Voices Unheard

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See also Voice (disambiguation) for more zines of this title.

Zine
Title: Voices Unheard
Publisher: Amateur Efforts
Editor(s): Cindy Van Houten
Date(s): 1990-1993
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Medium: print zine
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Genre:
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language: English
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Voices Unheard is a het and gen Beauty and the Beast anthology edited by Cindy Van Houten.

The front cover is by Pat Wallerius.

It is a zine focusing on characters that lived Below but were not seen much, if at all, on the show, as well as many original characters.

The zine series was rated PG-13: "Some of the stories may not be suitable for younger children. Parental guidance is recommended."

Issue 1

Voices Unheard 1 was published in 1990 and contains 150 pages.

cover of issue #1, Pat Wallerius
cover of issue #1, "Special European Edition"

The art is by RPH Jr., Michele Sayles, Todd Cass, Jessica Ford, and Cindy Van Houten.

  • Shadow Prison, poem by Morgan Bottrell (inside front cover)
  • Title Page (1)
  • Thank You Page (2)
  • Staff Page (3)
  • Table of Contents (5)

Section One (First and Second Season):

  • Unknown Connections, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (7)
  • Nothing is Impossible, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (15)
  • Your Eyes, poem by Cindy Van Houten (32)
  • Discoveries, fiction by Todd Cass (33)
  • Nightwings, poem by Kimberly Jo Raymond (45)

Section Two (Beyond the Third Season):

  • Secrets, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (48)
  • Misty, poem by Morgan Bottrell (66)
  • Midnight Confessions, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (67)
  • An Ode to Kristel, poem by Cindy Van Houten (86)
  • The White Rose, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (88)
  • Second Chances, fiction by Cindy Van Houten(96)

Section Three (An Alternative World):

  • Coming Age, fiction by Jessica Ford (106)
  • Editor's Note (129)
  • Grace and Calvin, poem by Cindy Van Houten (130)
  • Lessons, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (132)

Closing Page: (Letter from the Editor) (148)

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

This first volume of the series thoughtfully divides its various sections for the reader. The first section contains tales from Vincent's childhood and some Classic material . In section 2 , Catherine is dead but the focus is on original characters that have an effect on Vincent's life. Diana appears in one story as a friend (but she is in love with Vincent) and Catherine visits Vincent in a dream, urging him to love again. The last section is told from the viewpoint of Vincent and Catherine's second son, the 3rd season having been only a nightmare. [1]

Issue 2

Voices Unheard 2 was published in 1991.

copy of the cover of the original issue #2, Drog
  • Title Page (1)
  • Notes from the Editor (2)
  • Table of Contents (3)
  • Contributor Page (4)

Section One (The First and Second Season):

  • Love, poem by MJ Raven (6)
  • The Message, fiction by Betty Reardon (7)
  • Satan's Angel by Kimberly Jo Raymond (13)
  • Velvet -- To Vincent by C. Sowell (42B)
  • Dancing on the Edge, fiction by Barbara Trimble (43)
  • Alex, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (55)
  • And A Child Shall Lead Them, fiction by Kimberly Jo Raymond (63)
  • Untitled Poem by Sharon Barker (75)
  • A Song from Catherine's Workroom, poem by Sharon Barker (76)

Section Two (Beyond the Third Season):

  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, fiction by Kimberly Jo Raymond (79)
  • Learning to Trust, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (93)

Section Three (An Alternative World):

  • Calvin, poem by Kimberly Jo Raymond (118)
  • The Question, fiction by Jessica Ford (119)
  • Sibling Rivalry, fiction by Cindy Van Houten (131)
  • The Anniversary, fiction (145)

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2

Volume 2 of the series is constructed in the same manner as the first. There is a Classic section which focuses on the people (even a vampire!) Vincent and Catherine encounter and a post 3rd season series of stories that deal with Elliot's illegitimate daughter from Volume I. The last section gives readers the further adventures of Vincent, Catherine and their two sons. Nice cover. [2]

Issue 3

Voices Unheard 3 was published in 1992 and contains 160 pages.

The art is by RPH Jr., Michele Sayles, Michele Hawley, and John Clinkscale.

  • Title page (1)
  • Notes from the Editor (2)
  • Table of Contents (3)
  • Staff page (4)
  • Character page (5)

Section One: (The First and Second Season):

  • Star Light, Star Bright by Kimberly Jo Raymond (7)
  • After the Storm by Barbara Trimble (9)
  • Rainy Day by Cara E. Giaqunito (21)
  • Secrets by Lynne Levine (23)
  • Becoming a Person by Cindy Van Houten (This story has a very lengthy warning by the author regarding its content: explicit physical and sexual child abuse.) (37)

Section Two: (Beyond the Third Season):

  • Matchmaker by Cindy Van Houten
  • Growing Up by Cindy Van Houten
  • Dreams, Zines and Memory Loss by Michele L. Sayles (This was expanded and reprinted with a co-author, Adele Turner, in Love Songs #2. The story incorporates zine titles that had stories with the theme of She's Not Dead.)

Section Three: (An Alternative World):

  • No 'Neakers, BOOTS! by Cindy Van Houten
  • A Weekend in the Life by Cindy Van Houten
  • Here There Be Dragons by Cindy Van Houten and Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • Like Father, Like Son by Cindy Van Houten
  • The Other Side by Jessica Ford
  • Midnight Munchies by Cindy Van Houten
  • Reflections by Jessica Ford and Cindy Van Houten
  • original cover of issue #3, John Clinkscale

    original cover of issue #3, John Clinkscale

  • cover of issue #3, this may have been a cost-saving version of the original color cover, or it may be a fan's personal photocopy

    cover of issue #3, this may have been a cost-saving version of the original color cover, or it may be a fan's personal photocopy

  • story warning for a story in issue #3

    story warning for a story in issue #3

  • inside page from issue #3

    inside page from issue #3

  • inside page from issue #3

    inside page from issue #3

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3

Like VU 1-2, divided into three sections: Classic; Post 3d-Season w. emphasis on original characters; alternate universe. Barbara Trimble's “After the Storm,” a sequel to VU-2's “Dancing on the Edge,” continues the romance between Pascal and haunted Millie. In Lynn Levine's “Secrets,” one of C's childhood friends contracts AIDS (a subject addressed in more than one story here) and someone attempts to blackmail him with disclosure of his condition. Van Houten's strong, grim story “Becoming a Person” deals with child molestation/ prostitution, involving V's brother Alex, from ages 13-15. Not sexually graphic but realistic and not for those in search solely of sweetness and light. In the Post-3rd season section, teenage problems absorb Misty (matchmaking between her father Elliot and Jenny) and Pixie (dealing with her boyfriend's-she hopes-bullying, antagonistic sister). In the alternate universe section, son Calvin (as a child) reveals why he refuses to wear sneakers and (as an adult) re-celebrates, Below, his marriage to Grace, Devin's daughter. In between, in Jessica Ford's strong “The Other Side,” he has an unsettling encounter with Alex, who uses his own bestial side in rescuing, with Calvin's help, a child from a pornographer like the one who'd victimized him. And Jacob finds love with unmarried soon-to-be mother Nichole. Also contributions from Kimberly Jo Raymond, Carla Giaquinto, and Michele Sayles. Art by RPH Jr., Michele Sayles, Michele Hawley, and the notable work of John Clinkscale. Though not centered on V/C romance, this zine embodies the concerns of the series as a whole. The writing ranges from pleasant to powerful in both concept and execution, and the insights into character are strong and perceptive throughout. Editing and presentation are attractive and effective. In an afterward, Van Houten suggests this may be the final volume, which would be a pity....[3]

Special Convention Edition

cover of "Special Convention Edition"

Voices Unheard, Special Convention Edition (unknown date and contents, though possibly mirrors the first issue)

Issue 1/2

Voices Unheard 1/2 was published in 1993 and contains 200 pages. It contains all of the content of the first two issues, but also some added poetry and artwork.

cover of combined edition; artist is RPH Jr. - The U.S. and Canadian issues were colored by hand, the European covers were black and white.

Art information: Sandy Chandler Shelton, Jim Garrison, Michele Sayles, John Clinkscale, Michele Hawley, Ed Pierce, RPH Jr., Pat Wallerius, Amber Shelton.

  • Title Page
  • Contributor's Addresses
  • Table of Contents

Section One: (The First and Second Season):

  • Nightwings by Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • Unknown Connections by Cindy Van Houten
  • Discoveries by Todd Cass
  • Nothing is Impossible by Cindy Van Houten
  • Alex by Cindy Van Houten
  • Satan's Angel by Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • The Message by Betty Reardon
  • Dancing on the Edge by Barbara Trimble
  • And a Child Shall Lead Them by Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • Your Eyes by Cindy Van Houten

Section Two: (Beyond the Third Season):

  • The Angel by Ed Pierce
  • Secrets by Cindy Van Houten
  • Midnight Confessions by Cindy Van Houten
  • Second Chances by Cindy Van Houten
  • The White Rose by Cindy Van Houten
  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World by Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • Learning to Trust by Cindy Van Houten

Section Three: (Alternative Worlds):

  • Calvin by Kimberly Jo Raymond
  • Coming of Age by Jessica Ford
  • Sibling Rivalry by Cindy Van Houten
  • The Anniversary by Cindy Van Houten
  • In a Million Years by Cindy Van Houten
  • Lessons by Cindy Van Houten
  • Chance Encounters by Cindy Van Houten
  • Sunrise Part One, The Question by Jessica Ford
  • Sunrise Part Two, Tomorrows by Jessica Ford

Section Four: (And Now for Something Completely Different):

  • BABTV by Jessica Ford
  • from issue #1/2

    from issue #1/2

  • from issue #1/2, Michele Sayles

    from issue #1/2, Michele Sayles

  • from issue #1/2

    from issue #1/2

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1/2

Now a combined edition with material from the original two 1990-91 volumes. As with the original, this zine is divided into three sections: Classic; Post 3d-Season w. emphasis on original characters; alternate universe. The particular charm of this series of zines is the portrayal of adolescent emotions: always dead on, perceptive, and sympathetic to the charm and awfulness of that period of life. The created characters-a quartet of tunnel teens: Misty, Krystel, Heather, and Pixie-are excellently done and persuasive; V/C second son Calvin, who resembles Vincent, is a particular charmer...most of Catherine's sunniness and sense of mischief, almost none of Vincent's brooding angst. Van Houten and Jessica Ford both write excellently about him. Many of the narratives involving Calvin are first-person and present tense, which gives them a special immediacy. Most of the fiction is by Van Houten; other fiction by Todd Cass, Kimberly Jo Raymond, Betty Reardon, Barb Trimble, Jessica Ford. Occasional poetry. Good art by Sandy Chandler Shelton, Jim Garrison, Michele Sayles, John Clinkscale, Michele Hawley, Ed Pierce, RPH Jr., Pat Wallerius, Amber Shelton. [4]

References

  1. ^ from the The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
  2. ^ from the The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
  3. ^ from Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review -- 1997, Archived version
  4. ^ from Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review -- 1997, Archived version
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