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'''John Purcell''' is a fan writer and [[fanzine]] editor currently living in College Station, Texas. | '''John Purcell''' is a fan writer and [[fanzine]] editor currently living in College Station, Texas. | ||
| − | John began doing fanzines in Minnesota in the 1970s. One of his early zines was called [[This House]]. He currently edits [[In A Prior Lifetime]] and its addendum [[and furthermore...]] as [[PDF]]s on [[eFanzines.com]]. He has also released a couple of [[one shot]] zines, as well as contributing to other publications. | + | John began doing fanzines in Minnesota in the 1970s. One of his early zines was called [[This House]]. He currently edits [[In A Prior Lifetime]] and its addendum [[and furthermore...]] as [[PDF]]s on [[eFanzines.com]]. He has also recently released a couple of [[one shot]] zines, as well as contributing to other publications. |
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| + | He also produced a couple personalzines in the 1980s, [[Ennui]] and [[Bangweulu]]. The very last issue of [[This House]] was the 15th, Ace-Doubled with the 6th and final issue of [[Bangweulu]] in the Spring of 1989. After that, he drifted out of fandom by 1992, then resurfaced in 2003 with [[In A Prior Lifetime]]. | ||
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| + | Purcell folded [[In A Prior Lifetime]] (20 issues) and [[and furthermore]] (26 issues) in February of 2007, in order to begin a bimonthly genzine [[Askance]]. The debut issue was dated March, 2007, and featured a cover by Hugo Award winning fan artist, Brad Foster, who also produced the cover for the first annish of [[Askance]]. Other featured artists have been Alan White, Sheryl Birkhead, Bill Rotsler, Taral Wayne, Kyle Hinton, [[Frank Wu]], Ditmar (Dick Jenssen; 2 issues), Marc Schirmeister, and Steve Stiles. The Second Anniversary issue (March, 2009) featured reproductions of all previous covers. | ||
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Revision as of 02:45, 25 March 2009
John Purcell is a fan writer and fanzine editor currently living in College Station, Texas.
John began doing fanzines in Minnesota in the 1970s. One of his early zines was called This House. He currently edits In A Prior Lifetime and its addendum and furthermore... as PDFs on eFanzines.com. He has also recently released a couple of one shot zines, as well as contributing to other publications.
He also produced a couple personalzines in the 1980s, Ennui and Bangweulu. The very last issue of This House was the 15th, Ace-Doubled with the 6th and final issue of Bangweulu in the Spring of 1989. After that, he drifted out of fandom by 1992, then resurfaced in 2003 with In A Prior Lifetime.
Purcell folded In A Prior Lifetime (20 issues) and and furthermore (26 issues) in February of 2007, in order to begin a bimonthly genzine Askance. The debut issue was dated March, 2007, and featured a cover by Hugo Award winning fan artist, Brad Foster, who also produced the cover for the first annish of Askance. Other featured artists have been Alan White, Sheryl Birkhead, Bill Rotsler, Taral Wayne, Kyle Hinton, Frank Wu, Ditmar (Dick Jenssen; 2 issues), Marc Schirmeister, and Steve Stiles. The Second Anniversary issue (March, 2009) featured reproductions of all previous covers.
Zines
- and furthermore...
- Askance
- Bangweulu
- Derrida
- Ennui
- I Have Been Grading Finals and I Must Scream
- In A Prior Lifetime
- This House
- Yenta Monad Memorial Journal
Contributions
- The Drink Tank
- Science Fiction / San Francisco
- Vegas Fandom Weekly
- Challenger
- Time & Again
- Knarley Knews
