Grip/Issues 31-35
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| Title: | Grip |
| Publisher: | Other World Books |
| Editor(s): | Roberta Rogow |
| Date(s): | 1978-1996 |
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| Medium: | print zine, fanfic |
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| Fandom: | multimedia |
| Language: | English |
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Grip is a gen multimedia anthology of fiction, art, poetry, and commentary edited by Roberta Rogow.
There were 51 issues published.
The series had an emphasis on Star Trek and Star Wars.
Rogow created this zine series to encourage and highlight fans who did not have a lot of previous experience creating fanworks.
Rogow was very out-spoken in her her mission to keep "Grip's" material G, or mildly PG, rated, and the title, "Grip," was a poke at Grup, a sexually explicit Trek zine.
Some regular features were the editorial ("The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off"), fanzine ads ("Backscratching Department"), and letters of comment ("Air-LoC"), the last two spelled a variety of ways.
Issue 31
Grip 31 published in November 1988 and contains 68 pages.
The art is by Julie Cesari (front cover), Teegar Shaver (back cover), Beth Altman, George Docherty, Jean Ellenbacher, Ken Huegel, Brenda Perry, Michelle Perry, Melody Rondeau, Pat Posadas, Gennie Summers, and Patricia Young.
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- Here, There, Everywhere, filk by Michelle Perry (2)
- Star Weaver and Silo and the Babies They Fought to Save by Anna Parrish (3)
- If Vulcans Could Not Lie, poem by Michelle Perry (14)
- Healers of Elioq by James Fitzsimmons (15)
- Bald Truth by Barbara Robertson (24)
- Place Between by Beth Altman (31)
- A Visit from the Great Bird, poem by Gayle Puhl (35)
- Riker's Love Theme, filk by Brenda Perry (57)
- Beverly's Tempest by Jessica Ross (39)
- Fool's Gold, poem by Ellen Rowe (59)
- Batteries Not Included by Dan Crawford (60)
- Backscratching Page (68)
art from issue #31, Melody Rondeau
art from issue #31, Ken Huegel
art from issue #31, George Docherty
art from issue #31, Julie Cesari
art from issue #31, Patricia Young
art from issue #31, Pat Posadas
art from issue #31, Gennie Summers
art from issue #31, Jean Ellenbacher, portrait of Gene Roddenberry
Issue 32
Grip 32 was published in February 1989 and contains 72 pages.
The art is by Lynn Alyse Witten [spelled in table of contents], George Doherty, Jean Ellenbacher, Rina Mapas, Jackie Hecht, Jeff Perlman, Pat Posadas, Melody Rondeau, and Gennie Summers.
From the editorial:
Hello again! GRIP #32 is here, with mostly Trek stuff...Old, New, and Movie Generations. Humor, Action/Adventure, and even a little romance, not to mention another visit with "Q". My last Editorial caused a little stir, since I devoted it to a tirade against "Blake’s Seven". It was pointed out that I stated that Blake & Co. blew up their prison ship...OK, I may have left the room at that point. It SOUNDED like an explosion to me! If you say not, I won’t argue. I STILL don’t like "Blake’s Seven". On the other hand, there are a lot of things I like that most people don’t...
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- The Meridian Factor by James Fitzsimmons (2)
- The Assassin by Laurie D. Haynes (11)
- What a Wonderful World by Barbara Robertson (25)
- Starship, poem by Joe Foster (34)
- Ni Var, poem by Joe Foster (34)
- The Q'Be Root by John W. Scheuerman (38)
- The Wreck of the Pregnant Guppy, poem by Larry D. Kirby III (52)
- Do Androids Dream? by Joann Serger (53)
- What If ... ? Short-short story by Michelle Perry (51)
inside page from issue #32, Jackie Hecht
inside page from issue #32, George Doherty
inside page from issue #32, Rina Mapa
inside page from issue #32, Melody Rondeau
Issue 33
Grip 33 was published in July 1989 and contains 69 pages.
The art is by Jackie Hecht, and Teegar Taylor, Roxanne Caldwell, Sue Frank, Barbara P. Gordon, Rina Mapas, Kevin McCraney, Brenda Perry, Richard Pollet, Pat Posadas, Melody Rondeau and Gennie Summers.
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- Specter by Anna Parrish (2) (Star Trek: TOS)
- Who Framed Tricia Tribble by Dan Crawford (11) (Star Trek: TOS)
- Star Trek: The Cereal Continues by Marge Draper (20)
- Star Trek Sillies by Amy Forrest (21)
- The Pirate Queen by Karina Lumbert (Star Trek: TOS)
- Lieutenant Sweetkins Transfer by Sue Frank (23) (Star Trek: TOS)
- From the Bridge, poem by Brenda Bell (28)
- Lieutenant Sweetkin's Transfer, poem by Sue Frank (29)
- I'm Just a Droid Who Can't Say No, filk by Brenda and Michelle Perry (32)
- Goodbyes by John Scheuerman (35) (Star Trek:TNG)
- The Trek Goes On, filk by Barbara Flink (39)
- ... And Miles to Go... by Barbara Robertson (41)
- Evolution by Diana Fox (44) (Star Trek: TNG)
- Interview from Toontown by Richard Pollet (59)
- Hawaiian Sunshine by Teresa Sarick (67) (Doctor Who/Magnum PI)
- Lost Out of Time, poem by Davey O'Broder (67)
- Backscratching Page (68)
art from issue #33, Rina Mapas
art from issue #33, Gennie Summers
art from issue #33, Barbara P. Gordon
art from issue #33, Pat Posadas
Issue 34
Grip 34 was published in November 1989 and contains 68 pages.
The art is by Gennie Summers, Teegar Taylor, Barbara Caldwell, Jean Ellenbacher, Brenda Perry, and Tina Schinella/George Szarke.
From the editorial:
The summer is over, and Fall is here...and another issue of GRIP comes forth. This time we’ve got only a few LOOOONG stories instead of a lot of "short stuff" Also, a lot of them were sent to me "camera-ready", that is, typed in format, ready for me to insert into GRIP without messing about with their contents. There is an ongoing battle between writers and editors. The Writer is firmly convinced that the Editor is out to destroy those precious words that the Writer has wrenched-from her fertile brain. The Editor is sure that the Writer could do better if she only tried just one more re-write. And the Publisher (in this case, ME, the Editor) just wants to get the ’zine ready in time for the next Con. The battle in this issue has been won by the Writers, because the Editor has a brand-new Project: a professionally-published item called "Futurespeak: A Dictionary of Science Fiction". This is going to take up a certain amount of time that would otherwise be given over to retyping manuscripts...so the next two issues of GRIP may have a lot of long pre-typed stories, instead of all those little funny bits GRIP is known for. Let me know how you like the (temporary) format!
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- The Epsilon Encounter by Nanci E. Maynard (3)
- Spock: Winter's Warmth, poem by Michelle Perry (24)
- Point Well Taken by Karina Lumbert (25)
- A Visit from the Doctor, poem by Ann Louise Fallon (34)
- Dumb Luck by Barbara Robertson (36)
- Here to Serve by Debbie Shilton (46)
- What Did You Expect to Hear? by Kerry Nash (65)
inside issue #34, Jean Ellenbacher
inside issue #34, Barbara Caldwell
inside issue #34, Gennie Summers
inside issue #34, Barbara Caldwell
Issue 35
Grip 35 was published in February 1990 and contains 72 pages.
The art is by Barbara Caldwell, Susan Frank, Amy Finkkbeiner, C.H., Rina Mapas, Jaime Rodriguez, Tina Schinella, and Gennie Summers.
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- Venroma by Anna Parrish (3)
- Lifeform by Carol Hansen (9)
- The Final Frontier, poem by Lisa Mapas (10)
- Spock, Jr., The Adventure Continues by Paul Towarnacki and Kerry Nash (11)
- Darth, Honey... poem by D.J. McGarth (31)
- Who Put the Tribbles in the Quadrotriticale?, filk by Jean Lamb (32)
- The Ferngyi Tape by Halsey Taylor (33)
- A Gift for the Romulans by Debbie Chilton (40)
- The Tide's Ebb Flow by Jessica Ross (62)
art from issue #35, Tina Schinella
art from issue #35, Amy Finkbeiner
art from issue #35, Barbara Caldwell
art from issue #35, Rina Mapes
