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''Pixel'' is a [[PDF]] zine edited by [[David Burton]] and available for free on [[eFanzines.com]].
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''Pixel'' is a monthly [[PDF]] zine edited by [[David Burton]] and available for free on [[eFanzines.com]].
  
''Pixel'' was originally titled [[Catchpenny Gazette]], and the first issue was distributed through [[FAPA]] in January, 2004. though early in 2006, Burton changed the format and retitled it. He retained his regular contributors and his amount of response from [[LetterHacks]] grew.  
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''Pixel'' was originally titled [[Catchpenny Gazette]], and the first issue was distributed through [[FAPA]] in January, 2004. Fifteen issues of [[Catchpenny Gazette]], or ''CPG'' as it became known, were published through March 2006. The name was then changed to ''Pixel'' to reflect a change in appearance (no longer 'pretending' to be a print zine using an 8 1/2 x 11 portrait format, now published in 8 1/2 x 11 horizontal format for easier reading on-screen; and a change in overall look from a pastiche of art nouveau/art deco to a more modern appearance), although for the most part the contributors and material remained the same.
  
Each issue features articles from [[Ted White]] called Whither Fandom, [[Chris Garcia]]'s Found In Collection, [[Eric Mayers]]' Notes From Byzantium, and Being Frank from [[Peter Sullivan]]. Other contributors include [[John Purcell]], [[Lloyd Penney]], [[Brad W. Foster]], [[Lee Lavell]] and [[Dave Locke]].  
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''Pixel'' appears towards the end of each month, and typically features a regular group of columns:
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*'Notes From Byzantium' by [[Eric Mayer]]
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*'Whither Fandom?' by [[Ted White]]
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*'Much Nothings About Ado' by [[Lee Lavell]]
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*'Found In Collection' by [[Chris Garcia]]
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*'Being Frank' by [[Peter Sullivan]]
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*and generally a humorous piece by [[Dave Locke]]
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*artists typically appearing in an issue include [[Brad Foster]], [[Kyle Hinton]], [[David Lewton]], [[Jen Woll]], and [[Manfred Klein]]
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*and a fairly healthy lettercolumn each issue.
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Issues usually run 25-30 pages. In 2005 ''CPG'' was voted third best zine in the [[FAAn Awards]] voting that year. In 2006, ''Pixel'' placed second for the same award.
  
 
[http://efanzines.com/CPG/index.htm Pixel on eFanzines.com]
 
[http://efanzines.com/CPG/index.htm Pixel on eFanzines.com]
  
 
[[Category: Webzine]] [[Category: Science Fiction Zines]]
 
[[Category: Webzine]] [[Category: Science Fiction Zines]]

Revision as of 14:43, 14 February 2007

Pixel is a monthly PDF zine edited by David Burton and available for free on eFanzines.com.

Pixel was originally titled Catchpenny Gazette, and the first issue was distributed through FAPA in January, 2004. Fifteen issues of Catchpenny Gazette, or CPG as it became known, were published through March 2006. The name was then changed to Pixel to reflect a change in appearance (no longer 'pretending' to be a print zine using an 8 1/2 x 11 portrait format, now published in 8 1/2 x 11 horizontal format for easier reading on-screen; and a change in overall look from a pastiche of art nouveau/art deco to a more modern appearance), although for the most part the contributors and material remained the same.

Pixel appears towards the end of each month, and typically features a regular group of columns:

Issues usually run 25-30 pages. In 2005 CPG was voted third best zine in the FAAn Awards voting that year. In 2006, Pixel placed second for the same award.

Pixel on eFanzines.com