Issue Six - Summer 2008

Hey there, welcome to the sixth issue of Shooty Dog Thing. If you’ve never encountered the fanzine before then HELLO! SDT’s been described as doing for the eighties/nineties fanzines what Russell T. Davies has done for Doctor Who, giving it a noughties update that reinvigorates the concept of the printed ’zine. And if you’ve never encountered a fanzine before, this is what fans used to create before we had websites - just print off the PDF of side A, flip the paper and then print side B, fold it in the middle, kerchunk a couple of staples in place and that’s a fanzine! Of course, there’s also an e-zine version you can simply read on your computer screen, if you don’t want to print. The choice is yours, aren’t I good? Oh, and did I mention it’s totally free? :o)

Cover - “The Year Of Intelligent Tigers” by Andy Mason
Editorial by Paul Castle
First Doctor Wordsearch by Terry Francis
Interview with Paul Scoones
“Do The MONSTER MASH” by Paul Castle, illustrated by Mike Morgan
“The Enemy Within” by Charles Daniels
“AlternativeZ” (G, H, & I) by Terry Francis
Comic strip - “The Pen Store Adventure” by Leslie McMurtry
“The Curse Of Fatal Death - The Board Game!” by Paul Castle
“Doctor Who Monthly” - reviews by Wesley Osam (The Year Of Intelligent Tigers), Adam Stone (Remembrance Of The Daleks), Arfie Mansfield (The Time Meddler), Colin John Francis (Sympathy For The Devil), James Hadwen (Final Genesis), and Paul Castle (Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD)
Interview with Julian Eales & Selina Lock
“Two’s Firsts” by Terry Francis
“Moths Ate Toby Hadoke’s Doctor Who Scarf” reviewed by Ali Bongo, Paul Castle, and Tim Hirst Back Cover - “Frank The Macra” by Mike Morgan

As always the issue comes in two free-to-download editions. This gives you a choice: you can either print it out as a proper fanzine, or read onscreen as an e-zine.

A5 Fanzine version (print this side first):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-06-SUMMER-2008-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf (file size 5MB approx)

(and then flip the pages over as a whole and insert them into the sheetfeeder so that the blank side prints):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-06-SUMMER-2008-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf (file size 2MB approx)

E-zine version:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-06-SUMMER-2008-SCREENCOPY.pdf (file size 7MB approx)

As ever, all the back issues are still available, just click on this link http://brax-zine.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html for links to download the first five issues.

I hope you enjoy the issue - as ever all feedback is welcome!

ISSUE FIVE!

Hello

Welcome to the fifth issue of Shooty Dog Thing, marking the first anniversary of the fanzine. I hope you'll stick with us through 2008 as issues 6, 7 and 8 materialise in June, September and December, but for now I hope you enjoy this new issue.

Cover by Jon Wesley Huff
Editorial by Paul Castle
Letters page!
Interview with Joe Lidster
"The Twenty-first Century Is When It's All Gonna Change. And You Gotta Be Ready!" by Patrick Mulready
"AlternativeZ" by Terry Francis
Comic strip: "Doctor Who And The Pen Store Adventure" by Leslie McMurtry
"Doctor Who Monthly" reviews:
(March - 'Doctor Who On The Web Planet' comic strip reviewed by James Hadwen, 'The Dark Flame' CD reviewed by Colin John Francis; April - 'Time-Flight' novelisation reviewed by Paul Castle, 'Revolution Man' novel reviewed by Wesley Osam; May - 'Turlough And The Earthlink Dilemma' spin-off novel reviewed by Terry Francis, 'The Aztecs' tv story reviewed by Arfie Mansfield)
"Who Cares!" by Tim Hirst
"In The Beginning" by Adam Stone
"Licence Denied" recalled by Jon Arnold
"Nasty, Brutish, And Short" by Paul Castle
Cartoon: "Alien's Anonymous" by Mike Morgan
"Unmuddying The Waters" by Lawrence Burton
"And Cut It Now!" by Jon Arnold
"Season Of Mists And Mellow Fruitfulness" by Paul Castle
Cartoon: "Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor" by Mike Morgan

As always the issue comes in two free-to-download editions. This gives you a choice: you can either print it out as a proper fanzine, or read onscreen as an e-zine.

A5 Fanzine version (print this side first):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-05-SPRING-2008-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

(and then flip the pages over as a whole and insert them into the sheetfeeder so that the blank side prints):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-05-SPRING-2008-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

E-zine version:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-05-SPRING-2008-SCREENCOPY.pdf

BACK ISSUES:

ISSUE ONE

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

Freebie "Shooty Dog Thing Adventures" edited by Erik Pollitt:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDTA-01-SPRING-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

ISSUE TWO

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

ISSUE THREE:

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

ISSUE FOUR:

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

All are free to download, and free to distribute. Please don't re-use any artwork or articles without permission. You may scan the front cover to promote Shooty Dog Thing in websites or magazines.

Issues 1-4 Reloaded

Hi, all four back issues are now back online, and accessible from the old links below.

Issue five will follow today or tomorrow!

Shooty Dog Thing 4

Hi there!

Welcome to the new issue of Shooty Dog Thing, completing the fourth of 2007's quarters. I hope you enjoy this over your festive holiday, and let others know: don't forget to leave Santa a copy alongside his sherry and mince pies!

This issue features lots of brilliant stuff:

Cover by Andy Hackett (www.genesisark.co.uk)
Rambling editorial by Paul Castle
Tim Hirst interviewed by Paul Castle (www.timhirst.com)
Crossword by Terry Francis
"All My Love To Long Ago" by Paul Castle, pics by Felice
"Take Five? Nah!" by Iain Martin
Self Portrait autobiography reviewed by Jon Arnold
(please visit www.annekewills.com to buy the book and read my review there)
"AlternativeZ" by Terry Francis
"What I Don't Understand Is This..." 'puzzle' by Paul Castle
"Quick Guides: Polly & Ben" by Stephen Gray
Anneke Wills interviewed by Paul Castle
"Doctor Who Monthly" reviews:
(Dec: 'The Seeds Of Death' novelisation reviewed by Terry Francis
'Cyber-Hunt' spin-off CD reviewed by Paul Castle
Jan: 'Relative Dementias' novel reviewed by Wesley Osam
'Storm Warning' CD reviewed by Colin John Francis
Feb: 'The Web Planet' tv story reviewed by Arfie Mansfield
'Planet Of The Daleks' comic strip reviewed by James Hadwen)
"Is The Doctor Worth The Monsters?" by Jon Arnold
YANA e-zine sort of reviewed by Paul Castle
"Twenty-Oh-Nine" forecast by Paul Castle
"Considering One's Character Options" by Paul Castle
"Doctor In Love" by Paul Castle, pics by Red Sharlach of www.redscharlach.co.uk
"Craggles Rocked!": Jon Arnold remembers Craig Hinton
"Auntie Iris's Guide To The Rubbish Monsters #2" by Erik Pollitt
"The Original Captain Jack" by Nicole Redo
"The Quark Is Rising" by Arfie Mansfield

As always the issue comes in two free-to-download editions. This gives you a choice: you can either print it out as a proper fanzine, or read onscreen as an e-zine. Though if you take the e-zine option, make sure you print off the crossword /before/ you start filling it in!

A5 Fanzine version (print this side first):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf

(and then flip the pages over as a whole and insert them into the sheetfeeder so that the blank side prints):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf

E-zine version:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-04-WINTER-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf

Well, that's enough from me! Have a very Merry Christmas and I'll see you in March for issue five!

Paul Castle
(and you can scroll down to the previous entry - 11-09-07 - to download all three issues thus far!)

Submission details

Hi, someone noted that there's no submission or contact details here on the blog. There's an email address in the fanzine itself, but to save you from having to look at *that* you can contact me here:

Braxiatel (at) yahoo.com
(just replace the (at) with an @ - I don't want any spam from hunter-spammer robots that may or may not trawl the blogs for unwary email addresses)

If you're interested in writing something, don't just send me stuff though. Email me and we can talk about it first. i don't want anyone to go to any trouble in writing something I can't use, and a few emails will avoid disappointment.

Issue four is well on the way, so we're probably talking March's issue five at the earliest for new projects.

Many thanks,

Paul Castle
(and you can scroll down to the previous entry - 11-09-07 - to download all three issues thus far!)

Shooty Dog Thing 3 Reloaded

Hello again!

I had to take down Shooty Dog Thing #3 on Saturday morning, as due to professional reasons I am not at liberty to discuss, Stephen Fewell requested that I remove his interview from the fanzine. This is not any reflection on the quality or content of the interview, which he was happy with.

As it was down, I took the opportunity to rejig the fanzine slightly, correcting typos and adjusting page order and fixing anything I was unhappy with. You know what us writers/editors are like! There's some stuff in there that wasn't in the orginal, like Henry Flynn's Dalek City photo story, the odd filler piece, and the answer's to issue two's puzzles. I'm now much happier with the issue as a whole and Stephen wishes both me and Shooty Dog Thing success for the future.

I would like to request that people respect Stephen's wishes amd refrain from asking me for a copy of the original version of the fanzine, as I am honour bound not to distribute it. Thanks for your patience.

NB: This is no 'cut down' version, it's a full 48 page issue!

ISSUE THREE:

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf (5mb)

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf (3mb)

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-03-AUTUMN-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf (2mb)

Printing Tips:
The print versions are arranged so that after printing Side A, you'll have to reload the printed sheets into the paper tray. Just flip the pages as a whole and place into the sheet feeder so that the reverse side of the cover is the right way around for the inside covers to print on. You may neet to print a test sheet marking the top page in the paper tray/feeder with an X and 'left side', right side' in the appropriate places. Once you've done this once you'll always know how to use both sides of the paper and reduce our impact on the environment. You'll then have to fold and staple. If you haven't got a long arm stapler, don't worry, the staples should easily pin through all the folded sheets, just staple as close to the edge as you can - I've kept the margins wide enough to allow you to do this.

Back Issues:

ISSUE TWO

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf (2mb)

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf (2mb)

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-02-SUMMER-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf (329kb)

ISSUE ONE

Read on screen version: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-SCREENCOPY.pdf (4mb)

Print version Side A: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-PRINT-SIDE-A.pdf (3mb)

Print version Side B: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/807177/SDT-01-SPRING-2007-PRINT-SIDE-B.pdf (1mb)

All are free to download, and free to distribute. Please don't re-use any artwork or articles without permission. You may scan the front cover to promote Shooty Dog Thing in websites or magazines.

More problems I'm afraid

Hi there,

it's not really going too well for the third issue so far. There's another problem with it that might take a couple of days to rectify, and that entails taking them down in the meantime. Please bear with me - it won't be long.

Paul