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| − | '''The Drink Tank''' is a weekly fanzine edited and published by [[Chris Garcia| Christopher J. Garcia]]. It focuses on | + | '''The Drink Tank''' is a weekly [[fanzine]] edited and published by [[Chris Garcia| Christopher J. Garcia]]. It focuses on science fiction fandom, sex, weirdness and rock music. The title comes from a typo on a form filing trademark on the name for a film production company in the mid-1990s. |
==Evolution== | ==Evolution== | ||
| − | The Drink Tank debuted on [[eFanzines.com]] on January 31st, 2005. At first | + | The Drink Tank debuted on [[eFanzines.com]] on January 31st, 2005. At first iy was a rough zine of five pages. Over the first five months, the zine went from being written primarily by one small group of friends to a more general zine featuring writers like [[Jay Lake]], [[Frank Wu]], [[Jason Schachat]], [[Lloyd Penney]], [[John Purcell]] and [[M Lloyd]]. It is well-known for featuring art of busty women and strange articles, as well as being poorly proofread. |
Starting in 2006, the zine changed format (from portrait to landscape) and gained more new writers, like Mark Valentine, Niall Harrison, [[Ted White]], and others. Art comes from Frank Wu, [[Bill Rotsler]], [[Espana Sheriff]], [[Robert Hole]], [[Brad W. Foster]] and others. | Starting in 2006, the zine changed format (from portrait to landscape) and gained more new writers, like Mark Valentine, Niall Harrison, [[Ted White]], and others. Art comes from Frank Wu, [[Bill Rotsler]], [[Espana Sheriff]], [[Robert Hole]], [[Brad W. Foster]] and others. | ||
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[http://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/index.htm The Drink Tank on eFanzines.com] | [http://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/index.htm The Drink Tank on eFanzines.com] | ||
| − | [[Category:Zine|Drink]][[Category:Webzine|Drink]] [[Category: Science Fiction Zines|Drink]][[Category:2000's publications|Drink]] | + | [[Category:Zine|Drink]][[Category:Webzine|Drink]] [[Category: Science Fiction Zines|Drink]][[Category:2000's publications|Drink]][[Category:California Zines|Drink]] |
Revision as of 03:34, 10 March 2007
The Drink Tank is a weekly fanzine edited and published by Christopher J. Garcia. It focuses on science fiction fandom, sex, weirdness and rock music. The title comes from a typo on a form filing trademark on the name for a film production company in the mid-1990s.
Evolution
The Drink Tank debuted on eFanzines.com on January 31st, 2005. At first iy was a rough zine of five pages. Over the first five months, the zine went from being written primarily by one small group of friends to a more general zine featuring writers like Jay Lake, Frank Wu, Jason Schachat, Lloyd Penney, John Purcell and M Lloyd. It is well-known for featuring art of busty women and strange articles, as well as being poorly proofread.
Starting in 2006, the zine changed format (from portrait to landscape) and gained more new writers, like Mark Valentine, Niall Harrison, Ted White, and others. Art comes from Frank Wu, Bill Rotsler, Espana Sheriff, Robert Hole, Brad W. Foster and others.
In 2006, The Drink Tank came in 7th in nominations for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.
