Tunnel Visions
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| Title: | Tunnel Visions |
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| Editor(s): | Sharon Reynolds |
| Date(s): | 1988-1991 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Tunnel Visions is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology written by Sharon Reynolds.
Issue 1
Tunnel Visions 1 was published in mid-1988 and contains 96 pages.
From the title page:
Welcome to the fantasy world of life in the tunnels beneath New York City. To all fans of the television series Beauty & The Beast, this will be a place of fond longing, of escape to a warm, loving, wonderful place, where love reigns supreme and anything is possible. For those who have not yet ventured into this hidden haven, welcome. Come join with us, in tunnels beneath the city, in the love, and imagination. Come live the fantasy.
- The Perimeter ("The evil Paracelsus has hired two professional assassins to kill Vincent and Father, and, shown them the way down.") (1)
- Little One Lost ("Vincent, at ten learns many of life's calm realities with the help of a strange hermit.") (41)
- The Dance ("It is Catherine in the tunnels, but will the actions of Vincent's new friend, put he and Mouse in terrible peril.") (58)
- The Great Gallery (illustrated poetry) (78)
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Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
Paracelsus has hired two trained assassins to kill Vincent and Father has shown them the way down. Includes poetry by author. [1]
This zine came out in mid 1988 and has three short stories and a section of poetry. The stories all revolve around Vincent and Catherine and a good deal of hurt/comfort and the Tunnel world being placed in jeopardy.[2]
Issue 2
Tunnel Visions 2 was published in June 1989 and contains 200 pages of fan fiction by Sharon Reynolds. It is subtitled, "Mirror Image."
"Golden Light" is a crossover with The Phoenix.
In the early editions, Reynolds created this zine in a way that made the entire zine to make it look as if it were a private diary.
From the second edition:
Hello again. Mirror Image - Tunnel Visions II is a publication of Sharon Reynolds, dedicated to those who would love to live in the fantasy world of the tunnels beneath New York City, with Father, Vincent, and the many others who share their realm. Come join us!
- Mirror Image ("Vincent's tranquil birthday is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a strange twin brother.")
- A Road Not Taken ("Catherine and Vincent must trust a blind psychic to help, when a sad ghostly child invades the tunnels.")
- Golden Light ("Bennu, The phoenix alien, has fallen into the tunnels, in his search for an ancient Indian burial ground.") (crossover with The Phoenix (TV series))
- Poetry
- Moon Rise ("Vincent, at four years old, is sullen, after a foray above in the park. What happened? He never told Father.")
- Shattered Promises (title in table of contents), Silence Broken (title on story itself) (graphic-style short story) ("After a near fatal accident causes Catherine to have amnesia, Vincent, thinking her dead, languishes near death himself.")
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Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2
In the lead story, Vincent meets a brunette version of himself, Alexander. Other stories involve Bennu, a powerful alien; Catherine having amnesia; and a young-Vincent-sees-the-moon story. Additionally, there are some poems, a graphic (illustrated) short story, and a gallery of miscellaneous art at the end. [3]
In this zine we discover that Vincent has a darker brother, Alexander. He has just escaped from the lab in which he was raised, and we spend the rest of the zine with him as he adjusts to Tunnel life, having a brother, and finding out more about the scientists who created him and Vincent. This naturally places them in several hazardous situations. There is also one crossover story with 'The Phoenix.' In the early editions, at least, the writer lavished great detail on the zine, hand-coloring most of the illustrations and binding the entire zine to make it look as if it were a private diary.[4]
Issue 3
Tunnel Visions 3 was published in March 1990 and contains 112 pages. It is subtitled, "Black Lace and Roses." The cover is hand-colored and by Sharon Reynolds.
From the zine:
Welcome again, to the tunnels beneath New York City. Come in and share a little of our world with us. Go safely to your homes. Keep the wonderful dream alive! Come live the fantasy.
- Black Lace & Roses by Sharon Reynolds ("Warning -- This story contains sexual overtones, but nothing explicit.") ("Alexander must enlist Joe Maxwell's help, when Catherine and Vincent are reported missing.") (1)
- Every Gift Has It's (sic) Price by Robbie Sturm (49)
- A Mid Summer Dream by Sharon Reynolds ("Vincent and Catherine travel to the mountains, and find that her Glade truly is enchanted.") (56)
- The Sound of Alone by Sharon Reynolds ("Vincent becomes angry, when Catherine is drawn to a strange and lonely French Baron.") (79)
- Only a Game by Robbie Sturm (108)
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Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3
More adventures of Vincent and his darker brother, Alexander, continued from Volume 2, Mirror Images. The writer tells us more about their mysterious origins, and Joe and Alexander join forces to find Vincent and Catherine when they disappear. Also, Catherine and Vincent take an unusual trip to her cabin in Connecticut. [5]
Alexander, Vincent's 'twin,' works with Joe Maxwell to rescue Vincent and Catherine from an evil woman. Other stories involve a trip to Connecticut; and Victor, a sinister baron. There is also fiction and poetry by Robbie Sturm. [6]
Issue 4
Tunnel Visions 4 was published in May 1990 and contains 91 pages. It is subtitled, "Idyll of a King."
The art is by Sharon Reynolds.
- Idyll of a King by Sharon Reynolds ("Vincent wondered what his life would have been like. If things had been different. He's about to find out.") (1)
- Loves Solitude, poem by Ursula Behr (28)
- As Love Stands Watching, poem by Robbie Sturm (29)
- Slow Descent by Sharon Reynolds ("Father begins to worry when his teenage son's behavior suddenly changes.") (30)
- Catnips by Robin Lawrence (39)
- Forever, poem by Robbie Sturm (40)
- The Huntress by Sharon Reynolds (This is about Jamie. "A child is left alone by dire circumstance. In the city of New York. Her only companion, the crossbow her father made for her.") (41)
- The Victrola by Sharon Reynolds (54)
- Surprise Visit & Father Muses, poems by Robbie Sturm (60)
- Shadow of Vengeance (original title: A Small Adventure) by Sharon Reynolds ("Vincent and Bennu must match wits with the evil genius of Paracelsus.") (crossover with The Phoenix) (62)
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Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4
In the title story, Vincent is captured by African cultists who revere him as a god. In other stories, V/C waltz to an old phonograph; pre-tunnel Jamie shoots Vincent in the park; Paracelsus threatens; and 'Bennu,' the alien, returns. Also poetry by Ursula Behr, Robbie Sturm. [7]
Issue 5
Tunnel Visions 5 was published in 1991 and contains 95 pages.
It is subtitled, "Black Out".
It contains seven stories by Sharon Reynolds, Robbie Sturm, Robin Lawrence, and Jennifer Toth.
It contains five poems by Susan Parham, Sharon Reynolds, and Robbie Sturm.
References
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- ^ from The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
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