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TACS

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Fan
Name: TACS
Alias(es): Carole Swoboda
Type: fanartist, zine publisher
Fandoms: Multifandom, CSI, The Sentinel, Man from Uncle, Star Wars: TPM, Professionals, Starsky & Hutch, Star Trek: TOS
Communities:
Other:
URL: TACS' Art Gallery (2002 WayBack link)
More art at the AMC Press site
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TACS was an extremely prolific fanartist who has created covers and interior fanart for zines in many fandoms, primarily slash.

Together with Laura Peck, TACS also published zines as AMC Press.

Some of TACS earlier art can be found at TACS' Art Gallery while TACS a k/s calendar details an any-year calendar that was released in 1984.

She passed away on August 26, 2020.

We are sorry to report that fan writer and artist and former MediaWest*Con attendee Carole Swoboda (aka TACS) died August 26, 2020 after lengthy declining health. Deepest sympathies to her wife, Laura Peck. [1]

Sample Art

TACS artwork: for color they favor oil style artwork. For interior art, they often use a minimalist ink sketch method that hints at shapes and textures.

Blake's 7 Examples

Due South Examples

Facelift Examples

Guns N' Roses Examples

Harry & Johnny

Harry Potter Examples

Led Zeppelin

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Examples

The Professionals Examples

The Sentinel Examples

Star Trek Examples

Starsky & Hutch Examples

Tris & Alex Examples

With Love from Eroica Examples

Other Examples

Zine Contributions

TACS contributed to a massive amount of zines.

Blake's 7

Eroica

Forever Knight

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Harry & Johnny

Harry Potter

Highlander

Man from UNCLE

The Phantom Menace and Star Wars

The Professionals

Quantum Leap

Sentinel

Star Trek

Starsky & Hutch

Other

References

  1. ^ In Memoriam, Archived version
  2. ^ from The K/S Press #47 (2000)
  3. ^ from Communicator #23
  4. ^ Denise Dion's June 5, 2012 post to the K/S Zine Friends Facebook Group, quoted with permission.
  5. ^ from an LOC in [[Moon Phases] #13