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DANIEL BATTAMS FAN CLUB MAGAZINE Vol. 2, #2
by various
(£2.50 from Daniel Battams,
www.danielbattamsfanclub.com)
Review by Rick Bradford
To be honest, I wasn't eager to review this one because I wasn't quite sure what to make of it and now that I've read it – well, I'm still not sure what to make of it. I don't know for sure how much is legit and how much is a put-on and since the zine is based in the far-away magical land of London I can't even say if the references inside are genuine. I mean, hey, maybe the whole thing is completely on the level, who knows? But how seriously do I take a fan magazine published by the very subject of said magazine? (The concept amuses me, though, I must admit.)
Anyhow, what we've got here is a mini-sized perzine of sorts with color throughout (and lots of artwork by Mr. Battams), fan club-y stuff (letters, gossip, photos), fashion (?), a nice letter/illo (think Jeff Zenick) by Tom Pearce, a funny article by Sarah that confirms my feeling that Friendster.com is mostly worthless to the end user, and more.
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