Megalon

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The Brazilian fanzine Megalon – Ficção Científica & Horror was published between 1988 and 2004, with 71 regular editions - in 2017 a 72th one came out. Arthur C. Clarke's centenary special. Its editorial line was to support the dissemination and development of Brazilian FC&F, having opened space for writers and fans. Its pages contained national and international news, publications received, interviews, articles, illustrations, short stories and book and film reviews. Occasionally, he also published comic stories.

Megalon is inserted in the context of the so-called Second Wave of Brazilian Science Fiction (1982-2004), which meant the revival of the genre in the country, after the difficult years of the military dictatorship, which interrupted the First Wave (1958-1972). While this first wave was formed mainly by writers around two publishers that regularly published Brazilian authors, the second wave saw the emergence of a new generation of fans and authors, who without the same space in traditional publishers, published mainly in fanzines that, over the years, became more and more sophisticated. In addition to Megalon, other important fanzines were from that time: Boletim Antares, Hiperespaço, Papêra Uirandê and Somnium - the latter published by the Science Fiction Readers Club (CLFC). Megalon is the most awarded Brazilian fanzine, with 10 awards, including 7 Nova Awards (Brazil) (between 1989 and 1996) and 3 Argos Awards (between 2000 and 2002). International names such as Orson Scott Card, Bruce Sterling, Jeff VanderMeer and Jean-Claude Dunyach have collaborated in their editions, in addition to important national authors, such as André Carneiro, Jorge Luiz Calife, Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro and Roberto de Sousa Causo.
Issue Date Pages Notes
1 November 1988 16
2 January 1989 17
3 March 1989 20
3 bonus March 1989 4
4 May 1989 22
4 bonus May 1989 1
5 July 1989 34
6 September 1989 30
7 November 1989 34
8 January 1990 30
9 March 1990 34
10 May 1990 34
11 July 1990 34
12 September 1990 60
13 November 1990 40
14 January 1991 40
15 March 1991 44
24 January 1993 32
25 March 1993 30
25 bonus March 1993 4
29 January 1994 30
29 bonus January 1994 3
31 June 1994 40
31 bonus June 1994 1
50 September 1998 38
50 bonus September 1998 74
61 June 2001 40
62 September 2001 40
72 December 2017 60


Publication 1988
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