" We are watching, waiting and ready to engulf you into our hate "

i  l  l  u  s  t  r  a  t  e  d- ▓ j▀ u  n  e'9  6
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intro

Waking up in the back of a taxi cab, I  come  around  and  glance
over the shoulder of the driver to see that  the  meter  reads  two
thousand, nine-hundred and seventy dollars  54  cents.  The  driver
informs me that I hailed him several days ago, and I have  been  in
a deep, alcohol-induced slumber ever since, leaving him  no  choice
but to drive endlessly around the block with the meter running.
Calmly instructing the fool to pull over to the side of  the  road,
I grab him by his poorly kept  hair, and repeatedly bash  his  head
against the steering wheel until  his  brain  becomes  so  drenched
with blood that  he  begins  convulsing  like  popcorn.  Proceeding
towards home on foot, I encounter a roving  gang  of  hoodlums  who
somehow regard my wallet as something  worth  risking  their  lives
stealing.  In  one  fluid  motion,  I  unveil  my   trusty   TR-870
automatic shotgun, and dispatch  them  as  quickly  and  as  easily
as the deadly weapon allows.  I  finally  arrive  at  my  place  of
residence, where I quickly down a  few  cases  of  Nestea  for  the
purpose of rehydrating myself.  I then  boot  up  my  computer  and
log onto the Dark Illustrated WHQ, The Lethal  Aspect,  and  peruse
the message bases, where I read therein that  several  Dark-related
events have taken place in my absence.

Dark Illustrated: Editor in the house...

Grail  here, taking over as this  month's wordsmith.  I  hold  my
breath  as I fill in a pretty big spot.  Anyway... aside from that,
I'm sitting here in the Editor's role pondering on what the hell  I
should write about for this month's Info file.  I  guess  I  should
mention that there are a few new members  for  the  month  of  June
which I have the opportunity and pleasure of introducing. Status on
an HQ board and Member Boards as well as news from the  front...the
social front in regards to Dark members.

... And  thus  begins  Dark's  Summer  of  Hate  Tour.  A  summer
filled with ever-encompassing  darkness and despair.  When you find
one day the sun has disappeared, you shall know who rules the world
... Muahahaha...

Dark Illustrated: Social Misconducts...

Well, Sunday 23rd came and went and along with it, Dark  hosted a
VGA competition on the Internet Relay Chat. Organized by Arzach and
judged by Burnout, Purple Dye, Egoteq and myself. Channel #vga  saw
many pop in within the four  hour  long  contest  and  participants
showed up and strutted  their  talents  to  the  fullest  of  their
capabilities. Among the contestants, Dark's own Arzach  took  first
place, Kosh second, Edge third and  in  fourth  place  Method  Man;
other notable  contestants  were  Armaggeddon Donut,  Black  Guard,
Bedlam, Prison Breaker, and  MagneticM  coming  in  that  order  of
scoring. It was a good day  to  socialize  on  IRC.  Look  for  the
IRC  VGA competition  art pack floating  around,  featuring all the
weird and wonderful works of the participants.

A Dark "meet" was also held during this same week, proving to all
that the fun doesn't  necessarily end when the  sun goes down.  (Or
when  itrains,  for  that  matter.)  Those  Darkies  present and
accounted for included Arzach,  Burnout, Carnifex, Grail, The Green
Hornet,  Mist of Death,  Oxygene,  Prison Breaker,  and Purple Dye.
Nuclear Inferno, a non-Dark member, also tagged along for the ride.
In addition to  wrecking  havoc  in our wake,  fruitful discussions
were held about Dark,  various side-projects, and  zinderfines.  It
is expected that Dark will experience many exciting triumphs in the
near future as a result of this gathering.

Interestingly enough, Black Ire, the one responsible for organizing
this meet, failed to attend.  Oh well -- maybe next time, Selvin!

Dark Illustrated: Say what?!?

'Hi, I'm Smokey.  And that's Lord Q...'

'Dark Summer of Hate Tour -- courtesy of (Crappy) Canada's Wonderland.'

'THAT's a zinderfine?!?'

'Good thing I brought my PONCHO!'

Dark Illustrated: New Members

As  you all know from last month,  Dark enjoyed  its very first  merger
with the  now-defunct  Wyld  Studios.  Not  mentioned,  however, was the   addition  of a  new  arrival from  Wyld.  In addition  to the previously
unmentioned arrival, Dark also finds new talent from other  local groups
as our Summer of Hate Tour kicks into high gear this June.

The       -  If you have been following Wyld Studios since November, the
Anarchist    addition of The Anarchist's role as the  BBS  Mod  Division
Head boosted  Wyld  Studios'  productivity  with  kick  ass
coding. Now Dark has the pleasure  of  exploring  the  wild
side of whom we call The Anarchist.

Trash     -  In a return engagement from nowhere. Trash rejoins the ANSI
Department from a long sojourn from reality. Still just  as
good when he disappeared the first time.

Evil      -  I actually don't know much about the  artist whom  everyone
Genius       knows as Evil Genius. But with a name like that, I'm pretty
sure his artistic talent must be phenomenal. Genius I  say,
pure ANSI genius.

WatOr     -  In a return  engagement fromout of nowhere.  (Deja  Vu?)
WatOr rejoins the  ANSI Department  with 'DoRK' written all
his forehead. I mean 'Dark!' :)  I'm sure you'll enjoy this
month's TERRIFIC WatOr toon as much as I did.

Dark Illustrated: Internal Structure

Not a lot to report this month in regards to internal structure, except
for the fact that the Internet Division has  blossomed.  With additional
help from the rest of the  Dark Members, it is now a complete  group  on
its own.  Joining the Internet Division are Grail and Purple Dye  as  the
new Dark site's Webmasters, and Arzach becomes Head Graphic  Supervisor.
Cyber X, Burnout, and Prison Breaker are also on the roster.
With the addition of experienced staff to the division, not  only  will
Dark's World Wide Web Site grow into something; it will be the place  to
to be.  You can expect  that more  members will be participating  in its
development as the days go by.  Reach the beta test of the site at:

http://wyldstudios.com/~purpled

As further development continues the official site will be moved to:

http://wyldstudios.com/dark

To avoid confusion, Wyld Studios still does exist.  No  longer  an  art
group, but as a full-time business dealing in web  publishing,  graphic
graphic art consultation and illustrations, as well  as  other  related
services.

USHQ:  East 1999

With the loss of Tribal Siege's Tundra, East  1999  is  the  new  USHQ.
Like it's predecessor, Skypager's board is just  as  great  as  well  as
easy on the eyes. =)

Member Boards:  The Feanorian Letters & The Way Station

Well along with the merger from Wyld;  two  boards  officially  become
members boards and i myself would like to say that  with  the  addition
of these boards, the Hamilton  Dark  Chapter  will  quickly  see  rapid
change and productivity by providing a really  good  communication  hub
with the rest of Dark.  Welcome to the fold, and embrace  the darkness.

Dark Illustrated: The Collections

For the latest available DARK Collection, you can check out  Halaster's
Regency or the Washington University Archives [wuarchive].  Yggdrasil's
homepage is currently in the darkness, and unavailable. As mentioned in
Group  News,  a new web site is  in the works  as  this pack  goes into
release.  The Collections will be fully  available when it's officially
completed.

DARK packs old and new are also available on Member Boards, listed within.

Dark Illustrated: The Filenames

Filenames work like this:  XXXXX-##.DRK

XXXXX - five characters we hope represents an artists name  adequately.

## - 2-digit number representing the number  of  releases  this  artist
has had since 01/96.

Dark Illustrated: Darkview

DARKVIEW still has bugs in it.  .JPGs  may  not  display  properly,  so
consider yourself warned. A new viewer is being designed.

Dark Illustrated: Site Listings

The Lethal AspectWorld HeadquartersXypher Matryx
East 1999US HeadquartersSkypager!
Saturated FatMember BoardWatOr
Sight & SoundMember BoardDrone-Fly
The Way StationMember BoardThe Anarchist
The Feanorian LettersMember BoardPurple Dye

The RegencyInternet SiteHalaster

Dark does not have distribution sites, nor is it  seeking  any.  Please
cease requesting them, or sending applications.

Dark Illustrated:  Greetings

Group Greets:  To all who's anything and everything. Yeah right...=)

Individual Greets:  You know  who you are,  so we are just  greeting  you.
From all of us at Dark Illustrated to all of  you  out
there...somewhere over the freaking rainbow.

Dark Illustrated: Dedications

I would like to dedicate this month's Dark Collection to  the  efforts
of those whom the scene has molded into the kind of  people  they  are.
Not only for their existence within the scene, but for their dedication
in keeping the scene alive as it stands in this day and age. With their
talents, camaraderie and strong sense of integrity, the scene will only
continue to grow.

· layout:  grail / the green hornet
· editing: grail / carnifex
· intro:   prison breaker

Dark Illustrated 1996,  All Rights Reserved