MonsterScene magazines

marsattacks666 · January 17, 2021, 01:33:13 PM

Monsterscene # 11

Rex fury · January 17, 2021, 04:13:07 PM

I collected Monsterscene and thought it was a first rate horror magazine.
RF

Sir Masksalot · January 17, 2021, 06:00:34 PM

'Great topic, I've been with them from the start. Number 11 was the final issue of the original run, wasn't it?
Hasn't there been talk of MonsterScene making a comeback?

marsattacks666 · January 17, 2021, 07:44:45 PM

Monsterscene #1

I own several issues. However, I wish I knew more info about the magazine.

Sir Masksalot · January 17, 2021, 08:52:44 PM

I seem to recall first seeing mention of it in the pages of Model Toy Collector magazine.
It was planned as a monthly newsletter before becoming the fine zine it was. Issues were
"Published quarterly", then it became "Quarterly (okay, we try!)", finally "Published whenever".
Here's issue #2. Perhaps between us and other readers, we can post all their great covers!

Mike Scott · January 17, 2021, 09:50:52 PM

They still have a website with a cover gallery. Click on the covers to get contents info. I would email before I'd try ordering any of the mags.

http://www.monsterscene.net/bkiss/msbi0.1.1.html

marsattacks666 · January 17, 2021, 10:17:05 PM

Quote from: Mike Scott on January 17, 2021, 09:50:52 PM
They still have a website with a cover gallery. Click on the covers to get contents info. I would email before I'd try ordering any of the mags.

http://www.monsterscene.net/bkiss/msbi0.1.1.html

👍🏻

Rex fury · January 17, 2021, 11:05:34 PM

After looking at that first page that Sir Maskalot posted I dug out my old Avalon UM portfolio. I'd forgotten how cool those images were! I located my old copies of the magazine, but haven't taken a cruise through them yet😜
RF

Mike Scott · January 17, 2021, 11:27:15 PM

I have all 11 issues, but not the 2 newsletters. It was one of the first of the new breed of monsters mags in the '90s. An excellent mag that covered movies, books, comics, games, toys and collectibles. And, of course, it had those great Basil Gogos covers!

horrorhunter · January 18, 2021, 01:07:30 AM

I bought Monsterscene #11 off-the-rack at a Barnes & Noble when it came out, then I went back and picked up the other 10 issues over the next couple of years. It was a pretty cool mag. The beautiful Gogos covers made them stand out.

marsattacks666 · January 18, 2021, 02:26:55 AM

Tower Records sold Monster Scene. Great issues.