From: tmorgan@astro.as.arizona.edu (Tad Morgan)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: Questions from a cursed furry-comics fan
Date: 29 Sep 92 03:12:29 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

In article <1a7fhdINNcg3@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> by712@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark E. Bradley) writes:
>My problem is I'm always late.
>I've gotten into comics in the last year, and found that my taste runs
>strongest in anthropomorphics.  (This doesn't mean I don't appreciate
>superhero comics though.  Why I'm nuts about Fission Chicken and Cutey
>Bunny!)

Ditto -- all the talk around here finally got me to hunt down the
local comic shops to see what the fuss was about (I'm mostly a sf nut and
animation fan) a few months ago.  Not much of a superhero type though, my
favorites in that area don't quite fit the standard mold -- Darkwing Duck and
"The Greatest American Hero" (tv series). 8-)

>My issue of Xanadu (#1) was published by Thoughts & Images in 1988.  It sez
>its part 1 of a 5 issue limited series.  Are these very hard to come by?
>Are there any more following?  Is Vicky Wyman doing anything currently?

I haven't had much trouble finding these here, picked up 1-5 plus the color
special recently.  In the most recent Albedo (see below) Steve Gallacci mentions
that he has all of them available for $2 each at the old T&I address.  I think
I've heard somewhere (either here or on GEnie) that Vicky Wyman was working on
"Xanadu 2000" or something like that (could be wrong though).  As was mentioned,
#5 was mislabeled #3, but has Alicia on the cover riding a bull into battle.

>I have Command Review Vols 1 and 2, and Albedo #8-14 from Thoughts & Images,
>and The New Albedo #4 from Antarctic Press.  I am assuming that when the T&I
>series ended, the AP series began.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  How many issues
>did the T&I series go to?  Is the AP series still going strong?

I haven't seen the transition between the two volumes yet, but I think you're
right (my issues are on order).  The old series went through issue 14. 
Albedo Vol.2 is up to no. 6 (just released in the past week, so pester your
local comics dealer for it immediately, if not sooner! <g>).  I may
post some more about it when I've read the previous stuff, but it looks pretty
good (the tones are used more consistently than in #5) and is starting to heat
up the background storyline and Erma as mom is fun!  The highlight for me,
though, was the Mike & Mike follow-up "First Impressions" about Erma & Toki's
meeting at the Academy.  Always thought something like this would make a neat
story (and the fact I like Toki doesn't hurt 8-) ).

>Just how hard is it to find a single Omaha the Cat Dancer?

Don't know, haven't seen them in the back issue bins around here much, just
the book collections.  Contacting Kitchen Sink would be the best bet, they
even have a 800 number I think.

>Does anyone have subscription or back issue info on Hepcats?

Good question, what number is it up to anyway and when is the next due out?
I'm up to about issue 5 and rapidly running out...

Tad
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