Rebels and Fools
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Rebels and Fools |
| Publisher: | Jaelijn |
| Editor(s): | Jaelijn |
| Date(s): | 2017—ongoing |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | digital zine |
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| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Blake's 7 |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Rebels and Fools Tumblr; back issue information and downloads; download of current issue 5 |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Rebels and Fools, or R&F, is a once-yearly Blake's 7 digital anthology fanzine published by Jaelijn. The first issue was published in August 2017. The zine is largely created by Tumblr users, who use a blog of the same name to collaborate.
As of 2018, there is also an eponymous Discord channel for zine announcements and collaboration as well as for generally chatting about Blake's 7. Since its creation, the Discord channel has been advertised in every issue of Rebels and Fools.
There are currently five issues as of August 2021. A sixth and seventh issue are planned.[1]
The zine is provided as a pdf download. Some of the content is also archived in an Archive of Our Own collection of the same name.
Rebels and Fools is open to all pairings and ratings. Contents below are Gen unless otherwise indicated.
The Rebels and Fools Discord
Active since its founding in 2018, the Rebels and Fools Discord channel encourages Blake's 7-related conversation. It has text-chat channels for fannish creating and meta as well as for general conversations and discussions of fandoms with connection to Blake's 7. Until March 2021 it was on-topic only, at which point an off-topic channel was introduced.
Announcements and updates regarding the fanzine are generally also posted and/or crossposted to the Discord, with channels dedicated specifically to the zine.
The Discord is also used to organise watch-alongs and listen-alongs of the Blake's 7 (Big Finish Series). As of August 2020, it runs a regular themed headcanon discussion round on Thursdays.
Issue 1 (2017)
You can download issue 1 here.
Fanfiction
- Rascals and Scoundrels by Silikat
- The Choice to Stay by Fireswan
- The Springtide by Bruinhilda
- Dance with Me (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Night Games by Fireswan
- Rainbow by Jaelijn
- Duel, Again by Bruinhilda
- Peace (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Therein Lies the Shadow by Emma Butler
- Present by Bruinhilda
- Counterparties: Vila (Blake/Vila) by Match
Fanart
Images by Clare, Jaelijn, Roz, UnlimitedRicePudding
Other
- Fic Recs by funforahermit, Ilsa-Fireswan, Jaelijn, paddy tz and talesfromthenorsesmouth
- Editorial by Jaelijn
- List of contributors
Issue 2 (2018)
You can download issue 2 here.
Fanfiction
- The Designer by CertifiedDiplodocus
- Into Darkness by Jaelijn
- Long Time No See (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Promises by Jaelijn
- Into Light by Jaelijn
- After the Reports by Bruinhilda
Fanart
Images by Clare, Jaelijn, Roz, UnlimitedRicePudding
Other
- Favourite Liberator Chronicles Audios Review by Bruinhilda
- Editorial by Jaelijn
- Blake's 7 Discord Announcement
- List of contributors
Issue 3 (2019)
Issue 3 is dedicated to the memory of Paul Darrow, actor of Kerr Avon, who died in June 2019.
You can download issue 3 here.
Fanfiction
- A Study in Gold by Jaelijn
- Satellite (Poem) by Lituo Huang
- Who Says Life Is Fair by Jaelijn
- Tales in the Night (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Sleeping Problems by Bruinhilda
- Tidy Little Lives (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Next by Bruinhilda
Fanart
Images by Jaelijn, Van Donovan
Other
- Editorial by Jaelijn
- Save Rebels and Fools by Jaelijn (a request for volunteers to help in zine production)
- Blake's 7 Discord Ad
- List of contributors
Issue 4 (2020)
You can download issue 4 here.
From the editorial:
Once more, dear friends... Welcome back to Rebels and Fools! We’ve made it to issue #4, and one step closer to my dream of eventually reaching seven issues. Because that would be appropriate, naturally.
It’s been a chaotic year for all of us, what with real life apocalypses – “I don’t like bugs. You can’t hear them, you can’t see them and you can’t feel them, then suddenly you’re dead.” – but fandom keeps ticking on, pro- viding comfort and escape. I can’t claim that this particular issue is more than usually com- forting – it is Blake’s 7, after all! – but hope- fully the contents do their best at least on the escape front. And we have a lot to offer!
Issue #4 is a big one for you all, with a number of firsts for Rebels and Fools – our first filk, a number of first-time contributors, and also, Avon/Blake fans rejoice, our first content for that pairing!
I live in the never-dying hope that someone actually reads these editorial that I always struggle over. Perhaps it’s a mistake to extrap- olate from my habits to everyone else’s, but I know I barely pay attention to the editorial when I pick up an old fanzine. Who cares about that rambling at the start, right; we’re here for the fanworks!
[snipped]
...I hope that this fanzine endures in the new resurgence of our little fandom, with the many who I know will be reading this zine who were not around yet when last issue came out. I hope that it isn’t yet a relic of ‘fandom before your time’, de- spite its grand age of four years. A zine is only as good as its contributors, so we need your enthusiasm and your creativity, and then this zine can be whatever you want it to be! And to those of you who have sent in contributions for this issue – thank you! You made this zine what it is and you should be proud.
Readers, as always: enjoy, and share your joy with the creators of this zine.
Fanfiction
- Thief's Sigil (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Three Times the Fool (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus, illustrated by Colonel Christie
- Born to Sing (filk in 4 parts) (Avon/Blake) by sothatsagoodthing
- "Avon," to the tune of "Carmen" by Lana del Rey
- "Off to the Bases," to the tune of "Off to the Races" by Lana del Rey
- "Big Sleeves," to the tune of "Blue Jeans" by Lana del Rey
- "GP Rebellion Complex," to the tune of "Mariners Apartment Complex" by Lana del Rey
- A Work of Art (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Little and Late (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Release (Avon/Blake) by SeedyGan
Fanart
Images by Bruinhilda, Colonel Christie, Jaelijn
Other
- Editorial by Jaelijn
- "Rebels and Fools needs your promotion" (a request for volunteers to help in zine promotion)
- Blake's 7 Discord Ad
- Crack Fic Generator by foreignobjecticus
- List of contributors
Issue 5 (2021)
Issue 5 marks the fifth year anniversary for the zine. It is also the first issue that focusses entirely on Avon and Vila in terms of its fanfiction, though this was an accidental result of the received submissions rather than a planned feature.[2] It is also the first issue to include puzzles and meta.
You can download issue 5 here.
Fanfiction
- Drowning (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Dental Care by foreignobjecticus
- Trustfall by Jaelijn
- Safe With You (Avon/Vila) by MoonDisc
- Snowblind (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus
- Coming Storms (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- The Window (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus
- Strays (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
- Earth, Earth Sector (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
Fanart
Images by Colonel Christie, Jaelijn
Other
- Editorial by Jaelijn
- “Rebels and Fools needs your promotion” (a request for volunteers to help in zine promotion)
- Blake’s 7 Discord Ad
- Puzzle: Liberate the Word Search by ilsa-fireswan
- Puzzle: Connections by Jaelijn
- Writing Blake’s 7 for Life - An Author’s Story by Gillian F. Taylor
- Meta: A Blake’s 7 Timeline by Jaelijn
- Fic Recs - Off the Beaten Track by foreignobjecticus, Jaelijn
- List of contributors
Notes
- ^ Rebels and Fools Issue #5 Backcover, Planned Issues 6 and 7, accessed 15 August 2021.
- ^ Rebels and Fools Issue #5 Editorial, editorial mentions the zine being "accidentally" all Avon and Vila, accessed 15 August 2021.