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    [1]  The Bullpen ........................... Ryan Brewster
    [2]  CSNsider #448.......................... W. Batty & C. Biggers
    [3]  Comicunications Weekly Re-Cap ......... Ryan Brewster
    [4]  Out of Africa ......................... Marc Sparks
    [5]  Pressing the Issue .................... Ronald-Thomas Fleming
    [6]  New Comics 1/11/95 .................... Chuck LePage

    [7]  Join in the Fun!
    [8]  BBSes Linked into CBN 
    [9]  E-Mag Info 
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[1]   The Bullpen by Ryan Brewster

Changes are in the air!

After a few events (including Net Admin Team member Ed Dukeshire all but
leaving the net, and message traffic slowing considerably), we at the
Comic Book Net are now looking into dismantling the network as it exists
now, and moving purely to the World Wide Web.

The local-bbs-echomail system, though very popular in the late 80's and
early 90's, has become all but obselete.  Sysops have closed down their
BBS's to go and write web pages for the World Wide Web. And why not?
The possibilities are staggering!

So, we are following suit, and bringing our message bases to the World
Wide Web page.

What form this will take, and when it will happen, is pretty much up
in the air right now... but I am currently working with Jim Lawless
(former editor of the Comics Jabber newsletter) to set up a QWK packet
system so you can _still_ use those neat offline mail readers!

Until then, keep your eyes peeled for more information in this e-mag
and the web page!

Best,

--Ry
Editor
The Comic Book Net E-Mag
Xenozoid@cris.com
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[2] CSNsider #448 by W. Batty and C. Biggers

This is the CSNsider from CSN #448, which will be in shops on 1/18/96.
It is reproduced in its entirety with the expressed permission of
COMIC SHOP NEWS!

Caliber is the latest company to add a $.99 comic to its line; the Caliber
title, slated to debut this spring, will feature chapters of an original
Warren Ellis serialized story along with selections from other Caliber
comics...

Doctor Strange gets to go on sabbatical once again: word is that Dr.
Strange #90 will be the master of the mystic arts' last monthly issue of
this series (you'd think he'd get used to it: this is the third series he's
starred in that's come to an untimely end)...

Word has it that when SkyBox debuts its DC OverPower Cards in March, the
cards will be modified to include an Intellect category; look for future
Marvel OverPower cards to likewise add this to each character's stats...

ShadowHawk should be coming to television as a live-action series in '96 or
early '97, courtesy of Nelvana and the USA Network; according to ShadowHawk
creator Jim Valentino, Wesley Snipes is slated to appear in the first
episode...

Dynamic Forces has signed an agreement with DC to offer licensed, signed
limited editions of DC books...

SkyBox's line-up of DC-related trading cards includes a new Sandman series,
a Batman and a Superman Ultra series, and a Superman Animated Series slated
to appear in conjunction with the debut of the animated television
series...

Sabretooth may be dead, but he's obviously getting better; the feral mutant
is joining the line-up of X-Factor with X-Factor #122...

Now that the Generation X TV-movie for Fox is finished, Marvel has a pair
of new TV-films in the works, one featuring The Punisher (for NBC) and one
featuring She-Hulk.; also, look for the Fox-TV Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD,
mentioned a couple of months ago in these pages, sometime in '96...

And speaking of movies, Neil Gaiman has said that there's talk of a Sandman
film, although he doesn't expect that he'll be involved with it...

Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl? That's a rumor that's making the rounds in
Hollywood; word has it that the script for the fourth Batman film will
definitely feature Batgirl, and that Silverstone is in the lead to play the
role. Val Kilmer and Chris O'Donnell will definitely reprise their Batman
and Robin roles...

A second Shi trading card series is scheduled for summer '96 release...

The long-running Spider-Man clone storyline wraps up this spring -- and
Marvel promises a definite resolution to the saga...

Chris Carter says that there will definitely be an X-Files feature film in
'97; filming should take place between the end of the third season and the
beginning of the fourth season. X-Files fans should also look for Mulder
and Scully to appear in an episode of The Simpsons next spring (David
Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will supply the voices)...

Look for a third Cyclops and Phoenix miniseries this spring; The Further
Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix is written by Peter Milligan and
illustrated by John Paul Leon and Klaus Janson...

Dan Jurgens has announced plans to leave Sensational Spider-Man after the
sixth issue, but Jurgens fans shouldn't lament too much: his next project
is the relaunch of Teen Titans later this year...

Master artist Nestor Redondo, the fine-line illustrator of Rima and other
titles for DC in the 70's, died in late December; Redondo was one of the
most respected illustrators in the Phillipines, and his sense of design and
his meticulous artistry earned him many fans in this country as well...

Nine Princes In Amber and the rest of the Amber series, the creation of the
late Roger Zelazny, is coming to comics courtesy of DC; no release schedule
has been set as of yet, however...

Dark Horse Comics is also adding a $.99 comic to its line beginning in
March, but with a twist: their $.99 series will feature the first chapter of
a Dark Horse trade paperback, beginning with Star Wars: Dark Empire. "Now,
before a reader spends $17.95 on a collection, he or she can get a taste of
the story for $.99," Dark Horse's Lou Bank said...

The CSNsider is just a small part of each issue of Comic Shop News. CSN
#448 features Sin City from Dark Horse Comics on the cover as well as more
news and reviews.

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 1/8/96

                ** Happy New Year!!! **

Contents:

1. Editorial: Looking Back on '95

2. Industry News:

     * Marvel Pinches Pennies
     * Diamond Buckles Down
     * Heroes World Lowers Discounts

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

A Look Back At '95:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
by Ryan Brewster


The year 1995 was very possibly the most... er... _dynamic_ years in
the direct comics industry... and 1996 isn't looking any better.
It is already apparent that the changes were for worse, as the
readership in 1995, compared to '94 (which wasn't exactly fun and
games either), took a nosedive.

Circulations have plummetted and comic stores have closed down, leaving
the direct comics market pleading for a new gimmick.

Since the first issue of this e-mag (dated February 27th, 1995), a
huge amount of changes were in the works.  Marvel had just bought Welsh
Publishing, Malibu Comics and Heroes World.  Other important events
in the comics world fell into place after that:

(advance apologies for blatant omissions...)

March '95:

 - Marvel announces its intention to distribute its products
   exclusively through Heroes World Distribution, and that
   Heroes World will no longer carry non-Marvel product.
 - Capital City Dist. sues Marvel, settles.

April '95:

 - The movie Crumb, a documentary based on the life of cartoonist
   Robert Crumb, is released to select markets
 - The Maxx cartoon premieres on MTV
 - Canada's Andromeda Distributors goes out of business
 - DC Comics announces their agreement for Diamond Distributors to
   become the exclusive distributor of DC product to comic stores
 - Capital City Dist. Sues DC, settles
 - WHIZ Comics #2 sold to Steve Geppi for $176,000, the most expensive
   comic to date

May 1995:

 - Popular independent comic Bone, formerly from Cartoon Books, becomes
   an Image Comic
 - Capital City Dist. buys Friendly Frank's Distribution.

June 1995:

 - Affecting many devout comics fans, Christopher Reeve is paralyzed
   after being thrown from a horse
 - Batman Forever sets a record with a $53.3 million box-office take
   in its first weekend.

July 1995:

 - George Carragonne (artist: X-Men, editor: Penthouse Comics) leaps to
   his death at age 31.
 - Dark Horse signs deal with Diamond for Diamond to become their
   exclusive direct market distributor
 - Image Comics signs a letter of intent for a similar agreement with
   Diamond Distributors
 - Retailers recieve first shipment from DC under the new DC/Diamond
   arrangements
 - Retailers recieve first shipment from Heroes World under the new
   Marvel/Heroes World arrangements

August 1995:

 - Acclaim Comics announces exclusive arrangements with Diamond Dist.
 - Kitchen Sink announces exclusive arrangements with Capital City Dist.
 - The typewriter used by Jerry Siegel to write the first Superman
   stories is advertised for sale for $65,000, the most expensive
   typewriter in the world
 - Viz Comics signs exclusive deal with Capital City Dist.
 - Taliesin signs exclusive deal with Capital City Dist.

September 1995:

 - Broadway Comics announces exclusive arrangements with Diamond
   Distributors
 - Wizard Press signs a letter of intent to give Diamond exclusive
   right to distribute Wizard product to the direct comics market
 - Vice Squad raids Planet Comics in Oklahoma City

October 1995:

 - Planet Comics owners indicted on counts of Distribution, Trafficking
   and Selling of Obscene Materials, Child Pornography and Displaying
   Materials Harmful to Minors

November 1995:

 - Bill Watterson announces his intention to cancel his Calvin and
   Hobbes comic strip

December 1995:

 - Marvel signs Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee to produce a number of Marvel
   comics
 - Chaos Comics signs an exclusive deal with Diamond Distributors


Already, 1996 has seen its share of industry-shaking news stories, and
the hits just keep on coming.

What's _wrong_ with the industry will have to wait for another column...

Next Week: Looking Forward (?) To 1996

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


Marvel Pinches Pennies:

1/4/96 - With the new year just four days old, Marvel has purged itself of a
large amount of its less profitable titles and laid off a plethora of its
employees.

In what has become known as "Marvelcution", the following measures have been
taken to maximize Marvel's profitability:

(thanks to Cat Yronwode for the info!)

Around 125 Layoffs:

   - 40 laid off Wednesday, including:

           Carl Potts              Bob Budiansky
           Nelson Yomtov           Marc McLaurin
           Joey Cavalieri          Chris Cooper
           Mike Lackey             Eric Fein
           Sarra Mossoff           Mariano Nicieza

           - 9 of these had 1-year contracts, for which they will be paid.
           - The rest get severance pay.

   - An unknown number of layoffs Thursday in the following depts:

           Fleer                   Toy Biz
           Marvel marketing        Marvel advertising
           Marvel licensing

   - Malibu editors Hank Kanalz, Roland Mann and their assistants were let
   go as well, leaving Mark Paniccia and Dan Sheehan employed long enough
   to oversee production on the final issues.

   - Peter Sanderson (Marvel historian/librarian) fired.

   - Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio will be "reassigned"

30-35 Titles Cancelled:

   - The entire Malibu line (9-10 books a month).

      - The last Malibu books will ship in March

   - All the licensed titles

   - All 2099 titles

   - Thor

Marvel will, in fact, _expand_ their lines of X-Men and Spider-Man comics,
and have stated that an "exciting new mass market comic product" will be
introduced in early '96.


Diamond Buckles Down:

1/5/95 - Diamond Distributors has announced the imminent shutdown of nearly
two thirds of their warehouses, a massive lay-off of staff, and the
termination of their private trucking line. Only eight of the twenty
warehouses in the Diamon chain will remain open, and shipping will now be
handled by UPS.

The changes take effect February 1st.


Heroes World Lowers Discounts:

12/29/95 - The Heroes World February Base Discount Schedule has been lowered
by 10.9% due to a number of titles not shipping because of the Amalgam
promotion. The March Discount Schedule will be adjusted upwards by 10% to
compensate for the extra volume generated by those titles being shipped
twice in the same month.

The titles affected are: Wolverine, Avengers, Spectacular Spider-Man, Venom:
Along Came a Spider, Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange and Over the Edge. Two
issues of these books will ship in March.

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Comicunications is Copyright (c) 1995 by Ryan Brewster

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[4] Out of Africa, by Marc Sparks

A happy new year to everyone, especially to you folks in the States who got
it 7hrs  after I did heh, heh.

Since 1995 has drawn to a close I'd like to reflect on 10 years of comic
book collecting. I began seriously collecting in 1984, starting primarily
with what was available, mainly DC titles, specifically 'DC Comics
Presents' and `Justice League Of America'. My timing proved to be suspect,
as soon as I was fully into the swing of things DC turned the whole comic
book world topsy turvy with their much vaunted ~Crisis on Infinite Worlds~,
something which I have yet to read. (Durban, the city in which I live has
yet to boast a dedicated Comic book shop).

The Crisis was supposed to clean things up, clear out all those parallal
universes and alleviate a perceived confusion amongst readers over the
differences between Earth 1 & Earth 2 (I was never confused?). It also
provided impetus for a complete revamp of the big 3.

What the Crisis did do was throw DC's weird yet strangly coherent
continuity to the wind, stories going back to the 40's (JSA) were
invalidated, Roy Thomas tried valiantly to pull his ~All Star~ continuity
out of the mire, but I think DC had lost interest in anything previously
Earth 2. Nevermind that, but according to John Byrne, Superboy never
existed, no Superboy, no Legion Of Super-heroes, aaaarrrrrh, another
complete muckup, but worse than the continuity problems, were the
precidents.

DC set two dangerous precidents with the Crisis, firstly they killed not
one, but two major characters, and secondly the whole concept that a Mini
or Maxi-series can take over, pre-empt a book's creative teams directions
and generally disturb the flow of events.

One Dc had done it, Marvel promptly followed with Secret Wars II, and then
their was no stopping it. We'd done without it for 50 years, and now it
became a summer prerequisite. The Crisis was argubly a warrented
significant event, but then it becomes more and more difficult to create
warrented events, Millenium, Bloodlines, Eclipso etc, as a result the
events become anticlimatic, the new characters created bland and generic,
and me as reader more and more disallusioned as these silly events interfer
with the ongoing continuity of my favourite titles.

I dunno do these things bother the rest of you as much as it bothers me?

I'll discuss other things from the past decade at in a later column (If
Ryan decides to use it :)

Finally some thoughts on Ryan's search for a new name for comics, why not
move away from a purely discriptive name, and more to a name that discribes
the essence of the medium. I propose : Mythos  (hmmm better check for
copyright violations), lets see, Marvel Mythos, DC Mythos, Dark Horse
Mythos, I like it, opinions?

Comments, Flames and Love potions #9 to Figment@connx.vironix.co.za

VRoom
Marc Sparks

[Note from the Editor: Ooooh.... "Mythos".... I _like_ it! :) ]
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[5] Pressing the Issue, by Ronald Thomas-Fleming

It has been awhile since I last wrote a small press column, but the comics 
still keep coming!  I decided to clear my schedule and write a few more 
columns.  The self-publisher or small press publisher usually runs on a 
shoe-string budget, with no money allowed for promotion.  Their comics are 
usually a labor of love and often far better than what the mainstream has to 
offer.

How many of you out there have heard of Nik Dirga and his small press comic 
AMOEBA ADVENTURES?  You won't find it in your local comic shop, but it gets 
rave review from Tony Isabella in his CBG column.  For those of you who are 
missing this comic, you owe it to yourselves to order an issue today.

Each issue stars the All-Spongy Squad, a most unlikely superhero group that 
you will ever find.  Its members include an Amoeba, a bunny, an ant and a 
cactus.  Now don't think this is some weird little comic, because it is one of 
the best written and drawn small press comics you will find.  The characters 
are believable and well-rounded.  The stories are a combination of humor, 
action, adventure and seriousness.  The truth is, you never know what you are 
going to get from issue to issue.

Nik Dirga writes each issue and the very talented Max Ink does the drawing.  
They really are a team and it shows in the work they produce.  To give one 
credit over the other would be unfair.  Together they are one fine tuned 
machine.

So now that you've heard the hype, I bet you want to know how to get into the 
action.  The first thing you want to do is order AMOEBA ADVENTURES FIFTH 
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL.  Nowadays, "special" has lost its specialness.  Well, let 
me assure you that this is a special issue.  It really serves as an overview 
to the whole series with complete information on all the characters and their 
adventures over the past five years.  There is also art done by fellow small 
pressers who are fans of this group.  So in essence you get an overview of the 
series and a sampling of some of small press' brightest talents.  You get all 
of this for a mere $2.00.  An incredible bargain.

Next, you can jump right into the story.  AA #20 has just been released and 
features the first part of a new storyline called "The Dark Ages", which 
promises to change a lot of things and take the series into some unbelievable 
new directions.  Or you can order any of the twenty issues published thus far, 
which are $2.00 each.  Once you pick up one issue, you'll want them all.  
Trust me on this one.

As if Nik didn't have enough to do, he is also the new chairman of the United 
Fanzine Organization, the oldest small press organization of its kind.  The 
UFO is made up of small pressers who  believe in producing quality work.  The 
UFO has been around for more than two decades and  has a rich history behind 
it.  You can order the latest issue of their newsletter TETRAGRAMMATON 
FRAGMENTS for a mere $2.00.  The newsletters contains news about what members 
are planning to publish, as well as a checklist of their most recent 
offerings.

You can each Nik Dirga at:   PO Box 2230, University, MS  38677-2230.

(Ronald-Thomas Fleming also runs the COMICS INFORMATION NETWORK on CompuServe 
and the best way to reach him is at:  75562.2253@compuserve.com)

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[6] New Comics Releases List, by Chuck LePage

   Statistics courtesy of WA 
   
   This list is posted weekly, usually Tuesday afternoon.
   
   GO TO:
     * NCRL homepage 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".
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  PUBLISHER
     * TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS
     _________________________________________________________________
   
  ACCLAIM
     * Armed and Dangerous #2 (of 4)(MR), 2.95
     * Magic The Gathering: Shandalar #1 (of 2), 2.5
     * Turok, Dinosaur Hunter #43, 2.5
       
  ARCHIE
     * Archie Double Digest #84, 2.75
     * Betty and Veronica #98, 1.5
     * Flintstones #8, 1.5
     * Laugh Digest #126, 1.75
       
  BIG
     * Neil Gaiman's Teknophage #10, 2.25
       
  DARK HORSE
     * Dark Horse Insider #2, free
     * Dark Horse Presents #105 (MR), 2.95
     * Ghost #10, 2.5
     * Gunsmith Cats #9 (of 10)(MR), 2.95
       
  DC
     * Action Comics #719, 1.95
     * Aquaman #18, 1.75
     * Aquaman: Time and Tide TP, 9.95
     * Azrael #14, 1.95
     * Books of Magic #22 (MR), 2.5
     * Deathstroke #57, 2.25
     * Firebrand #2, 1.75
     * Goddess #8 (of 8)(MR), 2.95
     * Green Arrow #106, 2.25
     * Guy Gardner: Warrior #40, 1.75
     * Invisibles #18 (MR), 2.5
     * League of Justice #2 (of 2), 5.95
     * REBELS 96 #16, 2.25
     * Robin #26, 1.95
     * Sandman #74 (MR), 2.5
     * Star Trek: TNG #79, 2.5
       
  DRAWN&QUARTERLY</H3>
     * 32 Stories (regular edition), 9.95
       
  EL CAPITAN
     * Stray Bullets (#1-4 each)(current printing)(MR), 2.95
     * Stray Bullets #5 (MR), 3.5
       
  EVENT
     * Ash #6, 2.5
       
  EXPRESS
     * Parody Press Swimsuit Special #1 (encore edition), 2.75
       
  GEMSTONE
     * Shock Suspenstories #15, 2.0
     * Tales From The Crypt #15, 2.0
     * Weird Science #15, 2.0
       
  IMAGE
     * Bone #22, 2.95
     * Casual Heroes #1 (of 5), 2.25
     * Maximage #1, 2.5
     * Spawn #40, 1.95
     * Spawn/Wildcats #1 (of 4), 2.5
     * Supreme #34, 2.5
       
  MALIBU
     * Night Man #4, 1.5
     * Star Trek: DS9 #32, 3.5
     * Terminator II Present War: Cybernetic Dawn #3, 2.5
       
  MARVEL
     * Amazing Spider-Man #409, 1.5
     * Fantastic Force #17, 1.75
     * Force Works #21, 1.5
     * Ghost Rider #71, 1.95
     * Ghost Rider 2099 #23, 1.95
     * Professor Xavier and The X-Men #5, 0.99
     * Untold Tales of Spider-Man #7, 0.99
     * War Machine #24, 1.5
     * X-Factor #120, 1.95
     * X-Nation 2099 #1, 3.95
       
  MAXIMUM
     * Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1 (of 3), 2.5
     * Sisters of Mercy #2 (of 4), 2.5
       
  MUSHROOM
     * Innercircle #0.3 (of 5), 2.5
       
  SLAVE LABOR
     * Skeleton Girl Comics #1, 3.5
       
  TOPPS
     * Mars Attacks #4, 2.95
     * Return To Jurassic Park #8, 2.95

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[6] Join in the fun!

You too can enjoy the intelligent conversations and informative threads
that occupy the conferences of the Comic Book Net every day! However,
many people who read this e-mag aren't familiar with the Local BBS
echo-mail system....

Bulletin Board Systems are scattered everywhere across the USofA, and
many of them are free!  Chances are, if you have a modem you have
the accompanying communications software.  Using the Terminal Emulation
software that came with your modem, you can dial up one of the many
systems linked into CBN (see the listings down a few paragraphs). Most
of the boards offer all the message echoes in the Comic Book Network...
there are message bases devoted to all the bigger comics publishers, as
well as big Small Press and Independent message bases, not to mention
sections for general (doesn't even have to be about comics!)
conversation. 

If you are worried about long distance charges, worry no longer! Most
if not all the BBS's offer a mail service from which you can download
a .QWK packet of recent e-mail to read offline with a program called
an offline mail reader.  You can read & write messages at your leisure,
and then upload your own messages & replies the next time you call your
local BBS.  There are many .QWK packet readers out there, for every
type of computer system.  They all give you a better explaination in
their documentation than I can.   These programs are available all over
the Internet and are downloadable from most BBS's.

These "mail runs" (dialing up, downloading the mail packet and uploading
replies) generally take less than 5 minutes to accomplish, and at the
average after-5pm/weekends/holidays long distance phone rates, that is
LESS THAN 75!  See? Even less expensive than many of the commercial
information services available! :)

So what else can you find on free BBS systems?  Theres plenty of files
for specific types of computers.  Some systems also offer other types
of message networks ranging from general topics to specific themes
like sci-fi, role playing, games, music, etc.  And, let's not forget
online games.  Join into the many different multiplayer games, each
system sports different challenges.  There's nothing like becoming
the most powerful being in a online adventure!

And when you _do_ log on, leave a message in The Bullpen conference to
ALL, and introduce yourself to us!  You're guaranteed to get plenty of
replies and all the help you need to join in the fun!

Best,

--Ry, the editor, with assists from Ed Dukeshire.

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[8] 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
 B* Rob's BBS Arcade       La Porte      IN  219-325-3655  Rob Swanson

-- KENTUCKY ------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

 B* CBN SuperHub           Frederick     MD  301-874-6020  Mike Imboden
 F  The Vampyre Bar!       Frederick     MD  301-698-5194  Darryl Pierce  
 B  Zoneland BBS           Gaithersburg  MD  301-601-9731  Bob Hair
 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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[9] E-Mag Info

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