Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast anthology by Rhonda Collins)
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| Title: | The Beauty and the Beast | |
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| Editor(s): | Rhonda Collins | |
| Date(s): | 1992-93 | |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) | |
| Language: | English | |
| External Links: | WayBack Archive link to zine flyer | |
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Beauty and the Beast is an anthology by Rhonda Collins. The first three volumes are bound together. The second two volumes were published separately.
Issue 1-3
Beauty and the Beast Trilogy was published in 1992 and contains 200 pages.
The first three volumes of [R. Collins] first 4th season series--A New Beginning, The Trials of Life, and The Truth of Love--bound together and re-edited. In A New Beginning, this episodic 4th season V/D romance posits that Diana has formed a one-way bond with Vincent (from him to her). Prequel to this series is Legacy of Love. In The Trials of Life, V/D settle into married life, Below. In The Truth of Love, Elliot returns, becomes involved with the tunnel community. V/D's happy life is troubled by V's increasing restlessness, that prompts him to seek out danger in the world Above. Later, V/D have an unsettling experience after he disposes of a would-be rapist who attacks D in the tunnels. Other incidents involve Jacob; V/D's empathic daughter, Cathy; D goes after a serial killer of prostitutes, aided by V's visionary insights, and saves the life of Lucy ("No Way Down"). [1]
[The New Beginning] episodic, lively 4th season V/D romance posits that Diana has formed a one-way bond with Vincent-from him to her-setting up interesting ramifications...and frustrations. D also is concerned that her involvement with the ugliness and evil of the world Above makes her unfit for V's love. A growing V/D romance is interwoven through a number of cases in which D is involved. This book concludes with V/D's wedding and honeymoon, which has interesting revelations about the bond. Some drawings by author; some sex, none graphic. [2]
[In "The Trials of Life], D settle into married life, Below. Subplots involve Jacob's jealousy over not having V's affection exclusively to himself; romance between Devin and D's sister; D disposing, singlehanded, of a dangerous intruder into the tunnels... and the impact of that action on herself and V; D's pregnancy. More about V/D's bond. A rather loose, episodic narrative, but readable and interesting. Some non-graphic sex; some drawings by author. [3]
[In "A New Beginning," Elliot returns, becomes involved with the tunnel community. V/D's "happy life" is troubled by V's increasing restlessness, that prompts him to seek out danger in the world Above. Later, V/D have an unsettling experience after he disposes of a would-be rapist who attacks D in the tunnels. Interesting exploration of the role the Other plays in Vincent's life. Other incidents involve Jacob; V/D's empathic daughter, Cathy; D goes after a serial killer of prostitutes, aided by V's visionary insights, and saves the life of Lucy ("No Way Down"). The zine ends peacefully with V/D bidding goodbye to lost loved ones. Good reading throughout. [4]
Issue 4
Beauty and the Beast 4 (actually the second physical issue) It is subtitled, "The Legend of the Soul." It was published in June 1992 and contains 140 pages.
This begins with a short story about V and Devin as children. A novel then following, shows the increasing intrusion of the Other (Dark Vincent) in V/D's married bliss. Developments include Lena's return, Elliot's unwise attempt to comfort D, and an eye-opening V/D visit to a river deep underground. Afterward, D begins reading Father's journals and comes to some disquieting conjectures about V's past, involving Paracelsus, the Other, and V's twin sister." [5]
Issue 5
Beauty and Beast 5 (actually the third physical issue) is subtitled, "The Silent Self." It was published in Augsut 1992 and contains 147 pages. Art by Jan Durr and the author.
V is extremely upset, and D is uneasy, because of her close relationship with the Other (Dark Vincent), described in the previous volume. D continues to examine Father's diaries. V/D endure the emotional rigors of her attempt to locate a woman who uncannily resembles Catherine. Diana insists on taking responsibilities for which she's suited within the tunnel community--including sentry duty. (As a footnote, this particular series ends with the novelette, "Journey's End", which appears in Nan Dibble's Phoenix 6. [6]
