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
May the Fourth be with you - After ten long years, Journey Planet brings you The Star Wars issue WITH AN AMAZING cover by Sarah Wilkinson! Edited by Chris Garcia, James Bacon and John Coxon, we've interviews with Tom Vietch, Timothy Zahn, Ruairí Coleman, Sean Williams and Will Sliney. Andrea Swinsco and Jeannette Ng have very different views on The Last Jedi. Craig Miller offers considerable insight to his times working with Star Wars, and also provides an obituary remembering Carrie Fisher. We have An Islamic Perspective of Star Wars by Irfan Rydhan and a consideration of contemporary cultural narratives in Imperfect Worlds by Charlotte Cleo Wolf. James Mason looks at visual concepts, David Ferguson looks at characters and Juan Sanmiguel looks at Star Wars on the Radio and we have a Holiday Special survival guide by Helena Nash Dr Anthony Roche reviews Alan Moore’s Star Wars comics, James Shields sources input about Star Wars Lego, from Hoth to Millennium Falcons and Will Frank considers the Lucasflm Buy and Fanwork. We also have articles on the female pilots who never made it on screen, and those who did, Irish Connections in Star Wars, The Five Greatest Star Wars Games of All Time and Hardware Wars the latter two by editor Chris Garcia.
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!!!
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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