Candlelights
You may be looking for the Beauty and the Beast zine by Avril Bowles, The Candlelight Collection.
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| Title: | Candlelights |
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| Author(s): | Joyce Mungia |
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| Illustrator(s): | Kerin Houseburg |
| Date(s): | 1991-1992 |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Candlelights is a G-rated het Beauty and the Beast (TV) set of two novellas by Joyce Mungia.
A third issue was planned, but not completed. From an optimistic flyer: "Issue 3: Mother Story. By accident, Catherine uncovers the identity of Vincent's mother. It will surprise and please you."
Issue 1
Candlelights 1 was published in October 1991 and contains 117 pages. It has the subtitle, Demons.
The art is by Kerin Houseburg and Debbie Jensen.
It is a novella dealing with Vincent, Catherine, and Paracelsus, and an exploration of Vincent's origin, set sometime between "To Reign in Hell" and the Trilogy.
From a 1992 ad: "The startling discovery of Vincent's origin."
From the zine:
If anyone is interested in reading the original teleplay from which this story is adapted, copies of the script are available for $10. each, which includes postage and handling.
From the editorial:
When I was fifteen, I saw a movie entitled, Portrait of Jennie, and from that day I was enchanted with stories that spoke to the magic and power of love - a magic that ignored the boundries [sic] of scientific knowledge, of what we can know and prove - and allowed us to explore the possibilities of the heart, if we had the courage to believe and follow.
Other stories speaking to that theme have captured me since that time; and then there Came a day in 1987 when ... 'Once Upon a Time ... 'Was Now.' The magical doors were opened, and many of us walked through them, guided by the strangely beautiful Man/Beast who reached out from the television Screen and took us by the heart. We opened our minds and allowed our imaginations to soar.
Something important happened when Beauty and The Beast entered our lives . . . something unexpected, almost like a miracle. Like candles being lit one by one across the darkness of a continent, it brought together like-minded people - people of hope and possibilities. of love and compassion, human people, who perhaps wondered if they were alone, caught in a wave of growing insensitivity in a world marching steadily and dispassionately toward the Brave New World. The candles were lit timidly at first, by only a few brave souls; then more and more as we found each other, as hope was sparked in our hearts, hope that humanity was not dead, that caring and compassion still existed as strength, not weakness, locked away , but still alive . . waiting. Vincent held out his hand and led the way back.
For this we must thank Ron Koslow. In the "sophisticated" society of today, desensitized to violence, where many variet ies of de-humanization are ignored and accepted, he dared to develop a story where caring and compassion were heroic - a story that demonstrated positive ways for people to relate to each other, that honored trust, and encouraged a belief in the truth of ones heart and the courage to follow it - a story that gave us back ourselves, and gave us the courage to speak out, to open up, to be all we can be as humans.
For this reason, B & B has taken on a life of its own. It is far more than a fairy tale to delight our imaginations, but a light of hope for our own real world - our humanness - at a time when it was needed. Perhaps we mere humans need a leader, a symbol, a "Lancelot" in order to be beautiful and brave. If so, there stands Vincent beckoning; the mirror image of our better selves, calling to us. He has touched us, inspired us, led us into the light - the soft candlelight of human warmth. He has led us back to the human spirit, rekindled that light within each of us that was, perhaps, dangerously close to flickering out. Did we know we needed him? No. But he came anyway.
Being a visual person, I picture the B & B fan community as if from an aerial view at night; Looking down from a great height, I see tiny pinpoints of light glittering all across the country; millions of single candles lit against the darkness - for Vincent and his world - our world - the one where people value others and encourage their individual dreams. These candles tell me I am not alone. There are others who long for a return to humanity and have the courage to follow their hearts. Our connection, our common bond, is symbolized by the candles, and the memory of Vincent's beautiful face reflected in the candlelight and carried in our hearts. This perception of B & B fandom is how I came to choose the name Candlelights for my fanzine.
I doubt that even in his wildest fantasies, Ron Koslow could have guessed at the impact his little story would have on people's lives.
It is to him, therefore, and to the three main characters in his play, that Candlelights is dedicated.
from issue #1, Kerin Houseburg
from issue #1, Debbie Jensen
from issue #1, Debbie Jensen
from issue #1, Debbie Jensen
from issue #1, Kerin Houseburg
from issue #1
Issue 2
Candlelights 2 was published in December 1992 and contains 89 pages.
The subtitle is "Myths and Miracles."
It has sparse art by Kerin Houseburg. .
From a flyer:
Catherine's innocent gift to Vincent embroils them in the mystery of an ancient myth that threatens their existence. In a complicated unraveling of the myth, the deeper meaning of their love is revealed. Do they have the courage to embrace their destiny?
from issue #2, Kerin Houseburg
from issue #2, Kerin Houseburg
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2
A Continued Classic novella, initially a bit slow but original and imaginative overall. About to attend a new play Above, C gives V a copy of the script in hopes that in that way, they can sort-of share the experience. They do -disastrously- when V becomes so caught up in the play that he apparently exchanges spirits with the male lead and both go into coma. The play is a retelling of a legend, now authenticated by an archeologist, about an ancient, earlier life V/C lived in Scandinavia, in which “Katia” threw herself into “Vincente's” grave. Their skeletons, together with rose and crystal, have now been found. To reclaim V's wandering spirit, C has to battle her reluctance to believe in past lives and in the immutable destiny of her and Vincent's love. Parts of the legend/play itself are embedded in the present narrative. The writing is generally competent and often lyrical. [1]