Rebels and Fools

Rebels and Fools, or R&F, is a once-yearly Blake's 7 digital anthology fanzine published by Jaelijn. The first issue was published in August 2017. The zine is largely created by Tumblr users, who use a blog of the same name to collaborate. 
As of 2018, there is also an eponymous Discord channel for zine announcements and collaboration as well as for generally chatting about Blake's 7. Since its creation, the Discord channel has been advertised in every issue of Rebels and Fools. 
There are currently five issues as of August 2021. A sixth and seventh issue are planned.Rebels and Fools Issue #5 Backcover, Planned Issues 6 and 7, accessed 15 August 2021.
The zine is provided as a pdf download. Some of the content is also archived in an Archive of Our Own collection of the same name.
Rebels and Fools is open to all pairings and ratings. Contents below are Gen unless otherwise indicated.
==The Rebels and Fools Discord==
Active since its founding in 2018, the Rebels and Fools Discord channel encourages Blake's 7-related conversation. It has text-chat channels for fannish creating and meta as well as for general conversations and discussions of fandoms with connection to Blake's 7. Until March 2021 it was on-topic only, at which point an off-topic channel was introduced.
Announcements and updates regarding the fanzine are generally also posted and/or crossposted to the Discord, with channels dedicated specifically to the zine. 
The Discord is also used to organise watch-alongs and listen-alongs of the Blake's 7 (Big Finish Series). As of August 2020, it runs a regular themed headcanon discussion round on Thursdays.
==The Rebels and Fools and Archiving==
From the last issue: 
==Issue 1 (2017)==
You can download issue 1 here.
Fanfiction
* Rascals and Scoundrels by Silikat
* The Choice to Stay by Fireswan 
* The Springtide by Bruinhilda
* Dance with Me (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Night Games by Fireswan
* Rainbow by Jaelijn
* Duel, Again by Bruinhilda
* Peace (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Therein Lies the Shadow by Emma Butler
* Present by Bruinhilda
* Counterparties: Vila (Blake/Vila) by Match
Fanart
Images by Clare, Jaelijn, Roz, UnlimitedRicePudding
Other 
* Fic Recs by funforahermit, Ilsa-Fireswan, Jaelijn, paddy tz and talesfromthenorsesmouth
* Editorial by Jaelijn
* List of contributors
==Issue 2 (2018)==
You can download issue 2 here.
Fanfiction
* The Designer by CertifiedDiplodocus
* Into Darkness by Jaelijn 
* Long Time No See (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn 
* Promises by Jaelijn
* Into Light by Jaelijn
* After the Reports by Bruinhilda
Fanart
Images by Clare, Jaelijn, Roz, UnlimitedRicePudding
Other 
* Favourite Liberator Chronicles Audios Review by Bruinhilda
* Editorial by Jaelijn
* Blake's 7 Discord Announcement
* List of contributors
==Issue 3 (2019)==
Issue 3 is dedicated to the memory of Paul Darrow, actor of Kerr Avon, who died in June 2019.
You can download issue 3 here.
Fanfiction
* A Study in Gold by Jaelijn
* Satellite (Poem) by Lituo Huang
* Who Says Life Is Fair by Jaelijn
* Tales in the Night (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Sleeping Problems by Bruinhilda
* Tidy Little Lives (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Next by Bruinhilda
Fanart
Images by Jaelijn, Van Donovan
Other 
* Editorial by Jaelijn
* Save Rebels and Fools by Jaelijn (a request for volunteers to help in zine production)
* Blake's 7 Discord Ad
* List of contributors
==Issue 4 (2020)==
You can download issue 4 here.
From the editorial: 
Fanfiction
* Thief's Sigil (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn 
* Three Times the Fool (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus, illustrated by Colonel Christie 
* Born to Sing (filk in 4 parts) (Avon/Blake) by sothatsagoodthing 
** "Avon," to the tune of "Carmen" by Lana del Rey
** "Off to the Bases," to the tune of "Off to the Races" by Lana del Rey
** "Big Sleeves," to the tune of "Blue Jeans" by Lana del Rey
**"GP Rebellion Complex," to the tune of "Mariners Apartment Complex" by Lana del Rey
* A Work of Art (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn 
* Little and Late (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn 
* Release (Avon/Blake) by SeedyGan 
Fanart
Images by Bruinhilda, Colonel Christie, Jaelijn
Other 
* Editorial by Jaelijn
* "Rebels and Fools needs your promotion" (a request for volunteers to help in zine promotion)
* Blake's 7 Discord Ad
* Crack Fic Generator by foreignobjecticus
* List of contributors
==Issue 5 (2021)==
Issue 5 marks the fifth year anniversary for the zine. It is also the first issue that focusses entirely on Avon and Vila in terms of its fanfiction, though this was an accidental result of the received submissions rather than a planned feature.Rebels and Fools Issue #5 Editorial, editorial mentions the zine being "accidentally" all Avon and Vila, accessed 15 August 2021. It is also the first issue to include puzzles and meta. 
You can download issue 5 here.
Fanfiction
* Drowning (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Dental Care by foreignobjecticus
* Trustfall by Jaelijn
* Safe With You (Avon/Vila) by MoonDisc
* Snowblind (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus
* Coming Storms (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* The Window (Avon/Vila) by foreignobjecticus
* Strays (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
* Earth, Earth Sector (Avon/Vila) by Jaelijn
Fanart
Images by Colonel Christie, Jaelijn
Other 
* Editorial by Jaelijn
* “Rebels and Fools needs your promotion” (a request for volunteers to help in zine promotion)
* Blake’s 7 Discord Ad
* Puzzle: Liberate the Word Search by ilsa-fireswan
* Puzzle: Connections by Jaelijn
* Writing Blake’s 7 for Life - An Author’s Story by Gillian F. Taylor
* Meta: A Blake’s 7 Timeline by Jaelijn
* Fic Recs - Off the Beaten Track by foreignobjecticus, Jaelijn
* List of contributors
==Issue 6 (2021)==
December 21, 2022 and contains 72 pages.
The art is by Jaelijn and OxideBlack. 
From the editorial: 
* In Transition, fiction (S1, Avon/Vila) (1)
* Trapped, fiction (S2, gen) (13)
* Silence is Golden, fiction (S2, Avon/Vila) (36)
* FSA Flight Training Manual, Wanderer Class Planet Hopper MK II (44)
* Eulogy, fiction (PGP, Avon/Vila) (52)
* Forever Avon 2022, Con Report (54)
* Contributors (62)
==Issue 7 (2021)==
August 23, 2023 and contains 126 pages.
The art is by Grey, Jaelijn, Lyf, OxideBlack, and Scorpio7881.
From the editorial: 
* Unwinding, fiction (S2, Avon/Vila) (2)
* Not Alone, fiction (S3, gen)
* The Price, fiction (S3, Avon/Vila) (41)
* Setback, fiction (S4, undisclosed) (49)
* Homeworld, fiction (S4, Vila/Kerril) (90)
* Rebels and Fools - Fun, Facts, and Figures (106)
* Contributors (115)
==Notes==
 
Category:Blake's 7 Zines
Category:Anthology Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Slash Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Het Zines
Category:2017 Zines
Category:2010s Zines
Category:2020s Zines