Difference between revisions of "Amazine"

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(Did you mean the [[Amazine (Harrell)|Phil Harrell apazine]]?)
 
(Did you mean the [[Amazine (Harrell)|Phil Harrell apazine]]?)
 
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From [[Canadian Fancyclopedia]]  
 
From [[Canadian Fancyclopedia]]  
A seldom used term describing a type of fanzine whose principle characteristic is articles describing aspects of mundane reality in a "grandiose and fantastical" manner. Meant to be applied to zines with articles employing exaggeration for satiric effect, but often loosely applied to any SF [[fanzine]] containing a preponderance of non-SF subject matter.  
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A seldom used term describing a type of [[fanzine]] whose principle characteristic is [[articles]] describing aspects of [[mundane]] reality in a "grandiose and [[fantastic]]al" manner. Meant to be applied to [[zines]] with articles employing exaggeration for [[satire|satiric]] effect, but often loosely applied to any SF [[fanzine]] containing a preponderance of non-[[SF]] subject matter.  
By Harry Warner, Jr.  
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By [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 July 2021

(Did you mean the Phil Harrell apazine?)

From Canadian Fancyclopedia
A seldom used term describing a type of fanzine whose principle characteristic is articles describing aspects of mundane reality in a "grandiose and fantastical" manner. Meant to be applied to zines with articles employing exaggeration for satiric effect, but often loosely applied to any SF fanzine containing a preponderance of non-SF subject matter.
By Harry Warner, Jr.


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