Discovered on a Rooftop
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| Title: | Discovered on a Rooftop | |
| Publisher: | Spice Press | |
| Editor(s): | Sheila Willis | |
| Date(s): | 1985 | |
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| Fandom: | The Professionals | |
| Language: | English | |
| External Links: | online review of the zine | |
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Discovered on a Rooftop is a 248-page slash and gen Professionals anthology. Some issues had Doyle and some had Bodie on the cover; purchasers were to specify which cover they wanted when they ordered the zine. The covers won a 1986 Huggy Award.
- Odds On by Anne Carr and Lainie Stone - 11 pages (art by TACS)
- Countdown by Elyse Dickenson - 2 pages - GEN (art by TACS)
- Grand Prize by Flash - 4 pages (art by TACS)
- The Need by Vicki Hauk - 14 pages (art by TACS)
- Ace of Spades by Marian Kelly - also in the zine novel House of Cards by MCK (Katherine Robinson)- 62 pages (art by TACS)
- Discoveries: Delusions by Andrea McKay - 10 pages (art by TACS)
- Alien Beauty by various artists (art by TACS)
- The Invention of Gunpowder by Kate Nuernberg - 138 pages - GEN (art by Kate Nuernberg)
- Mercs by Pam Rose - aka Forget that I Remember, and Dream that I Forget - 69 pages (art by J. Clissold)
- Right Time by Lainie Stone - 4 pages (art by TACS)
- Partners by Lois Welling - 4 pages (art by TACS)
- Killer/Angel by Sheila Willis - 1 page (art by J. Clissold)
Poetry:
- Gunga Doyle by Kate Nuernberg (art by TACS)
- Recurring Dream by Anne Carr
- Six Hours Down and Still Hanging In There by A. Fox (art by TJ Burnside)
- Old Habits by Kat Yount (art by Sheila Willis)
- Only a Joke by Gloria Burritt (art by TJ Burnside)
- Sooner or Later by Marilyn Pulley (art by TACS)
- Bodie by Mary Carson (art by TJ Burnside)
Art: black-and-white front cover drawing by Pat Cash and interior illos by TACS, TJ Burnside, Karen Eaton, J. Clissold, Kate Nuernberg, and Sheila Willis
Art Gallery
all art by Kate Nuernberg
Reactions and Reviews
This zine was first published in 1985, and it's a classic. The novella 'Mercs' by the almighty Pam Rose was a joy, with its pursuit of the 'Bodie gets amnesia' plot. There were several other stories, many angsty, some hilarious, that gripped me as well. The story "The Need" by Vicki Hauk was an angsty vampire story that is just too compelling! I didn't want it to end, and hope there's a sequel out there somewhere. A good read. [1]
