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'''''Starburst''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction]] [[magazine]] published by Starburst Magazine Limited. ''Starburst'' contains news, interviews, features, and reviews of genre material in various media, including TV, film, soundtracks, multimedia, books, and comics books. The magazine is published monthly, with additional news and reviews being published daily on the website.
'''''Starburst''''' is a British [[science fiction]] [[magazine]] published by Starburst Magazine Limited. ''Starburst'' contains news, interviews, features, and reviews of genre material in various media, including TV, film, soundtracks, multimedia, books, and comics books. The magazine is published quarterly, with additional news and reviews being published daily on the website.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
''Starburst'' was launched in December 1977 by editor [[Dez Skinn]] with his own company '''Starburst Publishing Ltd'''. The name ''Starburst'' was settled on after rejecting other names, including ''Starfall'', as Skinn considered it too negative.<ref name="starburstmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241:in-praise-of-peter-beale&catid=10:editorial&Itemid=44|title=In Praise Of Peter Beale|website=www.starburstmagazine.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
''Starburst'' was launched in December 1977 by editor [[Dez Skinn]] with his own company '''Starburst Publishing Ltd'''. The name ''Starburst'' was settled on after rejecting other names, including ''Starfall'', as Skinn considered it too negative.<ref name="starburstmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241:in-praise-of-peter-beale&catid=10:editorial&Itemid=44|title=In Praise of Peter Beale|website=Starburst|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061907/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241:in-praise-of-peter-beale&catid=10:editorial&Itemid=44|url-status=live}}</ref>


''Starburst'' was taken over by [[Marvel UK]] with issue #4, as part of deal whereby Skinn was put in charge of the UK comic reprints division.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Marvel put the title up for sale in 1985 and it was bought by [[Visual Imagination]] and published by them from issue #88.<ref>[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starburst Starburst entry], SF-Encyclopedia.com.</ref>
''Starburst'' was taken over by [[Marvel UK]] with issue #4, as part of deal whereby Skinn was put in charge of the UK comic reprints division.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Marvel put the title up for sale in 1985 and it was bought by [[Visual Imagination]] and published by them from issue #88.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starburst |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starburst |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709115532/https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starburst |archive-date=2024-07-09 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]}}</ref>


Having reached issue #365 in 2008, the magazine ceased publishing due to Visual Imagination folding.
Having reached issue #365 in 2008, the magazine ceased publishing due to Visual Imagination folding.


In early 2011 Starburst Magazine Ltd announced that ''Starburst'' would resume publication as an online magazine. Founder [[Dez Skinn]] was named Honorary Editor-In-Chief. The first online issue (#366) was released on 14 May 2011, and carried an editorial by Skinn.
In early 2011 Starburst Magazine Ltd announced that ''Starburst'' would resume publication as an online magazine. Founder [[Dez Skinn]] was named Honorary Editor-in-Chief. The first online issue (#366) was released on 14 May 2011, and carried an editorial by Skinn.


''Starburst'' was returned to print publication by Starburst Magazine Ltd in February 2012, with issue #374.
''Starburst'' was returned to print publication by Starburst Magazine Ltd in February 2012, with issue #374.
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==Editors-in-chief==
==Editors-in-chief==
* 1977-1981 [[Dez Skinn]]
* 1977–1981: [[Dez Skinn]]
* 1981-1985 [[Alan McKenzie]]
* 1981–1985: [[Alan McKenzie]]
* 1985 [[Cefn Ridout]]
* 1985: [[Cefn Ridout]]
* 1985-1999 [[Stephen Payne (journalist)|Stephen Payne]]
* 1985–1999: [[Stephen Payne (journalist)|Stephen Payne]]
* 1999-2001 David Richardson
* 1999–2001: David Richardson
* 2001 [[Andrew Cartmel]]
* 2001: [[Andrew Cartmel]]
* 2001-2002 [[Gary Gillatt]]
* 2001–2002: [[Gary Gillatt]]
* 2002 Stephen Payne
* 2002: Stephen Payne
* 2003-2005 [[Simon J. Gerard]]
* 2003–2005: [[Simon J. Gerard]]
* 2005-2009 Stephen Payne
* 2005–2009: Stephen Payne
* 2011–present [[Jordan Royce]]
* 2009–2022: Jordan Royce
* 2022–present: Kris Heys


== Columns and features ==
== Columns and features ==
''Starburst'''s review sections were edited by writers and reviewers such as [[Alan Jones (writer)|Alan Jones]] (films) and [[David J. Howe]] (books), and, for several years, the magazine also carried a column by the writer [[John Brosnan]]. Its television review column, ''TV Zone'', was used as the title of its sister publication ''[[TV Zone]]''.
''Starburst''{{'}}s review sections were edited by writers and reviewers such as [[Alan Jones (writer)|Alan Jones]] (films) and [[David J. Howe]] (books), and, for several years, the magazine also carried a column by the writer [[John Brosnan]]. Its television review column, TV Zone, was used as the title of its sister publication, ''[[TV Zone]]''.


=== Current columns ===
=== Current columns ===
* ''TV Zone'' by Paul Mount<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=10|title=TV Zone - By veteran Paul Mount|website=www.starburstmagazine.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
* TV Zone by Paul Mount<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=10|title=TV Zone - By veteran Paul Mount|website=www.starburstmagazine.com|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=17 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817005222/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=10|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''It's Only a Movie'' by Jordan Royce; previously penned by the late [[John Brosnan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=13|title=It's Only A Movie - by Jordan Royce|website=www.starburstmagazine.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
* It's Only a Movie by Jordan Royce; previously penned by the late [[John Brosnan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=13|title=It's Only a Movie by Jordan Royce|website=Starburst|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=17 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817012804/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=13|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Horror Obscura'' by assistant editor Martin Unsworth
* Horror Obscura by assistant editor Martin Unsworth
* ''Roll for Damage'' by literary editor Ed Fortune
* Brave New Words (books) and Roll for Damage (TTRPGS) by literary editor Ed Fortune
* ''OST'' by Nick Spacek
* OST by Nick Spacek


== Multimedia ==
== Multimedia ==
===Starburst radio===
===Starburst radio===
On 19 March 2011 ''Starburst'' magazine presented its first weekly radio show on Manchester Radio Online.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester Radio Online|url=http://www.manchesterradioonline.com/|website=Manchesterradioonline.com}}</ref> The show has since moved to Fab Radio International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fabradiointernational.com/|title=FAB Radio International|website=FAB Radio International|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
On 19 March 2011 ''Starburst'' magazine presented its first weekly radio show on Manchester Radio Online.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester Radio Online|url=http://www.manchesterradioonline.com/|publisher=Manchesterradioonline.com|access-date=3 May 2011|archive-date=21 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621031052/http://www.manchesterradioonline.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show has since moved to Fab Radio International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fabradiointernational.com/|title=FAB Radio International|publisher=FAB Radio International|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=17 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617080519/http://fabradiointernational.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Starburst podcasts===
===Starburst podcasts===
''Starburst'' produces the following [[podcasts]]:
''Starburst'' produces the following [[podcast]]s:

*''Starburst Radio Podcast'' - The podcast of the Official Starburst Radio Show presented by Martin Unsworth, Kris Heys and Mike Royce
*''The Blue Box Podcast'' - The Starburst ''[[Doctor Who]]'' podcast presented by JR Southall
* ''Starburst Radio Podcast'': The podcast of the Official Starburst Radio Show presented by Martin Unsworth, Kris Heys and Mike Royce
*''Brave New Words'' - The Starburst book and graphic novel podcast presented by Ed Fortune, the magazine's literary editor
* ''The Blue Box Podcast'': The Starburst ''[[Doctor Who]]'' podcast presented by JR Southall
*''TV Zone Plus'' - The podcast of the TV Zone column, presented by ''TV Zone'' columnist Paul Mount
* ''Brave New Words'': The Starburst book and graphic novel podcast presented by Ed Fortune, the magazine's literary editor
* ''TV Zone Plus'': The podcast of the TV Zone column, presented by TV Zone columnist Paul Mount


== Starburst festivals ==
== Starburst festivals ==
=== 1980: Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention ===
=== 1980: Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention ===
On 18–19 October 1980, Starburst (at that point owned by [[Marvel UK]]) produced the inaugural [[Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention]] at [[Lawrence Hall, London]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}. The guest of honor was [[Ray Harryhausen]]; other guests include [[Barry Morse]], [[Paul Darrow]], [[Jacqueline Pearce]], [[Ingrid Pitt]], [[Caroline Munro]], [[Dana Gillespie]], [[David Prowse]], [[Peter Mayhew]], [[Milton Subotsky]], [[Roy Ashton]], [[Martin Bower]], [[Harley Cokeliss]], [[Mat Irvine]], [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]], [[Terrance Dicks]], [[David Maloney]], [[Dick Mills]], and [[Richard O'Brien]]. The convention included the presentation of the 1980 Starburst Awards.<ref>''Starburst'' 029 (Marvel UK, Jan. 1981).</ref>
On 18–19 October 1980, Starburst (at that point owned by [[Marvel UK]]) produced the inaugural [[Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention]] at [[Lawrence Hall, London]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}. The guest of honor was [[Ray Harryhausen]]; other guests include [[Barry Morse]], [[Paul Darrow]], [[Jacqueline Pearce]], [[Ingrid Pitt]], [[Caroline Munro]], [[Dana Gillespie]], [[David Prowse]], [[Peter Mayhew]], [[Milton Subotsky]], [[Roy Ashton]], [[Martin Bower]], [[Harley Cokeliss]], [[Mat Irvine]], [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]], [[Terrance Dicks]], [[David Maloney]], Dick Mills, and [[Richard O'Brien]]. The convention included the presentation of the 1980 Starburst Awards<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1981 |title=Starburst |url=https://archive.org/details/Starburst_Magazine_029_1981-01_Marvel-UK |access-date=2020-01-31 |magazine=Starburst |publisher=[[Marvel UK]] |issue=29}}</ref> as well as the 1980 [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Awards]].


===2016: Starburst International Film Festival===
===2016: Starburst International Film Festival===
From 26–28 August 2016 the first [https://starburstmagazine.com/filmfestival/ Starburst International Film Festival] was held at [[Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union]] Complex. Guests included [[Dez Skinn]], [[Doug Naylor]], [[Steve Pemberton]], and [[Toby Whithouse]]. The festival culminated in the Starburst Fantasy Awards 2016 on Sunday 28 August 2016 in which [[Doug Naylor]] won the Hall of Fame Award.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
From 26–28 August 2016 the first Starburst International Film Festival<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://starburstmagazine.com/filmfestival/|title=Starburst International Film Festival|access-date=23 November 2019|archive-date=15 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415123719/https://starburstmagazine.com/filmfestival/|url-status=live}}</ref> was held at [[Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union]] Complex. Guests included [[Dez Skinn]], [[Doug Naylor]], [[Steve Pemberton]], and [[Toby Whithouse]]. The festival culminated in the Starburst Fantasy Awards 2016 on Sunday 28 August 2016 in which [[Doug Naylor]] won the Hall of Fame Award.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}


===2018: Starburst MediaCity Festival===
===2018: Starburst MediaCity Festival===
With a sponsorship deal secured with MediaCityUK the second annual festival was slightly re-branded. [https://starburstmagazine.com/filmfestival/ Starburst MediaCity Festival] was held From 16–17 March 2018. Guests included [[Dez Skinn]] and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7441188/ Tom Paton]. Winners of the STARBURST Fantasy Awards 2018 included [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5889089/ Emma Dark] for Best Director with ''[[Salient Minus Ten]]'', and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578361/ Michael Melski] for Best Feature with ''The Child Remains''.
With a sponsorship deal secured with MediaCityUK the second annual festival was slightly re-branded. Starburst MediaCity Festival<ref name="auto"/> was held 16–17 March 2018. Guests included [[Dez Skinn]] and Tom Paton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7441188/|title=Tom Paton|website=IMDb|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910140811/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7441188/|url-status=live}}</ref> Winners of the STARBURST Fantasy Awards 2018 included Emma Dark<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5889089/|title=Emma Dark|website=IMDb|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417234624/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5889089/|url-status=live}}</ref> for Best Director with ''[[Salient Minus Ten]]'', and Michael Melski<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578361/|title=Michael Melski|website=IMDb|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126144202/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578361/|url-status=live}}</ref> for Best Feature with ''The Child Remains''.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|https://starburstmagazine.com}}
* {{official website}}


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[[Category:1977 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Marvel UK titles]]
[[Category:Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Science fiction-related magazines]]
[[Category:Science fiction magazines published in the United Kingdom]]

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Starburst
EditorKris Heys
Former editorsDez Skinn (1977–1981)
Stephen Payne (1985–1999, 2002, 2005–2009)
Jordan Royce 2009–2022
CategoriesScience fiction
FrequencyMonthly
FounderDez Skinn
First issue1 December 1977; 47 years ago (1977-12-01)
CompanyStarburst Magazine Limited
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inManchester
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.starburstmagazine.com Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN0955-114X
OCLC79615651

Starburst is a British science fiction magazine published by Starburst Magazine Limited. Starburst contains news, interviews, features, and reviews of genre material in various media, including TV, film, soundtracks, multimedia, books, and comics books. The magazine is published quarterly, with additional news and reviews being published daily on the website.

Publication history

[edit]

Starburst was launched in December 1977 by editor Dez Skinn with his own company Starburst Publishing Ltd. The name Starburst was settled on after rejecting other names, including Starfall, as Skinn considered it too negative.[1]

Starburst was taken over by Marvel UK with issue #4, as part of deal whereby Skinn was put in charge of the UK comic reprints division.[citation needed] Marvel put the title up for sale in 1985 and it was bought by Visual Imagination and published by them from issue #88.[2]

Having reached issue #365 in 2008, the magazine ceased publishing due to Visual Imagination folding.

In early 2011 Starburst Magazine Ltd announced that Starburst would resume publication as an online magazine. Founder Dez Skinn was named Honorary Editor-in-Chief. The first online issue (#366) was released on 14 May 2011, and carried an editorial by Skinn.

Starburst was returned to print publication by Starburst Magazine Ltd in February 2012, with issue #374.

The magazine celebrated its 40-year anniversary with issue #443 (2017), which included an editorial by creator Dez Skinn. Starburst headquarters is now based in Manchester.

Editors-in-chief

[edit]

Columns and features

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Starburst's review sections were edited by writers and reviewers such as Alan Jones (films) and David J. Howe (books), and, for several years, the magazine also carried a column by the writer John Brosnan. Its television review column, TV Zone, was used as the title of its sister publication, TV Zone.

Current columns

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  • TV Zone by Paul Mount[3]
  • It's Only a Movie by Jordan Royce; previously penned by the late John Brosnan[4]
  • Horror Obscura by assistant editor Martin Unsworth
  • Brave New Words (books) and Roll for Damage (TTRPGS) by literary editor Ed Fortune
  • OST by Nick Spacek

Multimedia

[edit]

Starburst radio

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On 19 March 2011 Starburst magazine presented its first weekly radio show on Manchester Radio Online.[5] The show has since moved to Fab Radio International.[6]

Starburst podcasts

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Starburst produces the following podcasts:

  • Starburst Radio Podcast: The podcast of the Official Starburst Radio Show presented by Martin Unsworth, Kris Heys and Mike Royce
  • The Blue Box Podcast: The Starburst Doctor Who podcast presented by JR Southall
  • Brave New Words: The Starburst book and graphic novel podcast presented by Ed Fortune, the magazine's literary editor
  • TV Zone Plus: The podcast of the TV Zone column, presented by TV Zone columnist Paul Mount

Starburst festivals

[edit]

1980: Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention

[edit]

On 18–19 October 1980, Starburst (at that point owned by Marvel UK) produced the inaugural Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention at Lawrence Hall, London[citation needed]. The guest of honor was Ray Harryhausen; other guests include Barry Morse, Paul Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Ingrid Pitt, Caroline Munro, Dana Gillespie, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Milton Subotsky, Roy Ashton, Martin Bower, Harley Cokeliss, Mat Irvine, Brian Johnson, Terrance Dicks, David Maloney, Dick Mills, and Richard O'Brien. The convention included the presentation of the 1980 Starburst Awards[7] as well as the 1980 Eagle Awards.

2016: Starburst International Film Festival

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From 26–28 August 2016 the first Starburst International Film Festival[8] was held at Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union Complex. Guests included Dez Skinn, Doug Naylor, Steve Pemberton, and Toby Whithouse. The festival culminated in the Starburst Fantasy Awards 2016 on Sunday 28 August 2016 in which Doug Naylor won the Hall of Fame Award.[citation needed]

2018: Starburst MediaCity Festival

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With a sponsorship deal secured with MediaCityUK the second annual festival was slightly re-branded. Starburst MediaCity Festival[8] was held 16–17 March 2018. Guests included Dez Skinn and Tom Paton.[9] Winners of the STARBURST Fantasy Awards 2018 included Emma Dark[10] for Best Director with Salient Minus Ten, and Michael Melski[11] for Best Feature with The Child Remains.

References

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  1. ^ "In Praise of Peter Beale". Starburst. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Starburst". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ "TV Zone - By veteran Paul Mount". www.starburstmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "It's Only a Movie by Jordan Royce". Starburst. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Manchester Radio Online". Manchesterradioonline.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ^ "FAB Radio International". FAB Radio International. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Starburst". Starburst. No. 29. Marvel UK. January 1981. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Starburst International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Tom Paton". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Emma Dark". IMDb. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Michael Melski". IMDb. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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