Compromising Positions (Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine)
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| Title: | Compromising Positions |
| Publisher: | Nowayjose Press |
| Editor(s): | Denetia Arellanes |
| Date(s): | 1987 |
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| Fandom: | Man from UNCLE |
| Language: | English |
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Compromising Positions is a slash 144-page anthology edited by Denetia Arellanes.
The art is by Anne Nonymous, Angi Towski, and Diane Hawley.
This zine was originally printed on purple paper, possibly to prevent zine pirating.
From the publisher's ad in On the Double #34 and in GAZ: "... stories by Dominique, Eros, Willard & more. Art/photo illustrated. "Tenderness doesn't always mean gentleness--it is satisfying the needs of one's partner."
From the Editorial
Welcome to the first and possibly only issue of COMPROMISING POSITIONS (depending on how well #1 is received). I will not go into along, tedious defense of this project. It's just something I wanted to do, and now I've done it.
CP is one viewpoint in the realm of U.N.C.L.E. fandom, and it is merely one small zine in the overall universe of "/' fiction. CP focuses on only one speculative area of the partnership of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. It was not written to take the place of other MFU zines, it is not presented as 'law,' 'statement of fact,' or 'you-better-see-it-my-way-or-else.' It's merely an exotic icing on an already delicious cake.
Have fun with the zine, don't take it too seriously, and above all, don't be ashamed to like it as an alternate viewpoint. My purpose was not to alienate or steal your loyalty away from the traditional values of most MFU zines. Indeed, I only wish to broaden your horizons and help you better understand and enjoy them.
Dominique's Comments
These stories reflect a relationship between two men who love and trust one another enough to explore the full range of their sexuality. During their years together they have become comfortable and accepting with each other. Their sexuality is only one part of their lives. These stories are full of fantasy and make-believe. They were not written with the intention of saying that this is the way they are or the way I think they are. The stories explore only one facet of a complicated and magnificent relationship. The stories were not written all at one sitting, nor were they intended to be read that way. Please do not read them all at once. Take your time.
Contents
- What Did You Say Your Name Was? by Dominique (3)
- Que Sera, Sera by Dominique (8)
- Stake Out by Dominique (15)
- Flying the Friendly Skies by Dominique (18)
- Was That Uncle for Real? by Dominique (23)
- Happy Birthday by Dominique (33)
- In the Night by Dominique (47)
- Visiting Hours by Dominique (51)
- When Seasons Change by Dominique (55)
- Full Circle by Dominique (59)
- Rumors of Truth by Clotilda Willard ( 66)
- Night Maneuvers by Capt. Rock N. Roll (ret.) (90)
- The Russian Roulette Affair by Clotilda Willard (100)
- Seducer Seduced by Eros (124)
- The Affair by Mara St. James (138)
Sample Interior
from issue #1, Diane Hawley
from issue #1, not credited
from issue #1, Angie Towski
from issue #1, Diane Hawley
from issue #1, Diane Hawley
from issue #1, Diane Hawley
Reactions and Reviews
[Was That Uncle For Real?]: The sex scene might have taken about 5 full pages or so, butI was glued to the material, banging my head against the bedpost to avoid dying from choking with laughter (this is a metaphor: I have no bedpost). Basically, it dealt with Illya's ingenue attempt to apply to a real situation an article about kinky sex he had read in Reader's Digest, with Napoleon's unconvinced cooperation. [1]
[Seducer, Seduced]: I loved that story: it stood all the conventions on their head and made them make sense. I never understood where the 'poor little Illya' notion came from, unless it was a fannish conviction that Illya would look cute if he could only be persuaded to whimper. [2]
[Seducer, Seduced]: Oh man. Back when I was first discovering MUNCLE, your stories were the only ones I could count on to be consistently good to excellent, among a pile of saccharin junk. (City of Byzantium was my very first MUNCLE story -- picked off [J C's] floor -- and I'd barely heard of the show at the time.) [3]
References
- ^ from a fan in Tell Me Something I Don't Know! #17 (January 1990)
- ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #14 (August 1996)
- ^ from. Strange Bedfellows (APA) #15 (November 1996)