Satyrnalia

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Zine
Title: Satyrnalia
Publisher: FireTrine Press
Editor(s): Jean Hinson
Date(s): 1992-1997
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Medium: print zine
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Fandom: multimedia
Language: English
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Satyrnalia is a slash multifandom anthology.

There are three issues.

The Age Statements

From #1: "Contains X-Rated material: AGE STATEMENT REQUIRED."

From #2: "AGE STATEMENT REQUIRED: Contains X-rated material - Not for sale to anyone under the age of 21."

From #3: "WARNING: This fanzine contains same-sex, adult-oriented material. It will not knowingly be sold to anyone under the age of eighteen. Age Statement Required."

Issue 1

cover of issue #1

Satyrnalia 1 was published in March 1992 and contains 172 pages.

The art is by Susan K. Dundas and Kay Wells.

From the editorial:

Dreaming up the title of a new slash zine is not as easy as you might think, you know. But sometimes inspiration strikes like lightning.

In ancient times, the Saturnalia was the pagan festival of the winter solstice: the time of sowing, distinguished by general indulgence in abandonment and licentiousness (i.e.: sex and orgies and stuff like that). Satyriasis is defined as uncontrollable, excessive male sexual desire. The Roman shepherd-god was a faun, or satyr, revered as the lord of sexual powers; his symbol was the phallus. The Greeks called him Pan — the lord of all the elements: fire, earth, air and water.

In keeping with that theme, the works herein fall into one of the four elemental categories:

"Heat of Passion" celebrates the uncontrollable fires of anger and lust, indulged in the heat of the moment by Sonny Crockett. "Simon Says Leap" deals with the fire of Cecelia Simon's spiritual awakening. On the other hand, "Perfect Harvest" is the quintessential Saturnalian expression of the earthy passions of Spock and James Kirk, while the practical realities of the survival instinct are explored by Martin Castillo in "A Battlefield Not of His Own Choosing..." Air — the realm of intellect — has its expression in retribution in "The Phantom Zone", in a logical approach to love (by Spock — who else?) in "Star Mapping," and the intriguing mentality of Artemus Gordon in "How The West Has Won." "A Few Seconds More" and "Holiday" are the essence of the water element in their exploration of a soul in crisis—and finally, the angst of a soul in mortal pain in "Freefall."

And, of course, it all inevitably leads to sex. Our title was also inevitable.

Enjoy.

  • from issue #1, Susan K. Dundas

    from issue #1, Susan K. Dundas

  • from issue #1, Kay Wells

    from issue #1, Kay Wells

Issue 2

cover of issue #2

Satyrnalia 2 was published in 1994 and contains 182 pages.

Aside from "graphics" by Alexandra Vincent, there is no interior illustration.

From the editorial:

THE FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE:

The theme of SATYRALIA is taken from a pagan ritual; the festival of the winter solstice. In keeping with that theme, the material herein expresses the atmosphere of each season, to which the pagans assigned a god or goddess The goddess of spring was Persephone, daughter of Demeter; she symbolized beginnings — the resurgence of life after the long, killing winter. A VULGAR VIGNETTE and TOGETHERNESS typify the warmth and hope of spring as Kirk and Spock, and Starsky and Hutch discover their own beginnings.

Dionysius ruled the summer, which symbolized the growth and fullness of that which was planted in the spring; the passion and jealousy of Scott and Harley of THE EQUALIZER in DINING IN expresses the power of love in the full bloom of youth.

Autumn belonged to Demeter, the Earth Mother who oversaw the harvest; REACTIONS typifies that season as Ilya Kuryakin and Napoleon Solo work through their doubts to their own harvest.

Winter was the domain of Hephaestus, god of the Underworld — Hades. It was a time of sacrifices, a cold and lonely time of waiting with faith for the spring, expressed by Martin Castillo in the foreboding ISLAND DREAMS.

The final piece — IF THIS BE ERROR — expresses all the seasons in a complete five-story PROFESSIONALS series wherein Bodie and Doyle find, lose, and find each other again, at last reaching their own understanding.

  • Togetherness by Mary L. Millard (Starsky and Hutch) (1)
  • A Vulgar Vignette (Star Trek: TOS, K/S) (11)
  • Dining In by (The Equalizer) (15)
  • Communication by Mikki Cruz (Miami Vice (40)
  • Reactions by Susan Devereaux by (Man from UNCLE) (41)
  • Brother of the Moon by Linda Frankel (Robin of Sherwood) (81)
  • Island Dreams by Susan K. Dundas and Mikki Cruz (Miami Vice) (82)
  • Secret Pilgrimage by Linda Frankel (Robin of Sherwood) (110)
  • If This Be Error, Part 1: Haunting Doyle by Natasha Berry (Pros) (114)
  • If This Be Error, Part 2: From Days Away by Natasha Berry (Pros) (127)
  • If This Be Error, Part 3: Fall From Grace by Natasha Berry (Pros) (145)
  • If This Be Error, Part 4: Abandoned by Natasha Berry (Pros) (158)
  • If This Be Error, Part 5: Essence of Doyle by Natasha Berry (Pros) (168)

Issue 3

cover of issue #2

Satyrnalia 3 was published in May 1997 and contains 110 pages.

It contains no art.

It also does not have an editorial, something that may reflect the fact that this was Jean Hinson's very last zine published, and she may have run out of steam and enthusiasm.

  • Cold as Ice by Ida Vega ("Bashir and Garak are invited to a weekend retreat on Bajor. Despite Garak's reservations, they accept the invitation - and head straight into an encounter from Garak's past...") (Star Trek Deep Space Nine) (1)
  • The Night of the Special Date by Mary Millard ("A romantic dinner leads to a romantic aftermath...") (Wild Wild West) (28)
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part by Ida Vega ("Murder mystery on the Enterprise! Fortunately for James T. Kirk, he was in Spock's bed when someone set off a bomb in his own. The attacks continue,and evidence leads to an inescapable conclusion - the guilty party must be one of their own trusted crew...") (Star Trek: TOS) (36)
  • Blue Heat by Cyd Bascomb ("On a desert camping trip. Hooker and Corrigan begin to explore their feelings for each other - and then escaped con Rawlings turns up, intent on revenge...") (T.J. Hooker) (77)
  • Haunted Dreams by Ida Vega ("Sonny Crockett, still recovering from a traumatic rape, has entered into a relationship with Martin Castilo. But a crooked Internal Affairs cop, out to get Sonny, threatens to expose their relationship.") (Miami Vice) (87)
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