Bridging the Gap
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| Title: | Bridging the Gap |
| Publisher: | Monica Sztybel, Stybz Communication |
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| Date(s): | 1996-1998 |
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| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |
| Language: | English |
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Bridging the Gap is a gen Kung Fu: The Legend Continues anthology.
Issue 1
Bridging the Gap 1 was published in 1996 and contains 193 pages.
The art is by Brenda Mick (front and back covers), Barbara Eickhoff, Sharon Palmer, Jeanne McClure, and Aaron Farmer.
It focuses on filling the gaps in episodes. From the editorial:
Within these pages are the creative forces that answer the burning questions you've always asked about "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues."Why did they do that, or how did that happen, or what if it had happened differently?
This book servces as an outlet to share what you though should have, might have, or could have been in your favorite episodes of Fu. What did Peter do during the time he thought his father lay with a bullet in his chest in "Gunfighters," while Caine was a hundred years in the past, saving their family from harm? How did Peter and Rebecca meet, and what was their romance like? Where did Kermit know Agent Garrison from in "Manhunt"? And what happened after Captain Simms daringly removed Kermit's glasses in "Prism"?
These questions and others are answered with a turn of the page.
- Reunion by Brenda Mick (1)
- Burned into Memory by Debbie Pack & Deb Parizek (7)
- Facing the Past by Debbie Pack ("An alternate beginning to "Temple "from the 2nd season.") (10)
- Downtime by Jeanne McClure (23)
- First Impressions by Nea Dodson (28)
- Fever by Monica Sztybel ("What if the plague had a more severe effect on Peter?") (36)
- Path to Tragedy by Karen Judson & Lisa Lovewell ("This story takes place before the episode “Manhunt" answering the question of how Peter met Rebecca Calvert.") (45)
- Crossing the Border by L.C. Wells (104)
- The Past and the Present by Deb Parizek & Rhonda Hallstrom (114)
- Limo Ride Meditations by Shirley Dale-Sipe (122)
- Turnabout by Diana King (114)
- Like Fathers, Like Sons by Karen Ford (122)
- One Step Beyond by Monica Sztybel ("What if Peter had been captured by the demons?") (128)
- Aftershock by Karen Judson & Lisa Lovewell ("This is a different ending for the episode "Quake." The setting is still the same - outside the ruins of the West Precinct. Jody and Peter have just delivered their prisoner. Instead of Jody telling Peter to "...forget about what I said... the scene changes to the following...") (148)
- More Black Widow by Katherine Atkins ("This scene takes place between the last act and the final tag of "Black Widow. ”Caine has defeated John Lactrodect, who transforms into ablack widow spider and gets away. Emma, Kermit's "girlfriend” saves him from being caught in apoisonous web, and she too, disappears. After rescuing Lo Si and defeating Lactrodect’s bodyguard, Peter, along with Kermit and Lo Si, finds Caine in the office where he fought with Lactrodect. Kermit takes in Caine's condition and says, "Let sget him out of here. ”They leave, Caine supported by Peter as they walk, while Lo Si tells Caine he will fix anew herbal tea recipe for him, 'You will like it.'") (150)
- Tangled Web by Jeanne DeVore (153)
- More Shaolin Shot by Katherine Atkins ("The following scenes were found on the cutting room floor, and rescued by a concerned fan. These scenes might have been shown in the series Kung Fu the Legend Continues, or maybe not.") (173)
from issue #1, Barbara Eickhoff
from issue #1, Barbara Eickhoff
from issue #1, Aaron Farmer
from issue #1, Jeanne McClure
from issue #1, Sharon Palmer
from issue #1, Brenda Mick
from issue #1, Jeanne McClure
Issue 2
Bridging the Gap: Pathways was published in 1997, contains 346 pages, and has the subtitle, Pathways.
The cover is by Barbara Eickhoff. It contains no interior art.
This was a special issue, rewriting the ending to the series from the fan's perspective. Unlike the other two issues, this one contained stories exclusively about what happened after the final episode. "And now here is our way of continuing the series by focusing on how we would have ended the show, or had it continue from "Requiem."
- Happy New Year by Katherine Atkins
- The Decision by Karen Mary Judson
- Broken Freedom by Janet Lampe & Bonnie Evans
- Greater Than Good by Liz Gregg
- Caine's Choice by J.P. Kraft
- Hope by Katherine Atkins
- Kung Fu: the Next Generation's Legend Continues by Carla Zanger
- New Beginnings by Samanta Peterson
- Pathways by Monica Sztybel (dead link)
- May 20, 1997 by Katherine Atkins
- All's Fair by Deb Parizek
- New Heart by J.P. Kraft
Issue 3
Bridging the Gap 2 was published in 1998 and contains 98 pages. It is subtitled, "Bridging the Gap, Too."
The cover and interior art is by Barbara Eickhoff.
It is the official second issue, despite it being third in the series. Like the first issue, this one contained stories that filled in the gaps in episodes throughout the series. Episodes covered include: Redemption, Return of the Shadow Assassin, Retribution, Manhunt, Target, The First Temple, Escape & Storm Warning, Shaolin Shot, Time Prisoners, Requiem, Dark Side of the Chi, A Shaolin Christmas & Requiem.
- Redemption, Again by M.J. Mink (1)
- Uncertain Paths by Monica Sztybel (8)
- In the Line of Duty by J.P. Kraft (12)
- Just Between Us by J.M. McClure & Barbara Ogle (16)
- Distant Messenger by Monica Sztybel (20)
- If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Today by J.M. McClure & Barbara Ogle (26)
- The Apology Express by Sharron Powell (32)
- Friends and Lovers by J.P. Kraft (38)
- Future Prisoners by Karen Judson (46)
- Choice by Susan O'Connor (51)
- Requited Love by Karen Judson (53)
- Cast of Recurring Characters by Monica Sztybel (60)
- Fu Facts by Monica Sztybel (71)