The Boys are Back

The Boys are Back is a slash, Kiefer/Lou fanzine. 
This fanzine is devoted to characters portrayed by Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips and contains stories from TV shows and movies in which they appeared together. It is not a zine of RPS.
NOTE: some issues are titled, "Boys are Back" and some "The Boys are Back." 
Both issues required an age statement to purchase.
 
==Issue 1==
The Boys are Back 1 was published in May 1992 and contains 134 pages. The cover art is by TM Alexander and the interior art is by SVE. 
From the zine: 
From the zine: 
From the editorial: 
* You Wanta Tell Me What I'm Doing Here? (i)
* Filmography (1)
* Renegade Trials by NJ Kippax (From the zine: "This story was inspired by [Rosemary C's] "Renegade Souls" universe, published by Heart of the Matter Press. The first story in this universe, "Renegade Hearts" shows what happened between Hank and Buster immediately following the battle for the Sacred Lance of the Lakota, while the second story, "Renegades and Other Dreamers" takes up with the movie tag, when Buster comes to find Hank in South Dakota. They realize they love each other, and it is decided that Buster will move permanently to the reservation. However, he must briefly return to Philadelphia to complete the Marino investigation and close up his apartment. Author NJ Kippax explores what might happen during this interlude.") (Renegades) (5)
* The Days That Are No More by Rosemary C. (Young Guns) (45)
* Inevitable by April Valentine ("The character of Nelson Wright from "Flatliners" meets a tall, fascinating stranger who seems destined to be very important in his life.") (Flatliners) (75)
 
 
Image:boysareback1-1.jpg|from issue #1
Image:boysareback1-2.jpg|from issue #1
Image:boysareback1-3.jpg|from issue #1
Image:boysareback1-4.jpg|from issue #1, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
==Issue 2==
The Boys are Back 2 was published in May 1994 and contains 254 pages. 
The cover art is by Suzan Lovett. The interior art is by KOZ, Angi Towski, Baravan, and SVE. 
From the zine: 
From the zine: 
From the zine, a statement about the zine's planned third issue: 
* Dangerous Touch, editorial (i)
* The Comfort of a Bed and Heated Lodge by April Valentine ("This story was inspired by [Rosemary C's] 'The Days that Are No More' in BOYS ARE BACK 1. The half-breed Chavez feels a compelling attraction to young Doc Scurlock, but when he makes an overture, the other boy confesses that he was abused by a man who took him from the brothel where he'd been raised. The admission revealed the nature of the nightmares that had plagued Doc. After Tunstall's murder, with the Regulators on the run, he finally accepts Chavez' romantic attentions, but the lovemaking is bittersweet, leaving Chavez hoping for a more fulfilling union.)) (Young Guns) (1)
* Diablo, poem by Robyn LaSalle (Young Guns) (9)
* Ghosts by Rosemary C. (Brotherhood of Justice) (10)
* Angel, poem by Robyn LaSalle (Stand and Deliver) (43)
* Fireside Song by Robyn LaSalle (Renegades) (44)
* A Time to Heal, poem by Robyn LaSalle (Renegades) (51)
* Valentine High by NJ Kippax (This story is related to the zine, Higher and Higher.) (Bright Lights, Big City) (52)
* Angelito, poem by Robyn LaSalle (Young Guns) (67)
* Trail’s End by Mariah Burke (Young Guns) (68)
* Shadows on the Sun by NJ Kippax (Renegades) (86)
* Inevitable, Part II by April Valentine (Flatliners) (200)
* an updated filmography (244)
Image:boysareback2-1.jpg|from issue #2, unclear
Image:boysareback2-2.jpg|from issue #2, SVE
Image:boysareback2-3.jpg|from issue #2, SVE
Image:boysareback2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Angi Towski
Image:boysareback2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Baravan
Image:boysareback2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Baravan 
Image:boysareback2-7.jpg|from issue #2, SVE
Image:boysareback2-8.jpg|from issue #2, KOZ
 
==Issue 3==
Boys are Back 3 was published in October 1995 and contains 306 pages. 
Color cover by Angi Towski. Interior art by Suzan Lovett, Baravan, Ackerson, McCormack. "Other art" illuminating the stories was created by a friend our Farpoint Con committee, Lewis G. Aide, who has more computers and computer stuff than you can shake a stick at and who was very patient with me as I begged him to scan in more photos and "video capture" just one more image."
The dedication incorporates film titles: "To all those who have entered the Promised Land, walked down the Boulevard, acquired Theresa's Tatoo while going the Cowboy Way, and have had a Flashback when they Stand and Deliver: You will realize your Ambition."
A disclaimer: "Editor's Note: Historical inaccuracies or inaccuracies in the depiction of the Lakota religion or practices are purely unintentional. The descriptions used in these stories are entirely fictional."
From the editorial: 
* Fallen Angels, editorial (1)
* Sun and Shadow, art by Suzan Lovett (1)
*Doc and Chavez, art by Baravan (2)
* Never Say Die by NJ Kippax ("Doc and Chavez died in Young Guns II. But there were many legends about Billy the Kid and his friends...") (3)
* Renegade Night by April Valentine ("Favorite characters (Renegades) Hank and Buster in the aftermath of the events which brought them together.") (56)
* The Lesser of Evils by NJ Kippax (" David (Kiefer, Lost Boys) meets an intriguing young man who just might want to become a vampire -- but why?") (69)
* David, art by Shayne McCormack (123)
* Full Moon Magic by Khylara ("A tender moment, shared by Doc and Chavez.") (125)
* A King in the Promised Land by NJ Kippax (129)
* Medicine Man by Mariah Burke (169)
* Angel of Darkness (called "Dark Angel" on the flyer) by Rosemary C. ("Jeff Harriman (Kiefer. (The Vanishing) meets a man who can save him from a life of loneliness.") (213)
* Love in the Darkness, poem by Khylara (262)
* Inevitable, Part 3 by April Valentine ("... final installment of this story of Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland, Flatliners) and the young man destined to be his forever, Ben Lucas. (Lou Diamond Phillips, original character)" (263)
 
 
Image:heroeskieferlou-1.jpg|from issue #3, Suzan Lovett: "Sun and Shadow"
Image:heroeskieferlou-2.jpg|from issue #3, Baravan
Image:heroeskieferlou-3.jpg|from issue #3, Kathy Ackerson
Image:heroeskieferlou-4.jpg|from issue #3, Kathy Ackerson
Image:heroeskieferlou-5.jpg|from issue #3, Shayne McCormack
Image:heroeskieferlou-6.jpg|from issue #3, Shayne McCormack
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==References==
Category:Kiefer/Lou
Category:1990s
Category:1992 Zines
Category:Actor Zines