Issue 8 of Andersonic is now available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This issue features articles on:-

• Stingray - is there more to Stingray's longevity than all that colour? Line out to Deepsville with Commander Daddio to find out about the Andersons' foray into inner space.
• Joe 90 - City of Dolls: a look at how the series captured the zeitgeist of the late 60s.
• Joe 90/ Business Holiday - Uncle Sam stole my swimming trunks! Classic episode reviewed.
• The Metamorph Retrospective - Changes were deemed necessary to get the series back on the air, but did they do the trick? Our writers take a closer look at the second season's colourful opener and sound off about Fred Freiberger's reboot of Space:1999.
• Beyond Century 21 - a look at the fate of costumes, instrumentation and miniatures from the Anderson series after the closure of the studios... but where exactly do Sid James, The Goodies and mashed potato fit into the equation?
• Space:1999/ Missing Link - a look at one of Edward di Lorenzo's  thoughtful offering from the first series. Is it more important to feel than to think?
• Interview - artist Mike Noble discusses his career, his techniques, influences and drawing everything from cowboys to bedsteads!
• UFO/ The Square Triangle - UFO does melodrama as Straker comes up against Patrick Mower and a very dead alien. Classic episode reviewed.
• Review Section - Fanderson's Stingray CD and two volumes of TV21 reprints. That's where our pocket money's going.
• Alpha Mail - Readers letters and comments.
• Things You Do - ...when you're a fan. Back by popular demand!

40 pages with colour covers/ black and white interior.

 

Issue 7 of Andersonic was published in February 2009 and is still available. This issue features articles on:-

• Fireball XL5 - once the fastest guy alive, is he now ready to draw his pension?
• UFO/Close Up - well, the music's pretty good...
• Alpha Incident Log - Strange goings on with jewelled asteroids.
• APF Memories - One fan's recollections of visiting the studios in their 60s heyday and meeting Virgil Tracy in an unexpected place.
• The Spirit of Thunderbirds - what did the 2004 film miss and what a new series should do to put it right.
• Space:1999/ The Infernal Machine - Artificial intelligence seeks new companion for long-term relationship - apply Box 1999.
• Interview - Dominic Lavery discusses designing and directing New Captain Scarlet.
• Character Study - Is there more to Alec Freeman than keeping the Whisky industry afloat single-handedly? We think so.
• Space:1999/ Black Sun - Things look grim - time to crack open Victor's brandy.
• Star Fleet/X-Bomber - the Japanese puppet serial which had much in common with the Andersons' 60s series.
• Stingray/ Titan Goes Pop - Celebrity culture and pop music get the thumbs down in one of Stingray's best episodes. Is it anything to shout about? Yeah, man!
• Review Section - Barry Gray Centenary Concert and Doppelganger DVD.
• Things You Do - ...when you're a fan.

40 pages with colour covers/ black and white interior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue 6 of Andersonic was published in Autumn 2008 and is still available. This issue features articles on:-

• The Art of Ron Embleton - the work of TV21's Scarlet and Stingray artist.
• Lord Parker's 'Oliday - Bingo! A classic episode reviewed.
• Alpha Incident Log - Strange goings on with glowing rocks and Irish Cowboys...
• Faith in Science - The contributions of Barry Morse and Johnny Byrne to Space:1999.
• Identified Retrospective - Seven different writers share their thoughts on UFO's opener.
• SHADO Test Paper - Ed and Alec's Fun Page.
• Interview - Gerry Anderson discusses UFO, New Captain Scarlet... and lemmings.
• Writing the Tracys - exploring Thunderbirds' popularity with writers.
• Winged Assassins - what makes Captain Scarlet the odd one out?
• Mission of the Darians - Mutant! Classic Space:1999 episode reviewed.
• The Fall of Troy - Stingray's Forbidden Shakespearian roots.
• Watching the Watchers - the arrival of the 21st Century in our living rooms.
• Trap for a Rhino - New Captain Scarlet episode appraised.

40 pages with colour covers/ black and white interior.