Classic Who Fanzine Recs?

As I mentioned in my desert isle fics list, I'm new to OldSchool!Who fanfiction, but what I've read I'm really enjoying. I love print zines and finishing up work on The Brotherhood 7 (which features a Ten, Donna, and Jack story by wendymr crafted from the purest awesome) has made me long for more print fic.

MediaWest, only a few weeks away, is my best shot at scoring Classic Who fanzines, but like a lot of things in DW fandom, it's difficult to know where to start. There's a huge number of zines that were in print, but many of those were letter/info zines or a mix of fiction and essays, and of course, fanworks vary widely in quality.

I'd really value recommendations. My peculiarities are:
* I would probably enjoy the commentary zines, but I'd prefer to start with zines that are at least half fic.
* I'm more about the characters than the awesome aliens/timey-wimey stuff.
* I lean toward the hurt/comfort side of the force.
* Gen, please.

Making recs brings fannish karma. Scientific fact.

New Supernatural Gen Zine: The Brotherhood 8

My good friend Yum@ of Pyramids Press is announcing a new Supernatural print zine, The Brotherhood 8, to premier in three weeks at MediaWest*Con 29 and is available for mail order now at the website.

Like issues 2, 4, and 6, The Brotherhood 8 is an all-Supernatural gen zine with a strong emphasis on the brothers’ bond of family and friendship. Yum@ kept saying she was going to keep the page count reasonable this year, but so many awesome authors agreed to participate, it was impossible: The Brotherhood 8 is 440 pages!

Like previous editions, The Brotherhood 8 is professionally printed, perfect-bound, 6" x 9", with beautiful full-color, wrap-around cover art by Cathy. Though Pyramids Press works to get the look of zine as close as possible to something you'd buy at a bookstore, it is a nonprofit, labor of love produced by fans, for fans. Like all Pyramids Press zines, the stories are new (have not been previously published or appeared on the ‘net), gen (no slash), and there are no deathfics. Ratings are G-R.




The Brotherhood 8
Counting Coup by Scullspeare
Dutch by kimonkey7 (kimonkey7)
When You Were Young by geminigrl11 (geminigrl11)
Wayward Ones by Gaelicspirit
The First Wendigo by Sodakey
Best Served Cold by Geoffry Woods
Between The Lines by gekizetsu (gekizetsu)
The Bird-dog Key by Maygin
Day Job by K Hanna Korossy
No Pain, No Gain by Gert
Nchaa Bu by Jeanne R Gold
The Family Business by Dodger Winslow (dodger_winslow)
Story excerpts available here
Longer excerpt of “The Family Business”

The Brotherhood 8 may be pre-ordered for convention pick-up here; see convention flyers for roomsale location. Please place convention pre-orders by May 9.

If you’re not attending MediaWest, you may order a copy of this zines to be delivered to you via USPS at the Pyramids Press order page. The base cost is $35 per zine (I know, but the zine is so huge, it’s like getting two digest zines in one). US shipping is $4.95 per zine (priority mail). Shipping to Canada or Mexico is $10.95 per zine. Shipping to Europe/Australia is $12.95 per zine. All amounts are in US dollars.

Pyramids Press is also premiering a multimedia edition of the zine, The Brotherhood 7, which is almost 400 pages and includes 17 stories from our favorite fandoms, including 3 Supernatural stories, plus Atlantis, Torchwood, SG-1, Doctor Who, and more!

If you have any questions, you may write to Yum@ at pyramidspress [at] aol [dot] com. If you have any trouble, please comment or message.