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Cosmic Landscapes
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| Title: | Cosmic Landscapes |
| Publisher: | Dan Petitpas |
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| Fandom: | multimedia |
| Language: | English |
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Cosmic Landscapes is a multimedia anthology of fiction, articles, interviews, and reviews. The editor was Dan Petitpas.
It was originally meant to be a monthly zine. There are ten issues.
On the cover: "A Magazine of Science Fiction Alternatives."
In mid-1984, the zine folded. See a 1985 proposal by the editor, which explains some of Petitpas' frustrations and challenges.
Issue 1
Cosmic Landscapes 1
Issue 2
Cosmic Landscapes 2
Issue 3
Cosmic Landscapes 3 was published in June 1983.
Issue 4
Cosmic Landscapes 4 was published in July 1983. The cover is by Francis Mao.
On the cover: "Special Double-Sized 'Return of the Jedi' Issue!"
From the title page: "This issue was advertised as a 64-page issue. Due to increased printing and mailing costs, it is only 56 pages, but still represents an exceptional value."
- contributors include Jerry Baker, Lora Button, Susan Linville, Doug Little, Francis Mao, Rusty Miller, Joe Scriff, Susan Spencer, Danette Thompson.
- Editor's Notes (Up, Up and Away) (3)
- Letters from Meier, North, Phillips, Spencer, West, Mao, Scriff and Miller (5)
- Reviews: Spacehunter and Wishman (10)
- Special "Jedi" Section:
- A Personal Perspective (13)
- Star Wars Retrospective (22)
- "Jedi" Review (26)
- Other Reviews (28)
- Spotlight on Richard Marquand (31)
- Spotlight on "Jedi" Effects (34)
- Spotlight on Dale Pollack (37)
- Spotlight on George Lucas (39)
- The Confidence Factor, fiction by Joe Scriff (43)
- Beethoven's Tenth (pt.1), fiction by Dan Petitpas (50)
- End Notes (56)
Issue 5
Cosmic Landscapes 5 was published in August 1983. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
- Clipping, fiction by Susan Linville
- Superman's Biggest Battle, fiction
- reviews: "Twilight Zone: The Movie," "Krull," and "Superman III"
- letters of comment
Issue 6
Cosmic Landscapes 6 was published in October 1983. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
- Special Bonus Insert: An Interview with Dale Pollack (George Lucas biographer and film critic)
- The Late Night Express, fiction by Susan Linville
- What If the Martians Landed?, fiction by Colleen Fassbender
- Beethoven's Tenth (the conclusion), fiction by Dan Petitpas
- The Lost Worlds of Science Fiction, essay by Allen Debus
- The Scotsman on the Bridge, essay by Joe Scriff
- reviews: "Metalstorm," "Cujo," "Battlefield Earth," and "Science Fiction Studies in Film"
Issue 7
Cosmic Landscapes 7 was published in December 1983. The front cover is by Francis Mao.
Issue 8
Cosmic Landscapes 8 was published in 1984.
Issue 9
Cosmic Landscapes 9 was published in May/June 1984. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
- special advance preview of "Gremlins!"
- Talent, fiction by Jim Arp
- Old Soldiers Never Die, fiction by Dawn Goto
- Regrets, fiction by Sue Linville
- The Spark, fiction by Dan Petitpas
- Return, fiction by Dan Petitpas
- Writing Science Fiction: Where to Begin?, article
- Space, Can Humans Survive?, article
- news about the second Indiana Jones movie and the third Star Trek movie
Issue 10
Cosmic Landscapes 10 was published in July/August 1984. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
The focus was the third Star Trek movie and Indiana Jones.