Power (Blake's 7 anthology published in the US)

You may be looking for Power, a Blake's 7 one-shot anthology published in the UK that focuses on the female characters, published by Carnell.

Zine
Title:	Power
Publisher:	Green Cheese Press, authorized reprints by Bill Hupe
Editor(s):	Emily McEwan
Date(s):	1989-1990
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Medium:	print, zine
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Fandom:	Blake’s 7
Language:	English
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Power is a Blake's 7 anthology published in the US. It focuses on the female characters from the show. There are two issues.

a 1987 flyer for issue #1

From an ad in For Your Information #5: "This is a feminist oriented Blake's 7 zine putting the females of the series in the spotlight: Jenna, Calla, Servalan, etc. A must read."

From the submission request for the first issue:

In Blake's 7, Terry Nation has given us many strong female characters -- unfortunately, writers for the [aired] series have not often taken advantage of the situation, so to speak.

POWER, an all-B7 feminist 'zine, seeks to remedy that problem.

We're seeking feminist B7 submissions, in the form of stories, artwork, filks, cartoons, whatever. Lesbian stories and stories with adult situations will be considered, but only if 1) there's no explicit sex; 2) they're well-written ; and 3) they're not just cheap excuses to get the characters into bed with each other. (Note: these are guidelines, but the editor reserves the right to be completely subjective!!)

Tentative publishing date is set for Scorpio 6, so the deadline for all submissions is June 1, 1988. (Although if you have something really good but it seems too late, send it in anyway — who knows, there might be a POWER #2!!)

General Fan Comments

Some years ago there was a B7 zine called Power, which was devoted to stories about the strong women of B7 (a show which can actually support a zine with such a focus, unlike most!). As I recall, it put out two or three issues and then slipped silently below the surface, not rising again. There simply doesn't seem to be much fannish support for stories centrally about women.

Issue 1

cover of issue #1, Dani Lane

inside page from issue #1, Adrian Morgan

Power 1 was published in 1989 and contains 99 pages.

Fiction:

• Alicia Ann Fox, "The Guns of Avalon"
• xBryn Lantry, "Cronies"
• Emma Abraham, "The President's Daughter"
• Vanessa G. Prineas, "A Diversion"
• Peggy Hartsook, "Endgame" (later reprinted as Endgame)
• Sandy Lyons, "Smuggler's Blues"
• Tamara Verbande, "Sisters"
• Aya Katz, "The Lesson"
• Jeanne DeVore, "Partings"
• xBryn Lantry, "Lively Ghosts"

Poetry:

• Alyns Lawchilde, "Mercenary's Wages"
• Shoshanna, "To Zelda"
• Kelly Hardin, "Cally"
• Alyns Lawchilde, "Remnant"
• xBryn Lantry, "Not Terran But Sarran"
• Shoshanna, "Auron Song"
• Kelly Hardin, "Jenna"
• Holly Hutchison, "Modern Women" (filk, Modern Woman, by Billy Joel)

Non Fiction:

• Emily McEwan, "By the Light of the Moon" (editorial)

Art:

• Dani Lane (front cover)
• Lynne A. Witten
• Adrian Morgan
• Kathryn Andersen
• Kate Knepper
• Mary Gerstner
• Linda Fairbanks
• Ruth Landry

Issue 2

front cover of issue #2, Tamara Verbande

back cover of issue #2

Power 2 was published in 1990 and contains 52 pages.

From the editorial: "Here, at last, is Power 2. It couldn't have been done without help from some great people. Thanks to the authors for their patience in waiting for this to be published. Thanks to the artists for coming through with such fantastic work on such short notice... This will be the last issue of Power, but I hope someone else will feel inspired to carry on in the same vein. Good luck to whoever that may be."

Fiction:

• Cami, "Half the Victory"
• Ellen Levine, "A Question of Trust"
• xBryn Lantry, "The Terra Nostra Conspiracy"
• Sue Wells and Dee Beetem, "First Dibs"

Poetry:

• xBryn Lantry, "Gravity Traps" (reprinted from Chronicles Annual 88)
• Aya Katz, "I've Been Supreme Commander" (filk, I've Never Been to Me)
• Melissa Mastoris, "Mutual Mistrust"

Non Fiction:

• Emily McEwan, "By the Light of the Moon" (editorial)

Art:

• Tamara Verbande (front cover)
• Tanje (back cover)
• Lynne A. Witten
• Linda Fairbanks
• Janet Wells

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