Greetings 
I was going to attempt a long and wordy diatribe here, but I feel that getting to the point would, in the long run, be better for everyone.
The short of it is that myself and a friend of mine decided that print magazines weren't quite meeting our needs as fans. The articles are great, the interviews informative and the general snarky comments wholly amusing. However, the factor that is most pronouncedly lacking is an understanding of fandom itself. The general goings on of online communities, who are these days a large majority of any fanbase, go wholly unnoticed by mainstream sci-fi and fantasy magazines.
It is our goal to create a zine with a slightly different angle. 42 will be released monthly, and while it can in no way claim to keep up with and be a definitive source of the latest news, what is more important to us is being a valid catalogue of fan opinion. The magazine will carry articles, reviews, comments, letters and debates all written and submitted by fans. The graphics and design will be handled by a graphics team, which anyone is welcome to join. We will also carry interviews, competitions and anything else interesting that we can come up with.
Definitively speaking, we aim to be the online equivalent of your mainstream sci-fi magazine, dealing with fandoms both new and old. We're very eager to hear about Atlantis, but SG-1 is by no means dead and gone. The fans are still there, and so are the discussions. We won't be tossing subject matter by the wayside just because it's not making headlines anymore.
But basically, we need YOU; the articles need to be written by someone, the debates need two sides, the graphics won't design themselves. All we are asking is a good standard of English and content that is not abusive to other fans, or the cast/crew/writers of whatever you are talking about. This is your chance to have your opinions heard and share your thoughts on your favourites, both new and old!
The whole thing will be edited together by myself and Sam. We will read every submission, and while it is very likely that it will be included in the magazine, if we already have several other articles about the same subject matter then it might not be possible to have it in that particular issue. However, we will file absolutely every submission we receive, and if it cannot be used at a later date, we will contact you and see if you'd like to write something else.
You don't even have to write or design, we'd be delighted with all and any ideas. We'd like 42 to be your ideal magazine; so if there's something you'd like to see in it, please let us know.
I apologise, I'm rambling a little already
Basically, we're both really excited about this. We want to bring fandoms together and provide fans with something that is both fun and informative to read, but also highly interactive.
For the even more wordy tale of the zine's premise and inception, you can visit www.42zine.blogspot.com.
If you'd like to get involved in the magazine, or just learn more about it, please visit www.42zine.com/forum.
We are both new at this, so we are not promising earth-shattering miracles, but we are both very committed to this and I personally am an insane perfectionist, so it will be the best we can humanly make it. We are so much looking forward to your thoughts and ideas.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read. If it's not for you, please do tell your friends. You can reach either myself or Sam at admin[@]42zine.com, or feel free to PM me here or at the zine forum.
A sincere thanks to Denise (Skydiver) for listening to my initial ramblings
I was going to attempt a long and wordy diatribe here, but I feel that getting to the point would, in the long run, be better for everyone.
The short of it is that myself and a friend of mine decided that print magazines weren't quite meeting our needs as fans. The articles are great, the interviews informative and the general snarky comments wholly amusing. However, the factor that is most pronouncedly lacking is an understanding of fandom itself. The general goings on of online communities, who are these days a large majority of any fanbase, go wholly unnoticed by mainstream sci-fi and fantasy magazines.
It is our goal to create a zine with a slightly different angle. 42 will be released monthly, and while it can in no way claim to keep up with and be a definitive source of the latest news, what is more important to us is being a valid catalogue of fan opinion. The magazine will carry articles, reviews, comments, letters and debates all written and submitted by fans. The graphics and design will be handled by a graphics team, which anyone is welcome to join. We will also carry interviews, competitions and anything else interesting that we can come up with.
Definitively speaking, we aim to be the online equivalent of your mainstream sci-fi magazine, dealing with fandoms both new and old. We're very eager to hear about Atlantis, but SG-1 is by no means dead and gone. The fans are still there, and so are the discussions. We won't be tossing subject matter by the wayside just because it's not making headlines anymore.
But basically, we need YOU; the articles need to be written by someone, the debates need two sides, the graphics won't design themselves. All we are asking is a good standard of English and content that is not abusive to other fans, or the cast/crew/writers of whatever you are talking about. This is your chance to have your opinions heard and share your thoughts on your favourites, both new and old!
The whole thing will be edited together by myself and Sam. We will read every submission, and while it is very likely that it will be included in the magazine, if we already have several other articles about the same subject matter then it might not be possible to have it in that particular issue. However, we will file absolutely every submission we receive, and if it cannot be used at a later date, we will contact you and see if you'd like to write something else.
You don't even have to write or design, we'd be delighted with all and any ideas. We'd like 42 to be your ideal magazine; so if there's something you'd like to see in it, please let us know.
I apologise, I'm rambling a little already
Basically, we're both really excited about this. We want to bring fandoms together and provide fans with something that is both fun and informative to read, but also highly interactive.For the even more wordy tale of the zine's premise and inception, you can visit www.42zine.blogspot.com.
If you'd like to get involved in the magazine, or just learn more about it, please visit www.42zine.com/forum.
We are both new at this, so we are not promising earth-shattering miracles, but we are both very committed to this and I personally am an insane perfectionist, so it will be the best we can humanly make it. We are so much looking forward to your thoughts and ideas.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read. If it's not for you, please do tell your friends. You can reach either myself or Sam at admin[@]42zine.com, or feel free to PM me here or at the zine forum.
A sincere thanks to Denise (Skydiver) for listening to my initial ramblings
- "Things will not calm down, Daniel Jackson, they will in fact calm up!" 
- "I hope you like Guinness Sir, I find it a refreshing alternative to... food" 
- "I'm Beginning to regret staying up late to watch "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalo" last night... Check that, i regretted it almost immediately" 
Thanks to you for joining up; come in and have chat, we're all pleasant...ly mad 
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