Quisine
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| Title: | Quisine (also referred to as "Quizine"[1]) |
| Publisher: | Q Appreciation Society (QAS) out of Queensland, Australia |
| Editor(s): | Annie Hamilton, Jan, Ellen (issue #1), Annie and Ellen (issue #2) |
| Date(s): | 1991 (?) -1993 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TNG |
| Language: | English |
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Quisine is a Star Trek: The Next Generation digest-sized anthology published by the Australian-based Q Appreciation Society.
There are four issues, each based on Q, a Star Trek character.
From a flyer for issue #4: "Why risk spontaneous combustion? Buy a Quisine today and minimize your chances of offending a capricious entity!"
Issue 1
Quisine 1 is not dated but likely published in 1991. It contains 36 pages and is digest-sized.
It was edited by Annie Hamilton, Jan, Ellen.
From the editorial:
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Quisine!
This publication is devoted to that quirky character who frequently has a guest role on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - yes , the inimitable Q!
Your editors have long been fans of Q, and feel that not only has he been misunderstood and, indeed, unfairly vilified in some quarters, but that he deserves a zine of his own.
So this is it! A collection of various literary items - a story, a narrative poem, several poems of diverse technical style - haiku, keracue, alliterative - an article in defence of Q and some rather curious illustrations. We've had a lot of fun compiling it !
- Q, art by Annie Hamilton (1)
- Editorial by Annie, Jan, and Ellen (2)
- Table of Contents (3)
- Allo-q-tion: More Maligned than Malignant pt. 1 by Annie Hamilton (A debate, using the episode "Encounter at Farpoint", as to why Q is more a good guy than a villain.) by Annie Hamilton (4)
- poem by Kim Owens (9)
- Ex Q's Me Please by Ian McLean (reprinted from DATA #99) (10)
- Kera-Q by Kim Owens (12)
- Hai-Q by Marie Logan (13)
- Q-rio by Catherine Stewart (A conflict between Geordi and a team of engineers is deemed by Guinan to be the work of Q.) (14)
- Q-riouser and Q-riouser by John Tenniel with apologies (illo of Q's lips as the Cheshire Cat) (21)
- Q Sera Sera by Douglas Cummings (Written in iambic pentameter, this is a parody in script form in which Q casts Picard as the Scarlet Pimpernel.) (22)
- curri-Q-lum vitae (some photos of John de Lancie) (34)
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Issue 2
Quisine 2 was published in 1992 and contains 100 pages. It is digest-sized.
It was edited by Annie Hamilton and Ellen.
From the editorial:
Welcome to Quisine 2 - a smorgasbord of fiction, poetry, articles, reviews, news and other (q-riousities. And with an atrocious pun like that to start, you should know exactly what to expect! Well, perhaps not! Within the coming pages, we have a truly eclectic selection, ranging from parody to critical analysis.
As you can see, we've grown a little since our first issue and we hope to expand still further. We are now seeking submissions for Issues 3 and A - stories, artwork, poetry, filks, reviews (particularly of episodes, zines, stories in zines, comics etc), news, letters of comment, curios and bric-a-brac. The dead-line for Issue is June 1, 1993.
- More Maligned than Malignant pt. 2 by Annie Hamilton (A debate, using the episode "Hide and Q", as to why Q is more a good guy than a villain.) (2)
- Book: Q-In-Law by Peter David, summary and review by Catherine Stewart (16)
- Zine: Perchance to Dream, review by Douglas Cummings (27)
- Book: Star Trekker by Atelier Lana, review by Annie Hamilton ("Originally a Japanese fanzine, this limited run publication from Antarctic Press is replete with anime-style artwork, running jokes and a rather disturbing perspective on Star Trek.") (29)
- Ex Q's Me, Too by Douglas Cummings (31)
- Q-riouser, art by Annie Hamilton (34)
- And Q-riouser, fiction by Margaret Smith (35)
- Doc-Q-Mentary Evidence by Douglas Cummings (40)
- A, Archaically, poem by Kim Owens (41)
- Over To Q, fiction by Catherine Stewart (A tale told by Picard's fish, Livingston.) (42)
- Nothing Compares 2Q, fiction by Rosanna Mully (Q interview Picard, trying to dig up dirt to prevent Q from getting a position within the leadership of the Continuum. But Picard finds that what the Q consider to be "dirt" is very different from the human notion.) (46)
- Q-Beard, fiction by Catherine Stewart (Pirates take over the Enterprise with Q's help.) (55)
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Issue 3
Quisine 3 was published in 1993 and contains over 100 pages.
It is full-sized.
It was edited by Annie Hamilton and Ellen.
The deadline for Issue 4 is June 1, 1993 and for Issue 5, November 1, 1993.
From the editorial:
This issue is a great deal different to what we originally envisaged, and some of our regular features have had to be held over until next time because of an unexpected, though very welcome, development - John de Lancie's visit to Queensland to film an episode of Time Trax. As a result, we have the transcript of a talk he gave to a group of fans in Brisbane in early January - an excellent and informative introduction to the man, the actor, the making of a Star Trek episode and a diabolical sense of humour!
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Unfortunately, the printed word does not adequately convey the humour, the droll delivery or the rich sarcasm with which Mr de Lancie continually regaled and delighted his audience. Suffice it to say that laughter was a constant feature of this meeting, so be on the lookout for those occasions when the text cannot be taken literally! It was a fabulous time.
- Question and Answer with John de Lancie (an interview at a con in Australia, "This session was held on 10th January, 1993, in front of an audience mostly composed of Star Trek fans. An autograph session was held later and at that time Mr de Lancie kindly signed the original of the cover of our last Quisine.") (6)
- Folio by Annie Hamilton (27)
- Q and Cry by Rosanna Mully (Riker's new girlfriend is not what she seems, as Q seems to be trying to tell Picard.) (49)
- Equality Part I by Max Query (a Red Dwarf crossover. Picard finds that he has taken Rimmer's place. Humor.) (67)
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Issue 4
Quisine 4 is not dated but was published in 1993. It contains 138 pages.
It was edited by Annie and Ellen.
- DraQla by Cathy Stewart and Douglas Cummings ("When Guinan is attacked by a vampire, Q shows up as Van Q to do some vampire hunting. But things are more serious than they seem.") (7)
- The Wit and Wisdom of Q by Vennessa Kelly (32)
- Over To Q, Too by Cathy Stewart ("The saga of Livingston the fish continues.") (33)
- Witness for the Prose-Q-Tion by Marie Logan ("Yet another speculation on the origin of Guinan's relationship with Q, this one darker than most.") (36)
- Hai-Q by Marie Logan (49)
- Un-Q-Lar Maneuvers by Cathy Stewart ("Q asks Picard to pretend to be the uncle of a small boy that the Continuum has targeted for destruction.") (50)
- The Apprentice's Sorceror [sic] by Marie Logan ("When a race puts Picard on trial for the death of the Crystalline Entity, Q shows up and tells outrageous lies to get him off the hook... at least, Picard *hopes* they're lies.") (96)
- 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas by Douglas Cummings (106)
- Equality Pt. II by Max Query ("A senile and quite mad Q is destroying the universe, and Picard and the crew of the Red Dwarf are the only ones who can stop him. crossover with Red Dwarf.") (108)
- More Maligned than Malignant pt. III by Annie Hamilton ("It continues the debate, putting forth the notion that Q is a teacher by using 'Q Who.'") (127)
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