Andromeda Tales from the Slipstream, issue 1
Gen Anthology, 61 pages. Comb binding.
Publisher: Chaos Unlimited
Artwork: The cover has a hint of color. The picture is so
faint it's hard to see. All of the interior art is black and white.
The interior has a nice caricature of the crew in the beginning. There are six
small scanned photos from the show.
Some are visible; others are way too dark. There's a cartoon drawing in the back
that is okay, but it's the same picture
of the Andromeda that appears on the cover, the inside cover and twice more in
the zine.
Review: This zine has both good and bad points. The cover is
paper with a clear sheet of plastic over it. It has single columns
with wide borders all around. The paper is just thin enough to see the words and
pictures through on the other side. There are
19 short stories; a drinking game and an episode guide for the first season. The
layout is very readable, though there's a TON
of empty space. Some of the stories are only a paragraph long, yet have the
entire page to themselves. The margins look to be
about 1" on all sides with about a 2" header at the top. Plus, there's
a nice crossover story by Laura Michaels with Stargate
SG1. It's cute and funny.
The stories are, for the most part, interesting and enjoyable. The grammar was
not checked very well at all and there are typos.
They do distract the reader from some of the stories.
The episode guide is nice to have. The game sounds fun. Some of the authors have
stories in many fandoms on the web
and are good writers. Others aren't such strong writers, but their stories were
imaginative.
Altogether, this zine is okay. It does show promise for future issues.
Reviewer: No Name Given