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| − | ==About==
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| − | '''''Chris Fischer''''' is a professional musician and accomplished artist/caricaturist based in New York City. See his personal website for details.
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| − | He is also known by his [[The Acorn Cafe|Acorn Cafe]] handles '''Mayhem''' and '''fish''', the latter being used today (as at July, 2006).
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| − | ==Fan Comics==
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| − | ===Of Mice and Mayhem===
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| − | '''First released:''' At the Acorn Cafe in the evening (Eastern Standard Time) of January 12, 2003.
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| − | '''Title reference:''' A play on the title of John Steinbeck's novel ''Of Mice and Men''.
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| − | '''Part of series:''' Work on a sequel is underway, but it is still in very early stages of development (as at July 2006).
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| − | '''Length:''' 232 pages total: 2 cover pages + 229 story pages + 1 closing page
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| − | '''[[Rating]]:''' PG
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| − | The comic was the product of approximately three years work, much of which occurred in studios, at soundchecks and on the road. It is recognized as one of the greatest works ever produced by a member of [[The Fandom|the Rescue Ranger fandom]], and stands in its own right as a masterfully constructed comic.
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| − | ====Synopsis====
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| − | The story is set some time after the end of [[The TV Show|the series]], in a time of relative peace... A peace which is suddenly shattered when a routine case goes terribly wrong...
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| − | (Spoilers follow - Highlight to read...) <font color="white">While on a case at Professor Nimnul's lab, Gadget is caught in a glass cage which the Rangers can't open. Unfortunately, special forces have been after Nimnul, too, and they take Gadget with them. First, the Rangers believe that she has been killed and try to go on without her. But as Chip finds out what really happened to her, the Rangers are dragged into a giant human conspiracy.</font>
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| − | ====Important Characters====
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| − | =====Canonical=====
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| − | The [[Rescue Rangers]]
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| − | [[Foxglove]]
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| − | [[Tammy]]
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| − | [[Sparky]]
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| − | [[Norton Nimnul]]
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| − | =====Original=====
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| − | ''(Will follow as soon as I've read it once more. --[[User:Midnight Man|Midnight Man]] 22:28, 27 November 2006 (EST))''
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| − | ====Awards====
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| − | [[2003 Golden Acorn Awards]] (spoilers blanked): Best Online Comic, Best Original Costuming <font color="white">for bald Gadget</font>, Best Portrait of a Ranger <font color="white">for Gadget, stuttering when recognizing Chip</font>, Best Artwork, Best Use of a Recurring Series Character for Gadget, Best Characterization of the Rangers, Best Character Interaction for Chip and Gadget, Best Original Villain for Ferrante, Best Original Male Character for Ferrante (tie with [[Jareth|Jareth's]] [[The Return of Winifred]]), Best Mystery Thriller, Best Romance, Best Drama, Best Action Adventure, Best Story, Best All-Time Artwork, Best All-Time Fanfic
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| − | With 16 awards, Of Mice and Mayhem is the fan creation which received the most Golden Acorn Awards in one year.
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| − | [[2004 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best All-Time Artwork, Best All-Time Fanfic (tie with [[Michael Demcio|Michael Demcio's]] [[Rhyme and Reason]])
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| − | [[2005 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best All-Time Artwork, Best All-Time Fanfic (tie with [[Michael Demcio|Michael Demcio's]] [[Rhyme and Reason]])
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| − | ====External Links (Of Mice and Mayhem)====
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| − | [http://www.electricfishmusic.com/001.html Of Mice and Mayhem]
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| − | [http://www.theacorncafe.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2110&highlight=mice+mayhem Of Mice and Mayhem's launching thread at the Acorn Cafe]
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| − | [http://konorama.ru/omip/ Russian translation], done by [[KOH]]
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| − | ==Fan Art==
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| − | ===The Rangers of Oz===
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| − | ====General Information====
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| − | One of Chris Fischer's most famous pieces of fan art. It displays the five [[Rescue Rangers]] as the main characters of L. Frank Baum's ''Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', posing on the Yellow Brick Road in an incredibly on-character way:
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| − | * [[Gadget Hackwrench|Gadget]] as Dorothy Gale
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| − | * [[Zipper]] as Toto, Dorothy's dog
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| − | * [[Chip]] as the Tin Woodman
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| − | * [[Dale]] as the Scarecrow
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| − | * [[Monterey Jack]] as the Cowardly Lion
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| − | ====Awards====
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| − | [[2005 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best Artwork, Best Original Costuming
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| − | ====External Links====
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| − | [http://electricfishmusic.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=7 The Rangers of Oz at Chris Fischer's website]
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| − | ===Further Artwork Awards===
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| − | [[2005 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best Color Image (Flat) for ''Valentine's Day 2005''
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| − | ==Awards==
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| − | [[2003 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best Artist, Best Author (tie with [[Jareth]]), Most Prolific, Special Mention for his efforts on Of Mice and Mayhem, Best All-Time Artist, Best All-Time Author, Rookie of the Year
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| − | Together with the awards for Of Mice and Mayhem, Chris Fischer received the record number of 23 awards in 2003. He even created the artwork for the ceremony.
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| − | [[2004 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best All-Time Artist
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| − | [[2005 Golden Acorn Awards]]: Best All-Time Artist
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | [http://www.electricfishmusic.com/ Chris Fischer's Homepage (Electric Fish Music)]
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| − | [[Category:Fans|Fischer Chris]]
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