Shadow Imaginings

Zine
Title:	Shadow Imaginings
Publisher:	Sara Arnold, Theresa Buffaloe and Robin Lancaster
Editor(s):
Date(s):	1988-1989
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Medium:	print, zine
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Fandom:	Blake’s 7
Language:	English
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cover of issue #1, Theresa Buffaloe

Shadow Imaginings is the Blake's 7 gen all-fiction companion zine to Shadow, a newsletter that also includes fiction.

Issue 1

Shadow Imaginings 1 was published in January 1988 and is 95 pages long.

The art is by Theresa Buffaloe.

a flyer for issue #1

Edited by Theresa Buffaloe, Robin Lancaster, and Sara Arnold.

• Façade by Mary Ann Johanson ("Cally has a lot to consider where Kerr Avon is concerned? not the least of which is the cold front he presents to the populace at large. Of course? she has reason to know that he isn't really like that at all,") (3)
• Requiem by Janet Paderewski ("Is Avon prepared to deal with what he finds when he searches for Cally and Orac in the destruction of the base on Terminal?") (5)
• Trick or Treat by Robin Lancaster and Sara Arnold ("Vila insists that something is very wrong but no one believes him. Is Liberator really haunted? Or is someone just trying to scare Vila to death.") (9)
• A Variation on Terminal by Mary Ann Johanson ("Cally and Zen survive but can Avon and Vila? An alternate universe version of 'Terminal'. (Supposedly re-printed from SHADOW "& specially re-edited for this volume.") (17)
• Epilogue by Theresa Buffaloe ("A different sort of post Gauda Prime scenario. The Federation's special agent has been successful. The traitor is safe. And Sleer has finally met her match.") (30)
• Memories by Vennessa Kelly ("Anna Grant's last night of life is spent in remembering her past and planning her future.") (36)
• Heart-To-Heart by Sara Arnold ("Avon has good reason to be sure Gaily will stay with Liberator after the destruction of the Auronar, A "missing scene" from 'Children of Auron.'") (47)
• Hunter by Theresa Buffaloe ("She saved Avon's life and her acid-sharp comments amuse him. She treats Vila like a brother, Dayna has finally found a friend and hunting companion to take Lauren's place, However, she makes Soolin nervous and Tarrant thinks she's a danger to them all. How can Avon trust a homicidal Xenon savage?!? But Tarrant forgets that Avon doesn't trust anyone? including Ashlea Hunter.") (50)

Reactions and Reviews

I'm very fond of Theresa Buffaloe's story in which Avon winds up in a threeway with Soolin and an original female character. Yes, yes, I know it's a shameless Mary Sue, but I like it anyway. Guilty pleasures. :)

Issue 2

front cover of issue #2, Theresa Buffaloe

inside issue #2, Julie Novak. A fan in 2016 said: "Ah, fix-it fanfic. If only. And thousands of shippers are looking at this and giving it a slightly different interpretation… #not a slash zine#but you could probably generate a few by pondering this image for awhile."

Shadow Imaginings 2 was published in 1989 and contains 146 pages.

flyer for issue #2

The art is by Theresa D. Buffaloe (front cover), Mary Gerstner, Kate Knepper, Suzie Molnar, and Julie Novak.

• Prism by P. Dell Ames by (4)
• Hands by Janet Paderewski ("When Vila is injured, will Avon be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to heal him?") (5)
• Guada Boogie by Michael J. Macomber (19)
• Liberated by Roj and Stannis (22)
• The Pawn's Game by Mary Gerstner (23)
• Past Imperfect by Alyn Lawchilde (33)
• Vila Walks Alond by M.J. Dolan (34)
• Second Thoughts by Melanie E. Cook (35)
• Descant by Catherine Kerrigan ("He came into Siobhan's life out of nowhere. Who is the mysterious stranger named Kerr?") (39)
• Star One by Sharon Murphy (63)
• Public Relations by Peggy Hartsook ("The crew needs a new image, and Blake thinks he has just the answer...") (65)
• The Barbeque by Cathy Conrad ("Servalan O'Hara sets her sights on Blake Wilkes, but Avon Butler may have other plans.") (71)
• Solace by Janet Paderewski (75)
• The Price by Renae Ransdorf (84)
• Turning the Tables by Donna Lancaster-Kuhn ("Tarrant decides on a scheme to relieve the crew's boredom, but things don't turn out quite the way he planned.") (85)
• Ferry Cross the Federation by M.J. Dolan (90)
• Birth of a Legend by Michelle Moyer ("Blake's rabble finally has what they wanted, but one of his former crewmates isn't so sure it's a victory....") (91)
• Betrayal by Theresa D. Buffaloe ("A continuation of the HUNTER chronicles--Avon survived Gauda Prime with the help of two unusual allies; but now there's a traitor in their midst, and it could just be an old friend.") (99)

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  from issue #2, Theresa D. Buffaloe

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  from issue #2, Theresa D. Buffaloe