Definitions of Love

Definitions of Love is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology. 
The first issue was edited by Kay Simon, Dianne Mann, and L. Brooks. The other issues were edited by Kay Simon alone.
==Issue 1==
Definitions of Love 1 was published in March 1989 and contains 186 pages.
The cover and single interior illustration are by Lynne Gutshall.
 
The first volume in a series that focuses on Vincent, Catherine and the characters that touch their lives. Elliot, Jamie, Mouse and Catherine's parents, Charles and Caroline, appear. One story, 'The Definition Of Love,' is presented as a screenplay.
From the editorial by Kay Simon: 
From the editorial by Dianne Mann: 
From the editorial by L. Brooks: 
* Editor's Letters by Kay Simon, Dianne Mann and L. Brooks (4)
* Crossroads, poetry by L. Brooks (7)
* The Definition of Love poetry by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678) (8)
* The Definition of Love poetry by Kay Simon & Dianne Mann (9)
* How Did He Know? poetry by Kay Simon (71)
* The Definition of Love: Epilogue ("Simon, Mann, Cramer, Brooks, as laid out in the Marvell poem of the 1600's, love cannot be denied, even by the challenge of death, script format." Includes a long explanation of how this script-format story was created.) (72)
* Always in My Heart by Diane Mann ("Diane Mann's enthusiastic continuance of "Happy Life", where a demented follower of Paracelsus slowly poisons Father.") (75)
* puzzle, poetry by L. Brooks (100)
* Vincent and Catherine, art by Lynne Gutshall (101)
* Shadows in his Mind, poetry by Kay Simon (102)
* Reprise by L. Brooks ("L. Brooks gives us Charles poignant memories of Cathy's mother, Caroline, triggered by Catherine's breakdown in "Happy Life") (103)
* The Lady of Caverns by Jenny Dubler ("Jenny Dubler's Pascal teaches blind [Gallie?] the pipes while [Gallie?] teaches him courage; they both learn about love; with special Winslow flashbacks.") (139)
* Below-Below, poetry by Kay Simon (176)
* Whispering City (Prologue) ("Kay Simon's foray into a near future. Elliot Burch, taken down by Max Avery, learns he does need friendship. Catherine is lost to him; is there a tough enough tunnel woman to befriend him?") (177)
 
File:deflove1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Lynne Gutshall
File:deflove1-2.jpg|from issue #1
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
==Issue 2==
Definitions of Love 2 was published in 1989 and contains 191 pages.
The art is by J. Ley and Holly Riedel. 
Volume 2's story lines focus on Catherine and Vincent and the ancillary characters from 1st and 2nd seasons. Part 2 of 'The Whispering City' is presented and is continued in Volume III.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial: The Stories Continue (4)
* The Fire and the Rose by Edith Crowe (also in Bondstories #11 and The Wings That Fly Us Home) (5)
* For Geoffrey, poem by Margaret Davis (40)
* Gather Ye Rosebuds by Margaret Davis (41)
* The Primeval Tunnel Scream by Kay Simon (53)
* Perchance to Dream by Betty Neiswender
* Reflections of Catherine's Self, poem by Margaret Davis (70)
* but where is Catherine? by Kay Simon (71)
* Mouse's Story by Catherine Stanley (73)
* From Catatonia's Lair, poem by Kay Simon (96)
* Though Lovers Be Lost, poem by Kay Simon (97)
* Bobo Goes Below by Kay Simon (99)
* Loneliness, poem by Margaret Davis (116)
* Sara Jacob by Bobbi Ambrosino (117)
* To the Haven of Below, poem by Kay Simon (162)
* All the Way Down to Heaven by Kay Simon (163)
* The Whispering City, part two by Kay Simon (177)
 
File:deflove2-1.jpg|from issue #2, J. Ley
File:deflove2-2.jpg|from issue #2, J. Ley
File:deflove2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Holly Riedel
File:deflove2-4.jpg|from issue #2, J. Ley
==Issue 3==
Definitions of Love 3 was published in 1990 and contains 175 pages. 
The art is by Phyllis Berwick, Barbara Gudlauski, Jacquelyn Kapke, Shirley Leonard, J. Ley, Kay Simon, Holly Riedel, Chris Schacter, and Kathy Jacobson. 
The third volume of the series contains more stories featuring Vincent, Catherine, Devin, Elliot and Jamie. 'Candle To Candle' (by Edith Crowe) is the sequel to 'The Fire And The Rose' found in Volume II. 'Whispering City, Part III' is also included.
From Kay's editorial: 
* Editorial (6)
* Candle to Candle by Edith Crowe (also in The Wings That Fly Us Home and Bondstories #11) (9)
* A Bittersweet Momen, poem by Mari Lynn (77)
* Mouse and the Microwave by Margaret Davis (79)
* Catherine's Litany, poem by Barbara McIntyre (85)
* Twin Roses by Jenny Bozovnic (87)
* Astral Majesties, poem by Bobbi (161)
* The Whispering City, part three by Kay Simon (to be continued) (163)
* Catherine is Here by Dene McComie (185)
File:deflove3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Holly Riedel 
File:deflove3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Phyllis Berwick
File:deflove3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Phyllis Berwick: portrays Elliot Burch and Jamie
==Issue 4==
Definitions of Love 4 was published in 1991 and contains 183 pages. 
The art is by Phyllis Berwick, Barbara Gudlauski, Shirley Leonard, and J. Ley. 
 
* Editorial (5)
* The Fires That Fence in the World by Kathi Edrington (7)
* Two Shadows Cast by MariLynn (21)
* Little Girl Lost by Ellen Peters (23)
* To See the Sun by Barbara McIntyre (47)
* The Face Behind the Mask by Sue Hernandez and Linda Funk (48)
* A Friendship Carved in Wood by Roseann Lopez (51)
* The Birth of a "Sid" by Bobbi Ambrosino (73)
* Quartet by Edith Crowe (reprinted in River to the Ocean) (79)
* Astoria by Margaret Davis (155)
* Alone by Dene McComie (160)
* The Box by Linda Mooney (161)
* The Whispering City, part four by Kay Simon (165)
File:deflove4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Barbara Gudlauski
File:deflove4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove4-5.jpg|from issue #4, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Barbara Gudlauski
File:deflove4-7.jpg|from issue #4, Phyllis Berwick
==Issue 5==
Definitions of Love 5 was published in October 1991 and contains 180 pages. 
Artists are Barbara Gudlauski, Shirley Leonard, J. Ley, Jacqueline Kapke, and Kay Simon.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (5)
* Does It Exist, Is It Real? by Kathi Edrington (a sequel to "The Fires That Fence in the World" in issue #4) (7)
* The Weaver's Tale by Krys Britton (21)
* Journey to Summerland by Simon & JoAnne Grant (37)
* The Return by Betty Reardon ("An alternate universe ending to the episode "Ozymandius", in which Elliot accepts Catherine's offer of marriage and she becomes Mrs. Burch.") (51)
* Tunnel Madonna by Kay Simon (85)
* And the Truth is Love by Debbie Ristick (115)
* The Whispering City, conclusion by Kay Simon (155)
File:deflove5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Barbara Gudlauski 
File:deflove5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Shirley Leonard
File:deflove5-3.jpg|from issue #5, J. Ley
File:deflove5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Shirley Leonard
 
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Anthology Zines Category:Beauty and the Beast Het Zines
Category:1980sCategory:1990s