Marilyn Cole
| Name: | Marilyn Cole | |
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| Type: | artist | |
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Marilyn Cole is a fan artist who has been illustrating fanzines since the 1980s. She has also written fan fiction which has been published in fanzines.
Her Fannish Beginnings
She writes:Also from Marilyn:In 1974 I discovered Star Trek fandom. Back in those long ago days, the only way to track down a convention was to go to a local bookstore and hope a fan left some flyers. Since I traveled throughout the US in my career, fandom became my lifeline of friendship. No matter what city I was in, I could say the code word “Star Trek” to someone and if they knew what I was talking about we were instant friends. I had always loved to draw so it was natural to start drawing Kirk and Spock. As I discovered more fandoms, I discovered more friends; and life on the road became even more pleasant and joyous.[1]
Marilyn C. tells one of those lovely stories of co-incidence so common in fandom. “As an ecdysiast I traveled a lot. Star Trek fandom provided a home no matter where I went. I’d search the phone books and the bookstores in each town for anything related to sci-fi or Star Trek. Wherever I went, I could find a Star Trek fan. In Berkeley, in 1971, on Telegraph Ave, I found a little store devoted to Star Trek. But it was in the bookstore across the street that I saw a flyer for a Star Trek con in San Francisco. A convention!! My first one ever! Five thousand of my closest friends were going to be there! So I went to Bay Con and there I saw my first K/S zine. ‘What is this?’ I cried. ‘They do what together? Wow!’” I think we get the picture! [2]
Some Influences
“All artists in fandom influenced me. There was always some little insight that would inspire me. Artists outside fandom influenced me too, indeed some of my favorites were Whelan, Donato, Edward Gordon, Rowena, and all the Pre-Raphaelites.” [3]
A Writer as Well
While Marilyn is perhaps best know for her artwork, her fan fiction contributions have also been favorably received. In a 1986 review of her story "Seed of the Triad," one fan said:The best story for me in this zine was done by Marilyn Cole. Not only does she do wonderful artwork (you can see this all through the zine (Greater California K/S) but she writes as well. "Seed of the Triad" was touching, moving, well-written, well-edited, original and intense. An alien is put into the position of being the 'third.' We are offered some interesting Vulcan philosophical ideas as well as some highly erotic encounters. This is a must read done by quite a talent. [4]
Art Gallery
Marilyn has given blanket permission for her art to appear on Fanlore. Please see Talk:Marilyn Cole before making changes to image size.
Star Trek
cover of Stll More California K/S
cover of Naked Times 11
cover of Vagabonds
cover of Naked Times 12
interior art Alien Brothers, a departure from her typical style
cover of Naked Times 18
cover of Naked Times 23
cover of Naked Times 28
cover of Act_Five
cover of The Fifth Hour of Night
cover of Otherwhere/Otherwhen 1
cover of Otherwhere/Otherwhen 2
cover of Fever 1
base artwork used for the cover of Naked Times 8
colorized version of artwork used on Naked Times 8
interior art for As I Do Thee #3
front cover of As I Do Thee #5, "The Strength Behind Arthur"
cover of Charisma #1 (1987)
cover of Charisma #13
interior art from Crossroads
interior art from Crossroads
interior art from Crossroads
cover of Daring Attempt 5
|cover of Daring Attempt 4
front cover Matter/Antimatter #5
thumb|back cover Matter/Antimatter #5
artwork from First Time 5
artwork used for the cover of Naked Times 11
artwork used for cover of Otherwhere/Otherwhen 2
interior art for T'hy'la #4
front cover for T'hy'la #10
back cover for T'hy'la #11
back cover for T'hy'la #12 (when laid flat the front and back covers merge to form a panoramic view of Spock spinning a web around Kirk)
front cover for T'hy'la #12
back cover for Matter/Antimatter #7
interior art First Time #4
interior art First Time #4
front cover First Time #19
back cover issue First Time #19
back cover issue First Time #27
front cover First Time #27
cover of Styx and Stones
cover of Off Duty #1
Other Fandoms
cover of Resistance 3
cover of Dyad 1
cover of No Holds Barred 4
cover of No Holds Barred10
cover of Dyad 15
cover of Prisoners of the Night 2
cover of Prisoners of the Night 4
cover of Prisoners of the Night 7
pencil sketch, Bodie The Professionals
Roll Me Over In The Clover, colored pencil, Doyle The Professionals
The Grass Is Always Greener, colored pencil, Bodie The Professionals
colored pencil sketch of Dorian, Eroica
References
- ↑ Marilyn Cole discussing her love of Star Trek fandom with Morgan Dawn in 2011, quoted with permission.
- ↑ from Dribbling Scribbling Women: The History of Our Art (2007)
- ↑ from Dribbling Scribbling Women: The History of Our Art
- ↑ from Datazine #41
