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| − | + | An early 1970s [[fanzine]] [[published]] in the [[UK]] by [[Greg Pickersgill]] (with assistance from [[Leroy Kettle]]). | |
| − | It had a reputation for iconoclasm, the free use of swear-words, and a general attitude of disrespect; these were met with dismay by some older fans, but it proved very popular with many fans of the same generation of its editors, a good number of whom went on to become leading fans of the 1970s (as indeed did Kettle and Pickersgill). Pickersgill's fanzine review column, "Heap", earned him an immediate reputation as a savagely honest fan critic. | + | It had a reputation for iconoclasm, the free use of swear-words, and a general attitude of disrespect; these were met with dismay by some older [[fans]], but it proved very popular with many fans of the same generation of its [[editors]], a good number of whom went on to become leading fans of the 1970s (as indeed did Kettle and Pickersgill). Pickersgill's fanzine review column, "Heap", earned him an immediate reputation as a savagely honest fan [[critic]]. |
Apart from the editors, contributors included [[Ian Maule]], [[Ian Williams]], [[Peter Roberts]], [[Rob Holdstock]], [[Richard I. Barycz]] and [[John Nielsen Hall]]. | Apart from the editors, contributors included [[Ian Maule]], [[Ian Williams]], [[Peter Roberts]], [[Rob Holdstock]], [[Richard I. Barycz]] and [[John Nielsen Hall]]. | ||
| − | [[John D. Berry]] described it as | + | [[John D. Berry]] described it in ''[[Focal Point (McInerney)|Focal Point]]'' v3n1 as |
| + | ...a sloppy, angry, whimsical fanzine that has drawn more response from its 50-person mlg list than almost any other fanzine. FOULER is the closest to a [[focal point]] that [[British]] [[fandom]] has, yet it's an adolescent focal point, filled with excesses for the sake of excess. | ||
| − | [[Dave Langford]] later wrote of it: | + | [[Dave Langford]] later wrote of it: |
| + | Like so many seminal things, [it] combined potency and potential with considerable messiness [...] Greg and [[co-editor]] Roy Kettle provided a rallying point -- they showed it could be done and that fandom did not have to be the cloying, backpatting, pseudo-nice thing which emerges from British zines of the late '60s (say). | ||
| − | It entered suspension after summer 1971 when | + | It entered suspension after summer 1971 when Pickersgill moved from [[Wales]] to [[London]], with one final issue over a year later. |
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Revision as of 02:39, 22 August 2023
An early 1970s fanzine published in the UK by Greg Pickersgill (with assistance from Leroy Kettle).
It had a reputation for iconoclasm, the free use of swear-words, and a general attitude of disrespect; these were met with dismay by some older fans, but it proved very popular with many fans of the same generation of its editors, a good number of whom went on to become leading fans of the 1970s (as indeed did Kettle and Pickersgill). Pickersgill's fanzine review column, "Heap", earned him an immediate reputation as a savagely honest fan critic.
Apart from the editors, contributors included Ian Maule, Ian Williams, Peter Roberts, Rob Holdstock, Richard I. Barycz and John Nielsen Hall.
John D. Berry described it in Focal Point v3n1 as
...a sloppy, angry, whimsical fanzine that has drawn more response from its 50-person mlg list than almost any other fanzine. FOULER is the closest to a focal point that British fandom has, yet it's an adolescent focal point, filled with excesses for the sake of excess.
Dave Langford later wrote of it:
Like so many seminal things, [it] combined potency and potential with considerable messiness [...] Greg and co-editor Roy Kettle provided a rallying point -- they showed it could be done and that fandom did not have to be the cloying, backpatting, pseudo-nice thing which emerges from British zines of the late '60s (say).
It entered suspension after summer 1971 when Pickersgill moved from Wales to London, with one final issue over a year later.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September 1970 | 14 | There was no issue #1 |
| 3 | October 1970 | 34 | |
| 4 | December 1970 | 34 | |
| 5 | March 1971 | 34 | |
| 6 | June 1971 | 34 | |
| 7 | September 1972 | 32 | Final issue |
| Publication | 1970—1972 |
| This is a publication page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was published, how many issues it has had, (including adding a partial or complete checklist), its contents (including perhaps a ToC listing), its size and repro method, regular columnists, its impact on fandom, or by adding scans or links to scans. See Standards for Publications. |
