4 t h d s A Dark Illustrated 1996 Take hold of what you fear and whisper our name Dark Illustrated April Collection sdht4 4thds Welcome to Dark s April Collection She engulfs our very being our very light of life She springs from our nightmares creeping up on us as if stalking our every move She is Dark Among us walk the fearless and the deranged We are Dark Illustrated we are what you could never fathom Once every month we escape from the shadows to show to the world what we are and what our actions may mean There are others like us but none so mysterious Now go young meat and feed on the energy that eminates from us Go and hope that you may never again meet this thing called Dark Well a little different A little weird Xypher Matryx takes a leave of this section of the release a much needed rest if you ask me Tis me The 4Th Disciple bringing my total wretchedness to the release Either you ll like it or you ll want to hang me Hopefully you ll all get used to my rambling and maybe just maybe Xypher will beat Wing Commander Or hell may freeze over whatever comes first Dark has been holding it s series of Dark Meets of late and though I wasn t able to attend I ve heard of their success (Note The Green Hornet did _not_ die last month) Between the movies alcohol and jokes a few of the members were able to work together on some peices of work These will be featured in upcoming releases from Dark Maybe next time some of you guys will remember to ask before borrowing a certain Wizard magazine ) As with all groups out there it seems as if one of our older members has returned for an unknown period of time This month Hannibal The Cannibal returns to release some of his infamous VGA work It s always good to see alumnus working side by side with newer members Welcome back to the Dark side! Dark Illustrated Group News sdht4 4thds New Members This month we gained a logoist and a pic artist Stile an oldschooler has joined the ranks of Dark Illustrated to showcase his talents As well I d like to apologize for leaving Samurai out of last months memberlisting and information file This was my responsibility and so please don t take it personal Samurai an excellent pic artist comes to Dark This guy has talent watch for it in future Dark packs Viral Overlord a musician also joins our ranks This guys music is just plain cool take a listen Envious One This month we discovered that one of our members has developed Penis envy Now we won t divulge his name (coughCARNIFEXcough) however we will state that this is not a serious case It seems that anything over 2 cm will piss him off and basically make him uncomfortable More on this at a later date In the ansi scene today with all the half naked girly pics it s kind of unawkward for our little friend and his little friend ) LORD IGM Contest The due date for entries in Dark Illustrated s LORD IGM contest is fast approaching Which group will win this Remember to enter Please get in touch with Xypher Matryx if interested Internal Restructuring After months of hard work and complete dedication Xypher Matryx moves from Senior Staff to our Coding dept The 4Th Disciple moves up to fill the space left Nootropic also moves up to Ansi Head Xypher will now be in charge of the Dark Illustrated Homepage which will be revamped in the months to come Dark Illustrated Whatcha saying sdht4 4thds I wouldn t suggest doing it it might cause permanent retinal damage (An artists thoughts after breaking out of prison) Just take it with a grain of salt (Our very own envious one) Nootropic s in Dark (A logoists observation after getting in) Just what the heck is a wonderwall anyways (Carniverous Faximus) Why do we need to rotate our car tires They already rotate by themselves (Who s dah man Who s dah man Ron s dah man!) But if we let _him_ in we ll have to let his whole family in (1 2 3 4th Disciple) Dark Illustrated The Collections sdht4 4thds For the latest available DARK Collection check out Yggdrasil s homepage at http www io org drasil If you haven t already heard arpeggio res cmu edu (I got it right for once) is down Halaster s Regency still has DARK packs online though and there s the wuarchive so all is not lost DARK packs old and new are also available on Member Boards listed within Dark Illustrated Filenames sdht4 4thds 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 sdht4 4thds 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 sdht4 4thds The Lethal Aspect World Headquarters Xypher Matryx Sight & Sound Member Board Drone-Fly Demesne Member Board Deaccession Realm of Darkness Member Board Master of Darkness Components Member Board David Tym Tundra Member Board Tribal Siege Xenocide Member Board Nootropic The Regency Internet Site Halaster DARK does not have distribution sites nor is it seeking any Please cease requesting them or sending applications Dark Illustrated Greetings sdht4 4thds Group Greets Acid Basic Blade Cia Dread Fire Ice Plain Individual Greets Godless Space Ace Arc Angel Equinox Dark Illustrated Dedication sdht4 4thds This month s release is dedicated to Xypher Matryx for the exceptional work that he has put in since returning to Dark Illustrated You have shown us what true determination is and we can only hope to follow your lead We thank you You have shown to us what the true meaning of Dark Illustrated is the originators of originals _ d a r k i 1 1 u s t r a t e d _pk The Dark Collection April 1996 File Id Pooka