SFX

Whilst a lot of media science fiction magazines tend to look a bit sad (or, at least, make the buyer look a bit sad as he walks up to the counter), SFX is designed to be different. With painfully eye-catching covers, usually involving attractive women in provocative poses, the tops of whose heads obscure part of the letterhead so that the magazine appears to be called SEX, this is the FHM of sf magazines and, as the sales figures have always shown, this kind of Style is something of a successful sales tactic. Inside, the magazine is also different in style from most of the market’s other science fiction glossies; many of the articles are laced with humour ...

SFX magazine is a monthly periodical that covers all areas of the Sci-fi/fantasy genre. It has features and reports on new films and TV series (including in-depth special features and interviews) as well as reviews of the new video’s, DVD’s, books, computer games and comics that are available. It has a very good news section where all the latest snippets and rumours are reported, and an episode guide to some of the more popular shows yet to be aired in this country (in a sealed extra section in the middle called “The Spoiler Zone” - so you won’t read them by accident). This is a very good magazine with a lot of quality articles ...

The face of UK scifi? Maybe. SFX was set up a couple of years ago and has managed to establish itself as a colourful, well illustrated magazine focusing on cult television. When the magazine came out I thought it was great, it was snappy, witty, sarcastic, and was packed full of scifi and cult series info. Recently however, I have to put in a few critiscisms. Their book reviews are simply not up to par. Often the reviewer knows less about the book than those reading the magazine, and often great series are sidelined as 'old hat' and not really worth examining. In fact this is symptomatic of the whole magazine. Star Trek is deemed to be worthless because ...