Tunnelcon (Beauty and the Beast con zine)
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| Title: | Tunnelcon |
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| Date(s): | 1990, 1992, 1994 |
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| Genre: | gen and het |
| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Tunnelcon is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) con zine for the convention, Tunnelcon.
There are three: 1990, 1992, and 1994.
Issue 1
Tunnelcon I was published in 1990 and contains 75 pages. The front cover is by Dragon, back cover by Beth Blighton.
The interior art is by Michele Hawley, Dragon, Barbara Gipson, Mary Stacy-MacDonald, Anna Deavers, Cheryl Duval, Sharon Reynolds, Sharon Young, Cheryl Meidinger-Carter, Lisa Stubblefield, Rita Terrell.
From the forward: "...these stories... range from adventure to romance, and from spoof to fantasy-come-true."
- Dedication (i)
- A Message From Ron Koslow (iv)
- Photographs (vi)
- Foreward [sic] (2)
- Interplay by Cynthia Hatch (3)
- Deliverance by K. Kimberly Prosser (9)
- Liberty and Justic for All and When The Time Is Right by Chandra Lea Morgan-Henley (19)
- Bonk The Beast by A. 'Nea Dodson (25)
- A Fan's Story by Sharon Wells (29)
- Snow Angels by Betty Neiswender (37)
- My Brother's Keeper by Catherine Edwards (45)
- Once Upon Above by Kay Simon (57)
- One Perfect Evening by Karen Dorrell (67)
- Advertisements (78)
from issue #1, Dragon
from issue #1, Mary Stacy-MacDonald
from issue #1, Michele Hawley
from issue #1, Sharon Reynolds
from issue #1, Rita Terrell
from issue #1, Barb Gipson
from issue #1, Anna Deavers
from issue #1, Anna Deavers
from issue #1, Sharon Young
from issue #1, Lisa Stubblefield
from issue #1, Cheryl Duval
from issue #1, Cheryl Meidinger-Carter
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
A well-written collection of stories by some of fandom's best writers set in the 1st and 2 nd season time frames. Young Catherine, young Vincent, Devin, Lucyand Vina all make appearances. Very nice art. [1]
Issue 2
Tunnelcon II was published in 1992 and contains 129 pages.
Front cover by Sue K., back cover by Dwain Seppala. Interior art by Alice Baltes, Sandy Shelton, Rosemarie Hauer, Michele Hawley, Lynette Combs, Pam Tuck, Kriss Farver, Joan Ahlstrom, P.S. Nim, Phyllis Berwick, Judith Ley, Cheryl Duval, Anna D. Kelley, Dragon, and Rita Terrell.
- Hold Fast The Dream by Sally Wright (1)
- The Guest Of Honor by Shannon O'Connor (9)
- A Time To Dance by Catherine Edwards (21)
- Mary's Story by P.S. Nim (43)
- Absolution by Lee Kirkland (51)
- Delights In The Round by Margaret Davis (57)
- Visions Of Yesterday by Joan Ahlstrom (67)
- Birthday Wish by Chandra Lea Morgan (71)
- A Wandering Soul by Beth Druhan (73)
- Some Enchanted Evening by A. 'Nea Dodson (89)
- My Kingdom For A Horse by Wayne and Anna Kelley (93)
- Vincent's Pride - Passing Glimpses by Sherry Anne Sanfilippo (103)
- Mysteries by Cynthia Hatch (111)
- William's Winterfest Mulse Vinum by Ritch Brinkley (124)
- Contributors (126)
- Advertisements (130)
from issue #2, Lynette Combs
from issue #2, Pam Tuck
from issue #2, Lynette Combs
from issue #2, Kriss Farver
from issue #2, Rosemarie Hauer
from issue #2, Joan Ahlstrom
from issue #2, Phyllis Berwick, portrays Mary and a young Vincent
from issue #2, Judy Ley
from issue #2, Rosemarie Hauer (not in her usual style)
from issue #2, Cheryl Duval (Vincent gets a dose of catnip)
from issue #2, Anna D. Kelley (Catherine and Vincent splattered by paint)
from issue #2, Phyllis Berwick
from issue #2, Dragon
from issue #2, Anna D. Kelley
from issue #2, Barb Gipson
from issue #2, Rita Terrell, portrays Joe Maxwell
from issue #2, Ritch Brinkley's poem
Issue 3
Tunnelcon III was published in 1994 and contains 132 pages.
The art is by Anna D. Kelley, Pam Tuck, Dragon, Sandy Chandler Shelton, Phyllis Berwick, Shirley Leonard, Lynette Combs, Ben Rossell, P.S. Nim, Kriss Farver, and Colby Pfeil.
- Tunnelcon Tonic by Betty Neiswender, poem (1)
- In Another Year by Cynthia Hatch (3)
- "This is the creature...", art by Dragon (11)
- A Helper by Margaret Davis (13)
- Equinox by Sara M. Conklin (19)
- Play It Again by Nancy Mastandrea (23)
- The Street Where You Live by Sara M. Conklin (33)
- "Father" Figure, poem by Lynette Combs (41)
- The Uninvited Guests by Helen Commodore (43)
- My Love of You (Deaux) [2] by Linda Mooney (49)
- Now I Know by Catherine Edwards (53)
- The Freudian Pillowslip by Anna & Wayne R. Kelley (55)
- A Changing Point of View, poem by Peggy Garvin (56)
- Faraway Con by Rebecca Marcus (57)
- He Can't Take It Off, poem by Ben Russell (67)
- Surprises, poem by Catherine Edwards (68)
- The Third Time's a Charm by Cynthia Hatch (a MadLib story created at Great Expectations, meaningful only to those who participated) (69)
- A Gypsy Never Forgets by Wayne Kelley (83)
- Green-Eyed by Becky Bain (89)
- Iche Liebe Dich by Ann R. Brown (101)
- An Immodest Proposal by Ritch Brinkley (This is a poem about how Ritch Brinkley met a fan on a fandom cruise (Celebration of Life Cruise), dated her, and then married her.) (106)
- Jurassic Park Central by Betty Neiswender (107)
- Chamber Child, poem by Lynette Combs (113)
- Diamonds Reflecting Candlelight by Sherry Anne Sanfilippo (115)
- The Last Breakfast, poem by Lynette Combs ("Great Eggspectations, 1993, a True Story" - about a man from the Bahamas who worked at the Great Expectations con hotel, and made omelets.)) (121)
- The Most Important Place by Sally Wright (sequel to "Hold Fast the Dream") (123)
- Contributors (133)
- Advertisements (134)
from issue #3, Pam Tuck
from issue #3, Dragon
from issue #3, Sandy Chandler Shelton
from issue #3, Shirley Leonard
from issue #3, Lynette Combs
from issue #3, Phyllis Berwick
from issue #3, Pam Tuck
from issue #3, Ben Russell
from issue #3, P.S. Nim
from issue #3, Anna D. Kelley
from issue #3, Kriss Farver
from issue #3, Sandy Chandler Shelton
from issue #3, poem by Brinkley
from issue #3, Sandy Chandler Shelton
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3
As one has come to expect with convention zines, the reader is presented with a series of stories, poems, and artwork that is designed not to offend...or startle...anyone. As a result, this entirely pleasant and readable zine is enjoyable, if a bit bland. Occasionally the proofing could have been better.There are, however, exceptions. The lead-off story, "In Another Year" by Cynthia Hatch, is child C's troubled and seemingly random nighttime musings on her unfulfilled desire for a pony...or some other animal [the reviewer's italics]...who would be her best friend, always sympathetic and protective, during what the reader gradually realizes (and the child doesn't) is C's mother's final illness. An ambiguous and masterfully handled stream-of-consciousness collage.
Sara Conklin's "The Street Where You Live" tells of one veteran street dweller's attempt to protect another, an infant, with implied comparisons to V's own beginnings. Wayne Kelley's "A Gypsy Never Forgets" is a story of further developments with Tony Ramos. In Becky Bain's "Green-Eyed," Lisa returns and C's suppressed...and not so suppressed...hostility is complicated by Geoffrey's puppy-love crush. In Ann R. Brown's "Ich Liebe Dich," William prepares a special Winterfest banquet of sauerbraten for his German sweetheart, Heidi. Betty Neiswender's "Jurassic Park Central," a fact-based story, has tunnel dwellers discover the dinosaur statues buried by a hostile bygone city administration in Central Park...to the delight of young Daniel, the most dedicated of dinosaur-fans. [3]
References
- ^ from The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
- ^ Yes, "Deaux" is spelled that way.
- ^ from Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review -- 1997, Archived version