Beauty and the Beast Concordance

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Zine
Title: Beauty and the Beast Concordance
Publisher: Artemis Press
Editor(s): Barbara Storey
Type:
Date(s): December 1991
Medium: print
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast
Language: English
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Beauty and the Beast Concordance is a 310-page Beauty and the Beast (TV) resource.

It also contains some fan fiction and art. It is unclear in many instances if the art and fic is reprinted from other zines or is original to this zine.

The editor chose not to include any information in it from the third season.

front cover, uncredited but perhaps by Pat Horowitz
back cover, uncredited but perhaps by Horowitz
flyer

Many Delays

First Proposed in Late 1988

"The first volume is expected to be out in early 1989; with the delay in the 1988-89 season, this should still not put us too far behind schedule."

From a flyer in September 1988: "The first volume is expected to be out in early 1989; with the delay in the 1988-89 season, this should still not put us too far behind schedule."

The delay mentioned was the writers' strike.

Delayed in Late 1989

flyer distributed in late 1989

From the Editorial

To say that the BEAUTY & THE BEAST CONCORDANCE has been a long time in coming is surely the understatement of the decade. And, in the interests of getting it out during this decade. I'm going to be brief here. I would like to thank all of you who have shown the patience of saints in trusting me and just waiting,patiently. I appreciate your faith in me more than I can say. I hope my interpretations and analysis of B&TB will bring you pleasure, give you something to think about, and even disagree with me about, too. I welcome discussion on any and all philosophical points.

I would never claim that the notes, references, etc. in the CONCORDANCE are complete and exhaustive even after all this time. But I have tried to be as complete as possible — if you find some literary reference or whatever that I've missed, let me know that, too. Other similar reference zines have appeared in the last couple of years, covering a lot of the technical and production ground that I had intended to, so what I have tried to do is slant this zine more toward fannish interests, involvement, and contributions to this incarnation of the B&TB myth, feeling that this would help make my contribution a little more unique.

I have also made a very difficult decision about the contents of the CONCORDANCE, in that I have decided not to include any material on the third season. Those of you who know me are aware of my feelings about this controversial part of our show; for those of you who don't, I can only say that,/or me, the third season was not B&TB, and I literally could not bring myself to write about it. My understanding of Vincent and Catherine's dream simply couldn't be stretched to include so much pointless pain, suffering, separation, and death. I understand that some did not perceive it that way, and — as I have said elsewhere — I am envious of your ability to enjoy all that the show had to offer. Nonetheless, as the author of this work, I had to follow my own heart I believe that the CONCORDANCE still offers enough material about B&TB that can be appreciated by all fans to make it a valid contribution.

Fandom and The Tunnels

In a preface to the section about fan clubs, zines, and merchandise, the editor described the connection between "fandom" and " (The Tunnels):

"Fandom," in case you're wondering, is what we call the community of people who love B&TB so much that they seek out others who feel the same, who understand that it was more than" just a TV show." If it were only that, it wouldn't have affected us so deeply. Fandom is to us what the tunnels are to Vincent — a safe place where everyone understands who you are, how you feel. They don't laugh at you or tell you you're strange, because they share your feelings and, most likely, they once felt as if they were the only person in the world who felt this way — it's a common starting point for many fans. So come on, join us — there's a whole world to discover.

Contents

  • First Season (episode descriptions, literary references) (5)
  • Second Season (episode descriptions, literary references) (66)
  • Commentary
  • Zines, Clubs, and Merchandise (204)
  • Literary and Musical References (many reprinted articles from books, extremely tiny print) (230)
  • Fan Fiction and Art
    • Two Valentines, cryptogram poems by Barbara L.B. Storey (270)
    • chapter from All That Matters: A Story of Catherine's Return, an alternate third season novel by Sally Wright (272)
    • Magic, poem by Lynette Combs (273)
    • art by Nancy Stasulis
    • No Shadow of Another, fiction by Dot Sconzo (275)
    • Whispered Promises, poem by Dot Sconzo (companion piece to the preceding story) (276)
    • Art Appreciation, fiction by Sue Glasgow (277)
    • The Storyteller, fiction by Sue Glasgow (278)
    • a chapter from What My Heart Will Be, fiction by Barbara L.B. Storey (280)
    • a chapter from Unmasqued by Barbara L.B. Storey (283)
    • art by Horowitz
    • art by Rita Terrell
    • art by HG
    • art by Horowitz
    • art by Hauer
    • art by Horowitz
    • art by Rita Terrell
    • art by Cynthia Hatch, reprinted from Kaleidoscope #3
    • cartoon by Nancy Stasulis, reprinted from Masiform D
  • In the City of New York (clippings and maps) (296)

Sample Gallery

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