Queen's Knight
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| Title: | Queen's Knight |
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| Editor(s): | Sandie Dapoz |
| Date(s): | 1990-1992 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | more information at Qfer |
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Queen's Knight is a het Beauty and the Beast anthology edited by Sandie Dapoz.
Issue 1
Queen's Knight 1 was published in September 1990 and contains 195 pages.
The art is by Lee, Anna Deavers, T.J. Glenn, Mike Packer, Linda Fairbanks, S.K. Dapoz, Phyllis Elliot, Jerri Librande, and Becky Mock.
From the editorial:
hold in your hot little hands the fruit of many hours of devoted labor on the part of not a few people THANKS first of all to Leslie Warstler: Without you, none of this would ever have happened! I also want to thank Wanda Ricketts for her dedication to excellence, her own personal style and vision, and for being the best traveling companion ever! (I still can't believe we did it.') I also want to thank Penny Riddle for her unfailing support, her vision, her ideas, particularly on Dreamweaver, and for being the Chief Listener To New Stories and Remover of Dark Moods! Thanks go also to Kathy and Beth for assisting a rookie in reproducing illustrations, and to Joanne and LindaLu for happy encouragement and offers of assistance ( "If there's anything I can do...").
And last, but certainly not least (never least!) to Michael. Without your support and belief, this wouldn't have happened. Or if it did, it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun! And for your patience all the times I forgot to buy toilet paper and coffee because my head was filled with the details of another world.
INFO: and now for some really serious stuff: THIS ZINE CONTAINS STORIES FROM ALL THREE SEASONS. Third season stories are located at the back of the book, behind the 'colored sheet. But, I'll tell you something. If you don't read them, I believe that you will be missing some really good stories, (She said modestly) a few good laughs (She said hopefully) and some terrific art. Also, this 'zine is printed in proportional space type and equals approx. 200 regular pages. We believe this format is very readable and it helps keep the cost to you down.
SORRY but there is a two part story in this 'zine. I know, I know. I hate those too. But we were out of space and we had this story, see, and all this great artwork, and we really wanted to use it! Part two will be found in Queen's Knight, Vol.2 (Due out in December) but if you violently object to two parters, I will sell you a separate xerox of part 2 at very minimal cost if you do not wish to purchase QK2. Okay, Good! Okay, Fine!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEEEEESEEE let us know what you liked in this 'zine and why! But also, let us know (she said with great trepidation) what you didn't like. Criticism is as instructive as praise is sweet!
AND to answer a question that we hope is on your mind when you're done reading these stories: YES! There will be more issues of Queen's Knight. We had too much fun not to do it again!
We care enough to send the very beast.
- The Tunnel Compact by Tunnel Residents (1)
- Beetles by S.K. Dapoz (4)
- untitled poem by Karen Mitchell (7)
- The Journal by S.K. Dapoz (8)
- Queen's Knight by S.K. Dapoz (21)
- Spring Silliness by Nea Dodson (28)
- Tapestry by Rhonda Stephens Palmer (30)
- Dreamweaver, part one by S.K. Dapoz (31)
- Between by S.K. Dapoz (59)
- Foreshadow by A. 'Nea Dodson (60)
- Once Upon a Time, Long Ago by A. 'Nea Dodson (63)
- One Love, One Lifetime by A. 'Nea Dodson (64)
- Renaissance by Terri Librande (87)
- The Letter by S.K. Dapoz (97)
- Heaven Won't Be Home Without You by S.K. Dapoz (108)
- I Can Dream, Can't I? by S.K. Dapoz (113)
from issue #1, Lee
from issue #1, S.K. Dapoz
from issue #1, Mike Packer
from issue #1, Lee
from issue #1, Anna Deavers
from issue #1, Lee
from issue #1, Linda Fairbanks
from issue #1, Linda Fairbanks
from issue #1, Mike Packer
from issue #1, Lee
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
Karen Mitchell's poetry and 'Nea Dodson stories are wonderful. One of the best color covers ever.[1]
This zine contains both Classic and 3rd season story lines. The author has separated the 33 pages of 3rd season stories from the bulk of the zine by a sheet of blue paper. There are two fantasy stories in the Classic section. The one in which Vincent and Catherine step into a magic tapestry and learn about Vincent's origins is quite long and continues in 'Queen's Night' II. The 3rd season stories mainly deal with Vincent coming to terms with his grief. Also included is a story where Elliot comes to the Tunnels seeking refuge; one that gives an alternate beginning to how Vincent met Catherine; and another about Vincent discovering a letter left by Catherine enabling him to find the missing black book which he turns over to Diana. Diana appears as a friend in the 3rd season stories. [2]
Issue 2
Queen's Knight 2 was published in 1992 and contains 105 pages. It is subtitled, "The Rising of the Lark." Art Information: Pam Tuck, Lynette Combs, Dapoz, Lee (front cover), Anna Deavers Kelley, Tony Patterson, Mike Packer, Terri LaBrande, and Kevin Hopkins.
- Lost and Found by Joanne Greir/J.A. Cliffe--A 25-year-old Vincent helps his friend Pascal realize his dream of love.
- Three Wishes by J.A. Cliffe
- Becoming Real by A. 'Nea Dodson
- Strong Hearts and Shadows by Dapoz
- Silence is Golden
- poetry
- other unknown content
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2
Mostly timeless Classic, but some 3rd and 4th season material, thoughtfully marked with asterisks. After two child-Vincent stories (by Dapoz and Cindy VanHouten), a well developed V/C story: J. A. Cliffe's “Three Wishes,” in which C tends V, a surly patient, and creates a surprise for the tunnel dwellers. Other stories feature tunnel folk: A. 'Nea Dodson's perceptive “Becoming Real” confronts Mary with the beautiful gifts Catherine provides to the tunnel children, as compared to what Mary can contrive. Cliffe's “Lost and Found” dramatizes young Pascal's two passions: for music, and for a tunnel girl named Erica. Vincent is very well portrayed, and a believable tunnel custom is detailed. Among Dapoz' many stories here, particularly effective are “Strong Hearts and Shadows,” in which adult Vincent reviews the beginnings of his “Other” side and the implications for Jacob, and “Silence Is Golden,” in which Diana teaches precocious empath Jacob why blurting out other people's inner secrets may be hurtful. The zine's poetry, by Dapoz and Karen Witkowski, is well written and varied in style and mood, mainly focusing on Vincent-bright side and dark. Examples: (from Dapoz's vivid “Prey”), The hunter moves with slow predatory grace/taking the fields and the hills without thought:/a birthright born in the blood/that is swifter than choice or hope,/ more real to the hand than words. (and from Witkowski's “Beast”), A scholar.../Who has never been to school./A warrior.../Who fights his greatest battle/within himself. Other fiction contributors include Karen Witkowski, Terri LaBrande, Penny Riddle. The art-by Pam Tuck, Lynette Combs, Dapoz, Lee, Anna Deavers Kelley, Tony Patterson, Mike Packer, Terri LaBrande, and Kevin Hopkins-is well done and well reproduced. [3]