The first issue of Justin Marriott’s Hot Lead is out. Issue one—The Piccadilly Cowboys, spotlighting the Western in vintage paperbacks. In Memoria dedicates this premier edition to two giants of the Western genre: Bill Crider and…

The second feature in International Science Fiction Vol. 1 No. 1 (Nov. 1967) is a trio of reports on the state of “Science Fiction Around the World.” Walter Ernsting begins from Germany, where he reports, “After…

Work on The Digest Enthusiast book eight is about 90% complete. Content gathering for the “News Digest” section is underway and layout will begin next month. The zine is in great shape for a late May/early…

From the Potpourri section of The Misadventures of Ellery Queen anthology edited by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews. Remarkably, co-editor Josh Pachter was in high school when his first story appeared in EQMM Dec. 1968.…

The first story in International Science Fiction No. 1 (Nov. 1967) is from The U.S.S.R, “Wanderers and Travellers” by Arkady Strugatsky. A new species of septopod has appeared and it’s Stanislav Ivanovich’s job to tag them…

Manhunt blazed onto newsstands with Mickey Spillane’s “Everybody’s Watching Me,” serialized over its first four issues. Reprinted in June 1955, and in January 1964 as “I Came to Kill You,” it became one of the few…

Contents Lisa Douglass “The Hidden” (verse) Editor’s Corner Sharp & Deadly Fiction Rob Pierce “A Good Week’s Work” Alec Cizak “Nasty Habits” Court Merrigan “Discretion” Danny Sophabmisay “Play Your Hand” Tom Barlow “Chemo Queen” Jack Bates…

From the Potpourri section of The Misadventures of Ellery Queen anthology edited by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews. Ancient Arthur Mindy is “The Man Who Read Ellery Queen” in William Brittain’s fictional world of the…

“Each page of this zine was created in under four hours during the monthly Dune Comics Night at Cafe Racer in Seattle…” Nov. 2012 thru Oct. 2017 The self-imposed timeframe give these single-page comix spontaneity. Their…