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Jim Rondeau
| Zine Publisher | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Rondeaus/Buffalo Chip Press |
| Contact: | Jim Rondeau |
| Type: | fanzine publisher and agent |
| Fandoms: | Quantum Leap, Multimedia, Star Trek: TNG |
| Status: | active |
| Other: | |
| URL: | Make It Go Away |
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Jim Rondeau and his wife, Melody Rondeau ("The Rondeaus") have been editing and publishing fanzines for over 3 decades.
They are a well-known presence at fan-run conventions, offering to agent new and used fanzines for both zine publishers as well as individual fans. Their consignment policy. See more at Make It Go Away.
Their digest-sized multi-media fanzine The Clipper Trade Ship ran from 1976 to 1997.
In 1991, the editor of the Quantum Quarterly described her introduction to the Jim and Melody Rondeau: "I met the Rondeaus when we were both working staff at a media convention in San Jose called Timecon. When Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared October 1987, I approached Jim with the idea of a digest-sized newsletter focusing on the actor, Brent Spiner and his character, Data. Within a few weeks we produced the first ST:TNG zine, Data Entries; it's currently up to issue #12 under the expert editorship of Melody." The Rondeaus were also responsible for the assembling and distribution of Quantum Quarterly.
Awards
- 1996 FanQ Honorable Mention, QUANTUM LEAP -- STAND ALONE ZINE -- GEN, The Return-- Barbara Walton, editor/publisher Jim Rondeau
- 1992 FanQ Award: Letterzine/Newsletter: Data Entries #13/14 (Jim & Melody Rondeau)
Published Fanzines
- The Clipper Trade Ship - multi-fandom
- Quantum Quarterly - Quantum Leap newsletter, Winner of the 1992 Fan Q Award for best Quantum Leap newsletter.
- Snap! Crackle! Leap! - Quantum Leap fan fiction[1]
- Cops and Robbers and Spies...Oh, My! - multi-fandom
- LeapTrek -- Quantum Leap/Star Trek: TNG
- Kolinahr II: Homecomings - Star Trek
- No Beach to Walk On - Star Trek
- Blood Ties (Star Trek: TOS zine)
- Revenge of the Jedi (Star Wars zine)
- Four Corners - Magnificent 7
- The Future Tense Affair - MUNCLE/Star Trek
- Ghost Riders - Westerns
- Just You and Me, Kid - Alias Smith and Jones
- Willing and Able - Bonanza
- Loose Notes
Interview
- Interview with Jim Rondeau (2005)
Other Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Tipsy and the Tribble, published in Enterprise Forever!, 2023