Fish Fingers and Custard - A Doctor Who Fanzine - FFAC2

Thanks to Fish Custard Fanzine reader Rebecca Holbourn ( @2cajuman2 ) for giving me a nice surprise on Twitter, with a photo of herself enjoying Issue 1 of the fanzine, along with a Matt Smith-style fez! Fanzines ARE cool!

I’m delighted to announce that you can now subscribe to the paper copies of the fanzine. Benefits You will receive the fanzine as soon as it leaves the printer! (Obviously, we’ll put it in an envelope first!) a week or two BEFORE the PDF copy is released! You will have your name printed in the fanzine! You will have the knowledge that you are supporting the fanzine and keeping the tradition of paper-based fanzines alive! Plus some other surprise bonuses…look out for them! The Price UK: £8 . Rest of the World: £13 . The price includes postage and packing. Each subscription starts from the NEXT issue to be released (for example, if you subscribe now, you will receive Issue 2 when released, not Issue 1. If you subscribe when Issue 2 has been released, you will receive Issue 3 etc). You can subscribe to 4 issues (about a year's worth) by PayPal, please send all monies to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com and please send the money as a ‘gift’. (and don't forget to...

We have a new Promo! Thanks to Rob Carpenter for designing this! (click here to view in full size)

If you've not got your copy of Fish Fingers and Custard yet, then why not? You can download a FREE PDF copy here Alternatively, you can order a paper copy, with full colour, glossy covers (the paper was on special offer in a local stationers, ahem) here I've only got 20 or so left, so this is your chance to own a piece of history. And to also help me get some of my money back! For £2 (UK) £3 (Rest of the World) you can't really knock it. Doctor Who Magazine costs about a fiver after all, and they don't even swear or have a washed-up ex-actor as a columnist! (erm, well....) In the meantime, my army of Toclafane and I, have been working on Issue 2 (out in September) so if you've got anything you would like to contribute (and I mean ANYTHING) feel free to contact me at fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com the deadline is 3RD SEPTEMBER. In other news, I would like to thank The Doctor Who Newspage , The TARDIS Newsroom , The Gallifreyan Embassy , Jamie of The Terrible Zodin...

Issue 2 of Fish Fingers and Custard is out…soon! The main thing that we need for Issue 2 is reviews of series 5/whatever you call it. Now being the odd fanzine we are, I’m asking for your reviews to be no more than 300 words. I think this method will produce some interesting views, as well as keeping the page count below 200! If you're not into reviews, then I'll accept ANYTHING else. This includes the following: informative essays on the show, convention reports, short stories, poems, jokes, comics, women’s underwear, wads of cash etc. Although, depending on how much STUFF I get, I may hold some pieces back for future issues. Or be in a drink-induced coma. Either way, it’s a win-win situation. You can e-mail your STUFF to us at fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com Cheers and I hope to hear from you soon!

Before doing this fanzine, I always thought that the most difficult part would be getting the material together to make an issue. In fact the most problematic aspect was trying to get the printing of the paper verison done for a reasonable price! The most charming thing about old-fashioned fanzines, I find, is that they are done on a shoestring budget, often using household items to make their issues! It might be a lot easier today to design a fanzine, but the printing of them still presents people with a big problem. I decided early on during the inception of this fanzine, that I would do it the old-fashioned way. Okay, I don't have a printing-press, but what I do have is a home PC and a 4 year-old printer! That is all I needed. Suddenly, I found myself using 'advanced' maths, calculating how much ink and paper I would need! I wanted the cover price of the fanzine to be pretty cheap, so I set the price at £1.50, which should see me more-or-less break even. I'm under no...

PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPIES NOW SOLD OUT After a short delay, I'm delighted to announce that the print copies of Issue 1 of 'Fish Fingers and Custard' are now available. The full colour glossy covers give the fanzine a great look and I'm delighted with how it's turned out. I need practice with a stapler though, but that's another story for another time! The prices (including P+P) are as follows: UK: £2.00 Overseas: £3.00 You can order a copy by Paypal, just send all monies to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com along with your name and address . (Please can you send the payment as a gift , so that the fanzine is able to receive 100% , rather than Paypal taking their cut and leaving us out of pocket! You can leave your details in the personal message section) Cheers and happy reading!