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________________________________________________________________________ Visit Our Web Page! http://www.cris.com/~Xenozoid/ComicBkNet.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ / THE \ \C O M I C/ Issue #37 This publication is brought to you \B O O K/ by the active participants of \N E T/ Sunday the international center for \ / November 26th, comic book discussion, the Comic *E-Mag* 1995 Book Net. !!! - Editor: Ryan Brewster [Xenozoid@cris.com] - CBN Network Administration Team: - Ed Dukeshire - - Mike Imboden - - William Hughes - - Ryan Brewster - - Jacob Greenberg - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Comic Book Net Founding Fathers: Ed Dukeshire and Mike Imboden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ________________________________________________________________________ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] The Bullpen ........................... Ryan Brewster [2] CSNsider #442.......................... W. Batty & C. Biggers [3] Comicunications Weekly Re-Cap ......... Ryan Brewster [4] Comic Comments ........................ John Keady [5] New Comics 9/25/95 .................... Bobb Waller [6] Splash Page ........................... Various [7] Join in the Fun! [8] BBSes Linked into CBN [9] E-Mag Info ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] The Bullpen by Ryan Brewster This issue is a tad brief because of CBN's ongoing changes... Because of the closing of Ed Dukeshire's Arkham Asylum BBS, we've had to find some new guys to take care of figuring out the weekly conference totals, hatching the CBN E-Mag every week and all that fun stuff. Suffice it to say that the net is not slowing down, it is merely in a state of transition, and right now, we're experiencing some "growing pains". We've still got tons of news and all that fun stuff for you this week! Best, --Ry Editor The Comic Book Net E-Mag Xenozoid@cris.com ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2] CSNsider #442 by W. Batty and C. Biggers This is the CSNsider from CSN #442, which will be in shops on 12/7/95. It is reproduced in its entirety with the expressed permission of COMIC SHOP NEWS! The long-awaited all-new Art Adams Monkeyman and O'Brien is still a ways away, but Dark Horse is offering a collection of previously-published Monkeyman and O'Brien short pieces in February... The Fox-TV Generation X live-action film will star Matt Frewer, Finola Hughes, and a cast of relative newcomers who will portray the GenX mutants... Will superhero licensing move in a new and unexpected direction in '96? Could be -- at least if current talks are any indication!... At long last, Gladstone will begin publication of the The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures In Color beginning in February; this full-color fifty-six volume graphic novel series will present the entire Scrooge canon chronologically in beautiful computer color.... 22 Brides, a new Ash spinoff miniseries about a group of very deadly ladies, begins in March; the series is co-plotted by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, written by Fabian Nicieza, and illustrated by Scott Lee... Steven Spielberg has signed on as director of Lost World, the sequel to Jurassic Park... Alan Moore and Dave Johnson are working on an issue of WildCATs ... Antarctic Press's Furrlough #37, due out in January, will be a special benefit issue for artist Mel White, whose home suffered severe damage in a fire in late August; after printing and artists' royalties are paid, all profits will be donated to Mel and her family to help them recover from the loss... Aliens Vs. Predator: Booty, the story by Barbara Kesel and Ron Randall currently being serialized in Diamond Previews, will be collected in one-shot format in early '96... The CSNsider is just a small part of each issue of Comic Shop News. CSN #442 features Armed & Dangerous from Acclaim Comics on the cover as well as more news. 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. Transmitted by . . . ····────════*David LeBlanc> ComicBkNet@AOL.COM david.leblanc@mailtrain.com RIME->15 FIDO 1:322/743.1 ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3] Comicunications Weekly Re-Cap, by Ryan Brewster ///// ComICunications \\\\\ Weekly Re-Cap 11/26/95 The Comic Book Net's link to late breaking industry news! Contents: 1 - A Note From The Editor 2 - This Weeks' Headlines: * Oklahoma Comics Hearings Update * Sophistikats Sold to Coconut * Carnage Reigns in December * Marvel Stock Down * Justice League Changes * Cartoonist Releases Single * Death Obscene? * New E-Zine Hits the Web * Windsor-Smith Cancels Con * Rerun Rights Sold * Archie Takes a Break * Dawn #1 Sells Out * El Kabong Returns * Shi Revised TPB To Ship Early 1. A Note from the Editor ---------------------------------------------- As a rule, I will attempt to write at least one editorial and at least five reviews a week... This week, neither of those happened. :( Comicunications will ALWAYS have news, though. In the event that I write MORE than one editorial in one week, I will print both editorials in that week's re-cap... The next week will most likely not have either. Just to let you know what's going on in the land of little rhyme, and VERY little reason, that is my mind. :) Best, --Ry Xenozoid@cris.com Editor/Reporter Comicunications 2. Industry News ------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Comics Hearings Update: 11/7/95 - A bomb scare at the courthouse where Planet Comics owners John Hunter and Michael Kennedy were to attend their pre-trial delayed the hearing a half-hour. The owners were informed that there would be no plea bargaining and that their trial date is set for January 26, 1996 at 9:00am. A representative from a right wing religious group was present at the hearing. The District Attorney's office will require 1/2 day to present their case against the owners of Planet Comics, and will call three witnesses, while the owners' attornies will require a full day to present their defense. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is working with the attornies to find witnesses to defend the books in question: Verotica #4, Mighty Morphing Rump Rangers, Screamers #2, Sex Wad #2, Devil's Angel, Vipor Series Sketch Book, Nefarismo #5, and Beatrix Dominatrix #2. The District Attorney's office was surprised to see the extent of the defense that the owners had in court for the pre-trial hearing, according to the comic shop owners. The Vice Squad raided Planet Comics in Oklahoma City, on an anonymous complaint about Verotika #4, on September 6th, 1995. The owners face penalties of 86 years in jail and $100,000 in fines from an eight-count indictment filed on October 12, 1995. The indictment includes: - Two counts of Distribution of Obscene Materials [Verotika #4]. - Three counts of Selling Obscene Materials [Verotika #4, Mighty Morphing Rump Rangers, Viper Series Official Art Book]. - One Count of trafficking in obscene materials [Screamers #2, Sex Wad #2, Nefarismo #5, Beatrix Dominatrix #2]. - One Count of Child Pornography [Devil's Angel]. - One Count of Displaying Materials Harmful to Minors [Verotika #4]. Sophistikats Sold to Coconut: 11/21/95 - Silk Purrs Press has granted Coconut Comics the rights to publish the characters of The Sophistikats indefinitely. Beginning this coming April, the characters will appear as a back-up feature in the bi-monthly superhero comic, Warcat. They will also appear in their own series of specials for Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and a Summer Swimsuit. The characters will cross over with another famous crew of funny animals in their first special. The regular creative team on The Sophistikats will remain writer Paul Castiglia, penciller Brigitte Sleiertin and inker Mark Morales (Lady Death). The Sophistikats were created by Castiglia, Sleiertin and Don Newcom. Carnage Reigns in December: 11/14/95 - Carnage, one of the more violent of Spider-Man's foes, will appear in his own 32-page one-shot, Carnage: Mindbomb. The one-shot will ship in December, and will be written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Kyle Hotz. Marvel Stock Down: 11/21/95 - The 67% drop in Marvel Entertainment's stock price since 1993 prompted an article in the November 21st issue of the Wall Street Journal. The article on page C2 talked about Marvel's falling, and links it to Perelman's & William Bevins' neglect of "the basic comic books to capitalize on a brief frenzy of collector comiocs" and on the Image defection. Justice League Changes: 11/13/95 - An unconfirmed report on rec.arts.comics.misc claims that the three Justice League books (Extreme Justice, Justice League: Task Force and Justice League of America) are being collapsed into one book: Justice League America, to be written by Grant Morrison. DC reportedly has a number of books in preparation, and are focusing on diversifying their line. Cartoonist Releases Single: 11/1/95 - Joe Martin, creator of the Mr. Boffo and Willie & Ethyl comic strips, is rumored to be releasing a humorous Christmas single entitled "My Dream of Christmas". Death Obscene?: 11/21/95 - A Florida Police Detective has requested that a comic shop remove a number of items from their shelves. Among them was Neil Gaiman's "Death: The High Cost of Living" TPB, which contained a safe sex back-up feature. New E-Zine Hits the Web: 11/22/95 - A new electronic magazine covering the comic industry has launched on the World Wide Web. Comics World E-Zine, featuring news, articles, reviews and contests, can be found at http://www.comicsorld.com/. Windsor-Smith Cancels Con: 11/21/95 - Barry Windsor-Smith has cancelled his planned appearance at thie year's Mid-Ohio-Con, due to a serious illness. Rerun Rights Sold: 11/7/95 - Turner Network Television has bought the exclusive rights to rerun episodes of Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman, and Babylon 5. Turner recently merged with Time Warner, the media giant behind DC Comics. Archie Takes a Break: 11/22/95 - In addition to other seasonal titles (Archie's Christmas Stocking, Archie's Winter Vacation and Archie's Summer Vacation), Archie Comics will introduce Archie's Spring Break Special to its line-up of titles. In the first 48-pg special to ship 3/5/96, Mr. Weatherbee and Ms. Grundy will chaperone the Riverdale teens, who invade Florida on their spring vacation. Script and art on the $2.00US/$2.50Can title will be provided by Bill Golliher and Dan Parent. Dawn #1 Sells Out: 11/12/95 - Dawn #1 by Joseph Michael Linsner has sold out of its 158,000 printed copies shortly after becoming available for reorder. Dawn #1 was Serius's first title to reach the top 10-selling comics from both Diamond and Capital. El Kabong Returns: 11/22/95 - El Kabong, who is really Quick Draw McGraw, will return with his sidekick Baba Looey this March in Hanna-Barbera All-Stars #5. The story will feature the return of the masked hero, and will reveal his "origin" for the first time. The 32-page title will ship March 26th, 1996, and will carry a $1.50US/$1.65Can price tag. Bill Vallely will write the script with Bill White and Jorge Pacheco providing the artwork. Shi Revised TPB To Ship Early: 11/16/95 - Shi Revised Trade Paperback, originally solicited to ship in January, will ship by December 15th. The first four issues of the popular indepentent title Shi from Crusade Comics, are reprinted in the TPB along with previously unpublished artwork, added text and a forward by Chris Claremont. The first edition of the TPB sold out in December 1994. The $14.95 revised edition features a new painted cover by Julie Bell and the fan appreciation edition of Shi #2. ___________________________________________________________________________ Contents Copyrighted (C) 1995 by Ryan Brewster ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4] Comic Comments, by John Keady Superboy #23 What makes this book as good as it is is the developement of the characters. In few books have there been as many people that I really want to know about. This nearly tops that list. Knockout is quickly becoming one of my favorite supporting characters in all the comics I read. It seems pretty obvious that Knockouts past is coming back to haunt her and soon we'll see what the consequences of her running are going to be! Superman MOS #52 The Trial of Superman seems to be winding down as Supes & Cyborg battle and the ending suprised me to some degree. It would seem that the Super books have returned to their former glory after about a year and a half of pretty bad material....I'm glad to see that happening! ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [5] New Comics, Week Of 11/27/95, by Bobb Waller Well it's Firday and I just NOW got a fax of what is scheduled to ship next week. Problem is it's two pages compressed to one, copied, then faxed to my Fax board, and then printed out! So it is all but illegible. So this week due to a screwup in filling our packet by Diamond I will merely list titles, and numbers will be added when I can decipher them, (No Companies!) I don't even hope to get 50% of the titles right! Anyway, Onto the list! ============================================================ Misc. Companies Pt. 1: Tales from the Bog #1 Eternal Warrior #50 Big Legend of ?????? Solar, man of the Atom #59 Turok, Dinosaur Hunter #4? Simpsons Comics #14 Comic Shop News #441 Death Race 2020 #? Dark Horse & DC Comics: 3 X 3 Eyes #2 Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cross #1 Dirty Pair: Fatal but not serious #5 Godzilla #5 Martha Washington Goes to War TP Motorhead #? Sin City: Silent Night Star Wars: Droids #? Star Wars: Empires End #? Batman: Man-Bat #3 Batman:SOTB #45 Blood Syndicate #34 Chairoscuro: Private Lives of daVinci #? Egypt #5 Green Candles #3 Green Lantern #7? Hawkman #3? Hellblazer #97 Justice League:America #107 Looney Tunes #21 New Gods #4 New Titans #128 Power of Shazam #11 Showcase 96 #1 Sovereign Seven #7 Superman #108 Swamp Thing #1?? Vigalante: City Lights Prarie Justice #? Misc. Companies pt. 2: Previews Vol V #12 Stray Bullets #7 Overstreets Fan #7 Chapel #? Gen 13 #6 Grifter/Badrock #? Maxx #20 Ripclaw #? Stormwatch #?? Supreme #? Velocity #2 I Had a Dream #3 Lost Universe #? I-Bots #3 Mr. Hero #?? Marvel Comics: 2099 Genesis #1 Fantastic Four 2099 #1 X-Men 2099 #28 Avengers #394 Fantastic Four #408 Silver Surfer #112 Doctor Strange #85 Over the Edge #3 Punisher #3 Savage Hulk Typhoid #3 New Warriors #67 Spectacular Spider-Man #230 Spider-Man Adventures #14 Venom: Along came a Spider #1 Venom: Speration Anxiety TPB Sabretooth Special #1 Wolverine #97 X-Force #50 Beavis & Butt-Head: Wanted TPB Spumco Comic Book #4 Gargoyles #12 Doctor Who #233 Earthworm Jim #2 Nightmare Circus #1 Ultraforce #2 Rune #2 ============================================================================= Sorry this is so late and incomplete. See ya on the Spinners! bbwaller@iadfw.net is Bobb Waller Sysop of FIAWOL-BBS Dedicated to both Fandom and empowering the disABLED ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [6] Splash Page! Rip Off Press On Disk! Rip Off Press has just completed the first edition of the Rip Off Press publications catalog on floppy disk for Windows. It's got color cover images and more detailed information on every comic and book available to distributors at top discount, comes on a set of three 3.5" diskettes and we're offering it free to comic distributors. Store operators and the general public can order a copy for $5, refundable with your first order. Call 800 HOT-COMX for details. We plan to offer more subsets of our print catalog down the road, such as specialized catalogs for Classic Undergrounds, Adults Only titles, non-comic merchandise etc. As soon as we get time to put them together, that is! ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [7] 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. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [8] BBSes Linked into CBN +----------------------------+ | The ComicBook Network !! | A message network devoted to Comic +----------------------------+ Fans, Collectors, and Professionals! ---- ---------- ------------- - Over 20 message echoes for your reading enjoyment! - Marvel Comics - DC Comics - Image Comics - Independents - Dark Horse Comics - Small Press - Comic Issues - Fanfic - E-Mag - Writers/Artists - Toys and Collectables - Cards - Back Issue Bin - Video Games - Bullpen - Fanboy - Animation - TV/Movies - Role Playing - Gold/Silver Age - SciFi - News, info, reviews, and general conversation with other comic book fans and professionals. - Log onto the systems, check it out and participate. We'd love to have you aboard! - Here's a quick rundown of free access BBSes already linked in! Most offer a QWK/Bluewave door to pack mail and read offline. * = New systems linked in. City St BBS Number City St BBS Number ------------- -- ------------ ------------- -- ------------ Russelville AR 501-968-3910 Hector AR 501-284-5503 Lakeside CA 619-561-2961 Victorville CA 619-955-6445 Destin FL 904-654-9385 Ft. Walton FL 904-244-7434 Jacksonville FL 904-363-6347 Melbourne FL 407-253-0782 Melbourne FL 407-253-8754 * Tampa FL 813-977-6712 Tavares FL 904-343-7272 Palatine IL 708-776-2395 Indianapolis IN 317-856-9020 La Porte IN 219-325-3655 * Lexington KY 606-273-6611 Acushnet MA 508-995-0085 Agawam MA 413-789-6533 Haverhill MA 508-372-2258 * Haverhill MA 508-521-6941 New Bedford MA 508-984-1212 New Bedford MA 508-984-5321 * North Andover MA 508-686-8010 Rochester MA 508-763-5579 Shrewsbury MA 508-753-3767 S. Dartmouth MA 508-979-8930 Worcester MA 508-791-1281 Bishopville MD 410-352-5754 Frederick MD 301-831-8057 Frederick MD 301-698-5194 Gaithersburg MD 301-601-9731 * Kettering MD 301-390-5243 Mount Rainier MD 301-779-9381 Walkersville MD 301-898-4088 * Silver Spring MD 301-431-0647 Dearborn Hgts MI 313-565-8464 Durham NC 919-286-4542 Durham NC 919-286-7738 Raliegh NC 919-833-3412 Raliegh NC 919-790-3599 * Atkinson NH 603-362-4125 * Exeter NH 603-778-4662 * Hampstead NH 603-329-5643 * Kingston NH 603-642-5949 * Newton NH 603-382-0567 * Raymond NH 603-895-2393 * Rye Beach NH 603-964-4760 * South Hampton NH 603-394-7534 * Fair Lawn NJ 201-796-7202 Hillsdale NJ 201-722-1495 * Little Ferry NJ 201-440-5499 Park Ridge NJ 201-307-9225 Saddle Brook NJ 201-368-1866 Astoria NY 718-204-0159 Poughkeepsie NY 914-485-5463 * Rochester NY 716-647-6960 Saugerties NY 914-247-9601 Spring Valley NY 914-426-3029 West Islip NY 516-422-4225 Collinsville OK 918-371-0980 Oklahoma City OK 405-672-0615 Eddystone PA 610-872-2830 * Philadelphia PA 215-365-5225 * Philadelphia PA 215-342-5384 * Philadelphia PA 215-487-7315 Union City TN 901-885-9647 Dallas TX 214-680-2755 Grand Prairie TX 214-641-1136 Houston TX 713-568-0825 Irving TX 214-790-6472 Killeen TX 817-699-2254 Missouri City TX 713-835-0965 Odessa TX 915-530-2712 Waxahachie TX 214-938-7115 Arlington VA 703-415-0134 Longview WA 206-577-7358 Gananoque ONT 613-382-1788 * London ONT 519-850-9929 * London ONT 519-457-6771 * St. Mary ONT 519-284-0223 Tecumseh ONT 519-979-4251 Mexico City MEX 52-5-264-2994 - If you have access to internet mail, you can receive a complete listing of bbs systems linked in. Address your message to ComicBkNet@AOL.COM - Weekly "Comic Book Electronic Magazine" available on all above systems. Also available on AOL - GOTO: SCIENCE FICTION and select Science Fiction Libraries from the main menu. The files are in: ANIME, COMICS, OTHER. If you don't have an account on AOL, check the CompuServe and GEnie libraries, they're uploaded there as well. - Sysops: FREQ the latest information packet using the Magic Filename COMICS from these Fidonet systems; 1:19/37 in AR, 1:324/134 in MA, 1:109/748 in MD, 1:2201/66 in MI ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [9] 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. Issues may be obtained through several online pay services as well (ie; AOL, CompuServe, GEnie). 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 ------------- If you wish to receive these issues automatically through your internet account, please address a message to Xenozoid@cris.com to be placed on the subscription list. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - End of Issue #37.. see ya next week!