Okay, a little later in the year than I had hoped, but I think I've ironed out enough of the bugs, so that I can officially launch the zine archive site.
If I'd waited until all the pdf's were uploaded you wouldn't be seeing this until Christmas, but I think there's enough there now to wet your appetite about what's to come.
Right now, you can read issues of: AFTER IMAGE, AKA, APOCALYPSE, ARKEN SWORD, BEM, DIRECT CURRENTS, COMIC MEDIA NEWS, FANTASY ADVERTISER, FANTASY TRADER, FASTER THAN LIGHT, GRAPHIC SENSE, OGRE, ORPHEUS, and THE PANELHOUSE.
Over the next few months, I'll be posting all the other issues of these that I have, and other titles too.
Once again: Many, MANY thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible, and especially to all the Editors for their generosity.
I hope you enjoy reading these zines. Please feel free to leave comments and brickbats on the 'letters of Comment' page at the site, but please bear in mind that I have a fragile ego, and that I bruise easily ;)
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/
Whever Thrillpower Overload mentioned an interview with a 2000ad creator in something like Arkensword or BEM, it always made me sad because I knew I would never read the full interview. Thanks for putting that right, David.
This is what the internet was made for :)
Shall be having a proper rummage when time allows. Great stuff, David.
My pleasure, I hope the site will bring back lots of happy memories for people :)
Wonderful. Some of those interviews are extensive with unique illustrations.
Wow - that's a pretty fantastic resource. Thanks for sharing.
Looks to be excellent stuff.
So thank you for all the time and effort that you have put into this! :thumbsup:
As others have said, these Fanzines are a veritable treasure trove of unique goodies. Looking forward to delving deeper.
Thanks guys, over the next few weeks and months I hope to make it into comprehensive resource.
Some new zines uploaded (I'm hoping to average one a day).
I've also added a 'Spotlight' page to the site, to highlight a particular zine upload, or for a guest to talk about their history and involvement with Fandom. So if anyone wants to review one of the zines, or just write about their time as a contributor / editor / publisher, I'd be happy to include it :D
Dave.
I've yet to do more than glance at this, but my word what a wonderful thing it is.
I think you guys might like this one; interviews with Alan Moore and Steve Dillon :D
Arken Sward 11
http://www.weebly.com/editor/main.php
That would be "Sword" of course... I really must get some sleep.
Today's update.
COMIXINE #6 (Incorporating The Comic Review) - 1981
By Howard Stangroom (Co-Ed: Maureen James)
Great stuff! I think Arkensword 11 is a missing one in my run (looking at the PDF didnt spark any memories!), so good to see that gap plugged!
AS ever, I am more than happy to fill a few more gaps as this expands if there's something I have that hasnt yet been provided
Ta Leigh, uploads are averaging one a day at the moment, so always worth keeping an eye open for what's been posted. I'll not post every day here, as it might be viewed as spamming.
More zines uploaded, including 'Cygnus Alpha'.
Just a reminder that there is a 'Spotlight' page on the archive site, where I'm hoping to encourage people who were involved with fandom, to reminisce about the movement as a whole, and to talk about their personal history and experience.
If you fancy a platform for sharing your own memories, it would be lovely to hear what you have to say about that time. I won't edit your work, but I may be able to help out with example images. Please let me know if you're interested.
Today's upload:
HELLFIRE #3
By David and Paul Roach - 1983
Cover by David Roach
It was a real shame that there were only 4 issues of this zine. In the short time it was published, it became very well respected. It's also a shame that this is the only issue I have (Kindly supplied by David himself), but I'll keep searching for the others.
I remember that Sean Roberts and I were very jealous of the high quality dot matrix printer the guys were using, while we struggled on with a typewriter. It was lovely to get a shout-out in the editorial though.
There's a great interview with Dave here, from the Judgement exhibition, in Cardiff: http://www.judgementincardiff.info/inte ... ch-part-1/
Today's update:
Is this an example of the 'perfect' fanzine?
FA #94
Martin Skidmore - 1985/6
Cover by: John Ridgway
Interviews with Dave Sim and Marv Wolfman, a lively letters column, news and reviews, and Alan Moore explaining how to write comics. The series of Moore's 'How to's' would be collected some 15 years later in a book published by Avatar Press (Alan Moore's Writing for Comics - 2003) where Moore updates his advice and tells the reader to ignore some of the stuff he said earlier.
A really great zine, this.
Today's upload:
THE PANELOLOGIST #1 - 1975
Published by George Barnett
Influential and well respected News zine
May thanks to Peter for permission to archive these issues.
Today's upload:
THE PANELOLOGIST #3 - 1975
Published by George Barnett
More news from 1975, were you a 'Marvelite'?
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/panelologist.html
Today's upload:
THE PANELOLOGIST #5 - 1976
Published by George Barnett
The fanzine review page is depressing - Only in the fact that it hints at just how little I've only scratched the surface so far.
That's counterbalanced by the photo page, which makes me 'slightly' less embarrassed about my own hair around the same time this was published ;)
Interesting to see that the Lee V Kirby fight was in full swing 40 years ago... Not much different now really...
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/panelologist.html
Only one upload this weekend; but it's a good one :)
SHORT FUSE 1 - 1982
By Graham Cousins, Paul Duncan, John Jackson
Covers by Ian Gibson & Alan Davis
check it out here:
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/short-fuse.html
Tonights reading sorted!
Quote from: David Price on 17 November, 2015, 10:39:07 AM
The series of Moore's 'How to's' would be collected some 15 years later in a book published by Avatar Press (Alan Moore's Writing for Comics - 2003) where Moore updates his advice and tells the reader to ignore some of the stuff he said earlier.
I'm interested in what he wanted people to ignore...
My thanks to Phil Elliott for kindly donating this zine to the archive.
Today's upload is:
SHORT FUSE 2 - 1983
By Graham Cousins, Paul Duncan, John Jackson
Covers by Bryan Talbot & Mike Higgs
classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/short-fuse.html
First upload of the New Year:
ASPECT #2 - 1970
Editor - Steve Moore
Cover by Jim Baikie
Wonderfully surreal 'Tales of Hyperborea' Strip by Steve Parkhouse and Barry Smth (with a great homage to Kirby on the 'Paradox Man' section). Great artwork from Steve Parkhouse and Alan Hunter, too.
classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/aspect--orpheus.html
Great stuff. Since I missed out on most of this the first time 'round (what with not actually being alive at the time) it's great to have a chance to check these out. Kudos to you.
Thanks David, a great upload. Why Steve Parkhouse is not more widely celebrated I do not know. By any chance do you have BEM 36?
It's lovely to know that it's not just us oldsters that are enjoying seeing this stuff (again) :D
BEM 36 is still eluding me I'm afraid. There were problems with the distribution, making it even harder to find than most zines. I'm always looking though.
Heck, listening to stuff about Bowie on the radio, and need to cheer myself up a bit...
Today's zine upload...
ARKEN SWORD #15
By Paul Duncan (1985)
A lovely cover, and a huge 20 page interview with Ian Gibson (his first I think). As well as his early and 2000 AD strips, Ian talks about working with Steve Parkhouse on stuff for ORPHEUS, which I'm guessing was for the second issue, that never saw the light of day.
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/arken-sword.html
Quote from: David Price on 11 January, 2016, 01:04:47 PM
Heck, listening to stuff about Bowie on the radio, and need to cheer myself up a bit...
Today's zine upload...
ARKEN SWORD #15
By Paul Duncan (1985)
A lovely cover, and a huge 20 page interview with Ian Gibson (his first I think). As well as his early and 2000 AD strips, Ian talks about working with Steve Parkhouse on stuff for ORPHEUS, which I'm guessing was for the second issue, that never saw the light of day.
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/arken-sword.html
I'm surte I have BEM 36 - what dpm do you scan in, David?
Hi Leigh, it would be great if you did have, mate. I scan at 300 dpi, greyscale (apart from colour for the cover of course) and save as tif or 100% jpeg :)
Today's zine upload...
EUREKA Vol.2 Number 1
By Dez Skinn (1971)
Cover by Frank Bellamy
A couple of lovely, early strips with art by Dave Gibbons. Includes a letter from Fredric Wertham (Boo! Hiss!, lol), and an article on EC Comics by Haydn Paul.
Many thanks to Ron Tiner for his scanning of this issue.
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/eureka.html
Today's upload
FANTASY ADVERTISER #55
By Dez Skinn (April 1975)
Cover and Stan Lee illustration by Bryan Talbot (Nemesis the Warlock, The Sandman, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes, etc.)
An interesting interview with Stan Lee (on one of his visits to the U.K. ), conducted by New Musical Express Journalist, Charles Murray.
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/fantasy-advertiser.html
Today's upload
COMICS FORUM #4
(Journal of the Comic Creators Guild)
By Guy Lawley - Summer 1993
Cover by Paul Smith
Interviews with James Robinson, Stan Lee, and Alan Moore.
Three very different interviews; One conducted one-on-one, one conducted at a very public U.K Comic Convention, where Stan Lee is doing his best PR work, the other the result of a more private gathering, at a pub... with beer...
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/comics-forum.html
Today's upload
CYGNUS ALPHA #6
By Paul West, Graham Bleathman (1982)
Cover by Graham Bleathman
Lively media zine, with reports on Panopticon 4, and Comicon '81
classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/cygnus-alpha.html
The zine archive site has been going for about four months now. It seems to be building nicely in terms of hits, people seem to like it, and I'm able to upload the 'new' issues fairly regularly.
The thing is; I have the patience needed to scan, repair, and archive these things, but not the writing skill needed to review or highlight key points from the zines.
I wonder if anyone would like to join in (I'm looking for more than one voice, by the way), and review some of these issues for the 'Spotlight' page of the site. I'm sure that there are people here with a lot more knowledge, insight (and memories) of these things than I have. I can provide high rez files of the pages if you would like to extract images to use in an overview.
At the moment, the zines are just there as a reading resource. I'd love to be able to emulate what Ken Meyer Jr. does over at http://comicattack.net/category/cafeaturedcolumns/inkstains/
and dig into them a bit more.
There's no money involved I'm afraid, this is just for the love of it. If anyone is interested, please get in touch with me at: david.price@post.com
Thanks.
Really have enjoyed stopping by your site, David - those BEM's are just superb!
It's a pleasure. More BEM's to come soon :)
Keep up the good work David, I love this site! I have put the cover to an old Fanzine from 1978, featuring Johnny Alpha on FB, https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics/photos/a.335130923265078.72609.327287150716122/842912719153560/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics/photos/a.335130923265078.72609.327287150716122/842912719153560/?type=3&theater)
There is loads more gems like this on the site, check it out, I want David to get loads of traffic so he will put up more 'Zines!
Ah, thanks for that, and for the lovely plug on Facebook, too :)
Today's uploads
A Short Stop At The Transylvanian Brain Surgery #1 and 2
By Gray Pearce, George Barnett, and Ian Goral - 1974
Later, merged with 'The Panelologist'.
As with most zines, the second issue is a great improvement :)
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/panelologist.html
Today's upload
AFTER IMAGE #3
By Lew Stringer - 1979
Cover by Paul R.D.WARD
Lew's first Con experience sounds very similar to mine, lol. This has the First appearance of Brickman, I think (then called Brick Person).
Lovely bit of artwork from Martin Forrest, too, whose work I always loved. Does any one know if he's still about?
http://classicukcomicszines.weebly.com/after-image--metamorph--fantasy-express.html