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    [1]  The Bullpen ........................... Ryan Brewster
    [2]  CSNsider #449 ......................... W. Batty, C. Biggers
    [3]  ComICunications Re-Cap 1/17/95 ........ Ryan Brewster
    [4]  Rich's Revelations .................... Rich Johnston
    [5]  Pressing the Issue .................... Ronald-Thomas Fleming
    [6]  Retailer Rant ......................... Jeff Archer
    [7]  New Comics  ........................... Chuck LePage
    
    [8]  Join in the Fun!
    [9]  BBSes Linked into CBN 
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[1]   The Bullpen by Ryan Brewster

Not a heck of a lot to update you all on this week.  We are still talking
about what sort of form the Comic Book Net will be taking in the future,
but in the mean time, keep your eyes peeled to our web page
(http://www.cris.com/~Xenozoid/ComicBkNet.html) for new developments.

Speaking of the web page, I've been meaning to compile a "hotlist" of
cool comic-related web sites to put on the CBN web page, but the right
time never seems to have come up.  If you have a web page or know of
one that you think should be added to the CBN hotlist for any reason,
please e-mail me your suggestions (to Xenozoid@cris.com)!  I will be glad
to check out your favorite sites.

Best,

--Ry
Editor
The Comic Book Net E-Mag
Xenozoid@cris.com
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[2] CSNsider #449, by W. Batty and C. Biggers

This is the CSNsider from CSN #449, which will be in shops on 1/25/96.
It is reproduced in its entirety with the expressed permission of
COMIC SHOP NEWS!

Neil Gaiman is expanding his horizons; not only will he be working on
several new comic book projects after the completion of Sandman, but he
has also signed a $1 million deal with Avon books for two novels and a
short story collection (he has already co-authored a novel, Good Omens,
with Terry Pratchett and has a short story collection, Angels &
Visitations, available through comic shops)...

On January 3rd the Marvel Entertainment Group announced a number of
layoffs throughout the company, including Marvel Comics, Malibu Comics,
and Fleer/SkyBox; according to Reuter's News Service, approximately 275
employees were released in a downsizing of the company.  On the comic
book front, no one is certain what effects this will have on Marvel
titles, although the HNN report that Marvel was discontinuing its comic
book line is totally erroneous; Marvel says that they have a major new
comic book project in the planning stages for this year, although they
didn't reveal what.  Bob Harras remains as Marvel's Editor-in-Chief,
although many other editorial changes will be made.  As soon as Marvel
announces which comic book titles are affected, CSN will let you know...

Diamond Comics Distributors announced that they were consolidating their
warehouses, closing many warehouses and servicing many stores via UPS;
the recent alterations in release-day scheduling means that stores
should continue getting their books right on time, though, so customers
should not be affected by this change...

The Atom (now a teenager himself) will play a major role in Dan Jurgens'
new Teen Titans series for DC, set to debut later this year...

Tad Williams and Margaret Weis have both signed contracts to create new
properties for Tekno Comix...

Harrison Ford is supposedly very near an agreement to play John D.
MacDonald's Travis McGee in an upcoming film...

A direct-to-video sequel to Toy Story is under consideration at Disney...

DC is working on a trade paperback collection of some of their best
holiday-themed stories for late 1996 release...

It looks like some Malibu heroes might be making the move to the Marvel
Universe later this year...

In CSN #444, we ran a cover story about Black Ops; however, the wrong
plate was dropped onto the cover art, resulting in the cover carrying a
DefCon 4 tag.  Rest assured the art was from Black Ops and if you want to
get a peek at DefCon 4 art, take a look at the review of that book that
we ran in last week's CSN...

Marlowe & Company, publishers of the Sam & Max trade paperback, have
announced that they've signed contracts to reprint Michael Zulli's Puma
Blues in trade paperback this spring...

The CSNsider is just a small part of each issue of Comic Shop News. CSN
#449 features Verdilak from NBM on the cover as well as more news and the
complete February Checklist.

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 1/15/96

Contents:

1. Editorial: Looking Forward to '96

2. Industry News:

     * Malibu's Ultraverse Down, Not Out
     * Jurgens Leaves Spidey, Revives Titans
     * Araknis Down Under
     * The Black Dragon Returns to Print
     * The Mask Leads the Pack
     * Entity Adapts Stargate
     * New Tex Avery Comic Debuts
     * Wizard Introduces New Premiums


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

Looking Forward to '96
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
by Ryan Brewster

     I'm not sure "looking forward" is the right choice of words, but I
am indeed using this week's column space to peer into the near future of
the comic book industry.

     As I'm certain most of you are aware, the industry is not in the
greatest shape at this point.  Circulation, particularly on the more
POPULAR titles, has been lower than it has in years. Already, 1996 has
seen the "Marvelcution" (that is, Marvel laid off over 100 of its staff
and reduced its title count by 30-some books), and the closing of two-
thirds of Diamond Comic Distributors' warehouses.

     This year is unquestionably going to be a year of great change.
I cannot hope to predict all or many of these changes, but it is certain
that 1997 will begin with the comic book industry in a much different
shape (way, form) than it is today.  There are, of course, a few things
I can envision happening.

     First of all, it's a fair guess to say that the superhero comics
will decline in popularity.  As movies and animated cartoon series become
more and more sophisticated, their comic book equivalents will seem less
and less exciting.  While the action (with rare but wonderful exceptions)
in superhero movies and cartoons of the early 1900's was largely stiff
and implausible, the modern art of computer animation has created much
more believable effects.  Superhero motion pictures were not as impressive
back then because a child could pick up a comic for a nickel and his
own imagination would "fill in the gaps" between the panels.

     So I think we'll see a decline in superhero popularity and, as such,
an increase in "alternative" comics - comics with more to offer than just
flash and action.  The alternative comics that survive or thrive will have
something that can't be very effectively reproduced in another medium; a
combination of art and literature that creates a sensation one can't feel
from watching television or reading a book.

     As far as distributors go, the alternative comics movement is most
liable to benefit Capital and Diamond, the distributors that haven't
closed their doors to independent comics.  Heroes World/Marvel is bound
for more hard times.

     Dark Horse, Kitchen Sink, Fantagraphics and Caliber are companies
that I think may actually _benefit_ from the current marketplace.  They
all produce quality, diverse comics.  DC Comics' Vertigo imprint may
falter a little bit, but will not suffer to the extent that the DC
Universe titles will.  

     This move to alternative comics will probably affect Marvel, DC and
Image Comics the most.  The three large companies will likely be hit hard
by this lack of interest in the superhero genre. None of the companies
will FAIL or anything hugely drastic like that, but the amount of product
coming out of the publishers will decrease and the _type_ of product will
become more varied.  In order to stay alive in the evolving marketplace,
Marvel, DC and Image will have to evolve as well.

Next Week: Evolution

Best,

--Ry
Xenozoid@cris.com

[Incidentally, I did recieve a few suggestions in response to my recent
column on naming the comics medium... My favorite of the bunch was from
Marc Sparks - a cool guy from Africa who writes a column for the Comic
Book Net E-Mag occasionally.  His suggestion: "Mythos". Hm....]


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

Malibu's Ultraverse Down, Not Out:

1/8/95 - Dispite previous reports, three titles from Malibu's Ultraverse
line of comics will survive the Marvelcution.  Rune, Prime and Ultraforce
will continue publication after April.  A quarterly Ultraverse comic will
be introduced as well.


Jurgens Leaves Spidey, Revives Titans:

1/13/95 - Creater Dan Jurgens has announced that he will be leaving
Marvel's Sensational Spider-Man after issue number six.  He has since
announced that he will be working on a new Teen Titans title for DC
Comics.  Rumor has it that the cast will include Impulse, Robin, and
a new teenage Atom.


Araknis Down Under:

1/1/95 - No, Mushroom Comics' Araknis title has not been cancelled... the
publisher has just signed an agreement with Marketing Entertainment, ltd.
in _Australia_ to distribute 4000 copies of each issue of Araknis through
the Australian newsstands. 


The Black Dragon Returns to Print:

1/10/95 - The Black Dragon, a comic-book heroic fantasy series created by
Chris Claremont and John Bolton, will become available again in April as
a graphic novel TPB (Trade PaperBack) from Dark Horse Comics. The intro-
duction to the collection will be written by sci-fi/fantasy writer Anne
McCaffrey. The book will ship to shops and bookstores on April 9th.


The Mask Leads the Pack:

1/10/95 - Dark Horse Entertainment and New Line Cinema's new Saturday
morning series "The Mask", finished first in its time slot in November
amongst children in the 2-11 age group, according to national Nielson
numbers released on November 27th.  The cartoon finished third overall
among the 39 half-hour shows that aired on Saturday morning, Nov. 25th.


Entity Adapts Stargate:

1/11/95 - Entity Comics has announced that they will adapt the film
Stargate to comics, beginning with Stargate #1 in May.  The four-issue
monthly mini-series will probably be followed by new Stargate adventures
shortly thereafter.  


New Tex Avery Comic Debuts:

1/10/95 - A new four-issue comic book series based on the cartoons of Tex
Avery will begin in March from Dark Horse Comics.  Some of the artists
and authors working on the book are Steve Vance, Terry Moore and Scott
Shaw!.


Wizard Introduces New Premiums:

1/4/95 - Wizard Press has announced a new retailer incentive program, to
begin with Wizard #55.  The Wizard ACEs will be a series of special
printings of comics that had low initial print runs and are now experiencing
a high collector value.  They will feature an acetate cover.  The first
comics to become a Wizard ACE will be Creed #1.  Retailers will recieve
one copy of the special printing of Creed #1 for every 25 copies of
Wizard #55 they order.

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Comicunications is Copyright (c) 1995 by Ryan Brewster

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[4] Rich's Revelations, by Rich Johnston

Rich's Revelations for January

Happy New Year all!

Let's have some news and rumours. Take everything you read below with as
much salt as you deem necessary. Some is from magazines, some from trade
papers, some from chatting to the creators involved, some from the drunken
lips of comic book dealers.

Elfquest cancelled? Aaaargh! Well, okay, cancelled for now...

The licensed Marvel titles will start in October 1996, giving both Windstorm
and Extreme to build up a backlog of work on the titles. Alan Moore was
offered the chance to write Avengers/Hulk but declined, and is also staying
away from the current Wildstorm crossover.

Brendan McCarthy has been approached and asked whether of not he'd like to
work on the X-Men film.

For the last month or so, the Marvel Comics indicia has changed, so that all
the characters are copyright, not Marvel Entertainment, but Marvel
Characters. Easier to sell off, I suppose...

Titan is starting to collect Preacher as trade paperbacks. Vertigo can't be
far behind.

Avengers/Justice League may restart now that Liefeld has Avengers control.
And remember, he bought all of Perez' pencils for the project. Get ready for
Mike Deodato and Stephen Platt on Captain America!

Dave Elliot's editorship on Penthouse Comix means that we'll see a lot of
Brit artists commissioned by this ex A1/Tundra guy. One Glasweigan artist,
after being offered work has received offers from female friends offering to
pose. With page rates at 500 pounds to one thousand pounds each, do these
artists really need such perks of the job? But since neither Diamond or
Palan/Capital are bringing them in, no Brit reader will get to read them.
Ditto with Lost Girls from Kitchen Sink. One enterprising Northern comic
shop will be smuggling copies, but they will be few and far between.

Alan Moore has finished his novel and is, as we speak, finishing From Hell.
1963 Annual will happen, but its in Liefeld's hands and he hasn't found an
artist for it. He's probably a bit busy, and may want Warchild finished
first. If you're surprised by Hellstrike's Irish accent in WildCATS, the
character has been stated as Irish, but not enough people knew. Hell, Warren
Ellis was writing a Wildstorm character for 2 months before he found out he
was meant to be Australian.

Deadline is dead? So why is it still being solicited?

Remember Gary Erskine's Usenet posts SNIVEL: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARY?
Well, Snivel: TWAT Gary is now being printed in Tripwire with a rather
fetching caricature.

The Knockabout plane jumps raised 1500(pounds) for their legal case,
importing My Troubles With Women, by Crumb.

Alan Moore's Twilight: A Proposal ain't happening folks. Talks with DC have
stalled. Stalled, as in up sh** creek without a hardback Watchmen. And
apparently, every DC editor has now heard of me. Well, perhaps I can turn
that around into an opportunity (thank you Quark.)

However Gary Erskine has said he'll write and draw a four pager for Twist
and Shout's Twist anthology for this summer. We'll be taking submissions
from others too. Anyone interested?

X-Flies Conspiracy has been spotlighted in Previews. Terry Fitzgerald has
promised a reply to the allegations made by Lance Guek in the comic, but we
have had no response yet. Deadlines approach... which reminds me, Fabian?
How is Life Bytes going? 8-)

This has been Richard Johnston, investigative reporter signing off. This
column may be reprinted as long as my name is attached, and if any magazine
would like to sign me up, I'm available!


Richard Johnston
Advertising copywriter for Buckfield Lord and Co.
Creator and Publisher of Dirtbag and X-Flies as Twist and Shout Comics
Networks Columnist for Comics International, and writer for Indy.

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[5] Pressing the Issue, by Ronald-Thomas Fleming

I recently got a package from long-time publisher Brad W. Foster whose 
Jabberwocky Press has been producing fine comics for many, many years.  So 
this time around I'm going to devote the whole column to some of  the great 
comics he has produced.  Most of these are adult-only titles marked with an 
"*" and so you must include an age statement when ordering.

*GOODIES #94:  Not many small press publications have lasted this long and 
this is something a little bit different.  GOODIES specializes in erotic 
comics, done tastefully, as far as the genre goes.  The cover, best yet in the 
series, features a stunning art by Kevin Hopkins.  This issue is a mixture of  
stories and pin-up art done by some awesome talent.  You really haven't tried 
this genre until you've sampled GOODIES.  $7.00, 36 pages, standard format.

WIZARDS & Dragons  & Elfs ~ oh my! Orignally this was art used to illustrate 
concepts in a book on writing simple computer programs in the "Logo" language 
for kids.  The art is now collected here in this stunning showcase of Brad W 
Foster's art, who doesn't just draw erotic comics.  The over-sized zine 
shows-offs his exquisitely detailed art and is a great primer for artists who 
draw by example.  $4.50, 20 pages, standard format.

*QUICKIES: This adult-only anthology features erotic humor done by James A. 
Martin.    Each cartoon is lavishly illustrated in typical naked woman, but 
what isn't typical is the humor.  Features some very funny stuff and is bound 
to leave you laughing.  Publisher Brad W. Foster's Jabberwocky imprint is 
known for quality and you won't be disappointed by this one.  $1.50, 16 pages, 
 mini-comic.


*RANDY REVIEWER: Originally this was art used to illustrate concepts in a book 
on writing simple computer programs in the "Logo" language for kids.  The art 
is now collected here in this stunning showcase of Brad W Foster's art, who 
doesn't just draw erotic comics.  The over-sized zine shows-offs his  detailed 
art and is a great primer for artists who draw by example.  $4.00, 16 pages, 
standard format.

*Spunki e' Babbett: Not your ordinary science-fiction comix, when the 
spaceship is shaped like a penis.  Yes, erotic meets sci-fi!  This one-shot 
features sex and more sex!  Well, maybe not THAT much sex.  It does star 
Babbett, of Space Army, who has all the right equipment to get the job done.  
This comix is sort of different, because it masques as a foreign comix being 
translated to English.  I'm not sure if the experiment works as well as it 
should.  However, with that aside, it is the same excellent material you have 
come to expect from Jabberwocky. $1.50, 16 pages,  mini-comic.

You can reach Brad Foster at:  Jabberwocky Graphix, PO Box 165246, Irving, TX  
75016.


(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] Retailer Rant, by Jeff Archer


"Decipher":  Let's Give them a Second Chance... Not!

        Recently, I reviewed DECIPHER'S STNG limited tin set for
VENTURA, a fine magazine devoted to C.C.G.'s (customizable card games),
like MAGIC: THE GATHERING.  I ended my review with "Let's give Decipher
a second chance" referring to the company's broken promises and late
ship dates for their STNG and STAR WARS card games.

        The store I manage, TWILITE ZONE COMICS AND CARDS, in Bowie,
Maryland, has had a standing order, directly with Decipher, for
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, the STNG expansion, and the STAR WARS C.C.G. for
over eight months.  We were also given a 30-day payment window, so we
ordered heavily on these so-called "hot" products.  Sounds to good to be
true.

        For over eight months we have heavily advertised Decipher's
cards, and in good faith, rolled with the punches because we believed in
the company and the product.  Every time (and there were many) ALTERNATE
UNIVERSE and STAR WARS were promised to ship and did not arrive, we kept
our cool and apologized to our customers believing we would receive our
cards soon.

        On September 9th, ALTERNATE UNIVERSE was to arrive.  Customers
lined up, and "shazam", no cards, or even a word from Decipher.  We
called Decipher and asked them what was up, and we were told the cards
would be late again because of complications with PARAMOUNT, the
licensor of STNG product.  We were also informed that there would be no
30 day net on our first order of ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, as promised, but we
still had the 30 day window on STAR WARS, an order that was in the
thousands of dollars.  We bit the bullet, we waited and waited.

        It is now December.  We have over 30 people pre-signed up for
STAR WARS boxes;  almost guaranteed sales.  Less that five working days
before the cards were to ship, Decipher tell su, and all small card and
comic shops nationwide, that there will be no 30 day net, all orders are
now C.O.D.  , which means have your thousands of dollars on hand or you
won't receive your STAR WARS shipment.  This is bad business; worse it
is just wrong!

        Could it be that two million dollars are needed for PARAMOUNT'S
licensing fees and Decipher knows that DIAMOND, CHESSAX, or THE ARMORY
would gladly take our orders and cut a check without blinking, and then
re-sell the same STAR WARS cards to the Mom and Pop shops who initially
got the 30 day net order through Decipher's own manufacturing reps?
What's wrong with this picture?

        What am I supposed to tell my rightfully upset customers when
our store doesn't have the cards the first day of release as promised?
I do not lie to my customers, and this business decision of Decipher had
turned good faith into a lie, and has made us all, retailer and
customer, look like fools.  To my customers one last time, I apologize
for believing Decipher's sales pitch to the small retailers, the very
people who sold their STNG game and made them millions of dollars in the
past year.  We will do our best to find the STAR WARS cards someplace
else, but we will never trust direct sales from Decipher again.  There
are no more "second chances", and I will never promote another Decipher
product.
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Jeff's opinions are solely his own, and not necessarily those of
ComicBookNet, the CBN E-MAG, or it's editors.  Jeff can be reached via
the CBN E-Mag E-Mail address, or at the TWILITE ZONE, Mon. - Fri. ,
11am  - 6PM, at 301-805-4595.

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[7] New Comics Shipping 1/18/95, by Chuck LePage

                      NCRL: NEW COMIC BOOK RELEASES LIST
                        FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1996,
                          COMPILED BY CHARLES LEPAGE
                    WITH INFORMATION FROM SUN COAST COMICS.
   
   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".
   
     _________________________________________________________________

PUBLISHER

     * TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS

     _________________________________________________________________
   
   
ABBERATION

     * Tales From The Bog #1, 2.95
       
ABISS

     * Tony Jappa's Raging Bull #1, 2.5
       
ABSTRACT

     * Strangers In Paradise #5, 2.75
     * Strangers In Paradise #6, 2.75
     * Strangers In Paradise #7, 2.75
       
ACCLAIM

     * Bloodshot #47, 2.5
     * MTG: Legend Of The Elder Dragons #1 (of 2), 2.5
     * Mutant Chronicles: Golgotha #1 (MR), 2.95
       
ADHESIVE

     * Family Affair, 18.95
     * Too Much Coffee Man #2, 2.5
       
AMAZE INK

     * Swerve #1, 1.5
       
AMERICAN

     * Comic Source #29, 3.95
       
ANIMUS

     * Wu Wei #1, 2.5
     * Wu Wei #2, 2.5
       
ANTARCTIC

     * Albedo Vol. III #1, 2.95
     * Albedo Vol. III #2, 2.95
     * Albedo Vol. III #3, 2.95
     * Albedo Vol. III #4, 2.95
     * Antarctic Press Six Pack Sampler, 6.99
     * Best Of Furrlough #1, 3.95
     * Ninja High School Trade Paperback #8, 7.95
     * Tigers Of Terra Book II Trade Paperback, 9.95
       
ARCHIE

     * Betty and Veronica Digest #80, 1.75
     * Jughead #79, 1.5
     * Scooby Doo #7, 1.5
     * Sonic The Hedgehog #33, 1.5
     * Street Sharks Miniseries #1, 1.5
       
ARIA

   
     * A Distant Soil #8, 1.75
     * A Distant Soil #10, 2.5
     * A Distant Soil #11, 2.5
       
BIG

     * Leonard Nimoy's Primortals #13, 2.25
     * Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger #9, 2.25
       
BISHOP

     * Rose And Gunn #5, 2.95
     * Sade #2, 3.0
       
BLACKOUT

     * Jugular #0, 2.95
       
BLACK SWAN

     * Bloodthirsty Pirate Tales #3, 2.5
       
BONEYARD

     * Big Bagga OJ, 9.95
     * True Sin #2, 2.95
       
BROADWAY

     * Powers That Be #3, 2.5
       
CALIBER

     * High Caliber Trade Paperback, 9.95
     * Kabuki Color Gallery, 2.95
     * Kabuki: Circle Of Blood #1, 2.95
     * Kabuki: Circle Of Blood #2, 2.95
     * Kabuki: Circle Of Blood #3, 2.95
     * Kabuki: Circle Of Blood #4, 2.95
     * Kabuki: Circle Of Blood #5, 2.95
     * Legendlore #1, 2.95
       
CFD

     * Outlaw Nation #1, 4.95
       
CHAOS!

     * Lady Demon Poster #1, 5.95
       
CLAYPOOL

     * Elvira #32, 2.5
       
COPPERVALE

     * Collected Starchild Hardcover, 35.0
     * Collected Starchild Trade Paperback, 20.0
     * Starchild: Crossroads #1, 2.95
       
CPM

     * M.D. Geist Comic Book/Phone Card Action Pack, 15.0
       
CRUSADE

     * Shi Senryaku Hardcover, 24.95
     * Shi: Way of the Warrior TP (revised edition), 14.95
       
CSN

     * Comic Shop News #448, free
       
DARK HORSE

     * Grendel Tales: The Devil May Care #2 (of 6)(MR), 2.95
     * Madman Comics TP, 17.95
     * Space Usagi #1 (of 3), 2.95
     * Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi: Seth War #6 (of 6), 2.5
     * Tarzan/John Carter, Warlord of Mars #1 (of 2), 2.5
     * You're Under Arrest #2 (of 8), 2.95
       
DC

     * Animaniacs #11, 1.5
     * Batman #528, 1.95
     * Catwoman #30, 1.95
     * Extreme Justice #14, 1.75
     * Flash #111, 1.75
     * Legion Of Super-Heroes #78, 2.25
     * Lobo 325, 2.25
     * Mad Magazine #343, 2.5
     * Millennium Fever #4 (of 4)(MR), 2.5
     * Spectre #39, 2.25
     * Static #33, 2.5
     * Superboy #25, 2.95
     * Superman: The Man Of Steel #54, 1.95
     * Vamps: Hollywood & Vein #2 (of 6)(MR), 2.25
     * Wonder Woman #107, 1.95
       
DRAWN&QUARTERLY</H2>

     * Peepshow #7, 2.95
       
EL CAPITAN

     * Stray Bullets (#1-4 each)(current printing)(MR), 2.95
     * Stray Bullets #5 (MR), 3.5
       
ENTITY

     * Fem 5 #1 (regular and A through D), 2.95
     * Knight Hawke Investigations Videogame #1 (w/disc), 6.95
     * Nira X Series III #2, 2.5
       
EXHIBIT A

     * Wolff & Byrd: Case Files Trade Paperback #1, 8.95
     * Wolff & Byrd: Counselors Of The Macabre #8, 2.5
     * Wolff & Byrd: Counselors Of The Macabre #9, 2.5
       
FANTAGRAPHICS

     * Blonde: Double Cross #1 (third printing), 2.95
     * Disobediant Daisy #2, 2.95
     * Kinky Hook (third printing), 2.95
     * Princess Of Darkness #4, 2.95
     * Super Taboo #1, 2.95
     * Tumbling Boxes #1, 2.95
       
GEMSTONE

     * Weird Fantasy Annual #3, 8.95
       
HARRIS

     * Vampirella Of Drakulon #1, 2.95
       
HEAVY METAL

     * Druuna: Mandragore, 14.95
       
I BOX

     * Thieves and Kings #2 (second printing), 2.35
     * Thieves and Kings #9, 2.25
       
IMAGE

     * Black Ops #1 (of 5), 2.5
     * Bone #3 (Image printing), 2.95
     * Combat #1 (of 2), 2.5
     * Cybenary #3 (of 5), 2.5
     * Prophet Vol. II #3 (resolicited), 2.5
       
KITCHEN SINK

     * Button Man: Killing Game, 15.95
     * Death Rattle #2, 2.95
       
KRAUSE

     * Comic Buyer's Guide #1158, 2.5
       
LADY LUCK

     * Shades Of Gray: Comics and Stories #9, 2.5
       
MALIBU

     * All New Exiles #4, 1.5
     * Mantra Vol. II #4, 1.5
     * Prime Vol. II #4, 1.5
       
MARVEL

     * Barbie #63, 1.5
     * Beavis and Butthead #25, 1.95
     * Doc Samson #3 (of 4), 1.95
     * Doom 2099 #39, 1.95
     * Excalibur #95, 1.95
     * Generation X #13, 1.95
     * Green Goblin #6, 1.95
     * Incredible Hulk #439, 1.95
     * Iron Man #326, 1.5
     * Marvel Vs. DC #2, 3.95
     * Punisher #6, 1.95
     * Saban's MMPR: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers #4, 1.75
     * Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #5, 1.75
     * Spider-Man #66, 1.95
     * Storm #2, 2.95
     * Thor #496, 1.5
     * What If? #83, 1.5
     * X-Men Adventures Season III #13, 1.5
     * X-Man #13, 1.95
       
MILLENNIUM

     * Red Moon #2, 2.95
     * Sparrow #4, 2.95
       
MONOLITH

     * Return To The Eve Vol. III #8, 2.25
       
MU PRESS

     * Zu #7, 2.95
       
MULTICULTURAL

     * Cyberzone #6, 2.5
       
NAILER

     * Nailer Studios: Special Edition #1, 2.95
       
NBM

     * Nina Vol. II, 9.95
     * Skin Tight Orbit #2, 10.95
     * Snow White & Other Tales Of Grimm, 15.95
     * Streak Of Chalk, 16.95
       
NEWCOMERS

     * Dunson County Law #1, 2.95
     * Kelly Belle: Police Detective #1 (2nd printing), 4.95
     * Newcomers Showcase #2, 2.95
     * Worlds Of Fantasy #3, 2.95
       
 NEW IDEA

     * Kyron: The Equalizer #2, 2.95
       
PACIFIC SUN

     * Shards #0, 2.25
       
 PERMANENT PRESS

     * Patty-Cake #6, 2.95
       
SIRIUS

     * Akiko On The Planet Smoo Hardcover #1, 19.95
       
SLAVE LABOR

     * Little Mister Man #2, 2.95
       
TOPPS

     * James Bond: Goldeneye #1, 2.95
     * Return To Jurassic Park #8, 2.95
       
TRIDENT

     * Deadredd: The Enforcer #1, 1.75
       
UCC

     * Doris Nelson: Atomic Housewife, 2.75
       
VEROTIK

     * Deathdealer #1, 5.95
       
VIZ

     * Bio-Booster Armor Guyver Part IV #3, 2.95
     * Fist Of The North Star Part II #3, 2.95
     * Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind Part V #7, 2.95
       
WEST WIND

     * Comics Pro Magazine #3, 3.75
       
ZUB

     * Telluria #2, 2.5
     * Telluria #3, 2.5

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[8] 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* The Daily Planet       Frederick     MD  301-831-8057  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* Arkham Asylum          Haverhill     MA  508-372-2258  Ed Dukeshire
 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] Comic Book Net E-Mag Info

The Comic Book Net E-Mag is published weekly by the many participants of
The Comic Book Network. This is a compilation of articles and columns
which were originally posted in the network's conferences or written
specifically for this electronic magazine.

All text contained within are copyrighted to the originating author(s).

Freely distributable for noncommerical purposes only.

THE CBN WEB PAGE
----------------
If you have access to the World Wide Web, please stop by and visit our
web page! On our web page, you can find the latest issue of our E-Mag,
as well as an annotated index of back issues.  You'll also find
important information on how to join the conversation in the Comic
Book Net, an archive of Comic Book Net fanfic, and other neat features!
The URL address is: http://www.cris.com/~Xenozoid/ComicBkNet.html

LOCATING THE ISSUES
-------------------
The latest issue is always available from all the systems linked into
The Comic Book Network.  You can also find the back issues at America
Online, by going to Keyword: Science Fiction, clicking on the menu
item Comic Book Forum and then going to the Comics Library from there.
All back issues should be available at the above sites, as well as our
World Wide Web page.


SUBMISSIONS
-----------
To submit an article, review, column, etc to our e-mag, simply post it
in any Comic Book Net conference and leave me a message in the
CBN: E-Mag conference giving me permission to use the article.  If you
cannot access the Comic Book Net, submit your news articles (no reviews
accepted at this time...) to the editor: Xenozoid@cris.com.

SUBSCRIPTIONS
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account, please address a message to Xenozoid@cris.com to be placed on
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- End of Issue #44.. see ya next week!
