Cosmic Landscapes

Cosmic Landscapes is a multimedia anthology of fiction, articles, interviews, and reviews. The editor was Dan Petitpas. 
It was originally meant to be a monthly zine. There are ten issues.
On the cover: "A Magazine of Science Fiction Alternatives."
In mid-1984, the zine folded. See a 1985 proposal by the editor, which explains some of Petitpas' frustrations and challenges.
==Issue 1==
Cosmic Landscapes 1 
==Issue 2==
Cosmic Landscapes 2
==Issue 3==
Cosmic Landscapes 3 was published in June 1983.
==Issue 4==
Cosmic Landscapes 4 was published in July 1983. The cover is by Francis Mao.
On the cover: "Special Double-Sized 'Return of the Jedi' Issue!"
From the title page: "This issue was advertised as a 64-page issue. Due to increased printing and mailing costs, it is only 56 pages, but still represents an exceptional value."
* contributors include Jerry Baker, Lora Button, Susan Linville, Doug Little, Francis Mao, Rusty Miller, Joe Scriff, Susan Spencer, Danette Thompson.
* Editor's Notes (Up, Up and Away) (3)
* Letters from Meier, North, Phillips, Spencer, West, Mao, Scriff and Miller (5)
* Reviews: Spacehunter and Wishman (10)
* Special "Jedi" Section:
** A Personal Perspective (13)
** Star Wars Retrospective (22)
** "Jedi" Review (26)
** Other Reviews (28)
** Spotlight on Richard Marquand (31)
**Spotlight on "Jedi" Effects (34)
**Spotlight on Dale Pollack (37)
**Spotlight on George Lucas (39)
* The Confidence Factor, fiction by Joe Scriff (43)
* Beethoven's Tenth (pt.1), fiction by Dan Petitpas (50)
* End Notes (56)
==Issue 5==
Cosmic Landscapes 5 was published in August 1983. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
* Clipping, fiction by Susan Linville
* Superman's Biggest Battle, fiction
* reviews: "Twilight Zone: The Movie," "Krull," and "Superman III"
* letters of comment
==Issue 6==
Cosmic Landscapes 6 was published in October 1983. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
* Special Bonus Insert: An Interview with Dale Pollack (George Lucas biographer and film critic)
* The Late Night Express, fiction by Susan Linville
* What If the Martians Landed?, fiction by Colleen Fassbender
* Beethoven's Tenth (the conclusion), fiction by Dan Petitpas
* The Lost Worlds of Science Fiction, essay by Allen Debus
* The Scotsman on the Bridge, essay by Joe Scriff
* reviews: "Metalstorm," "Cujo," "Battlefield Earth," and "Science Fiction Studies in Film"
==Issue 7==
Cosmic Landscapes 7 was published in December 1983. The front cover is by Francis Mao.
==Issue 8==
Cosmic Landscapes 8 was published in 1984.
==Issue 9==
Cosmic Landscapes 9 was published in May/June 1984. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
* special advance preview of "Gremlins!"
* Talent, fiction by Jim Arp
* Old Soldiers Never Die, fiction by Dawn Goto
* Regrets, fiction by Sue Linville
* The Spark, fiction by Dan Petitpas
* Return, fiction by Dan Petitpas
* Writing Science Fiction: Where to Begin?, article
* Space, Can Humans Survive?, article
* news about the second Indiana Jones movie and the third Star Trek movie
==Issue 10==
Cosmic Landscapes 10 was published in July/August 1984. The front cover is by Sue Linville.
The focus was the third Star Trek movie and Indiana Jones.
 
Category:Non-fiction Zines
Category:Star Wars Zines
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