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Xenon
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Xenon |
| Publisher: | Aftermath |
| Editor(s): | various, see each issue |
| Date(s): | 1983-1988 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print, zine |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Blake’s 7 |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Xenon is a gen Blake's 7 anthology with six issues.
Issue 1
Xenon 1 was published in February 1983. It was edited by Rosie Peck, Shellie Whild, and Derrick Norton.
- "The End Of An Era" (fanzine introduction)
- Rosie Peck, "Drunk Again" (fiction)
- Editors' Introduction
- Rosie Peck, "A Diary of a Fan Club President"
- ?, The Series in Short Profile (From 1977 through to 1981)
- Diana McCluskey, "Blake's 7 Quiz"
- Blake's 7 Monthly, "Did You Know?"
- Rosie Peck, "Sevenishly" (show summary)
- Glenda Read, "Scramble Thoughts" (word quiz)
- "Did You Catch That? (actors' other TV appearances)
- Mark Lang, "Typewriter Problem" (non-fiction)
- Mary Smyth, "Starwords" (word puzzle)
- Vere Lorrimer, "Dear Friend..." (a letter to the club *president)
- "A Phrase To Remember... (lines from the show)
- Margaret Pitcher, "Guilty" (poem)
Issue 2
Xenon 2 was published in December 1983. It was published by Shellie Whild.
- ?, "Eternally A Myth" (fanzine introduction)
- Margaret Pitcher, "Alternative Solution" (fiction)
- Margaret Pitcher, "Reflections" (fiction)
- Shellie Whild, Editor's Introduction
- Rosie Peck, "Blake's 7 The Background"
- ?, "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)
- Suzanne Wallace, "Crossword"
- Mary Smyth, "The 5 Minute Constellations Crossword"
- Rosie Peck, "For The Love Of Avon" (extracts from Blake's 7 Monthly articles by PD)
- ?, "So You Think You Know Blake's 7" (quiz)
- Mary Smyth, "A Poem" (poem)
Art:
- cover Chris Glenn (cover)
- Tracy Hamilton
- Elinor Alexander
- Tracey Hamilton
- Chris Glenn
- Mary Smyth (Tarrant),
- Sarah Groenewgen
- Rosie Peak
- Shellie Whild
Issue 3
Xenon 3 was published in October 1984. It was edited by Rosie Peck.
- "Not Again?" (fanzine introduction)
- Geoff Tilley, "Terminated" (fiction)
- Felis Sylvestris, "I Told You So!" (fiction)
- Susan Clarke, "Decision" (fiction) (reprinted in The Other Side #1)
- Margaret Pitcher, "Blake's 7: Years Later" (fiction)
- The Royal Australian Airforce and Fiona Ellem, "How To * Fly A Pursuit Ship (in 13 easy steps)" (fiction)
- Merylyn White, "Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust" (fiction)
- Mark Lang, "Sanctuary (Hidden Secrets Of Wonder)" (fiction)
- Jeff Chong, "The Other Side" (fiction)
- Geoff Tilley, "Blaked" (fiction)
- Rosie Peck, "Requiem For Heroes" (fiction)
- Rosie Peck, Editorial
- Janet Darrow, "It's a Great Institution" (how she met PD, from a letter to TASAS fanclub)
- C.F. Millerd, "Notes on Nomenclature in Blake's 7"
- ?, "Who's Who in Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)
- Rosie Peck, "The Sands Of Time" (poem)
Art:
- Rosie Peck (cover)
- Chris Glenn
- Lisa Garrihy
- Tracy Hamilton
- Megan Ellem
- Glenda Webb
Issue 4
Xenon 4 was published in July 1987. It was edited by Rosie Peck.
- ?, "We're Back!" (fanzine introduction)
- Lisa Garrihy, "Thoughts In The Night" (fiction)
- Renya Spratt, "Fools Paradise" (fiction)
- Mark Lang, "World's Away - Approval" (fiction)
- Rosie Peck, "Seeing Double" (fiction)
- Tele-Ported, "Winning Is The Only Safety..." (fiction)
- Renya Spratt, "Time: The Greatest Healer Of All" (fiction)
- Elisabeth Ellis, "Have It Your Own Way" (script; Star Trek: TOS, Robin Hood/ Star Wars/ The Wizard of Oz/ Doctor Who/Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy crossover) (fiction)
- Margaret Pitcher, "End Tale" (S5)
- Gail Neville, "A Sensitive, Passionate Man"
- Rosie Peck, Editorial
- ?, "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)
Art:
- Rosie Peck, (cover)
- Bernice Cuffe
- Stephen Scholz
- Michelle Wilcox
Issue 5
Xenon 5 was published in July 1987 and edited by Rosie Peck. It is an AU novel by Venessa Kelly called "Counterpart." The cover is by Tim Howe.
Issue 6
Xenon 6 was published in October 1988. It was edited by Rosie Peck.
- Teresa Ward, "With a Friend Like You" (co-author given as Elizabeth Mundell) in Input #1
- Elizabeth Ellis, "Deja-Vu" (fiction)
- Tim Howe, "Seek-Locate-Destroy" (graphic story version)
- Margaret Pitcher, "Descent from Manhood" (fiction)
- Rosie Peck, "The Making of Heroes" (fiction)
- Rosie Peck, "Editorial"
- "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (guest actors and others involved in the show)
- ad for Star Walking club
- Rosie Peck, "Rosie's Back Page"
Art:
- Rosie Peck (cover)
- Michelle Wilcox
- Tim Howe
- Bernice Cuffe
- Chris Glenn