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Kabuki Inner Circle Fan Club Kit Credit: Artist & writer Publisher: Dynamic Forces & Image Comics Release Date: October 1, 1997 Price: $29.95 Notes: · Below are the contents of the first release for the fan club kit: · Redemption form for a Fan Club activation card · Certificate of Membership · Kabuki: Skin Deep #3 (Dynamic Forces-exclusive cover; certificate of authenticity) · Newsletter #1 · Black and white print of Kabuki: Circle of Blood #6 (Dynamic Forces edition) · When the kit was re-issued (circa 1998; Previews Product Code: NOV980813), the package included: · Kabuki: Skin Deep limited edition print · Membership letter · Fan Club activation card · Newsletters #1-3 · Kabuki: Metamorphosis #4 (signed variant cover; certificate of authenticity) · Kabuki Color Special (signed) · Kabuki Gallery (signed) · Below are details about the newsletters: Issue #1 - September 1997 · Introduction by David Mack · Interview with artwork and layout sketches from Kabuki: Metamorphosis #1 plus early drafts for Kabuki: Circle of Blood covers (pages 1-3) · Photo section that includes reference shots and images of David Mack with Terry Moore, Alex Ross, Paul Pope, Connie Jiang, Akemi Wind at various conventions (pages 4-5) · Kabuki comic book checklist (page 6) · Dynamic Forces' Kabuki comic, trading cards and phone cards catalog (pages 7-8) Issue #2 - January 1998 · Introduction written by Jim Steranko; images of Kabuki: Metamorphosis #1 (variant cover - page 1) · Artwork from Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #1 (pages 2-3) · 1998 release schedule with covers from Kabuki: Metamorphosis #1, Kabuki: Metamorphosis #4 (variant), Kabuki: Circle of Blood trade paperback (Image - first printing), sketches from Kabuki: Metamorphosis #2 and Kabuki: Classics #4 (page 4) · Convention schedule plus images of David Mack with: Japanese sculpter Nirasawa in San Diego, Connie Jiang at a Washington University Art Department party, a fan at a convention in Pittsburgh, Rick Mays' model, Debbie; also included were pictures of Rick Mays drawing Kabuki: Masks of the Noh #1 in a Pittsburgh hotel room as well as Andy Lee and Aisha Yanagawa at a Washington University Art Department party (page 5) · Reference photos of Connie Jiang for Kabuki: Skin Deep #2 plus two character sketches drawn by Rick Mays for Scarab series · Kabuki comics, phone cards and lithographs available from Dynamic Forces (pages 7-8) · A survey with 17 questions (back cover) Issue #3 - October 1998 · Character sketches and artwork from Scarab #1 (page 1) · Artwork and sketches from Scarab #1 (pages 2-3) · Release schedule and convention schedule with images of Kabuki: Classics #4 and Kabuki: Metamorphosis #5 (pages 4-5) · Reference photos of Debbie taken by Rick Mays for Kabuki: Masks of the Noh (page 6) · List of Kabuki comics, cards, shirts and lithographs available at Dynamic Forces (pages 7-8) and an advertisement for the Kabuki statue (page 7) · Back cover includes artwork from Kabuki: Metamorphosis #5 · The Skin Deep limited edition print features artwork from the cover of the Kabuki: Skin Deep trade paperback (third printing) · The David Mack interview included in the first newsletter was posted to NohTV.com Related Links: Portfolio Cards Inner Circle Fan Club Activation Card Portfolio Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #1 Portfolio Kabuki Classics #4 Portfolio Kabuki Gallery Portfolio Kabuki statue Kabuki Statue Portfolio Posters Skin Deep Lithograph Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 1 #6, Trade Paperback (Image) Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 2 Color Special Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 3 #1 Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 4 #2, #3, Trade Paperback Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 5 #1, #2, #4, #5 Portfolio Kabuki Vol. 6 #1 Portfolio Shirts From the collection of David Thornton