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Tycho, v. 1, issue 1, June 1942
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Page 12 TYCHO Another preposterous statement was that Joquel had left the club because of this. Joquel left the club because he considered it too social, and unstfictional at times, and not because of any absurd criticism. Let's see this mag cease with these poor attempts at mudslinging, and become a reliable newsy once more, whaddya say? Nomination for the worst stfilm of the year: "The Wolf Man." Although aspects of the werewolf mythology were worked in capably enough, the flicker for the most part was poor and unsatisfactory. The werewolf doesn't look or behave like a werewolf, is puny and ignorant. Yours Truly had always had an idea werewolf picture in mind: one in which the lycanthrope is actually transformed into a wolf, not an asinine hodge-podge of world and man; one in which he is not killed in the nick of time at the conclusion and in which he is in love with some femme and torn between conflicting emotions. How about a female werewolf? Or better still; how about some other branch of lycanthropy -- were -- tigers or the like? The nearest thing to my ideal weird-flicker was "The Werewolf of London," starring Henry Hull. The transition from man into monster was amazingly realistic, and the opening scenes, which took place in Tibet, I can still visualize with clarity in my mind's eye. They were so strikingly weird and alien -- I've never seen another movie to equal or even [illegible] this one for sheer horror. We have a very notable and scintillating argument for fantasy nudes in the first issue of an FAPA magazine; En Garde. It seems that fandom is "simply crawling with dull, stupid, Mid-Victorian clods." These clods are those who are against nudes in fandom. According to the writer in En Garde, then, I am such a clod, for I don't think nudes have any part in fanzines. Sure, like so many others, I'll say they're alright in their proper places -- or even in the pros -- BUT, BY KLONO, THEY AREN'T FANTASTIC. And that is the flaw in the argument for fantasy nudes in En Garde; the writer has no comeback to that idea. (S'cuze, TG, but tho' I object also to nudes, fanzines are published for fans, and if they delyt in such stuff, it would, I think, be permissible...ed.) Present conditions don't seem to be affecting the fanzine field very much. The only notable exception to this is Spaceways. Warner is now using 16# bond, instead of the usual 20# stuff to economize. VoM also, to a certain extent was affected, but neither of these two mags have had their policies or formats drastically altered. I wonder if-and-when fanzines will have to begin folding up, decreasing in size, appearing less frequently, or reverting to cheaper forms of duplication? Maybe we'll see a return to the hectograph era yet...That would be quite a blow to the "Big Ten" undoubtedly, what with their 40 and 50 pages issues, the photographs, their lithography, and color mimeography. There is no getting around the fact the fan-eds of today are ambitious jerks. Back in '37 or so the readers were well content with small-sized hektoed or mimeod mags, generally not over 20 pages, and not usually priced under 10 cents. An editor hardly dares to charge ten cents for a mag of under 25 pages now, and the readers are inclined to protest if he does.
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Page 12 TYCHO Another preposterous statement was that Joquel had left the club because of this. Joquel left the club because he considered it too social, and unstfictional at times, and not because of any absurd criticism. Let's see this mag cease with these poor attempts at mudslinging, and become a reliable newsy once more, whaddya say? Nomination for the worst stfilm of the year: "The Wolf Man." Although aspects of the werewolf mythology were worked in capably enough, the flicker for the most part was poor and unsatisfactory. The werewolf doesn't look or behave like a werewolf, is puny and ignorant. Yours Truly had always had an idea werewolf picture in mind: one in which the lycanthrope is actually transformed into a wolf, not an asinine hodge-podge of world and man; one in which he is not killed in the nick of time at the conclusion and in which he is in love with some femme and torn between conflicting emotions. How about a female werewolf? Or better still; how about some other branch of lycanthropy -- were -- tigers or the like? The nearest thing to my ideal weird-flicker was "The Werewolf of London," starring Henry Hull. The transition from man into monster was amazingly realistic, and the opening scenes, which took place in Tibet, I can still visualize with clarity in my mind's eye. They were so strikingly weird and alien -- I've never seen another movie to equal or even [illegible] this one for sheer horror. We have a very notable and scintillating argument for fantasy nudes in the first issue of an FAPA magazine; En Garde. It seems that fandom is "simply crawling with dull, stupid, Mid-Victorian clods." These clods are those who are against nudes in fandom. According to the writer in En Garde, then, I am such a clod, for I don't think nudes have any part in fanzines. Sure, like so many others, I'll say they're alright in their proper places -- or even in the pros -- BUT, BY KLONO, THEY AREN'T FANTASTIC. And that is the flaw in the argument for fantasy nudes in En Garde; the writer has no comeback to that idea. (S'cuze, TG, but tho' I object also to nudes, fanzines are published for fans, and if they delyt in such stuff, it would, I think, be permissible...ed.) Present conditions don't seem to be affecting the fanzine field very much. The only notable exception to this is Spaceways. Warner is now using 16# bond, instead of the usual 20# stuff to economize. VoM also, to a certain extent was affected, but neither of these two mags have had their policies or formats drastically altered. I wonder if-and-when fanzines will have to begin folding up, decreasing in size, appearing less frequently, or reverting to cheaper forms of duplication? Maybe we'll see a return to the hectograph era yet...That would be quite a blow to the "Big Ten" undoubtedly, what with their 40 and 50 pages issues, the photographs, their lithography, and color mimeography. There is no getting around the fact the fan-eds of today are ambitious jerks. Back in '37 or so the readers were well content with small-sized hektoed or mimeod mags, generally not over 20 pages, and not usually priced under 10 cents. An editor hardly dares to charge ten cents for a mag of under 25 pages now, and the readers are inclined to protest if he does.
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