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This year marks the 3rd year of releases from Dark Illustrated, and the 4th year of group operation.We've come a long way, haven't we? :) group news  This month brought back desalvo from the ranks of retirement to draw his heart out once more with Dark! Great to see you back man. More great news allowed Carnifex to fix that pesky "I don't have time to draw that much" attitude. The 5 huge ansis from him this month show that he may be getting older, stinkier, and uglier but he's not quitting. j/k :) From this months release, we can see that Xypher Matryx is indeed still in recovery from the ansi beating that 4thds gave to him a few months back. Don't worry man, we believe in you.. get well soon. Another surprise this month was the tag team of Burnout and Prison Breaker who released Dark's all ascii first pack. Who knew that ascii could look so good coming from 2 VGA artists... group meet At this months Dark meet, there were many surprises. Armageddon Donut showed up in his patented suit, however much to the chagrine of members he had forgot his pants. Burnout took this opportunity to have some fun with good ol' "Chicken legs". Donut reacted with a swift peck to Bo's chin. The Green Hornet, obsessed in taking back his "GQ" image from Donut wore an Arthurian garb with a wig and everything. When asked about this, his response was " I'm gonna dunk that donut ". Equinox, was found to secretly be the lead singer of Raggapuke. An underground Reggae band who does bad Vanilla Ice makeovers with a hint of reggae. Eq, was quickly beaten and left for dead. Mimes, Dark's official cheerleader showed up with an army of small squishy hamster fetus's ready to battle even the strongest of stenched. These little creatures were left to fend for themselves when an overgrown Reddeath intimidated them by his secret weapon, the "silent treatment".. it was later found that he was not infact mute, as once thought by all. "He talks!" Xypher found a soul mate in one of the hamster fetus's, and soon we should be seeing little hairy Xypher juniors runnin' around. Damn, that's ooglay. watOr >> Um, 4th, what are you doing? * watOr pimp-slaps The 4th Disciple watOr >> Snap out of it man, you have long transferred over from the Darkside,  we went all out Echo .. remember? * The 4th Disciple realizes his mistakes.. watOr >> Now let's do this shit right. 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It was a dream dreamt by The 4th Disciple and then was smacked on the table in front of me (watOr) and was overlooked at first. Just another group, it'll come and go, just like the rest. Why destroy the hopes and dreams for Plain, just to start all over again? Simple, Echo has a goal, a destination, a plan. We solomnly promise to deliver our best, we hope that you (the audience) will be most supportive, for you have been even when we had nothing to show forth our verbal claim. The long awaited package has hit the shelves, and we hope that it lived up to it's expectation. If not, we shall keep striving to rel- ease some of the best. Echo is not an abbreviation, but a statement that we hope will be heard and remembered by all. - watOr I'd just like to clear up a little confusion that's been going around lately. Plain did not "die". Plain was approached by my idea, and the group as a whole discussed it. The verdict was to change, and that the change would help us all grow. I'd like to thank the members right now for their hard work and support. It was an evolution, nothing else. Despite what others have to say about it. - 4thds * members  All members that were recruited and added to the memberlisting, made up the basic core of the group. Let me clear this up (4thds), ALL former members of Plain were asked to join or leave.. it was thier choice. We were able to combine these members with the best of the "new and up'n'comers" of the scene and bring you the quality that you all look forward to. * staff The staff, here at Echo is made up of two department heads and two senior staff members. Black Jack of Cia and Odelay fame becomes our ascii department head. Our ansi department is headed by Hexus (formerly Mr. Gnu) of Plain fame. His leadership and motivation in Plain brought out the best in the group. It was only natural that he become staff. The ever hard working watOr joins me in the senior staff position. watOr's work with new artists, Toon, Plain and Dark has always showcased his greatness as a leader. And finally, myself. Formerly a senior with Dark and Toon. This month, the staff put together some of the best artists to bring this pack to you. Great stuff guys. * locating Echo members/staff Echo members can be found in #echo on IRC, and can be emailed. The email addresses appear in the memberlisting. WWW page(s) will be setup in the near future to support the group as well. Please keep reading future information files for the news on further developments. If you can't remember who you want to write to, or are having trouble getting their address email to: echo@globalserve.net and the message will be forwared to the appropriate member(s). * we thank you We'd like to take this time out to thank the few locals that supported us in our early stages. And to the people on IRC who were eager to hear of the group and to support it. We thank you all, it meant a great deal to all of us. Truly. * dedication This first Echo pack is dedicated to all of the members. You all worked a great deal this month, to produce this pack. Your motivation, and achievement meant everything to us. Great work, and please keep it up. Greatness is worked on not born, and this month we worked our asses off. :) Information File compiled by: watOr and The 4Th Disciple Echo logo: Mass Murderer (iCE) Dark logo: The 4Th Disciple Greetings to Dark Illustrated for their good humour and great support. You know we got your backs guys. SAUCE00Echo Information (01/97) Echo staff Echo 19970128,P§