There’s so much amazing work being done out there today. I hope we make our nut and have the opportunity to change your mind!
There’s so much amazing work being done out there today. I hope we make our nut and have the opportunity to change your mind!
Good stories are a must! We’ll be more than that, but nailing our fiction is definitely a top priority.
We’re fans of Interzone! In fact, we’re fans of pretty much everything that currently exists out there on this landscape. What we’re going to be doing is different though - in format, design, and editorial approach. As far as we know - and we’ve done a fair amount of research - there’s nothing currently out there, nor…
Funny you should toss up an image of that particular issue with John Schoenherr’s Dune art on the cover. We’re actually talking to his son - very cool guy and an illustrator in his own right - about doing a portfolio of some of his father’s unpublished works in the first issue. It’s beautiful stuff!
We considered adding a large, golden puddle on the back, but printing on both sides was just too expensive.
Adam here. Thanks! As you can imagine we went through a slew of contenders. We specifically wanted something that looked great, spoke directly to the science/sci-fi/SF community, and also wouldn’t turn off people who maybe really like science fiction, but have never considered picking up a publication any more sci-fi…
Tycho editor Adam here. Oh, hell yes! ‘80s OMNI is definitely a touchstone for us. It’s safe to say that we feel the same about it. We want to bring some of that to what’s going on right now in publishing with rising standards for paper and production. As well as make something appealing to both hardcore SF fans and…
Adam here. We know we can’t be great if we fail in the “bold ideas, vision, and excellent writing” departments, but I think what will make the most immediate impression on people will be our approach to design and doing things like using a lot more photography than people are used to seeing in a science fiction…