Tunnelcon (Beauty and the Beast con zine)

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Zine
Title: Tunnelcon
Publisher:
Editor(s):
Date(s): 1990, 1992, 1994
Series?:
Medium: print
Genre: gen and het
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language: English
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Tunnelcon is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) con zine for the [[convention, Tunnelcon.

There are three: 1990, 1992, and 1994.

Issue 1

front cover of convention zine from 1990, cover by Dragon
back cover of issue #1, Beth Blighton

Tunnelcon I was published in 1990 and contains 75 pages.

The front cover is by Dragon, back cover by Beth Blighton.

The interior art is by Michelle Hawley, Dragon, Barbara Gipson, Mary Stacy-MacDonald, Anna Deavers, Cheryl Duval, Sharon Reynolds, Sharon Young, Cheryl Meidinger-Carter, Lisa Stubblefield, Rita Terrell.

From the forward: "...these stories... range from adventure to romance, and from spoof to fantasy-come-true."

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

A well-written collection of stories by some of fandom's best writers set in the 1st and 2 nd season time frames. Young Catherine, young Vincent, Devin, Lucyand Vina all make appearances. Very nice art. [1]

Issue 2

Tunnelcon II was published in 1992 and contains 129 pages.

Front cover by Sue K., back cover by Dwain Seppala. Interior art by Alice Baltes, Sandy Shelton, Rosemarie Hauer, Michele Hawley, Lynette Combs, Pam Tuck, Kriss Farver, Joan Ahlstrom, P.S. Nim, Phylis Bertwick, Judity Ley, Cheryl Duval, Anna D. Kelley, Dragon, Rita Terrell.

cover of convention zine from Tunnelcon 2, 1992 art by Sue K
  • Hold Fast The Dream by Sally Wright (1)
  • The Guest Of Honor by Shannon O'Connor (9)
  • A Time To Dance by Catherine Edwards (21)
  • Mary's Story by P.S. Nim (43)
  • Absolution by Lee Kirkland (51)
  • Delights In The Round by Margaret Davis (57)
  • Visions Of Yesterday by Joan Ahlstrom (67)
  • Birthday Wish by Chandra Lea Morgan (71)
  • A Wandering Soul by Beth Druhan (73)
  • Some Enchanted Evening by A. 'Nea Dodson (89)
  • My Kingdom For A Horse by Wayne and Anna Kelley (93)
  • Vincent's Pride - Passing Glimpses by Sherry Anne Sanfilippo (103)
  • Mysteries by Cynthia Hatch (111)
  • William's Winterfest Mulse Vinum by Ritch Brinkley (124)
  • Contributors (126)
  • Advertisements (130)

Issue 3

cover of issue #3, art by Anna Kelley

Tunnelcon III was published in 1994 and contains 132 pages.

The art is by Anna Kelley, Pam Tuck, Dragon, Sandy Chandler Shelton, Phyllis Berwick, Shirley Leonard, Lynette Combs, Ben Rossell, P.S. Nim, Kriss Farver, and Colby Pfeil.

  • Tunnelcon Tonic by Betty Neiswender
  • In Another Year by Cynthia Hatch
  • A Helper by Margaret Davis
  • Equinox by Sara M. Conklin
  • Play It Again by Nancy Mastandrea
  • The Street Where You Live by Sara M. Conklin
  • Father Figure by Lynette Combs
  • The Uninvited Guests by Helen Commodore
  • My Love Of You by Linda Mooney
  • Now I Know by Catherine Edwards
  • The Freudian Pillowslip by Anna & Wayne R. Kelley
  • A Changing Point Of View by Peggy Garvin
  • Faraway Con by Rebecca Marcus
  • He Can't Take It Off by Ben Russell (67)
  • Surprises by Catherine Edwards (68)
  • The Third Time's A Charm by Cynthia Hatch (69)
  • A Gypsy Never Forgets by Wayne Kelley (83)
  • Green-Eyed by Becky Bain (89)
  • Iche Liebe Dich by Ann R. Brown (101)
  • An Immodest Proposal by Ritch Brinkley (106)
  • Jurassic Park Central by Betty Neiswender (107)
  • Chamber Child by Lynette Combs (113)
  • Diamonds Reflecting Candlelight by Sherry Anne Sanfilippo (115)
  • The Last Breakfast by Lynette Combs (121)
  • The Most Important Place by Sally Wright (123)
  • Contributors (133)
  • Advertisements (134)

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3

As one has come to expect with convention zines, the reader is presented with a series of stories, poems, and artwork that is designed not to offend...or startle...anyone. As a result, this entirely pleasant and readable zine is enjoyable, if a bit bland. Occasionally the proofing could have been better.

There are, however, exceptions. The lead-off story, "In Another Year" by Cynthia Hatch, is child C's troubled and seemingly random nighttime musings on her unfulfilled desire for a pony...or some other animal [the reviewer's italics]...who would be her best friend, always sympathetic and protective, during what the reader gradually realizes (and the child doesn't) is C's mother's final illness. An ambiguous and masterfully handled stream-of-consciousness collage.

Sara Conklin's "The Street Where You Live" tells of one veteran street dweller's attempt to protect another, an infant, with implied comparisons to V's own beginnings. Wayne Kelley's "A Gypsy Never Forgets" is a story of further developments with Tony Ramos. In Becky Bain's "Green-Eyed," Lisa returns and C's suppressed...and not so suppressed...hostility is complicated by Geoffrey's puppy-love crush. In Ann R. Brown's "Ich Liebe Dich," William prepares a special Winterfest banquet of sauerbraten for his German sweetheart, Heidi. Betty Neiswender's "Jurassic Park Central," a fact-based story, has tunnel dwellers discover the dinosaur statues buried by a hostile bygone city administration in Central Park...to the delight of young Daniel, the most dedicated of dinosaur-fans. [2]

References

  1. ^ from The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
  2. ^ from Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review -- 1997, Archived version
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