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Issue Details

Issue #41
Published October 1999
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages 44
Editing Alisa Kwitney (co-editor); Shelly Roeberg [Shelly Bond] (co-editor); Jennifer Lee (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "the bittersweet scent of opium"

Characters Christina Weston
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Inks Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Colors Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Letters Dave McKean (logo design)

9 page advertisement

Notes ads: npo.com; Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver PlayStation game (Crystal Dynamics); Hard Rock Live (VH1); JNCO skateboarding clothing; Detroit Rock City soundtrack CD (Mercury); L2 clothing (Levi's); 2 page ad: Star Ocean The Second Story PlayStation game (Enix); backcover: Syntec motor oil (Castrol)

22 page The Dreaming story "Fox And Hounds Part Two: The Bittersweet Scent Of Opium"

Characters Lucien; John Hathaway; Thomas Henry Huxley; Christina Weston; Jessamy; Aubrey Beardsley; William Yeats; Oscar Wilde; Roisin Dubh
Synopsis Lucien has an affair with Christina Weston in 1890s London.
Genre fantasy
Script CaitlĂ­n R. Kiernan [Caitlin R. Kiernan]
Pencils Al Davison
Inks Al Davison
Colors Daniel Vozzo (colourist & separations)
Letters Ellie De Ville

8 page The Sandman promo (ad from the publisher) "The Sandman: The Dream Hunters"

Characters Sandman [Morpheus]
Genre fantasy
Pencils Yoshitaka Amano (painting)
Inks Yoshitaka Amano (painting)
Colors Yoshitaka Amano (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes preview for hardcover illustrated Sandman novel

2 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes subscription ad for Vertigo series; October 1999 cover date Vertigo shipping list; colour house ad for Big Book Of Grimm, The (Paradox Press)

Half page On The Ledge promo (ad from the publisher) "On The Ledge"

Script Paul Pope
Letters typeset
Notes promo for Heavy Liquid miniseries

1 page Sub Culture promo (ad from the publisher) "Sub Culture"

Characters Krazy; Honey; Woo-Woo
Pencils Richard Corben; Gilbert Hernandez
Inks Richard Corben; Gilbert Hernandez
Letters typeset
Notes promos for Congo Bill miniseries; Vertigo action figures; Yeah! (Homage Comics)