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To my knowledge, Donna Mia has appeared in the following places. Nude or variant covers are not included here, since they bear the same issue name and number, and there are so many of them it is really difficult to keep track. If you know of some titles I have missed, please let me know so I can find them and add them to my collection:
Dark Fantasy Production
- Dark Fantasies Midsummer's Eve Special 1994
No.1 Page 2
Pinup book with Donna Mia drawing by Eric Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1994 No.2
Pages 14-26 entitled "The Unnatural Selection"
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1994 No.3
Pages 13-25 entitled "The Centerpiece"
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1995 No.4
Pages 1-14 entitled "Swept Away"
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1995 No.5
Pages 17-32 entitled "Beasts of a Feather"
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1995 No.6
Pages 20-35 entitled "Midnight Ride"
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1996 No.7
Page 39, Letter from Utz (p. 38)
Convention pics including costumed Donna Mia
- Donna Mia 1995 No.1 of 4
Cover art by Michael Kaluta
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Donna Mia 1996 No.2 of 4
Cover art by Michael Kaluta
Artwork and script by Utz & Olive
- Dark Fantasies 1996 No.0
Cover and pinup on last page both by Utz
Avatar Press
- Donna Mia 1996 No.1 of 3
entitled "Stars and Stripes Forever, Act 1"
- Donna Mia 1996 No.1 of 3
entitled "Stars and Stripes Forever, Act 2"
- Donna Mia 1997 No.1 of 3
entitled "Stars and Stripes Forever, Act 3"
- Donna Mia Giant Size 1997 No.1 of 2
Reprints "The Centerpiece" and "Swept Away"
with 8 additional pages!
- Donna Mia Giant Size 1997 No.2 of 2
Reprints "Beasts of a Feather" and "Midnight Ride"
with 5 additional pages!
- Donna Mia Pinup 1997 No.1
Various artists' drawings of Donna Mia, with 8 pages by Utz
- Donna Mia 1997 No.0
Offers new stories "Resident" and "Childhood IV"
the latter written by Arthur Rimbaud
- Donna Mia 1998 No. Infinity
New story in which Donna Mia remembers Hell
Reprints some Hell scenes only from Neil Gaiman Series
- Threshold 1998 No. 4
Pages ?-? entitled "?"
- Threshold 1998 No. 9
Pages ?-? entitled "?"
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A Mystery?
Being merely a fan and not a true fanatic, I have not attended as many conventions as I wish to and so am not "in the loop" as it were when it comes to events in the comic world. Therefore I can only surmise that Dark Fantasies, the original publisher of Trevlin Utz's and Eric Olive's Donna Mia, went under, as does happen in the industry. Furthermore, I can only guess as to why only Trevlin's name has been associated with the character since Avatar picked up the title (and thanks to them for doing so), even though many of the comics are reprints of the original Dark Fantasies stories. I know that in the comic book world, as in any realm where artistic vision meets business realities, there are often falling outs or (hopefully) amicable separations. I am content to know that Mr. Utz continued with the story that was begun, and that his stories and drawings of Donna Mia continue to enthrall me, though I've read them many times over. I hope you come to enjoy them as well...
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