The Tai-Pan
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| Title: | The Tai-Pan |
| Publisher: | The Tai-Pan Literary and Arts Project |
| Editor(s): | Keith Alan Johnson, Whitney Ware, Rachel Ehrlict |
| Date(s): | 1991-at least 2017 |
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| Fandom: | furry |
| Language: | English |
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The Tai-Pan is one of the longest-running furry zine series.
There are at least 51 issues.
It was published by the Tai-Pan Literary and Arts Project, which also created a 13-month calendar (1993), as well as The Tai-Pan Project Sourcebook.
About
Conceived at Norwescon in 1988 as an artists' and writers' cooperative, the Tai-Pan Literary and Arts Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years.The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that were written about during its entire run.
The project published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard science fiction and from mystery to romance. It's publication was recognized twice as Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine of the Year by the Ursa Major Awards.
While individual stories stand on their own, contributors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer. [1]
Issue 1
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Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4
Issue 5
The Tai-Pan 5 was published in 1993 and contains 50 pages.
The art is by Stephan Clark, Jackie Duram-Nilsson, Gary Fletcher, Chris Geary-Durrill, Jordan Greywolf, April Lee, Annette Pschirrer, Josef Ricketts, Sky Rigdon, Nancy Robak, Conrad Wong, and Susan Woolard.
- First Course, written by Chuck Melville, art by Sky Rigdon (2)
- Species Diversity by Josef Ricketts (9)
- Appolyon, part two by Jordan Greywolf (12)
- Ghost Writer, written by Mark Allen Davis, art by Stephan Clark (36)
- Art Credits (50)
from issue #5, Sky Rigdon
from issue #5, Jordan Greywolf
from issue #5, April Lee
from issue #5, Susan Woolard
from issue #5, Stephan Clark
from issue #5, Gary Fletcher
Issue 6
The Tai-Pan 6 was published in July 1993 and contains 54 pages.
The art is by Jackie Duram-Nilsson, Gary Fletcher, Tia McPherson, Chuck Melville, Sky Rigdon, Josef Ricetts, Viki Sinex, Terrie Smith, Michael Van Wie, Edd Vick, Anthony Waters, Jeffrey You, and Paula Schricker.
- Introduction to New Characters (2)
- Firing Range, cartoon by Josef Rickets (7)
- Buried Treasure, fiction by Josef Meils, art by Viki Sinex (8)
- Vasoline Challenge, cartoon by Gary Fletcher (21)
- Good Morning, Dr. Bot, fiction by Keith Alan Johnson, art by Gary Fletcher and Anthony Waters (24)
- Art Credits (54)
from issue #6, Edd Vik
from issue #6, Viki Sinex
from issue ##6, Gary Fletcher
from issue #6, Sky Rigdon
Issue 7
The Tai-Pan 7 was published in November 1993 and contains 50 pages.
The art is by Daren Bost, Mark Allen Davis, Gary Fletcher, Chris Geary-Durrill, Chuck Melville, Arion Morgon, Annette Pschirrer, Josef Ricketts, Sky Rigdon, Viki Sinex, Terrie Smith, Edd Vick, Anthony Waters, and Susan Wollard.
- Star Dancer, fiction by Chuck Melville, art by Nancy Robak (4)
- The Gary Fletcher Art Gallery (12)
- Qualifications, fiction by Mark Allen Davis, art by Chuck Melville (28)
- Art Credits (52
from issue #7, Terrie Smith
from issue #7, Nancy Robak
from issue #7, Sky Rigdon
from issue #7, Gary Fletcher
from issue #7, Annette Pschirrer
from issue #7, Mark Allen Davis
