #22 (Nov)
	<Deathblow #23 (Dec)>
	<Gen13 #7 (Dec)>
	Grifter #7 (Nov)
	<Grifter #8 (Dec)>
	Union #9 (Nov; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	<Union #10 (Dec)>
	<WetWorks #13 (Dec)>
	WildStorm! #4 (Nov)

-King Hell Press:
	Rare Bit Fiends #16 (Dec 5)

-Kitchen Sink Press:
	Aviation Art of Russell Keaton TPB (Nov)
	<Death Rattle #2 (Dec)>
	Father & Son #3 (Nov)
	<Grease Monkey #2 (Dec)>
	Li'l Abner Vol. 22 (Nov)
	Lost Girls #1 (Nov)
	Will Eisner's Quarterly #1 (Nov)
	Will Eisner's Quarterly #2 (Nov)

-Lady Luck Ltd.:
	<Shades of Gray #10 (Dec)>

-Malibu Comics:
	***Edge #4 (Nov '94)***
	Mortal Kombat Kollection TPB (Jul)
-Marvel Comics:
	Beavis and Butt-Head: Wanted TPB (Nov 28)
	Bizarre #1 (Aug 1)
	Bizarre #2 (Sep 5)
	Comix Zone #1 (Nov)
	<Comix Zone #2 (Dec)>
	Conan the Savage #7 (Dec 19)
	Doctor Who #230 (Sep 5)
	Doctor Who #231 (Oct 3)
	Doctor Who #232 (Nov 7)
	Doctor Who #233 (Nov 28)
	<Doctor Who #234 (Dec 26)>
	Doctor Who Po
	Gargoyles #12 (Nov 28)
	<Gargoyles #13 (Dec 26)>
	Hammer Horror #8 (Sep 5)
	Hammer Horror #9 (Oct 3)
	Infinity Gauntlet TPB (Oct 24)
	Life of Captain Marvel TPB (Oct 24)
	Lunatik #3 (Dec 12)
	Nightmare Circus #1 (Nov)
	<Nightmare Circus #2 (Dec)>
	Playback #1 (Jul 4)
	Playback #2 (Jul 25)
	Spider-Man Adventures TPB (Sep 5)
	Tales of the Marvels: Inner Demons (Dec 19)
	X-Men: Askani'Son #2 (Dec 12)
  Marvel Music:
	Billy Ray Cyrus (Dec 5)
	Bob Marley #2 (Dec 5)
	<Bob Marley TPB (Dec)>
	Break the Chain #1 (Dec 5)
	Elvis Presley #1 (Dec 5)
	<Elvis Presley #2 (Dec)>
	<Flatlinerz (Dec)>
	<House of Pain (Dec)>
	<KissNation #1 (Dec)>
	<Public Enemy (Dec)>

-Maximum Comics Press:
	<Avengelyne: Power #3 (Dec)>
	<Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1 (Dec)>
	<Battlestar Galactica: The Enemy Within #2 (Dec)>
	Warchild #0 (Jul)

-Meet Danny Ocean:
	<Very Vicky: Calling All Hillbillies #2 (Dec)>

-Milestone Media:
	+<Icon #34 (Dec 26; rescheduled for Jan 2)>

-NBM:
	<Nina Vol. 2 (Dec)>
	Tarzan Vol. 13 (Nov)
	Turn of the Screw (Nov)

-Palliard Press:
	xXxenophile Presents #5 (Oct)

-Patchwork Press:
	<Oz Squad #9 (Dec)>

-Penthouse Comix:
	<Penthouse Comix #12 (Dec)>

-Sirius Entertainment:
	Dawn #3 (Nov)
	<Poison Elves #8 (Dec)>
	<Safety-Belt Man #6 (Dec)>

-Slave Labor Graphics:
	Beer & Roaming in Las Vegas #1 (Oct)
	<Bleat #2 (Dec)>
	<Destroy All Comics #4 (Dec)>
	Jazzbo! Comics That Swing #3 (Oct)
	<Little Mister Man #2 (Dec)>
	<Narcolepsy Dreams #3 (Dec)>
	<Seth Throb: Underground Artist #8 (Dec)>
	<Skeleton Girl Comics #1 (Dec)>
  Amaze Ink:
	<Swerve #1 (Dec)>

-Spiderbaby Grafix:
	*Stephen R. Bissette's Tyrant #4 (Apr)*
	Stephen R. Bissette's Tyrant #5 (Jun)

-Tekno*Comix:
	Gene Roddenberry's Xander in Lost Universe #5 (Dec 19)
	Isaac Asimov's I-Bots #4 (Nov)
	<Isaac Asimov's I-Bots #5 (Dec 26)>
	<Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice #8 (Dec 26)>

-Topps Comics:
	James Bond: GoldenEye #1 (Dec 12)
	Jason vs. Leatherface #3 (Dec 12)
	Mars Attacks #4 (Nov 14; rescheduled for Dec 5)
	Mars Attacks #5 (Dec 12)
	Return to Jurassic Park #8 (Nov 21; rescheduled for Dec 5)
	Return to Jurassic Park #9 (Dec 19)
	X-Files #12 (Nov 21; rescheduled for Dec 5)
	X-Files #13 (Dec 19)

-Watermark:
	<Harlequin GN (Dec)>


-=REMOVED from the list since last week:


-Acclaim Comics:
  Valiant:
	Bloodshot: Last Stand (Nov; came out Dec 26)

-Antarctic Press:
	Stainless Steel Armadillo #6 (Dec 15; came out Dec 26)

-Archie Comics:

  See NOTE above for information regarding the future listing of Archie Comics in 
this list.

-Caliber Press:
	Kabuki: Circle of Blood #6 (Nov; came out Dec 26)

-Comico Comics:
	Elementals #2 (Sep; came out Dec 26)
	Elementals: Ghost of a Chance GN (Jul; came out Dec 26)
	Oblivion #2 (Aug; came out Dec 26)

-Coppervale Press:
	Starchild: Crossroads #1 (Oct 17; came out Dec 26)

-Crusade Comics:
	Shi: Senryaku #3 (Nov; came out Dec 26)

-Dark Horse Comics:
	GI Joe #1 (Dec 19; came out Dec 26)

-DC Comics:
	Azrael #13 (Dec 5; rescheduled for Dec 12; came out Dec 26)
	+Batman: Shadow of the Bat #47 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; 
came out Dec 26)
	+Green Lantern #71 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 
26)
	+Hawkman #29 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Justice League America #108 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came 
out Dec 26)
	Lobo #24 (Dec 5; rescheduled for Dec 12; came out Dec 26)
	+New Gods #5 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+New Titans #130 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Power of Shazam! #12 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out 
Dec 26)
	+Showcase '96 #2 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Starman #16 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Superman #109 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #4 (Dec 12; rescheduled for Dec 
19; came out Dec 26)
  Vertigo:
	+Chiaroscuro #8 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	Egypt #6 (Nov 28; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Hellblazer #98 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	+Sandman: Dream Country HC (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came 
out Dec 26)
	Sandman Mystery Theatre #35 (Dec 12; rescheduled for Dec 19; came 
out Dec 26)
	+Swamp Thing #163 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 
26)

-Drawn & Quarterly:
	Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 2 #4 (Nov; came out Dec 26)

-Gladstone/Disney:
	Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures #24 (Dec 18; came out 
Dec 26)
	Donald Duck #295 (Dec 18; came out Dec 26)

-Image Comics:
  Creative Fire Studios:
	Shaman's Tears #0 (Nov; came out Dec 26)
  Extreme/Shadowline Studios:
	Chapel #4 (Nov; came out Dec 26)
  Top Cow Studios:
	Ripclaw #2 (Nov; came out Dec 26)
  WildStorm Studios:
	Grifter #6 (Oct; came out Dec 26)

-Marvel Comics:
	Akira #38 (Dec 19; came out Dec 26)
	Barbie #60 (Oct 10; came out)
	Barbie #61 (Nov 14; came out)
	Barbie #62 (Dec 12; came out)
	Captain Marvel #3 (Dec 5; rescheduled for Dec 19; came out Dec 26)
	Green Goblin #5 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)
	Logan #1 (Dec 12; came out Dec 26)
	Spider-Man: The Final Adventure #3 (Dec 12; rescheduled for Dec 19; 
came out Dec 26)

-Milestone Media:
	+Blood Syndicate #35 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 
26)
	+Static #32 (Dec 19; rescheduled for Dec 26; came out Dec 26)

-NBM:
	ComicsLit Magazine #7 (Dec 11; came out Dec 26)

-SCC Entertainment:
	Anubis #3 (Nov; delayed to late Dec; cancelled; title to move to a 
different publisher)

-Slave Labor Graphics:
	Awkward Universe GN (Nov; came out Dec 26)
	Cambion #1 (Nov; came out Dec 26)

-Tekno*Comix:
	Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero #14 (Dec 19; came out Dec 26)

-Topps Comics:
	Jason vs. Leatherface #2 (Nov 14; came out Dec 26)
	X-Files #11 (Oct 24; came out Dec 26)

-WaRP Graphics:
	Elfquest: Two-Spear #3 (Dec 14; came out Dec 26)


-=TOP THREE late publishers, by number of late items:

	1. Image Comics:			 42 items
	2. Marvel + Malibu Comics:	36 + 2 = 38		
	
	3. DC Comics:				 27	
		


-=PUBLISHERS covered at present:

Aardvark-Vanaheim, Aberration Press, Abiogenesis Press, Abstract Studio, 
Acclaim Comics, AC Comics, Adhesive Comics, Aeon, A Is A Comics, Alaffinity, 
Alpha Productions, Amaze Ink, A.M. Works, Angus Publishing, Animus, Antarctic 
Press (not including Venus Comix), Anvil, Archie Comics, Argo Press, Aria Press, 
Art & Soul Comics, Astro Comics, Black Eye Productions, Black Lobster Studios, 
Bob Burden Studios, Bongo Comics, B Publications, Broadway Comics, Caliber 
Press, Cartoon Books, Cat-Head Comics, Chaos! Comics, Chiasmus, Claypool 
Comics, Comico, Coppervale Press, Cosmic Comics, CPM Comics, Crusade 
Comics, Dancing Elephant Press, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Double 
Diamond Press, Dramenon Studios, Drawn & Quarterly, Dreamwalker, Eddie 
Campbell Comics, Edge Publishing, El Capitn, Event Comics, Exhibit A Press, 
Fantagraphics Books (not including Eros Comix), Fiasco Comics, Fireman Press, 
Full Bleed Studios, Genesis West Publications, Gladstone/Disney, GraphXPress, 
Green Man Press, Hamilton Comics, Hanthercraft, Harris Publications, Heritage 
Press, Horse Press, I Box, Image Comics, King Hell Press, Kidgang Comics, 
King Ink, Kiss & Tell, Kitchen Sink Press, Known Associates Press, Lady Luck 
Ltd., Lightning Comics, Lohman Hills Press, London Night Studios, Malibu 
Comics, Mark's Giant Economy Size Comics, Marvel Comics, Maximum Comics 
Press, Meet Danny Ocean, Milestone Media, NBM, Neatly Chiseled Features, New 
England Comics Press, Nightwolf Graphics, Palliard Press, Patchwork Press, 
Pen & Ink Comics, Penthouse Comix, Planet Lucy Press, Retro Graphix, SCC 
Entertainment, Sirius Entertainment, Slave Labor Graphics, Spacegirl Comics, 
Spiderbaby Grafix, Starhead, Tekno*Comix, Topps Comics, Tru Studios, Viz 
Communications, WaRP Graphics, Watermark, and Wells & Clark.


-=DISCLAIMERS:

This is a list of comic books that have *not* arrived in stores as of the date above. 
When they *will* come out is anyone's guess.

Only comics, hardcover and softcover graphic novels, hardcover reprint 
collections, and trade paperbacks are covered. I will include an additional list of 
newly cancelled or resolicited items when possible.

If you have any information regarding any item on the list, or if you think an item on 
the list has come out, please contact me.

Not all distributors deliver items at the same time. Depending on your retailer and 
your retailer's distributor, actual on-sale dates may vary.

cheers,
	andrew

This list is posted every Thursday to Section 7 of the CompuServe Comics and 
Animation Forum and Section 1 of the CompuServe Comics Publishers Forum, 
and reposted to rec.arts.comics.misc and the WWW at 
http://users.aol.com/ncrlist/private/comics.htm

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[7] Splash Page!

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FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
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Marlowe & Company is proud to announce the Spring 1996 
publication of "Porita Prinz of the Glamazons," by Richard 
Howell, with an introduction by Kurt Busiek.

Featuring both published and unpublished stories, "Portia 
Prinz of the Glamazons" will be the presentation of the character 
that has been unable to be done until now.

Making her first appearances intermittently between 1977
and 1979, and then briefly in 1986, Portia Prinz has been
hailed as the watershed event in bringing credible female
characters to comics.

"Portia Prinz of the Glamazons" is the latest book in Marlowe &
Company's graphic novel line, which is dedicated to bringing 
the best, and most often overlooked, comics back into print.

Further information is available by contacting Marlowe &
Company via:

E-mail: Ldeneault@aol.com
Phone:  (212) 460-5742
Fax:    (212) 460-5796

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FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
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Save those body parts, kids!

Marlowe & Company is proud to announce that "The Cowboy Wally
Show," the legendary graphic novel by Kyle Baker, is returning
to print in the Spring of 1996.

'nuff said.

"The Cowboy Wally Show" is the latest book in Marlowe & Company's
graphic novel line, which is dedicated to bringing the best, and 
most often overlooked, comics back into print.

Publication Date: March 1996
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 1-56924-834-6

Further information is available by contacting Marlowe &
Company via:

E-mail: Ldeneault@aol.com
Phone:  (212) 460-5742
Fax:    (212) 460-5796

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[8] Letters to the E-Mag

From: Christopher Drayson <cdrayson@glenlake.sprl.umich.edu>
To: Xenozoid@cris.com
Subject: (no subject)

Hello,

I have a friend at Marvel comics who is interest in starting to work on 
projects for internet based comics. He has been doing coloring for 
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has been developing ideas, and wants to pitch them, and is also 
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can use him for freelance work, please let me know, and I will pass the 
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Thank you for your time,

Christopher Drayson

San Francisco, CA
cdrayson@glenlake.sprl.umich.edu

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[10] BBSes Linked into CBN

  Here's the most up-to-date node listing for the COMIC BOOK NETWORK

           F=FIDO    Q=QWK    B=Both     *=Major HUB

-- ARKANSAS ------------------------------------------------------------

 F* Karate & Comics & ...  Russelville   AR  501-968-3910  Robert Wood
 F  The Mystic BBS         Hector        AR  501-284-5503  Curtis Tesch

-- CALIFORNIA ----------------------------------------------------------

 Q  Corner Mailbox BBS     Lakeside      CA  619-561-2961  Joy Manning
 Q  Freedom Flight         Victorville   CA  619-955-6445  Ronald Siodla

-- FLORIDA -------------------------------------------------------------

 F  Info. Interchange      Ft Lauderdale FL  305-792-9622  Mitchel Waas

 F  Flamingo               Melbourne     FL  407-253-0782  Genie Bohn
 F  Never Never Land       Melbourne     FL  407-253-8754  Wayne Bell

 Q  Twilight Hall BBS      Tampa         FL  813-977-6712  John Pierce

 F  Steel Dog Cafe'        Destin        FL  904-654-9385  Keith Schultz
 Q  Oak Street BBS         Ft. Walton    FL  904-244-7434  Michael Fischer
 Q  Extreme Online         Jacksonville  FL  904-363-6347  Eric Cohen
 F  Ded Dudez'             Tavares       FL  904-343-7272  Mike Burgess

-- ILLINOIS ------------------------------------------------------------

 F  Warp Speed BBS         Palatine      IL  708-776-2395  Alex Gen

-- INDIANA -------------------------------------------------------------

 F  The CyberSpace BBS     Indianapolis  IN  317-856-9020  Charlie Smith
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-- KENTUCKY ------------------------------------------------------------

 Q  Mister Rogers          Lexington     KY  606-273-6611  Doug Rogers

-- MARYLAND ------------------------------------------------------------

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 F  DataStorm              Kettering     MD  301-390-5243  Tarek Gordan
 F  Bifrost                Mount Rainier MD  301-779-9381  Kevin Carlin
 F  Castravalva            Walkersville  MD  301-898-4088  Jeffrey Frasure
 F  Womens World East BBS  Silver Spring MD  301-431-0647  Wendy Dumser

 F  Boardwalk BBS          Bishopville   MD  410-352-5754  James Davis

-- MASSACHUSETTS -------------------------------------------------------

 Q  DJ Dave's Domain       Agawam        MA  413-789-6533  David Scarpa

 F  Archives BBS           Acushnet      MA  508-995-0085  John Viera
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Haverhill     MA  508-521-6941  John McNally
 B  U.S.S. Saratoga BBS    New Bedford   MA  508-984-1212  Justin Campeau
 F  Muskrat & Heatwave     New Bedford   MA  508-984-5321  Dennis Racine
 F  Computer Castle BBS    North Andover MA  508-686-8010  John McNally
 F  Enigma BBS             Rochester     MA  508-763-5579  Chris Ferreira
 B* Keystone BBS           Shrewsbury    MA  508-753-3767  John Harris
 F  HellFire BBS           S. Dartmouth  MA  508-979-8930  Brock Cordeiro
 B  Call Again Soon        Worcester     MA  508-791-1281  Joe Johnson

-- MICHIGAN ------------------------------------------------------------

 F  Intl. Comic Network    Dearborn Hgts MI  313-565-8464  Anthony Palacio

-- MISSOURI ------------------------------------------------------------

 F  The Oan Citadel        Grandview     MO  816-767-1488  Brian J. Stewart

-- NEW HAMPSHIRE -------------------------------------------------------

 F  Computer Castle BBS    Atkinson      NH  603-362-4125  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Exeter        NH  603-778-4662  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Hampstead     NH  603-329-5643  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Kingston      NH  603-642-5949  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Newton        NH  603-382-0567  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Raymond       NH  603-895-2393  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    Rye Beach     NH  603-964-4760  John McNally
 F  Computer Castle BBS    South Hampton NH  603-394-7534  John McNally

-- NEW JERSEY ----------------------------------------------------------

 F  Virtual Connection     Fair Lawn     NJ  201-796-7202  Dmitry Korsun 
 B* Bergen BBS             Hillsdale     NJ  201-722-1495  Jacob Greenberg
 F  Cyberspace Arcade      Little Ferry  NJ  201-440-5499  Rick Smorawski
 F  The Quantum Zone       Park Ridge    NJ  201-307-9225  Wayne Robinson
 F  Unnamed BBS            Saddle Brook  NJ  201-368-1866  Edward Di
Geronimo 
Jr.

-- NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------

 B  Asgard.TW BBS          West Islip    NY  516-422-4225  Tom Pemberton

 F  Generation X           Rochester     NY  716-647-6960  Eric Sears

 F  X-Mansion BBS          Astoria       NY  718-204-0159  Benny Powell

 F  Starbase : Red Dwarf   Saugerties    NY  914-247-9601  John Dragun
 B  Gotham City BBS        Spring Valley NY  914-426-3029  Gerald Schranz
 F  Di Vermiis Mysteriis   Poughkeepsie  NY  914-485-5463  Thomas Morton

-- NORTH CAROLINA ------------------------------------------------------

 F  Electronic Hangover    Durham        NC  919-286-4542  Richard Lee
 F  Psychotronic           Durham        NC  919-286-7738  Richard Lee
 F* TI-Raliegh Maximus     Raliegh       NC  919-833-3412  Walter Tietjen
 F  Crystal Winds          Raliegh       NC  919-790-3599  Mike Gurkin

-- OKLAHOMA ------------------------------------------------------------

 F  Lets PC BBS            Oklahoma City OK  405-672-0615  Hyun Nam

 F  Snart's Dreamland      Collinsville  OK  918-371-0980  Jeff Bennett

-- PENNSYLVANIA --------------------------------------------------------

 F  Comic Book Board       Philadelphia  PA  215-365-5225  William Horton
 Q  3-4-2 LEVI Online      Philadelphia  PA  215-342-5384  Leo Keil
 F  Dark Lands             Philadelphia  PA  215-487-7315  Chris Ford

 F  The Malverne BBS       Eddystone     PA  610-872-2830  Raymond Jones

-- TENNESSEE -----------------------------------------------------------

 F  The Factory BBS        Union City    TN  901-885-9647  Rick Brewer

-- TEXAS ---------------------------------------------------------------

 Q  Way Out There          Dallas        TX  214-680-2755  Justin Pasher
 F  House Atreides         Garland       TX  214-494-3702  Wayne LeMonds
 F  The Chess Board        Grand Prairie TX  214-641-1136  Ken Givens
 B* FIAWOL/MSConnections   Irving        TX  214-790-6472  Bobb Waller
 F  Star Streams           Waxahachie    TX  214-938-7115  Michael Rudolf

 F* The RASTER Line        Houston       TX  713-568-0825  Jeff Watts
 F  The Dream Sequence     Missouri City TX  713-835-0965  Biju Mathai

 F  Young Blood            Killeen       TX  817-699-2254  T.J. Gohl

 F  Orion BBS              Odessa        TX  915-530-2712  Dennis Brown

-- VIRGINIA ------------------------------------------------------------

 B  Crystal Aerie          Arlington     VA  703-415-0134  Spencer Greenwald

-- WASHINGTON ----------------------------------------------------------

 F* Longview On-Line!      Longview      WA  206-577-7358  Jeanne Lejon

-- ONTARIO, CANADA -----------------------------------------------------

 F  Dark Knight BBS        London       ONT  519-850-9929  Michael Cross
 F  MACH 1 BBS             London       ONT  519-457-6771  Tomasz Heiber
 F  The Outpost BBS        St. Mary     ONT  519-284-0223  Murray Atthill
 F  Snake Pit BBS          Tecumseh     ONT  519-979-4251  Mark Godard

 F  Gananoque System's BBS Gananoque    ONT  613-382-1788  Mike Serson

-- MEXICO --------------------------------------------------------------

 B* The Gate BBS           Mexico City      52-5-264-2994  Emilio Karam
           - From USA, dial international-access 011 then 52-5-264-2994#

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[11] E-Mag Info

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