(May 1999)

Shanda Fantasy Arts, 1998 Series
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Price
2.95 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Twice a year in April and July
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Shanda Fantasy Arts
Brand
Shanda Fantasy Arts
Editing
Carole Curtis (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

All stories in this issue are set within the continuity of the "Morphing Period" stories first seen in New Horizons (Shanda Fantasy Arts, 1996 series) #1.

Tales of the Morphing Period (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mary Hanson-Roberts
Inks
Mary Hanson-Roberts
Colors
Shane Fisher
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Inner Circle / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carole Curtis; Mike Curtis
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial on inside front cover.

Memories of the Morphing Period (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Carla Speed McNeil
Inks
Carla Speed McNeil
Letters
?

Genre
drama; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A grandfather recalls the days when a strange ailment first swept the globe, causing people - including his two sons - to transform into humanoid animals.
Reprints

Epilogue (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Carla Speed McNeil
Inks
Carla Speed McNeil
Letters
?

Genre
drama; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
The grandfather recalls some anecdotes about the troubles his sons had communicating while undergoing their transformations.

Indexer Notes

Epilogue to the previous sequence.

[Cat Woman] (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Higgs (signed)
Inks
Michael Higgs (signed)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Nailed! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Dann Phillips
Inks
Dann Phillips
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; romance
Synopsis
A squirrel-man finds himself propositioned by two squirrel-women.

[Fox Woman] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Higgs (signed)
Inks
Michael Higgs (signed)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Morphing Period: Furry North America (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Brian McPherson (illustration)
Inks
Brian McPherson (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Creator Richard Thatcher explains the environment of his Morphing Period stories.

The Kindness of Strangers (Table of Contents: 8)

Tales of the Morphing Period / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Adrian Kleinbergen
Inks
Adrian Kleinbergen
Letters
Adrian Kleinbergen

Genre
drama; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Mike Dobbs, in the process of morphing into a seal-man, takes care of an orphaned tiger-boy, whom he eventually adopts.

[Animal Woman] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Taral Wayne
Inks
Taral Wayne

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tales of the Morphing Period / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Thatcher
Pencils
Shawntae Howard
Inks
Adrian Kleinbergen
Letters
Adrian Kleinbergen

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Two leopard-people collecting food supplies for charity encounter a normal human who tries to kill them; they trick him into thinking they'll eat him alive and he runs away.

[Rabbit Man & Fox Woman] (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Higgs (signed)
Inks
Michael Higgs (signed)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Riding the Range (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carole Curtis
Pencils
Shawntae Howard
Inks
Kevin Mulder
Letters
Fender

Genre
drama; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Two morphed law officers discover the aftermath of a deadly shootout between transformed and human sides; the only survivors are three children.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Looking Further / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod O'Riley
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tales of the Morphing Period
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Inner Circle
  3. 2. Memories of the Morphing Period
  4. 3. Epilogue
  5. 4. [Cat Woman]
  6. 5. Nailed!
  7. 6. [Fox Woman]
  8. 7. Morphing Period: Furry North America
  9. 8. The Kindness of Strangers
    Tales of the Morphing Period
  10. 9. [Animal Woman]
  11. 10. There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch!
    Tales of the Morphing Period
  12. 11. [Rabbit Man & Fox Woman]
  13. 12. Riding the Range
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Looking Further
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Stevenson