Southern Seven/Issue 002

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Southern Seven is a long-running gen Blake's 7 anthology of art, fiction, and poems.
See more at Southern Seven.
==Issue 2==
Southern Seven 2 was published in October 1987 and contains 414 pages (later editions were 332 pages due to content removal). 
The art is by Leah Rosenthal, Maryann Jorgensen, Sheila Paulson, Celeste Hotaling, Laura Virgil, Vicki Brinkmeier, Suzie Molnar, Deb Walsh, Dani Lane, Michele Rosenberg, Katrina Snyder, and Karen River.
The reprint lacks the Hellhound stories which were reprinted separately as The Log of the Hellhound #2. 
From the editorial: 
 
* From the Airlock... editorial by Ann Wortham (4)
* Letters of Comment (5)
* Commentary, fiction by Leigh Arnold (reprinted in Magnificent Seven #9 with a pseud, due to fall out from the Blake's 7 Wars, see Leigh Arnold's letter) (23)
* Resistance Fighter, poem by Joan Enright (26)
* From the Outside, fiction by Nola Caulfield (29)
* Because I Like Him, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (39)
* Blake, poem by Dani Lane (40)
* The Hungry, fiction by Leigh Arnold ("A trip to a rebel planet may prove fatal for not only Avon and Vila, but the entire crew, as well.") (reprinted in Magnificent Seven #9 with a pseud, due to fall out from the Blake's 7 Wars, see Leigh Arnold's letter) (43)
* Just Cause, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (56)
* Song for Blake, poem by Joan Enright, poem by Joan Enright (57)
* Last Laugh, fiction by CarolMel Ambassador (59)
* The Truth of the Matter, fiction by CarolMel Ambassador (63)
* We're the I.L.A., And We're Proud of It, fiction by Celeste Hotaling ("Roj Blake is flattered to learn that the I.L.A. would like him to be their spokesman. Unfortunately, they also have dealings with the Federation and Space Commander Travis." A story written in the Bizarro 7 tradition.) (64)
* One Man's Meat, fiction by Joan Hoffman ("A strange allergy and too much curiosity could prove fatal for Vila.") (80)
* Beyond the Walls of Sleep, fiction by Anastasia Papadatos (85)
* Man of Legend, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (89)
* Dancin' with My Duck by Leah Rosenthal & Michele Rosenberg (filk, Bruce Springsteen) (92)
* The Heat is On, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham ("The Shatae slavers were once only a legend, but Blake and his crew, not to mention Servalan and Travis, soon have reason to believe in them they are all taken prisoner. Will Avon survive being ‘mated’ to Peggy Sue Servalan? More importantly, will the crew survive having to eat Servalan’s cooking…?" A Bizarro 7 story.) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #4) (93)
* After Anna, poem by Pat Jacquerie (119)
* Travis, poem by Jacqueline Taero (120)
* A Paradox of Parasols, fiction by Kathy Hintze ("Tarrant and Vila have a strange encounter with a mysterious stranger and the Liberator may never be the same again.") (121)
* Last Thoughts: Avon, poem by Jacqueline Taero (128)
* From the Kerr Avon Book of Revenge... No. 2341, fiction by Michele Rosenberg (129)
* Terminal: Servalan, poem by Jacqueline Taero (133)
* Vila's Soliloquy, poem by Pat Jacquerie (135)
* When Seconds Count, fiction by Laura Virgil (136)
* You Know You Are Safe..., fiction by Linda Willard (138)
* Post-Orbit Reflections, poem by Joan Hoffman (142)
* Common Ground, fiction by London Bates (this is an R-rated version of Cross Dominance in E-Man-Uelle #7 and The Other Side #3) ("The men Nevon looked like Roj Blake and sounded like Roj Blake, but could he possibly be Blake? And why couldn’t he remember anything of his past life?") (144)
* The Cynic's Song by Leah Rosenthal (filk, Aldonza, from Man of La Mancha) (172)
* Philosophy of Life: Avon, poem by Jacqueline Taero (174)
* In Space No One Can See You Make a U-Turn, poem by Dani Lane (176)
* Walking the Wind, fiction by Leah Rosenthal ("Jenna Stannis was the last of Blake’s 7 alive but her friends were determined to restore Blake’s dream and make it a reality.") (also in The Chronicles #29) (178)
* The Tears of a Clown, fiction by Sheila Paulson (186)
* Roj Blake's Words To Die By, poem by Jacqueline Taero (188) 
* The Phoenix Project: True Colors, fiction by Susan Hall and L.A. Carr (190)
* Idealist in Training by Leah Rosenthal (filk, Casey Jones) (249)
* Judas, fiction by Cindy Dye (250)
* The Few and Fatal Friends, fiction by Sheila Paulson ("In the aftermath of Gauda Prime, Tarrant tries to cope with the fact that only he and Avon have survived and are prisoners of the Federation…or are they?") (252)
* Blake, poem by Daphne Ann Hamilton (276)
* Blake the Freedom Fighter by L.A. Carr (filk, Puff, the Magic Dragon, by Peter, Paul and Mary) (278)
* Rip Van Winkle Doesn't Live Here Any More, fiction by Kathy Hintze (279) 
* Where Were You Hiding?, Rebel Without a Choice, King of Pain, Grip, Earth and Let Burn by Katrina Snyder & Susanne McGhin; first edition only -- not in reprint but reprinted in The Log of the Hellhound #2) (337-413)
* Submission Guidelines (414)
 
Image:southernseven2-1.jpg| from issue #2, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven2-2.jpg| from issue #2, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven2-3.jpg| from issue #2, Maryann Jorgensen
Image:southernseven2-4.jpg| from issue #2, Suzi Molnar
Image:southernseven2-5.jpg| from issue #2, Maryann Jorgensen
 
Image:southernseven2-7.jpg| from issue #2, Celeste Hotaling
Image:southernseven2-8.jpg| from issue #2, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven2-9.jpg| from issue #2, Leah Rosenthal
 
Image:southernseven2-11.jpg| from issue #2, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven2-12.jpg| from issue #2, Deb Walsh
Image:southernseven2-13.jpg| from issue #2, Celeste Hotaling
Image:southernseven2-14.jpg| from issue #2, Michele Rosenberg
Image:southernseven2-15.jpg| from issue #2, Dani Lane
Image:southernseven2-16.jpg| from issue #2, Dani Lane
Image:southernseven2-17.jpg| from issue #2, from "Log of the Hellhound," not in the reprint
Image:southernseven2-18.jpg| from issue #2, from "Log of the Hellhound," not in the reprint
Image:southernseven2-19.jpg| from issue #2, from "Log of the Hellhound," not in the reprint
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
===Notes===
 
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
 
Category:1987 Zines