So, still perhaps an evolutionary rather than revolutionary redesign, and hopefully tied in with a decent link with a distributor, we’ll see Interzone on the High Street soon. For me, a disappointment after several excellent covers.Īlso noteworthy is the fact that the issues is ‘perfect bound’ ie no staples, which has the big benefit of enabling the issue and content details to be printed on the spine, enabling easy identification of each issue I read part of this issue in public, and had to go through complex machinations to keep the cover covered up. There are plenty of other titles on the bookstand doing that kind of thing already, thank you. I have mentioned this recently, and personally feel that the illustration didn’t need to feature the squished-together cleaveage. The cover evidently ‘showcases the sensual explorations of women trapped in their alien environments’. (Personally, I’d much rather do without ‘Dragons!’)
The layout certainly looks similar to the likes of other sfnal mags like Starlog/SFX, although I’m not sure how many people browsing the shelves will spot that the top strapline ‘Aliens! Murder! Celebrities! Dragons! Sex! Food!’ is tongue in cheek. The masthead and cover layout have been changed following professional advice, with a view to Interzone sitting more comfortably on the bookshelves.
With the previous regime a smoky bar in Brighton seemed to be the only way of keeping abreast of plans (although the plans were evidently to keep on doing what had been done for the last 180 issues).Ĭosmetically, this issue is as big a step forward as there has been in the magazine’s near 20 years. TTA Press took over Interzone last year, and it has made a refreshing change to be party to the thoughts behind what publisher/editor Andy Cox and his team have in mind with regard to the direction of the venerable title, through the TTA Press Discussion Boards.
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