From: bn510@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Matthew L. High)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: What's up at Antarctic Press!
Date: 16 Apr 92 09:36:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr16.093634.17216
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


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Here's what's going on at Antarctic Press nowadays (to the best of              
  my knowledge):                                                                
                                                                                
New Albedo #4 shipped three weeks ago, and appeared in stores here              
  13 days ago.  If it's not on the shelves at your local shop yet,              
  it should be soon.  Nag your comics shop owner about it.                      
                                                                                
  The next issue should be out in July.  It is currently planned to             
  run through at least eight issues.                                            
                                                                                
Furrlough #3 goes to press Friday.  This issue has a spectacular                
  Shon Howell cover (though no story by him this time).  Ted                    
  Sheppard's Stosstrupp continues, and there is a new Panzerbabes               
  story by Rosales/Sutton/Howell (ink, ink, ink!).  Plus, reprints              
  of Jerry Collins' 'Mechakinder' (sp?).  This is the first issue               
  to be edited by Shon Howell and Brian Sutton.                                 
                                                                                
  The next installment of Riley's story never came in, due to a                 
  minor misunderstanding, but it *should* be in for the next issue.             
  The next installment of Chris Grant's 'Empires' was lost somewhere            
  between the penciller and the inker (alas!).  We're currently                 
  negotiating for future stories by Jim Groat, Phil Morrissey, Shon             
  Howell, and many others, but there's always room for more!  Several           
  of the submissions that have been sent in already are being                   
  seriously considered.                                                         
                                                                                
  Antarctic has committed to at least six issues of Furrlough.                  
  Even though its circulation figures are climbing, it's still below            
  the cutoff point (2000).  Nevertheless - Ben is pushing really hard           
  for Furrlough to go BIMONTHLY.  So we could really use submissions.           
  Have something in mind?  Get in touch, please!                                
                                                                                
A new, as-yet-unnamed anthology title - To be edited by Shon Howell             
  and Brian Sutton.  Although we don't have a name for it yet, we               
  know it will be the 'sister title' to Furrlough.  (kinda like                 
  Fusion and Dreamery were).  The current idea being tossed around is           
  that it'll be science-fiction, but Brian and Shon want a wider                
  base (such as sci-fi/fantasy, slice-of-life, or even no theme at              
  all!).  Don't know when the first issue will be out - but it'll come          
  out sometime before the end of the year, on a quarterly schedule.             
  Some of the stuff deemed 'no-quite-suited' for Furrlough may end up           
  here (such as a G. Raymond Eddy story we received).  IMHO, this               
  would be a GREAT place to reprint Xanadu: 2000.  We're looking for            
  ideas - get in touch if interested in gettin in on the ground level!          
                                                                                
Space Wolf - As Dan Flahive announced on the FURMAG echo a couple of            
  days ago,  Ben has given the nod to reprint the Space Wolf stories            
  from the old issues of Albedo.  Some new stuff will be included as            
  well - I don't have the details with me.  It was originally                   
  announced as a limited series, but that may or may not happen right           
  now.  There is also talk of putting Space Wolf in the pages of                
  Furrlough instead.  Stay tuned...                                             
                                                                                
Mighty Tiny - A new Mighty Tiny anthology series has been discussed.            
  Different stories, by different artists.  The go-ahead for this               
  really depends on how well the other comics are doing.                        
                                                                                
Salusian anthology - A new anthology series featuring the 'skunks'              
  (Salusians) from Ben Dunn's 'Ninja High School'.  Again - different           
  stories by different artists.  This one is also just a maybe.                 
                                                                                
Albedo anthology - Briefly discussed, but unlikely.  Apparently                 
  Gallacci isn't keen on the idea.  Besides, there's already                    
  'Refractions' for just such a purpose.                                        
                                                                                
Birthright anthology - More likely than an Albedo anthology.  Just              
  rumored at this stage.                                                        
                                                                                
Albedo color comic - Just a rumor right now.                                    
                                                                                
Albedo T-shirt - 4-color design  - Erma and Toki w/ guns.  Should be            
  out by August.                                                                
                                                                                
Albedo novel - Remember Paul Kidd's novel, 'Assignment:  Zho-Chaka'?            
  Ben has expressed interest - perhaps as an illustrated text, like             
  Furkindred was done.  Lotsa text, with spot illos.                            
                                                                                
In other words,  Antarctic is going full steam ahead with SEVERAL               
  ideas.  With MU Press currently sitting on its hands, Antarctic               
  may very well surpass it as the leading publisher of furry comics.            
  All this, in addition to its growing non-furry line (Hitomi #1                
  came off the presses today, and should be in stores by next Friday;           
  Mangazine #15 goes to press next week).  It's one of the few                  
  independents that is actually growing!  I wish them the best of               
  luck!                                                                         
                                                                                
Note:  I do not claim to speak for Antarctic, although I occasionally           
  speak for Brian Sutton and Shon Howell.                                       
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