ISSUE 23 Now Available

It’s finally here. The latest issue of Whotopia…

WHOTOPIA ISSUE 23 – MAY 2012

The Moffat Effect:
Just how does Steven Moffat’s show running compare to RTD’s? Gary Phillips investigates

Going Native:
With two series under his belt what is Steven Moffat’s modus operandi? Jon Arnold ponders the question

Double Trouble:
Daniel Tessier examines how copies and duplicates have appeared in the series

The Bob Baker Interview:
Paula Hammond chats with writer Bob Baker in this exclusive interview

Dalek’s Advocate:
In Defence of Time Flight Thomas Spychalski is our newest Dalek advocate in the case for season 19 finale

The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Reviewed:
Daniel Tessier gives us his thoughts on the 2011 Christmas Special

Wholife
Grant Bull returns with another instalment of his look at Doctor Who fandom

Target Trawl:
Nick Mellish finds out that not every novelization not his cup of tea

The Stories That Might Have Been:
Bob Furnell considers another set of unmade story ideas this time from the Tom Baker era

Series Six Reviews:
Hit or miss? Our review panelists decides how series 6 fared

Sarah Jane Adventures Series 5 Reviews
Our review panelist turn the spotlight on the final series of the Sarah Jane Adventures

Screwdrivers, Scaries and Scarves:
Jez Strickley pays homage to Barry Letts

Dalek’s Advocate: A Response
In the first reply to the column, Thomas Cookson takes up the case against Michael Grade

The Fanzine Corner
Bob Furnell takes a look at the Canadian fanzine scene

Cover by Thomas Evans

ALL THIS AND MORE IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF WHOTOPIA

Issue 22 Now Out

JUST PUBLISHED!

• Editorial: A Kind of Menace – Jez Strickley
• Pride and Cyberprejudice – Michael S. Collins wades in with an epic analysis of the Cybermen
• Chris Boucher Interview – Jez Strickley talks with the man behind Leela, Taren Capel and the Fendahl, not mention his influence on a certain rival sci-fi series
• Quite Masterly – No Doctor Who rogues gallery would be complete without the Master, Gary Phillips investigates
• The Sylvester McCoy Villains – Ian Wheeler examines the villains who menaced the Seventh Doctor
• The Villains No One Remembers – With the Eighth Doctor in mind, Jake Johnson considers some of the least talked about villains
• The Most Wacky Monsters – Bob Furnell asks what the designers were thinking when they conjured up some of the series’ more unusual monsters
• Torchwood Series 4 Overview – Craig Charlesworth gives us his take on the first five episodes of the latest instalment of RTD’s brainchild
• The Weeping Angels – perhaps the series’ most frightening monster since 2005, Emily Jones takes a look and tries not to blink
• Dalek’s Advocate: The Case for the Foamasi – Those Mafia-esque bad boys take some defending, Bob Furnell tackles the challenge
• Wholife: Music and Villains – Grant Bull comments on a certain Beach Boys song as the soundtrack to the Doctor’s life
• Fanzine Corner – In this ongoing series of fanzine reviews, Bob Furnell continues his voyage into fan writing
• Newish Adventures: Final Frontier Review – AJ Gulyas returns with another look at the New Adventures book series
• Target Trawl -Nick Mellish uncovers a renegade Time Lord, anti-matter monsters and mutan as he presents three more Target readings
• Screwdrivers, Scaries and Scarves: The Monster Revealed – Jez Strickley considers one of the series’ staple scare-making devices

And much more… All in issue 22, now available to download in PDF format from the Whotopia website

SNEAK PEAK @ 22

We thought we’d let our readers have a sneak peak at the cover for the upcoming issue 22…

Issue 2 of STAR ONE Now Available

Issue 2 of our sister publication, STAR ONE, is now available to download.

Includes:

Zen and the Art of Liberation
The relationship between Zen and the Liberator

Blake’s 7: The Comic Strips
A look into the classic B7 comic strips

Egorian: Desperate Despot or Mathematical Prodigy
An examination into the character of Egorian

Vila’s Fun Facts
Blake’s 7 fun facts and trivia

Blake: Hero or Tyrant?
What was Blake really like

Auxiliary Monitor
Our review panel turns the spotlight on  the episode “Trial”

Blake & Avon: The Early Days
The early relationship between Blake and Avon

Monsters, Villains & Aliens of Blake’s 7
Our A-Z of the monsters, villains and aliens from Blake’s 7

One Fans Discovery of Blake’s 7
One fans journey in discovering Blake’s 7

Sensornet

Reviews of various Blake’s 7 related merchandise

And Much More

NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FREE!
http://blakes7starone.wordpress.com

REMINDER: Issue 23 Deadline!

Just a quick reminder…

The theme for issue 23 is the Matt Smith Era: The Story So Far, where we’ll be celebrating the era of the eleventh Doctor to date.  If you’d like to contribute to this issue, we’re looking for all sorts of material related to the 11th Doctor’s era.

The deadline date for this issue is: Saturday, October 1, 2011.

ISSUE 21 NOW OUT!

The latest issue of Whotopia has just been released…

WHOTOPIA – ISSUE 21

FEATURING:

• Editorial – Jez Strickley
• Nicholas Courtney & Elisabeth Sladen Tributes
• Jean-Marc L’Officier Interview
• Music for Ming Mongs
• Wholife: Dressing Up
• Dalek’s Advocate: In Defence of Michael Grade
• The Fanzine Corner
• They Think It’s All Over
• Audio Tomb
• Who’s Catchphrase Craze
• Sarah Jane Adventures: Series Four Reviews
• K-9 Series One Review
• Target Trawl
• Screwdrivers, Scaries and Scarves: The TARDIS
• Sacreligious Thoughts
• A Christmas Carol Review
• Fiction: The Thoughts of a Time Machine

ALL THIS AND MORE IN WHOTOPIA ISSUE 21
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE IN PDF FORMAT

www.whotopia.ca

And when you’re done reading the issue, please answer our short reader survey located here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/T9FJQXK

Fanzines Wanted

I’m looking for a little help with a fanzine related project I’ve started. 

I’ve started a new column in Whotopia, plus I’ve also decided to relaunch my old Doctor Who Fanzine Database site, so I thought I’d send out a small plea for some help. I’m wanting to feature as much information as I can about the fanzines during the fanzine heyday and in order to do that, I’m looking for scans of covers, or entire issues, of any fanzines from the 1980s/90s/early 00s.  Some of the titles I’m looking for include:  Spectrox, TARDIS, Auton, Skaro, Circus, Second Dimension, Skonnos, Shockeye’s Kitchen, Data Extract, and dozens of others.  I’m also hoping to interview/chat with some of the editors from these magazines as well. 

Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.  If you can help out, send me an email direct.  Cheers.

Now Available from The Doctor Who Project

 

NOW AVAILABLE

THE DOCTOR WHO PROJECT SERIES BIBLE
LIMITED EDITION

Every television show has its very own series bible and now you can purchase your very own copy of
The Doctor Who Project Series Bible Limited Edition.

This limited edition 390 page guide to The Doctor Who Project is a detailed and in-depth look into every story published from 1999-2011.

The Doctor Who Project Series Bible features:

Detailed information on every story published between 1999-2011

In-depth examination of Seasons 27-37, the 2011 Specials, Brief Encounters, TDWP Specials and numerous other TDWP publications

A Doctor Who/TDWP Timeline

In-depth and detailed character biographies

A look into the rich and vast TDWP Universe

Details on the TDWP Editorial Boards

Awards

Biographies

Story Covers

Original Artwork

And much more!

The Doctor Who Project Series Bible features a color cover designed by Jack Drewell as well includes specially commissioned artwork throughout by Kevin Mullen, John Gordon, Jack Drewell, Alex Lydiate, Nigel Parry, Shane Rivett, Nick Giles, James Beery and Jon Wesley Huff.

The Doctor Who Project Series Bible is edited by Bob Furnell

Please note we will be offering a very limited number of copies of this publication.

Order your copy today; because once we pull this promotion, we will not be offering hardcopies of this publication again.

We are publishing a very limited number of hardcopy editions.

All proceeds raised from the sale of this publication, less publication costs, will be donated to our selected charity – the British Columbia Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BCSPCA).

For full details and ordering information visit:
http://www.thedoctorwhoproject.com/b…eriesbible.php

Issue 20 Now Available

Issue 20 is now available from the Whotopia site.  This issue is our salute to the David Tennant era of Doctor Who featuring…

The Tennant Legacy
Ian Wheeler considers what Doctor number ten has given to the series

Ten Again
Thomas Willam Spychalski conducts an overview of the Doctor’s tenth persona

Tennant’s Ladies
Emily Jones reflects upon the Tenth Doctor’s female companions

Martha Jones: Is She The Worst Companion Ever?
A fresh critique of the Tenth Doctor’s lovelorn companion by Steve Tomporowski

The Perfect Tennant
Kenny Smith investigates whether the Tenth Doctor was the perfect Doctor

Romance In Doctor Who
Grant Bull tackles one of the series’ more contentious aspects

How The Mighty Fall
A look at the apparent end of the Time Lords by Matthew Kresal

The Stephen Wyatt Interview
Jez Strickley keeps an eye out for lethal cleaners and sinister circuses as he chats with the writer behind Paradise Towers and Greatest Show In The Galaxy

Target Trawl
A mammoth installment in Nick Mellish’s reading marathon

Screwdrivers, Scaries and Scarves: Regeneration
Jez Strickley offers some thoughts on this unique sci-fi creation

The Better The Devil You Know
Richard Farrell looks back the Tenth Doctor’s face-off with an ancient evil as he reassess The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit

Dalek’s Advocate: Love and Monsters
Jez Strickley takes up the Skarosians case for this much debated adventure

The Memory of Darkness: Part Four
The concluding installment of our original fiction story by Julio Angel Ortiz

Plus all our regular columns: Screwdrivers, Scaries & Scarves/ Target Trawl/ Parallel lines, features and more!

Whotopia Issue 20
www.whotopia.ca

Future Issues

Whotopia will be continuing to publish throughout 2011 with the plan to publish at least three issues over the next twelve months.  First up will be Issue 20, which is planned for a February publication date.  After issue 20, a further two issues are planned - Issues 21 and 22, with a possibility of a further fourth issue as either a special issue or regular issue.  (This isn’t a definite yet, but we’ll keep readers informed if and when this extra issue goes ahead.)  The theme for issue 20 is a look at the David Tennant era, while issue 21′s theme will be on Monsters and Villains while issue 22 will be examining the Matt Smith era so far.

We’ll be letting contributors know the submission deadlines for these issues in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, if you’ve ever wanted to contribute to Whotopia, nows the time to get your thinking caps for ideas for possible articles based around the theme for each of these issues.  Of course, we’ll be providing additional information on these issues in the coming weeks and months once more plans have been finalized.