Fanscene

Zine
Title:	Fanscene
Publisher:	Artithmeric
Editor(s):	David Hathaway-Price
Type:	non-fiction reviews and articles on early UK fanzines
Date(s):	2022
Medium:	online and print
Fandom:	UK Comics Fandom, Zine Fandom
Language:	English
External Links:	Fanscene online print copies
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Fanscene is the online zine created by David Hathaway-Price as an accompaniment to his online zine archive, The Fanscene Project (formerly Classic Comics U.K. Zines). The zine is comprised of eight volumes, covering a variety of subjects related to the U.K. comics zine movement of the 1960s-1990s. The editor, David Hathaway-Price, describes the zine as "my love letter to U.K. fandom".

From the editorial of the first zine, Hathaway-Price describes his editorial visions:

The content of the zine you're about to read si very eclectic. fI tI was purely my own publication I might have tried to impose a stronger editorial vision. But. it's a celebration of the diversity of opinions of comic fans of al ages, and of people who may wel not have agreed with each other when they were involved in fandom... or now. Fandom never, or very rarely, spoke with one voice, and it's healthy to hear different opinions. If nothing else, it does make for a potentially lively letters column... and on that subject, please see my backpage piece.

You're only going to see the lightest of editorial hands here. My role has probably been more akin to that of an Apa's central mailer; gathering material together, and presenting it in the best light I'm capable of. I'm sure there will be mistakes that will be obvious to someone who has had more sleep than me over the last couple of months, but I can assure you that ti has been a labour of love from start to finish.

"Editorial" by David Hathaway-Price - Fanscene #1

Issue 1

Issue # 1 front cover art by Mark Wayne Barrett

Issue #1 was released in January, 2018 and contains 328 pages. The first issue was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first issue of Ka-Pow.

Contents:

• Front Cover: "AUTOMATIC WRITING" by Mark Wayne Barrett; corner insert image of "The Cat" by David Hathaway-Price.
• P2. Editorial by David Hathaway-Price. Art by Gino Koltz.
• P4. Contributors/Table of Contents, plus "Herouge Host" Illustration by Murti Schofield.
• P5. "Steve Moore" Illustration by Andy Williams.
• P6. "Duplicator Days - Steve Moore and Ka-Pow" by Alan Moore.
• P9. "Interview with Phil Clarke - Co-Creator of Ka Pow" by Mike Conroy.
• P14. "An Introduction to British Fanzines" by Ewan Brownlow.
• P16. "Alan Moore Checklist" by Ewan Brownlow.
• P18. "Marvelman Family" by Tony O'Donnell.
• P19. "Remembering Alan Austin" by Nick Neocleous.
• P20. "Baragrin" Illustration by Dave Windett
• P23. "Interview with Martin Lock" by Russell Willis.
• P29. "Hatch" by Glenn B. Fleming.
• P31. "Fandom" by Brad Brooks.
• P32. "Fanfare for the Common Fan" by Luke Rainford.
• P34. "Hela" Illustration by Nick Neocleous.
• P35. "A Brief History of Infinity" by Russell Willis.
• P39. "Comics, Fandom and Infinity" by Brad Brooks.
• P40. "Switchblade" Illustration by Iskander lslam
• P41. "Batman..." by Lloyd Smith.
• P42. "Batman" Illustration by Martin Forrest.
• P43. "Batman" Illustration by Bambos Georgiou.
• P44. "Life in Four Colours" by Steve Noble.
• P47. "Late to the Party" by Robert Menzies.
• P49. "British Underground Comix" by Victor Marsillo.
• P51. "Please Make Then Stop Talking" by Tony Esmond.
• P55. "Fisty" by Tony Esmond and Nick Prolix.
• P57. "A Distinctly American Take" by Kyle Andrews.
• P60. "Super DC..." by Brian Clarke.
• P62. "Tribute to Sean O'Sullivan" by Poul Chokran.
• P63. Illustrations by Paul Chokran.
• P64. "Commando War Stories in Pictures" by Colin Noble.
• P75. "Notes on the Apocalypse" by Dave Hornsby.
• P91. "The Addiction" by Nick Neocleous.
• P93. "A Tribute to Steve Whitaker" with contributions from Steve Poulacheris, Martin Hand, Russell Willis, Guy Lawley and Gerard Kingdon.
• P109 "The Only Comic Fan in the Village" by Nigel Kitching.
• P114 "Dan Dare's Number One Fan" by John Freeman.
• P116. "A Brief History of Dan Dare... Fandom" by Richard Sheaf.
• P121. "Growing Up As Comic Fans". by Paul Chester and Phil Elliott.
• P126. "Apocalypse Then" by Dave Hornsby.
• P129. "The Fate of Fandom" by Geoff Lamprey.
• P131. "The X-Duck" Illustration by Jamie Grey.
• P132. "Roll That Cigarette" by Harry McAvinchey.
• P133. "Stranger at a Strange Con" by Rob Hansen.
• P138. "Batman" Illustration by Bob Wakelin.
• P141. "Battenburg" by Mal Earl
• P147. "Slabbing" by Paul Hudson.
• P150. "X-Men" Illustration by Nick Neocleous.
• P151. "Fantime" by Alan Moore.
• PI52. "...In Fandom" by Dave Gibbons.
• P156. "The Merry Marvel Fanzine and Others" by Peter Hansen.
• P161. "Enchantress" Illustration by Nick Neocleous.
• P162. In Memory Yet Green(Ish) by Stan Nicholls.
• P168. "A Mosaic of Delight" by Nick Buchanan.
• P174. "Going Underground" by John Higgins.
• P176. "Jeff Hawke" Illustration by Murti Schofield.
• P177. "Meanwhile in England" by James Bacon.
• P179. "Origins of the Comic Business" by Robert Lee Beerbohm
• P186. "Robert Crumb" Illustration by Enrico Ariis.
• P187. "Paddy Kool and The Waltz of the New Moon by Harry McAvinchey.
• P223. "Search for Tony" by James Bacon.
• P225. "FIAWOL" by David Hathaway-Price.
• P228. "I Love the Mart" by James Bishop.
• P231. "POW and Beyond" by Lew Stringer.
• P.233. "Where Were You?" by Phil Hall.
• P238. "Thanos" Illustration by Nick Neocleous.
• P239. "Comics and Me" by Nick Neocleous.
• P.244. "Make That Leap" by Rob Kirby.
• P.246. "Albert the Mouse" by Brian M. Clarke and John Jackson.
• P250. "Alice and Hugo" Illustration by David Hathaway-Price.
• P251. "Long Live the Legion" by Hass Yusuf
• P255. An Interview with Leo Baxendale by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
• P272. "An Aging Idiot's Guide..." by Luke Rainford.
• P277. "The Untold Story of Captain Scotland" by Tony Foster.
• P285. "Comic Zine Explosion" by Richard Z. Starbuck
• P287. "Thirty-Seven Years Later" by Jonny Kurzman
• P289. "Small Press Duck" by Ralph Kidson
• P291. "Be A Geek" by Mike Teague.
• P302. "Kang's a Very Naughty Boy" by Mike Teague.
• P303. "Self-Publishing" by Dez Skinn.
• P307. "A Visual Tribute to Jim Baikie and his Fanzine Artwork".
• P311. "1984, IDOM Inc., and All That" by Glenn B. Fleming.
• P318. "News From the TBS" by George Barnett.
• P321. "My Favourite Fanzine" by Martin Hand.
• P323. Illustrations by Bill Naylor.
• P325. "The Spirit of Heroes Unlimited Illustration" by Harry McAvinchey.
• P326. "Back Words and Onwards?" David Hathaway-Price.
• Back Cover. "Tales of Creation" Illustration by Joe Matthews.

Issue 2

Issue #2 front cover by Mark Wayne Barrett

Issue 3

Issue #3 front cover by Nick Neocleous.

Issue 4

Issue #4 front cover by Mark Ammerman and Carlos Garzon

Issue 5

Issue #5 front cover art by David Hathaway-Price

Issue 6

Issue #6, front cover by Nick Neocleous

Issue 7

Issue #7, front cover art by Martin Hand

Issue 8

Issue #8, front cover by David Hathaway-Price (?)