Grip/Issues 46-51
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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 46
Grip 46 was published in November 1993 and has 68 pages.
The art is by Benson Yee, Marguerite Rutkowski, Mary Frances, Chmielnewski, Jan Fleck, Kate Landis, W.C. Pope, Marjorie Russell, Aaron Stevenson, and Gennie Summers.
The editorial:
I started GRIP in the Fall of 1978. Here I am, fifteen years later, and still going strong after 46 issues. A lot has changed in those fifteen years. GRIP has been through three printers, two formats, at least five type-faces, but the editor is still me...Roberta Rogow. When I started GRIP, I expected it to be a "mixed-media" fanzine, with half the stories based on Star Trek and the rest based on Star Wars. Over the years, Star Wars has sort of faded out, and Star Trek has expanded to include Classic, Movie, Next Generation, and now Deep Space Nine. I’ve given space to Quantum Leap, Indiana Jones, Barman, and even the Terminator, but Trek seems to be here to stay. I started GRIP because I felt fanzines had become too "slick". In 1978, no one had the wherewithal, let alone the technology, to produce color covers, comb bindings, or type- set print. Today, computers and photocopy franchises have replaced mimeo machines, and desk-top publishing programs can give anyone a "finished" look. The average price of a fanzine in 1978 was $5.00. There were cries of outrage when someone charged $10.00 a copy. The average fanzine these days costs between $8.00 and $15.00, and there are some that go as high as $30 for a 300- page novel. So what hasn’t changed? Fanzine writing is still imaginative, creating new worlds for old familiar characters to play in. Fans still enjoy writing stories and poems about Star Trek, which never seems to lose its luster. As one generation of Trekkers moves up and into the professional writing arena, another group emerges to fill the pages of fanzines like GRIP. I started this fanzine to give beginners a place to try their wings. This issue introduces a piece of weirdness by Paula Frye, which may be the Ultimate Elvis-spotting Story. We also welcome back Beth Ketterer, Halsey Taylor, Benson Yee and Tract Dowen. In future issues, I’ll have stories by first-timers like Tim Priebe and Dana Gold. And I can’t wait to read some new writers of Deep Space Nine stories. It hasn’t always been easy to get GRIP out on time, and there have been issues that depended on my having received camera-ready copy at the last minute...but it’s been fun! I only hope I can keep up the pace for another fifteen years!
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- Timeless Love by Benson Yee (TOS) (2)
- Tasha Yar, poem by Roseann Alvarez (11)
- Great Bird of the Galaxy, poem by Roseann Alvarez (12)
- Trek Toonz, cartoon by W.C. Pope (13)
- Holiday Spirit by Beth Ketterer (TNG) (14)
- Starlight, poem by Roseann Alvarez (29)
- Gains and Losses, poem by Roseann Alvarez (30)
- Somedayspeak, nonsense by Dan Crawford (32)
- The Saga Continues, cartoon by Marjorie Russell (33)
- Odo Know, filks by Roberta Rogow (DS9) (35)
- Life With a Klingon Roommate: Housekeeping by Marguerite Rutkowski (36)
- Timewalk by Traci Dowen (TNG) (37)
- The Final Act by Halsey Taylor (TNG) (55)
- A Date With Elvis by Paula Frye (67)
page from issue #46, Gennie Summers
page from issue #46, Benson Yee
page from issue #46, W.C. Pope
page from issue #46, Marguerite Rutkowski
page from issue #46, Kate Landis
page from issue #46, Jan Fleck
page from issue #46, Aaron Stevenson
page from issue #46, Marjorie Russell
Issue 47
Grip 47 was published in February 1994 and is 72 pages long.
The art is by Jan Fleck, Mary Chmielniewski, Jean Ellenbacher, Kate Landis, Bill Pope, and Gennie Summers.
From the editorial:
People wonder what an editor does, whether Pro or Fan. Basically, an editor’s job is to present the stories as effectively as possible: typed or typeset, without typos, and well-illustrated. That’s the mechanical part; there’s also the part that leads to the most bruised egos: the responsibility to the readers, to have stories that make sense within a given Universe. This means that the editor has to know more about that Universe than the writer, and the writer has to trust the editor’s view. When these two visions clash, the one who makes the point better gets to keep the story or rewrite it. In one case in this issue, there were major "plot holes" that had to be filled, points that didn’t agree with the Roddenberry Version, which is, after all, what Star Trek is about! An editor is supposed to know when a story has "holes": characters who act without motives, events that don’t follow a logical sequence, then When these things occur in stories sent to GRIP, I write back to the authors and ask questions. Most of the time, these "plot holes" can be filled by the addition of a few lines of dialog or description. And then there are the awkward passages, tangled syntax and mixed metaphors that have to be smoothed out. I have published stories verbatim, when someone sends something in that runs 30 pages single-spaced and I have a deadline staring me in the face, but I really prefer taking ~he time to work on it. I think the readers are quick to po~n~ out the "plot holes", if I don’t! Prospective contributors sometimes howl about "brutal editing" that destroys the unique flavor of their writing. I have even had a story withdrawn, because the writer insisted on keeping every word intact, bad grammar and all! All I can say is that I’ve had stories "tweaked" by professional editors, and the result was better than my original.
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
- Where No Man Has Flogged Before by Dan Crawford (TOS) (3)
- Trouble With Tribbles, Too by Dawn Schlosser (TNG) (8)
- Alien Bosses by Heather Michales (DS9) (35)
- The Klingon Way by Tim Priebe (TNG) (37)
- Shakespeare in the Park (Sort of) by Beth Ketterer (TNG) (51)
- Heroic Endeavors by Dana Gold (TNG) (57)
- Instructions for the Generic, All-Purpose Fantasy Novel by S. Muruga (70)
inside art from issue #47, W.C. Pope
inside art from issue #47, Kate Landis
inside art from issue #47, Gennie Summers
inside art from issue #47, Jean Ellenbacher
Issue 48
Grip 48 was published in October 1994 and is 95 pages long.
The art is by W.C. Pope, Aaron Stevenson, y Jean Ellenbacher, Jan Fleck, Dee Kenealy, Kate Landis, Pam Auditore, and Gennie Summers.
It contains Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, Deep Space 9, Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5 stories.
From the editorial, an interesting request by a TPTB:
I've been informed that J.M.S., as the creator of Babylon Five prefers to be called, requests that no one write B-5 stories until the series is officially and irrevocably cancelled, some five years hence. This doesn't exclude artwork or filk...
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (2)
- The Emerald Lady by J.E. Lyons (Star Trek: TOS) (3)
- Wish Upon a Star by Dawn Schlosser (Star Trek: TNG) (16)
- A Letter from Wesley by Andrew David Oxford (Star Trek: TNG) (25)
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Ferengi by John O'Connor and Noel Leas (34)
- Trek Toonz, cartoon by W.C. Pope (38)
- The Sacrifice by Marjorie Russell and Brian Kosiba (Star Trek: TNG) (39)
- Make It So!, filk by Greg Baker (67)
- For Love and Money by M.J. Reilly (Star Trek: DS9) (68)
- All Good Things, poem by Dawn Schlosser (86)
- Fire with Fire by Stacy Drumtra (Battlestar Galactica) (87)
- No Answers, filk by Roberta Rogow (94)
- Carmen Miranda on Babylon Five, filk by Roberta Rogow (97)
- Backscratching Page (98)
from issue #48, Kate Landis
from issue #48, Jan Fleck
from issue #48, Jean Ellenbacher
from issue #48, Gennie Summers
from issue #48, W.C. Pope
from issue #48, Pam Auditore
Issue 49
Grip 49 was published in February 1995 and is 91 pages long.
It has art by Jean Ellenbacher, W.C. Pope, Jan Fleck, Kate Landis, Roberta Rogow, Sue Frank, and Gennie Summers.
From the editorial:
Another year, and another Star Trek Spin-off. I've seen STAR TREK VOYAGER...twice. It's got a lot of possibilities. The new Captain is a tough cookie, in the Kirk mold, without Kirk's bravado. The idea of the mixed Maquis/Starfleet crew give plenty of opportunities for interaction...and being out in the middle of nowhere has plenty of room for action. I only wish it wasn't put on opposite DS-9 in the New York area. For some weird reason, the two local indeppendent stations BOTH have placed Star Trek on their schedules at the same hour on Monday night (when I can't watch anyway, due to work schedules). 1995 is shaping up as the Year of SF-TV. What with two Star Trek series duking it out for supremacy, and "Babylon Five" getting better with each episode, and "X-Files" reaching new heights (or depths) of weirdness...And for those who liked "Lost In Space", there's "Earth-2". And "Sea-Quest DSV" and "Lois and Clark" are plugging along in their own ditsy way... All of this makes for a LOT of material for Fan-fic (except for Babylon-Five, which is off-iimits for stories). GRIP #49 has mostly ST:NG stories, but there is a visit from a very old friend (?) of Kirk's, and a chance for Odo to solve a murde rmystery. ST:VOY is represented by a few of my own efforts; I'm ready and willing to accept any more stories that come my way. And just to leaven the loaf, there's another "Battlestar:Galactia" story.
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (2)
- Star Trek: The Vexed Generation, satire by John O'Connor and Noel Leas (3)
- Arthur Trek, cartoon by W.C. Pope (6)
- A Good-for-nothing Thing by J.E. Lyons (7)
- Films that never made the list by Marge Draper (26)
- Klinsha! (a call to arms), filk by "S'tura Bl'Kras" (27)
- Ghosts of Christmas Future by Dawn Scholesser (29)
- Another Letter from Wesley by Andrew David Oxford (39)
- Living Inside, filk by Greg Baker (49)
- Crossover O'Brien, poem by Sue Frank (50)
- Chief O'Brien's Song, filk by Dawn Scholesser (51)
- Murder One by Mark D. Shuchat (52)
- Captain Katelyn Janeway, filk by Roberta Rogow (75)
- Conversation in the Void, vignette by Roberta Rogow (76)
- Deadly Command by Stacy Drumtra (79)
- Sci-Fi Toonz, cartoon by W.C. Pope (89)
- Function Follows Form, filk by Dan Crawford (91)
- Backscratching Page (92)
inside page from issue #49, Gennie Summers
inside page from issue #49, Roberta Rogow
inside page from issue #49, Jan Fleck
inside page from issue #49, Kate Landis
inside page from issue #49, Sue Frank
inside page from issue #49, Jean Ellenbacher
Issue 50
Grip 50 was published in October 1995 and is 88 pages long.
This issue has art by Laurie Kehoe, Stephanie Etmanski, Jan Fleck, Kate Landis, Marguerite Rutkowski, Ellen Siders, W.C. Pope, and Gennie Summers.
From the editorial:
People have asked about the title of this fanzine. It all began with a fanzine called Grup back in the mid-'70's, which ran some pretty steamy stories (for the mid-'70's...they'd be considered tame today). I got a trifle steamed about this, and when I get steamed, I DO something. In this case, I did a Costume...a Fanzine, with a nude, reclining Spock centerfold. I took this around to the various Star Trek Cons, and won a prize or two with it. The title of this spurious fanizne was...GRIP.So...when I decided to do a fanzine of my own, I called it after the costume, which was a parody of another fanzine. By the way, Grup died after five issues. GRIP is still going strong. There's a message in there, somewhere.
There have been a lot of changes in Fandom since I started GRIP. Fanzines are a lot slicker, what with computers and desktop publishing, and color covers are commonplace, thanks to color photocopying. When I started, most fanzines were done on mimeo; now it's photocopying or laser-printing. A lot of the communications function of fanzines has been taken over by electronics: E-mail, Internet, etc. However, there still seems to be a need for good stories, in hard copy, whether Star Trek or another of the many Media Fandoms. Star Wars is grimly hanging on; Babylon Five is coming along, now that the Creator has given the OK for fan fiction [in Babylon Five]. So you can expect GRIP to keep on going, as long as I keep getting those stories.
So...what's in this issue? Mostly Star Trek:The Next Generation, with one Classic tale and a poem for the Voyager crew. A couple of "Alternate Universe" speculations, a shotgun wedding for Data, and a SF story that tickled my personal fancy. What's coming up? I have no idea! My backlog of stories has run dry. Readers...submit! I need your input! Or I will be forced to recycle some of my own stories that don't seem to be able to find a home..Horrors! GRIP has gone through a lot of changes, and I hope most of them were for the better. Thanks to a lot of faithful readers, I hope to go on presenting new talent to a waiting Fandom...
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (2)
- The Ultimate Hold by W. Jean Rohrer (3)
- A Royal Duty by Dana Gold Sherman (13)
- Universe in Twilight by Andrew David Oxford (31)
- Honor Among All by J. Lyons (43)
- The Return by Enola F. Jones (47)
- Keeping Up Voyages by Dan Crawford (67)
- Astray, Afraid, Alone, poem by Joe Neff (79)
- Just Don't Call it a Doll, filk by Dan Crawford (81)
- TuLu by Alex Daniels (83)
- Backscratching Page (88)
inside page from issue #50, Jan Fleck
inside page from issue #50, W.C. Pope
inside page from issue #50, Gennie Summers
inside page from issue #50, Kate Landis
inside page from issue #50, Stephanie Etmanski
inside page from issue #50, Kate Landis, apparently not a Power Rangers fan...
Issue 51
Grip 51 was published in March 1996 and is 104 pages long. It contains Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek: Voyager stories.
It has art by W.C. Pope, Jean Ellenbacher, Stephanie Etmanski, Dietrich Kerner (listed but not shown), Kate Landis, and Ellen Siders.
From the editorial:
Here we go again...another issue of GRIP! This time we have two stories with similar themes, but very different outcomes...and a possible future for the Lost Crew of the Voyager and something REALLY different: a novella starring Dixon Hill and some more-or-less familiar characters. All of these stories are new, that is, they haven't been printed elsewhere...and therein lies the subject of my diatribe. It has become more and more common for people to post their stories to the Net. In fact, there are several Web pages devoted to fan fiction on the Net. Only problem is...why buy GRIP when you can get said stories for free, by downloading them? This isn't just my problem. Professional publishers are facing the same dilemma, only in their case large sums of money are involved. Eventually, there may have to be some kind of legislation to protect the rights of artists and writers, whose works are being disseminated, sometimes without their consent, and always without payment! In the case of a fanzine, payment isn't the factor; availability is. I can't tell someone the material in GRIP is unique if it's already been posted, i.e., published, elsewhere. That's why I get upset about simultaneous submissions, where someone else either is printing the same story or has already done so. Readers of GRIP want to be assured that the material they are purchasing is new, and can't be downloaded or acquired elsewhere. Therefore, I have to be firm. I cannot publish anything that has been previously printed on the Net. I'll accept a poem or story that has appeared once in a small club newsletter or school magazine with very limited circulation, but it is not fair to advertise something as being a first-time publication when stories or poems have appeared elsewhere. Yes, this is arbitrary, but it's a decision I've had to make. There are a number of fanzines out there that publish only material that's been posted, for those of us who haven't got the time or the equipment to get on line yet. If you want your material to go into hard copy, submit to them Eventually, I suspect there will be two kinds of publishers: books and Net. And eventually, I suspect all books will wind up on discs, and only be available to those with the time and the money to have home computers. Until then...GRIP will be available to readers...in HARD COPY! On paper, to be read, and enjoyed!
- The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (2)
- No Regrets by Dan Mancini (3)
- Your Slip is Showing, filksong by Dan Crawford (15)
- Trinneth by Enola F. Jones (17)
- Q Marks the Spot, filk by Dan Crawford (37)
- Arthur Trek, cartoon by W.C. Pope (38)
- Ensign Expendable, filk by Nigel Parsons (39)
- Second Chance by Barbe Smith (41)
- Another Time, Another Place, novella by Peter Hartman (53)
inside page from issue #51, Kate Landis
inside page from issue #51, Ellen Siders
inside page from issue #51, Stephanie Etmanski
inside page from issue #51, Stephanie Etmanski
inside page from issue #51, Jean Ellenbacher
