Issue 26 - Letters from Absentia
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Guest editors Meg Frank, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, and Linda Wenzelburger!
This issue looks at letters and writing in a very different way from anything JP has tried before! From Open Letters to Postcards to Pens and Penmanship to Just Plain Good Fun, it's 90 pages of majesty! 
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Issue 25 - NaNoWriMo
Michael Carroll returns to the masthead (and provides another awesome cover!) for an issue about National Novel Writing Month! Thrill to articles from Michael, Chris, James, and an extended interview with Chaz Brenchley, Gail Carriger, Michael Carroll, Paul Kane, Ruth F. Long, Michael Marshall Smith, & Liz Williams, plus great art from Charlie Irons and Darne Lang!!!
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Issue 24 - Richard III
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On this, the year of his re-burial, Journey Planet looks at his legacy, re-discovery, the Shakespeare play, and so much more! Featuring the Art of Autun Purser!
Page 4 - Editorials by Chris & James Page 7 - Some Thoughts on Richard III by Steven H Silver Page 10 - Miracle in the Municipal Parking Lot by Joan Szechtman Page 13 - The Lesser Known Theories of the Princes in the Tower by Chris Garcia Page 17 - A Richard III for My Generation by Chuck Serface Page 20 - Tyrant Muse by K.A. Laity Page 22 - Violence and bloodshed at Hampstead Theatre by James Bacon Page 24 - Trafalgar Transformed’s Richard III by Ruth Pe Palileo Page 28 - Richard III - The Studio Theatre Trafalgar, directed by Jamie Lloyd Reviewed by James Bacon Page 32 - Dick the Shit by Pixie P Page 35 - Princes in the Tower, a two minute animation by Kate Brown and Paul Duffield. |
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Issue 23 - Dan Dare
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We take a look at Britain's hero Dan Dare, with Michael Carroll co-editing! It's a MASSIVE issue that looks at the Colonel in Print and Everythere! Page 3 - Some Years in the Future - An Editorial by Michael Carroll
Dan Dare in Print Page 6 - The Rise and Fall of Frank Hampson: A Personal View by Edward James Page 9 - The Crisis of Multiple Dares by David MacDonald Page 11 - A Whole New Universe to Master! - Michael Carroll looks back at the 2000AD incarnation of Dan Dare Page 15 - Virgin Comics’ Dan Dare by Gary Eskine Page 17 - Bryan Talbot Interviewed by James Bacon Page 19 - Making the Old New Again by Dave Hendrick Page 21 - 65 Years of Dan Dare by Barrie Tomlinson Page 23 - John Higgins on Dan Dare Page 26 - Richard Bruton on Dan Dare Page 28 - Truth or Dare by Peppard Saltine Page 31 - The Bidding War for the 1963 Dan Dare Annual by Steve Winder Page 33 - Dan Dare: My Part in His Revival by Pat Mills Page 36 -Great News Chums! The Eagle Family Tree by Jeremy Briggs Dan Dare is Everywhere! Page 39 - Dan Dare badge from Bill Burns Page 40 - My Brother the Mekon and Other Thrilling Space Stories by Helena Nash Page 45 - Dan Dare on the Wireless by Steve Winders Page 50 - Lego Dan Dare by James Shields Page 51 - The Spacefleet Project by Dr. Raymond D. Wright Page 54 - Through a Glass Darely: Ministry of Space by Helena Nash Page 59 - Dan Dare: The Video Game by James Shields Page 61 - Dan Dare vs. the Wold Crime League - Season Six of Wold Newton by Chris Garcia Page 65 - Dan Dare’s Back in Southport by Steve Winders Page 67 - Why a Dan Dare Movie is a Really Bad Idea by Ian Wheeler Page 69 - Words on Dan Dare by Jim Burns Further Reading Page 134 - Further Reading compiled by Michael Carroll Pages 136 - The Annoyingly Incomplete Dan Dare Story Guide compiled by Michael Carroll Page 142 - Enditorial by James Bacon | ||||
Issue 22 - Super Heroes!
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Aurora Celeste and Linda Wenzelburger joins Chris and James in editing this look at the Mightiest of Heroes!
Cover - Photo shoot by Richard Man (http://richardmanphoto.com) Models - Captain America - Karen Fox, Thor - Rhawnie Pino, Tony Stark/Iron Man - Jennifer Erlichman, Hawkeye - Sahrye Cohen, Bruce Banner - Linda Wenzelburger, Black Widow - Hal Rodriguez Page 1 - Real Life Costumed Heroes Purple Reign and Phonenix Jones! Page 3 - Editorials - James, Linda, Chris (Photo by Jean Martin, Art from Mo Starkey) Page 7 -Getting to Know the Sentinel of Liberty: Two Books about Captain America by Chuck Serface Page 13 - Resurrection and Death in 69 Pages- Simonson and Goodwin’s Manhunter by Joel Zakem Page 16 - Days of Wonder, Trailblazers in UK and Irish Comics Fandom by James Bacon Page 22 - My Imaginary Comic Book Company by Chris Garcia Page 25 - Crossing Over: Five Superhero Books for Sci-Fi Fans By Donna Martinez Page 27 - The B-Team by Reid Vanier (first appeared at http://modernmythologies.com/2014/09/10/the-b-team/) Page 30 - Andy Warhol in Miracleman #19 by Padraig O’Mealoid Page 35 - Warhol & The Comics by James Bacon Page 43 - An Interview with Mel Ramos Page 45 - Superman by Hillary Pearlman-Bliss Page 46 - Playing at Heroes - Superheroic RPGs and Me by Chris Garcia Page 49 - Misty Knight by Sierra Berry Page 50 - Getting to Know the Princess of Power: Four Biographies of Wonder Woman by Chuck Serface Page 59 - The Mighty World of Me by Helena Nash Page 60 - Instant Fanzine Featuring Tonya Adolfson (aka Tanglwyst de Holloway), Ric Bretschneider, Warren Buff, Karen Burnham, Ivana Delač, Emma England, Meg Frank, Luis Gonzalez, Anne Gray, Brian Gray, Niall Harrison, Irena Hartman, Adria K, Jackie Kamlot, Michael Lee, Ruth Leibig, Guy Lillian, Trixy Loupwolf, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Jim Mann, Anton Marks, Marlin May, Helena Nash, Brian Nisbet, Van Nolan, Diane O., Padraig O’Mealoid, Carole Parker, Igor Redic, Erin Riggsmith, Erica Schott, Chuck Serface, Keith Smith, Melissa Taylor, Anna Warren Cebrian Back Cover - Mo Starkey | ||||||
Issue 21 - The Greatest Year in Science Fiction!
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Page 4 - Editorials
by Chris Garcia, Warren Buff, and James Bacon Page 13 - 1939 by Ben Yalow Page 18 - 1953: The Greatest Year in Science Fiction by Brad Lyau Page 21 - Some Significant Years by Juan Sanmiguel Page 24 - 1967 by Warren Buff Page 30 - 1999 - The Best Year Ever by Chris Garcia Page 35 - The Greatest Year by Chuck Serface | ||||
Issue 20 - GO SPORTS!
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Helen Montgomery joins Chris and James for an issue dedicated to The Sporting Life!
Cover by Kharn Betrayer http://kharnbetrayer.deviantart.com/ Page 3 - Editorial by Helen J. Montgomery Page 4 - Instant Fanzine via Facebook Page 12 - Fandom(s) Changed My Life by Helen J. Montgomery Page 16 - My Double Life by Dave Hogg Page 18 - A Tale of Two Fandoms by Jerry Gilio Page 20 - Dragons, Ironsides, Scandals, Dark Horse, Spartans, Convicts, And Warriors by James Bacon Page 24 - Story Time by Ruth Liebig Page 25 - Boxing + Wrestling =/≠ MMA by Chris Garcia Page 28 - Dreaming of Mad Dog by #3 Page 29 - An American Fan in Australia by Janice Gelb Page 32 - Three-for-Five: My Teams by Chris Garcia Page 35 - First Contact by Deb Geisler Page 37 - Strange Sports Stories by Mike Grost (http://mikegrost.com/sport.htm ) Page 43 - Science Fiction, Sports, & Jack Haldeman by Chris Garcia Page 45 - Welcome to Super Bowl C by Greg Williams Page 47 - Fannish Betting by Helen J. Montgomery Page 48 - It’s Fandom’s Fault I Watch Football by Glenn Glazer Page 50 - Quiddich: A Sport For A New Generation by James Hinsey Page 53 - Consports by Janice Gelb Page 55 - A Fat Tub of Goo, Paper Baseball and a Different Dimension of Fandom by RJ Johnson Page 57 - Wrestling with Science Fiction by Chris Garcia | ||||||
Issue 19 - Doctor Who
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Guest Editors Colin Harris and Alissa McKersie!
A 100 Page Bumper Issue! Page 11 - The Lost Episodes by Michael Lee Page 13 - My American Experience with Doctor Who by Jim Mann Page 15 - Doctor Who and Shakespeare by Nicholas Whyte Page 19 - Why Can’t The All Be Like “The Talons of Weng-Chiang” ~or~ I’m Glad They’re Not All Like “The Talons of Weng-Chiang” Page 22 - Walking in the Footsteps, Following the TARDIS Tracks by James Bacon Page 26 - Nightmare in Pantone 2955c by James Bacon Page 28 - Before & After The Doctor by Chris Garcia Page 32 - Instant Fanzine - Who Authors Write Featuring Simon Clark, Eoin Colfer, Paul McAuley, Kim Newman, Lance Parkin, Alastair Reynolds Page 44 - On Target! - The Whovian Art of Chris Achilleos by Colin Harris Page 48 - The Mutation of Time: Doctor Who Fandom in Britain 1963 - 1990 by Matthew Kilburn Page 55 - My Life of Doctor Who by Ken Patterson Page 58 - Radio Free Skaro by Warren Frey Page 60 - You Don’t Choose the Yarn Life, The Yarn Life Chooses You by Michael Capra Page 62 - Back in the Days When Our Telly Was Black and White by Christine and Joe Halse Page 66 - A Crack in Time and Space by Sabine Furlong Page 70 - Trial of a Time-Lord Fan by Tim Davis Page 72 - Doctor Who - The Doctor’s Silence A Review by Christopher J Garcia Page 76 - Instant Fanzine Featuring Michael Carroll, Christopher Erickson, Nancy Gonzalez, Des Grogan, Nalini Haynes, Ruth Leibig, Esther MacCallum-Stewert, Jean Martin, Michael Michela, Helena Nash, Mark Oshiro, Padraig O Mealoid, Jesi Pershing, Liam Proven, James Shields, Erin Underwood, Linda Wenzelburger, Roland Willis |
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Issue 16 - Philip K. Dick
SpecialGuest editor Pete Young! Featuring writing from Ted White, Tim Powers, Chris Garcia, James Bacon, Chris Littes and more!
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Issue 17 - Worldcon's 75th Birthday
Special Guest Editor -Colin Harris! Featuring words from James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Vince Docherty, Colin Harris, Deb Geisler, Peter Weston, and many, many more!
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Issue 18 - Social Media & Fandom
Special Guest Editor - Helen Montgomery!
We look at how Social Media and Fandom intersect, diverge, power-up, and sometimes explode with articles from anonymous contributors around the world! Cover by Dan Berger!
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Issue 13 - The Parity Issue
Edited by James Bacon and Chris Garcia, with Guest Editors Emma King and Helen Montgomery.
Cover by Mo Starkey
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Issue 14 - The James Bond Issue
Edited by James Bacon and Chris Garcia
Cover by Alan Beck
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Issue 15 - The Write Stuff
Edited by James Bacon, Chris Garcia, and Lynda E. Rucker.
Cover by Ellen Natalie
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Issue 10 - The Australian Issue
Edited by James Bacon and Chris Garcia, with Guest Editor Emily McLeay
Cover by Emily McLeay.
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Issue 11 - The Sherlock Holmes Issue
Edited by James Bacon and Chris Garcia.
Cover by H.A. Pearlman
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Issue 12 - The Blade Runner Issue
Edited by James Bacon and Chris Garcia with Guest Editor Pete Young!
Cover by John Alvin
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Issue 7 - The Space Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia.
Cover by David A. Hardy
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Issue 8 - What Makes You A Science Fiction Fan?
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia.
Cover by Ditmar
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Issue 9 - The Dune Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia, featuring Guest Editors Yvonne Rowse and Ian Sorensen.
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Issue 4 - The Science Fiction Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia.
Cover from Scott Aleric
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Issue 5 - The Alternate History Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia
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Issue 6 - The City of London + More
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia.
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Issue 1 - The Beginning
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia
Cover from James Shields
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Issue 2 - The Women's Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, and Chris Garcia.
Cover from Hugo-winner Mo Starkey.
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Issue 3 - The 1984 Issue
Edited by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, Chris Garcia, and featuring Guest Editor Pete Young.
Cover from David Dunnico
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Take a Listen to Some Other Special Materials...
Podcasts, Videos, and More from Themed For Your Pleasure...
A Single If Panel from Westercon 66David Gerrold, Rebecca Ince-Partridge, Ctein, Howeird, and Chris Garcia talk Alternate History!
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Three Essentials for Time Travel panel from Loscon 2013Harry Turtledove, Chris Garcia, Barbara Hambly, Michael Siladi and more take on the topic of what three things you'd want with you if you time-traveled... and other stuff!
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The Robin Williams issue of Claims Department
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Claims Department runs a special issue dedicated to the work of Robin Williams
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