Michael Carroll and Pádraig Ó Méalóid return for a look at the legendary Flann O'Brien in a 79 page monster end-of-the-year issue!!!!!!!

And yes, that's another amazing Michael Carroll cover!!!

​Introduction by Pádraig Ó Méalóid..............................................................3
Introduction by James Bacon.......................................................................5
Mise agus Myles..........................................................................................6
Extractum Ó Bhark i bPrágrais...................................................................11
Object Found in a Book I:...........................................................................23
Flannland................................................................................................... 25
The Case for John Shamus O’Donnell........................................................28
Off the Rails – Flann on Track.....................................................................39
Object Found in a Book II:..........................................................................53
Single Narrow Gold Band: Flann’s Pen.......................................................62
The Cardinal and/or the Corpse:................................................................65
Miscellanea................................................................................................ 77
Selected Bibliography................................................................................79

2 days, two zines! Today it's our (slightly delayed...) issue on Silicon Valley, with co-editor Chuck Serface!!! We look at the place, the people, the stores, the ideas, that make the Valley of Chris' Delight so... delightful. 

​​Page 4 - Editorial
Christopher J. Garcia 

Page 6 - Silicon Valley Demographics
Excerpted by Chuck Serface

Page 13 - Silicon Valley
James Bacon

Page 17 - Brand-New Place of Worship
Collected by F. C. Moulton

Page 18 - The Tentacles of Silicon Valley
by Steve Davidson

Page 23 - What Is Our Balance?
Laura Wenham
Page 25 - Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley
(As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
by Adam Fisher
Reviewed by Chuck Serface

Page 27 -On SiliGone Valley
Christopher Garcia

Page 30 - In the Valley with Verle
An Interview by Chuck Serface

Page 38 - Y2K Ready
F. C. Moulton

We're joined by 2019 TAFF candidate Sarah Gulde for a look at Diversity within Star Trek fandom. Michael Carroll provides an exceptional cover!
​Cover by Michael Carroll
 
Page 3—Letter from the Editor by Sarah Gulde
             Illustration by Matthew Clark
Page 4—Sarah Gulde for TAFF by Chris Garcia
             Photo Courtesy of Sarah Gulde
Page 5—A Brief Herstory of Women in Trek Fandom By Sue Kisenwether
             Page 5—photo courtesy Chris Garcia
Page 6—Spockanalia by Comerford & Langsam
Page 8—Photo courtesy of Sue Kisenwether
Page 10—Cover A Piece of the Action Feb 1973, editor Marc Schulman
Page 11—Publicity photos from Paramount, NASA
Page 12—My Online Trek by Marina Kravchuk
Page 12—Photo by Inna Ruslanova
Page 13—Photo by Christian Bobak
Page 14—Photo courtesy of Marina Kravchuk
Page 15—Photo by John Stagnari
Page 16—Turning a Pumpkin into Lemonade: How Trump brought about a Star Trek Happy Hour by Luis Torres
Page 16—photos courtesy of Luis Torres
Page 20—Art by Bob Hole
Page 21—Is There a Doctor in the House? By Eric Profancik
Photos courtesy of Eric Profancik
Page 25—Miles O’Brien Must Suffer! By James Bacon
Page 27—Star Trek: The Convention and Cruz by Jesse Oquendo
Photos courtesy Jesse Oquendo
Page 31— Infinite Diversity: Why We Still Need Star Trek in the Popular Zeitgeist
by Jamala Henderson
Photos courtesy Jamala Henderson
Page 37—Star Trek Cosplay by Sarah Gulde
Photos courtesy of Sarah Gulde
Page 47—System Analysis or Grace Moore and Her Amazing Positronic Brain by Grace Moore
Photos courtesy of Grace Moore
Page 52—Odo, Chronic Pain, and Why I Don’t Want to Take a Nap by Carroll Connelly
Page 54—Instant Fanzine with Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Ken Marsden, Peppard Saltine, Joe Gordon, Rob Hansen, and Michael Carroll
Page 62—Art from Michael Carroll
 

Journey Planet is proud to present the eDition of the return of Tony Roche's legendary fanzine Heroes Unlimited #8! Chris, James, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Anthony Roche, and Merlin Roche published the print edition in September, but Journey Planet is proud to be home of the PDF edition, with bonus content! 

Heroes Unlimited 8 contents include a MASSIVE interview with Alan Moore conducted by Tony Roche, and the bonus material includes letters of comment, and thoughts on the passing of Stan Lee by Michael Carroll and Anthony Roche, 

​Page 3- Editorial by Anthony Roche-- Cover Heroes Unlimited #7 by Paul Neary
Page 5- Women in Comics I by Sharae Deckard
Page 14- Reviews of the SCARP Comic Convention 1968 and the Chicago
Comic and Entertainment Expo 2018 By Anthony Roche- Art from Gene Colan, Al
Williamson, and Henry Scarpelli
Page 23- Troubled Souls by James Bacon
Page 28- A Master of Irish Fantasy: Lord Dunsany by Patrick O’Donnell
Page 34- Interview with Alan Moore by Anthony Roche
Page 64- Readers’ Raves and Roastings A letter from a 15-year-old Alan Moore
commenting on HU 5; a letter from Derek G Skinn that not even Dez remembers; and a
late letter from Peter C Phillips.
Page 68- Watchmen: A Tattered Love Letter by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Page 70- First Stirrings by Rob Hansen
Page 74- Something in the Post by David Hine
Page 76- All-American Boy Comic strip written and drawn by David Hine
Page 82- The James White I Knew by James Bacon
Page 87- Bob Shaw’s Science Fiction by Eamonn Hughes
Page 93- 11x11 or Women in Comics II Edited by Pádraig Ó Méalóid.
Contributors: Karen Green; Dr. Melanie Gibson; Hannah Means-Shannon; Annie Parkhouse;
Kate Charlesworth; Maggie Gray; Suzy Varty; Mary Talbot; Nora Goldberg; Sarah McIntyre,
and Maura McHugh
Page 109- Enditorial by Chris Garcia
Page 110- Art from the 1968 New York Comicon
from the Collection of Anthony Roche
Art by Dick Giordano, Al Williamson, Larry Ivie, and Neal Adams

     

He's rough, he's tough! He's arguably the greatest feature of 2000AD. Michael Carroll returns to Journey Planet as editor and cover artist, as we dig into the path trod by the Judge himself! 

Join James, Michael, Peter Duncan, Dave Evans & Richmond Clements, plus interviews with Pat Mills, John Wagner, strips, art, reviews, and much much more in this 96 page monster!!!

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Editors Vince Docherty and Mark Meenan join Chris and James in looking at the history of science fiction cons in Glasgow from the beginning in 1978 to what's coming up in 2018! We feature words from James White, James Bacon, Mark Meenan, Vince Docherty, Cuddles, Jonathan Cowie, Jim Campbell, and more!
Cover composed by Vince Docherty featuring Bill Burns’ button and badge collection pieces from eFanzines.com

Joined by Editor Chuck Serface, with a cover from Hugo winner Maurine Starkey, we take a look at the legendary host of Creature Features, Bob Wilkins, one of the GoHs at WorldCon 76 and a major reason many of the BArea fans of the 1970s and 80s came to fandom. 

We feature articles on the man himself, about horror paperbacks, about horror films, and even an interview of Forry Ackerman with Bob Wilkins from 1973. 

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Randy Byers. 

Hugo-winner Helen Montgomery joins us editing again for this issue looking at the world of Disney, from films to theme parks to conventions and more!

Front and Back Covers by Hillary Bliss-Pearlman

Page 2 - Editorial - Helen Montgomery
Collage by Chris Garcia
Photo from Helen Montgomery

Page 4 - Dave Kyle image by Unknown caricature artist at Disneyland in the 1960s

Page 6 - The Disney Bubble by John Donat

Page 8 - Disney Cosplay by Whitney Randolph
Photo collage by Chris Garcia

Page 10 - My Favorite Theatre - Main Street Cinema by Chris Garcia

Page 13 - The EPCOT You WON’T See by Steven H Silver
Photo of Original EPCOT concept from Walt Disney Family Museum

Page 16 - Hidden Mickeys by Helen Montgomery
Hidden Mickeys by Hillary Bliss

Page 19 - Instant Fanzine Part 1 - What’s Your Favorite Disney Ride
Photos purchased from eBay (grand total spent: $17.45)

Page 26 - The Best Disney Worldcon That Never Happened by Deb Geisler

Page 28 - Keys from the Kingdom: What Cons Can Learn from Disney Parks by Tracy Lunquist
Page 30 - Instant Fanzine Part 2 - What Is Your Favorite Disney Song and Why? 
Photo by Chris Garcia

Page 34 - Disney Does SciFi... LIVE! 1954 to 1999 by Chris Garcia 
Photo collage by Chris Garcia

Page 40 - On Mars and Beyond (Adapted from an episode of 52 Episodes to Science Fiction Film Literacy) by Chris Garcia

Page 43 - My Favorite Disney Character by Helen Montgomery
Photo from Helen Montgomery

Page 46 - Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Adapted from an episode of 52 Episodes to Science Fiction Film Literacy) by Chris Garcia

Page 49 - Instant Fanzine Part 3 - If You Liked Disney Movie X, Then You Should Read Science Fiction/Fantasy Story Z. Solve for X and Z. 

Page 51 - Worldcon Bidding with Walt by Adam Beaton Chairperson, Orlando in 2015 Worldcon Bid

Page 52 - Instant Fanzine Part 4 - Favorite Disney Hero/Heroine AND Favorite Disney Villain and Why?

Page 45 - Enditorial by James Bacon

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Here, just in time for SMoFCon, we take a look at Convention programming with an amazing crew, starting with Guest Editor Steven H Silver!!! Learn about both amazing program items, and the forces at work behind them from the likes of Priscilla Olson, James Bacon, Erin Underwood, John Scalzi, Nancy Kress, Alethea Kontis, Helen Montgomery, Michael A. Burstein, Janice Gelb, Meg Frank, Kate Baker, Terra LeMay, Jim & Laurie Mann and many more! A jam-packed issue for all your programatic needs!!! Cover by Ditmar!