Artifact: FantaCon Magazine 1989

wilddiverse · 05-14-2012, 07:35 PM

Haven't done one of these in a while--

A neat magazine/program from FantaCo's 1989 Convention that's mostly bios and interviews with convention guests from the horror film industry, but does offer some treats for the Mirage Studios booster:
PRESENTING....
FANTACON MAGAZINE 1989

The TMNT, Melting Pot, and Commandosaurs all on the same Eastman/Laird cover. http://plairdblog.blogspot.com/2008/...s-pencils.html

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I love that ad for The River.

It's a shame we never saw more of the planned Laird/Bissette collaboration on Commandosaurs.

Overall, it's a cool little Mirage Studios circa 1989 time capsule.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-14-2012, 07:52 PM

Oooo, nifty!

Never seen this before.

Archon_Turtle · 05-14-2012, 07:55 PM

Neat book. These were available for a while through kevineastmanstudios.com. they've since sold out, but I think the listing is still up.

*Samhain* · 05-14-2012, 08:05 PM

Sweetness! Thanks for sharing all those awesome scans!

*Powder* · 05-15-2012, 12:59 AM

Awesome find. That cover is something else, I'd love to own it.

*oldmanwinters* · 06-20-2017, 07:13 AM

Picked up a copy of this one at a steal of a price from my local comics store last week. Didn't even remember it had some TMNT content, but the art style on the dinosaurs really jumped out to me as Mirage-ish, so I inspected it and discovered it had some TMNT history in it!

*neatoman* · 06-20-2017, 07:48 AM

Pretty cool.

Nortock Diab · 06-21-2017, 04:17 AM

Very nice cover. I need to track a copy of this too.

clockstomper · 06-24-2017, 12:50 AM

Very cool find!

Side note, I still have the plush Turtles (the kind Eastman is pictured holding.) I actually have passed them onto my daughter.

05-14-2012, 07:35 PM	#1
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Artifact: FantaCon Magazine 1989 Haven't done one of these in a while-- A neat magazine/program from FantaCo's 1989 Convention that's mostly bios and interviews with convention guests from the horror film industry, but does offer some treats for the Mirage Studios booster: PRESENTING.... FANTACON MAGAZINE 1989 The TMNT, Melting Pot, and Commandosaurs all on the same Eastman/Laird cover. http://plairdblog.blogspot.com/2008/...s-pencils.html -------------------------- I love that ad for The River. It's a shame we never saw more of the planned Laird/Bissette collaboration on Commandosaurs. Overall, it's a cool little Mirage Studios circa 1989 time capsule.

05-14-2012, 07:52 PM	#2
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,486	Oooo, nifty! Never seen this before. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

06-20-2017, 07:13 AM	#6
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,486	Picked up a copy of this one at a steal of a price from my local comics store last week. Didn't even remember it had some TMNT content, but the art style on the dinosaurs really jumped out to me as Mirage-ish, so I inspected it and discovered it had some TMNT history in it! __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

06-21-2017, 04:17 AM	#8
Nortock Diab Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Paris, France Posts: 429	Very nice cover. I need to track a copy of this too. __________________ Fan Comic: Tales of the TMNT Special full PDF Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Guzzi LeMans The Collected Strips Fan Print: Jim Lawson's Secret Garage For sale: Nortock Diab's Comic Shop

05-14-2012, 07:55 PM	#3
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Neat book. These were available for a while through kevineastmanstudios.com. they've since sold out, but I think the listing is still up.

05-14-2012, 08:05 PM	#4
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Sweetness! Thanks for sharing all those awesome scans!

05-15-2012, 12:59 AM	#5
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Awesome find. That cover is something else, I'd love to own it.

06-24-2017, 12:50 AM	#9
clockstomper Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 116	Very cool find! Side note, I still have the plush Turtles (the kind Eastman is pictured holding.) I actually have passed them onto my daughter.