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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Space Oddity |
| Publisher: | Green Cheese Press |
| Editor(s): | Emily McEwan |
| Date(s): | 1987-1988 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print, zine |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Blake’s 7 |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Space Oddity is a gen Blake's 7 anthology.
Issue 1
Space Oddity 1 contains 112 pages and was published in October 1987.
The art is by Emily McEwan (front cover), Holly Hutchison, Julie Nowak, Dree Nagel, Dani Lane, Peter Heimsoth, and Dorinda Francis.
From the editorial:
Bet you were confused when you saw the cover and the opening poem on the inside! You probably thought, “This was supposed to be funny..." All I can say is, read on. But first, a warning about "Beyond Cute" — the episodes sound best when read aloud in a "Monty Python pseudo-British BBC newscaster" voice. And you will probably notice that we have in no way confined ourselves to being silly; "A Little Holiday", "Genocide", "Hold Back the Rain", "alternatives", and several filks are "serious". I will now be accepting submissions for "Son of Space Oddity", so if you would like to submit something, please do not feel confined to humor. I have chosen not to place the material in order by season, but I'm sure you*'11 have no trouble figuring out which season everything is. One last note on content: you may be troubled that almost the entire zine appears to be by two people — Kelly Hardin and Dree Nagel. The answer to that is that not many other people submitted material (although I am extremely grateful to those of you who did!). However, I am perfectly happy with the way it all turned out.
- Gauda Prime (Forest), poem by Holly Hutchison (1)
- By the Light of the Moon, editorial by Emily McEwan (4)
- A Little Holiday, fiction by Vickie McManus ("We always knew Avon had connections, but we didn't know any of them were out of jail yet. Avon has something up his sleev and it's making Blake nervous, especially when he finds out this adventure is formal wear only.") (5)
- cartoon by Holly Hutchison (9)
- cartoon by Julie Nowak (1)
- Jeopardy (B7 Version), filk by Dree Nagel (Jeopardy, by the Greg Kihn Band) (11)
- You're a Mean One, Mr. Kerr, filk by Kelly Hardin and Dree Nagel (You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas) (12)
- Beyond Cute, Episode 1: Lumpish, fiction by Kelly Hardin (14)
- Everybody Grab a Gun Tonight, filk by Dree Nagel (Everybody Have Fun Tonight, by Wang Chung) (17)
- Genocide, fiction by Kelly Hardin ("With Orac and Zen malfunctioning, the crew of the Liberator can hardly afford to lose Avon and Tarrant, who are having a few personal problems... (no, not that kind of problem!)") (18)
- Hokey Effects by Dree Nagel (39)
- Blake's 7 on the Run" (graphic story) by Peter Heimsoth ("A comic strip which we believe holds a world record -- would you believe four seasons in four pages?") (41)
- Beyond Cute, Episode 2: With Mucous, fiction by Kelly Hardin (45)
- I Am a Rock (Avon's Version), filk by Dree Nagel (48)
- Cartoon by Dree Nagel (50)
- From the Flight Deck of the Collaborator: Impossibly Lost in Incrediby Crowded BBC Space, meta/satire by Linda Terrell ("What Tony Attwood never told you. Find out what went on in all the other rooms of the Collaborator as Vila reveals a stolen set of Trivial Pursuit games, and Avon takes advantage of the situation and everyone else.") (51)
- Bang Bang, filk by Dree Nagel (Boom Boom, by Paul Levakis) (54)
- Cartoon by Julie Nowak (55)
- The Distrust Zone, filk by Dree Nagel (Twilight Zone, by Golden Earring) (56)
- Hold Back the Rain: A 5th Season Beginning in Three Parts by Dree Nagel
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (57)
- Proposition (66)
- This Moment's Madness (74)
- Bogus Story Summaries by Kelly Hardin
- To Your Lies, filk by Dree Nagel (In Your Eyes, by Peter Gabriel) (83)
- Beyond Cute, Episode 3: Under the Left Earlobe, fiction by Kelly Hardin (85)
- Like a Villain, filk by Dree Nagel (Like a Virgin, by Madonna) (87)
- Cartoon by Julie Nowak (88)
- The Rebel Bunch, filk by Dree Nagel (the Brady Bunch theme) (89)
- Bad Attitude, filk by Dree Nagel (New Attitude, by Patti Labelle) (90)
- Run from You, filk by Dree Nagel (Run to You, by Bryan Adams) (91)
- Alternatives, fiction by Kelly Hardin (92)
- Show No Respect, filk by Dree Nagel (Show Some Respect, by Tina Turner) (95)
- The Great Escape (or, One of the Many Occurrences Taking Place between the Fourth and Fifth Season), fiction by Dree Nagel (96)
- Beyond Cute, Special Edition: The Search for Sap, fiction by Kelly Hardin (97)
- Stuck with You, filk by Dree Nagel (Stuck on You, by Lionel Ritchie) (99)
- Cartoon by Holly Hutchison (100)
- The Sunday Funnies and Other Relevant Bits by Kelly Hardin, Emily McEwan, and Dree Nagel (101)
- Opened Your Fire, filk by Dree Nagel (Open Your Heart, by Madonna) (103)
- Cartoon by Julie Nowak (104)
- Beyond Cute, Christmas Special: It's a Mediocre Life! or, It's a Wonderful Dictatorship, fiction by Kelly Hardin (105)
- Bein' Mean filk by Kelly Hardin (Bein' Green, by Kermit the Frog, as performed by the Green Death in Scorpio 5 cabaret) (108)
- The Ten Commandments of B7 Fan Fiction Writing by Holly Hutchison and Alicia Ann Fox (109)
- Ode to Servalan, or, Avon's Lament" (110)
- A Sandy Tale, fiction by Jane Carnall (112)
from issue #1
from issue #1, filk to a Wang Chung song
from issue #1, Emily McEwan, Avon and a teddy bear
from issue #1, Holly Hutchison
from issue #1, Dani Lane
from issue #1, Dani Lane
from issue #1, Holly Hutchison, commentary on the show's low-budget special effects
from issue #1, Peter Heimsoth
from issue #1
from issue #1, Dani Lane
from issue #1, Dani Lane
from issue #1, Holly Hutchison
from issue #1, Holly Hutchison
from issue #1
from issue #1, Holly Hutchison
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
The zine is mostly humor but has some serious stories too. The one I was most struck by was the grimly-titled "Genocide." It's actually about Avon and Tarrant being trapped in each other's bodies! (Oh, if only this were a smut story, and they would have to have tantric sex to get switched back, like Avon and Cally in Trust, Like the Soul.) The title refers to the issue of whether, if the mechanism for getting them switched back happens to be fatal to an entire planetary population, they'll go through with it or not. There are wonderful illos by Dani Lane (an artist I greatly admire), showing Avon's body with Tarrant's mannerisms and vice versa. I think she's especially good with body language. [1]
Issue 2
Space Oddity 2 is subtitled, "Son of Space Oddity." It contains 145 pages and was published in August 1988.
The art is by Holly Hutchison (front cover), Lynne Alisse Witten, Dree Nagel, Julie Nowak, Kim Wigmore, Leigh Arnold, Emily McEwan, and Pete Heimsoth (back cover)
- By the Light of the Moon, editorial by Emily McEwan (4)
- Family Visit, fiction by Alicia Ann Fox ("A look at the brothers Avon, as they try to make peace with the lives they've chosen. A sequel to "A Little Holiday".) (5)
- cartoon by Dree Nagel (9)
- The Phantom of the Federation, fiction by Peter Heimsoth (script; parody of a segment of Phantom of the Opera) (10)
- Klyn in Charge, fiction by Jennifer Barr (with help from Tammy Riden) (11)
- (Can't Be) Blake by Dree Nagel (filk, Fake, by Alexander O'Neill) (14)
- Hang Down Your Head, Kerr Avon by Dree Nagel (filk, Tom Dooley, by the Kingston Trio) (17)
- More Than Words, fiction by CarolMel Ambassador (18)
- Everything But the Kitchen Sink, or, Two Men and a Breakfast, fiction by Julie Nowak (22)
- Vila by Dree Nagel (filk, Luka, by Suzanne Vega) (25)
- The Handy-dandy Blake's 7 Pocket Episode Computer by Merle Micklin, drawn by Emily McEwan (27)
- Gambit Special 27, fiction by Kim Wigmore (28)
- And Then There Was One by Dree Nagel (42)
- "Blake's 7: The Next Generation, fiction by Mary Gerstner and April Giordano (43)
- Deliverance?, fiction by V.G. Prineas (Deliverance (novel and movie) crossover) (48)
- ElfSeven: It Could've Been Worse!, fiction by Holly Hutchison, with the help of Alicia Ann Fox, Kim Wigmore, and Kim Kindya (graphic story; "Just when you think everything's already gone wrong that possibly could, take a romp with our heroes through the ElfQuest/Robotech/X-Men/ Camelot 3000/ Bugs Bunny universes.") (49)
- Superior by Dree Nagel (filk, Serious, by Donna Allen) (65)
- Eh.. Paulette, fiction by Julie Nowak (actors; humor: "A revelationary tale containing the true account of Paul Darrow's surprising climb to starfish ... er, fandom ... er, stardom. (HINT: does anyone remember Terry/s story at the DSV Liars' Panel.") (67)
- Realm of Madness by Dree Nagel(filk, Sound of Silence, by Simon and Garfunkel) (72)
- I Want to Break Free, fiction by Alicia Ann Fox (73)
- The Sunday Funnies (82)
- I Guess I'm Alone Now by Dree Nagel (filk, I Think We're Alone Now") (84)
- cartoon by Julie Nowak (85)
- The Maltese Turkey, fiction by Leigh Arnold (86)
- cartoon by Dree Nagel (97)
- The Black-and-White Blake's 7: White-out, fiction by Julie Nowak (98)
- You're Crazy, Aren't You by Dree Nagel (filk, Crazy for You, by Madonna) (106)
- The Post G-P Blake's 7 Fanzine Story Pocket Computer by Merle Micklin, drawn by Emily McEwan (107)
- With or Without You (Avon's Version) by Dree Nagel (filk, With or Without You, by U2) (108)
- Survivor, fiction by Kelly Hardin (109)
- Blake's Aid, fiction by Kathy Frachey, V.G. Prineas, and Susie Uhl ("What if Blake and his gang were a rebellious, consciousness-raising, concerned rock group? Kind of like that other group whose name is a letter and a number ...") (136)
- cartoon by Dree Nagel (144)
- something by Vickie McManus (145)
from issue #2
from issue #2
from issue #2
References
- ^ by Sarah Thompson at Judith Proctor's Blake's 7 site