B7 Complex

B7 Complex is a gen Blake's 7 anthology. It was the first Blake's 7 zine published in North America. It was also a recruitment tool to try and get American fans interested in the British TV series and its related fandom.
The primary focus of the zine throughout its run was Blake's 7, with a few crossover stories (e.g. with Max Headroom, Robin of Sherwood). It should be noted, though, that occasionally material related to other fandoms was included (specifically, Tomorrow People, Doctor Who, and The Champions).
In the mid-90s, Moonrise Press, operating under its new name Vendredi Press, republished select stories from the fanzine series under the title Avon's 8 Collected.
==One Fan's Reaction==
A fan in 1993 lists this series of zines on her top five favorite of all time and says: 
A fan in 2016 said: 
==Notes From the Publisher==
Deb Walsh begins her tale of how B7 Complex, the first US Blake's 7 fanzine came about: "At the 1980 Worldcon in Boston, a small group of fans got together for a video show that featured very fuzzy, very intriguing tapes of a British science fiction show called Blake’s 7...." .
From there she described how her friend Mary Bloemker came away from the video parties determined to find the rest of the series. Within a few months, she had tracked down someone who had British camera copies which had been converted to NTSC. Shortly thereafter, Mary formed a group for trading the videotapes.
But, as Deb explains there was one small wrinkle: "Only one thing stood between MaryB and Blake’s 7 goodness – me. I had the only VCR in the group, so she had to hook me." .
It wasn't until the next convention, Lunacon, which was held the following spring, that Deb was bitten by the Blake's 7 bug: "A wiggly, staticky, barely watchable tape of “Countdown” later, and I was hooked, just as I was meant to be..... I started trading for episodes, we ramped up our Saturday evening video fests, and before long, we all were thinking stories." .
Still the idea for the fanzine didn't come until a few months later when, during the MediaWest*Con 1 dealers’ room breakdown, Deb and her friends started throwing out ideas for zine titles: "B7 Complex. Sounds like a vitamin. It stuck. Even if I did get the chemical model wrong on the cover art of the first issue." .
They quickly moved into zine production and the zine debuted at the end of the summer at Summer MediaFest, a remarkably quick turn-around from inception to production. Even the co-editing process went smoothly: "'One of the neatest aspects of that first issue of B7 Complex is that both Mary Fall (Wardell) and I started from exactly the same point – and ended at the same point – in our stories, and yet the stories are vastly different." .
There has been some discussion as to whether B7 Complex was the first Blake's 7 fanzine published in the US due to its inclusion of a Tomorrow People story by Mary Bloemker. Deb offers the following blunt response: "Big whoop. We had a mission, and that was to hook people on the show. We added a little sweetener to the zine to draw more readers in. It was still a B7 zine, and the first of its kind published in the US...." .
As to the zine's lifecycle, Deb offers the following explanation for why she ceased publication: "B7 Complex was published from 1981 – months before the fourth season debuted in the UK – through 1988. I closed after issue #16, because I was tired of pouring my energy, time, and money – lots of it – into a publication I loved doing, but that was bootlegged as soon as I could publish it...... I couldn’t afford to keep subsidizing someone else’s lifestyle, and so I withdrew from zine publishing for a few years. Pursuit Press closed its doors, only to reopen several years later as Vendredi Press, with The Manifest and Trap Open!." .
==The "Avon's 8" Stories==
The "Avon's 8" stories were later reprinted in Avon's 8 Collected.
==Issue 1==
B7 Complex 1 was published in July 1981 and contains 60 pages. 
The art is by Mary D. Bloemker and Deborah M. Walsh.
Regarding production: 35% reduced, offset.
 
From the editorial: 
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because (2)
* Scorpio Rising, editorial by Deb Walsh (4)
* Episode guide to this issue by Liberator Popular Front and Deb Walsh (5)
* The Ground on Which We Die by Mary A. Wardell (9)
* Entre'acte by Mary A. Fall (26)
* Aftershocks by Deb Walsh (38)
* Blake's 7 Portfolio, part 1 by Mary D. Bloemker (27)
* The Question to the Answer, poem by Vila (36)
* B7 Information Network: Listings of B7 clubs and zines by Mary D. Bloemker (37)
* The staff, "Orac's key to 'You are receiving this zine because...'" (61)
 
Image:b7complex-1.jpg|from issue #1, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
Image:b7complex-2.jpg|from issue #1, page from the episode guide
Image:b7complex-3.jpg|from issue #1, Deborah M. Walsh
Image:b7complex-4.jpg|from issue #1, Deborah M. Walsh
Image:b7complex-5.jpg|from issue #1, Deborah M. Walsh
Image:b7complex-6.jpg|from issue #1, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b7complex-7.jpg|from issue #1, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b7complex-8.jpg|from issue #1, Deborah M. Walsh
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
B7 Complex 2 was published in March 1982 (reprinted in 1984) and contains 99 pages.
One hundred copies were printed.
The calligraphy is by D.M. Walsh, and the art is by Robin Belyea, Mary D. Bloemker, Patricia Cash and D.M. Walsh.
The content is almost all Blake's 7, with some The Tomorrow People.
From the editorial: 
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because by the Editors (inside front cover)
* Scorpio Rising, editorial by D.M. Walsh (4)
* Episode Guide to this issue (how the stories in the zine relate to individual episodes) (5)
* Blake, poem by Janet Ellicott (18)
* Dioscuri by Mary A. Fall (previously titled "Why Else Would We Fight?") (20)
* Good Clean Fun part one by Patricia Cash ("An offbeat examination of aggression and revenge on the starship Liberator.") (35)
* Decision by Linda M. Lanzi (40)
* Art Portfolio (43)
* Reflection by Elizabeth Carleton (52)
* Split Infinitive by D.M. Walsh (54)
* Control Records by the staff (93)
* Good Clean Fun part two by Patricia Cash (95)
* The Last Stone by Mary A. Fall (99)
* Tomorrow People Episode Guide-first season (102)
* Rift by Mary D. Bloemker ((The Tomorrow People)) (105)
* ORAC's Key by ORAC (inside back cover)
 
Image:b72-1.jpg|from issue #2, "You Are Receiving This Zine Because"
Image:b72-2.jpg|from issue #2 
Image:b72-3.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh
Image:b72-4.jpg|from issue #2, Robin Belyea
Image:b72-5.jpg|from issue #2, Robin Belyea
Image:b72-6.jpg|from issue #2, Robin Belyea
 
Image:b72-8.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh: "Zen's Nine"
Image:b72-9.jpg|from issue #2, Mary D. Bloemker: Jenna Stannis: "... when she went, she took half a fleet of gunships with her..." -- Roj Blake, "Blake"
Image:b72-10.jpg|from issue #2, Mary D. Bloemker: Vila Restal: "He's a thief, a very good one... and frequently right." -- Kerr Avon, "Gold"
Image:b72-11.jpg|from issue #2, Mary D. Bloemker: Soolin: "She's very formidable with a gun..." -- Dorian, "Rescue"
Image:b72-12.jpg|from issue #2, Robin Belyea: Servalan: "...like a panther, a black cat with large, golden eyes, and long, silver talons..."-- Del Tarrant, "Sand"
Image:b72-13.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh
Image:b72-14.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh
Image:b72-15.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh
Image:b72-16.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh (The Tomorrow People)
Image:b72-17.jpg|from issue #2, Deb Walsh (The Tomorrow People)
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
B7 Complex 3 was published in July 1982 (reprinted in July 1984) and contains 100 pages. 
It has silk screened covers and silk-screened interior art. The back cover is title, ""Earthchild."
The calligraphy is by D.M. Walsh and Phred the Wonder Waxer. The art is by Mary D. Bloemker, Patricia Cash and Deborah M. Walsh.
Many years later, the cover artist, Deb Walsh explained: 
Also from the publisher many years later: 
Regarding the 1984 reprint, from the zine: 
* Orac's Key by the staff (2)
* Scorpio Rising by D.M. Walsh (4)
* Children of Chaos by Deb M. Walsh (6)
* The Invaders by Sheila Paulson (41)
* Untitled by Sheila Paulson (56)
* None Goes His Way Alone by Mary A. Fall (59)
* Slippery When Wet by Patricia Cash (73)
* Escape Velocity by Moria Dahlberg (83)
* Souvenir by Patricia Cash (86)
* Honorarium by D.M. Walsh (89)
* The Ultimate Resurrection Story by Mary D. Bloemker (sequel is "Point of Departure" in issue #4) (90)
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because by the staff (inside back cover) 
 
Image:b73-1.jpg|from issue #3, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b73-2.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-3.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-4.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-5.jpg|from issue #3, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b73-6.jpg|from issue #3, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b73-7.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-8.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-9.jpg|from issue #3, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b73-10.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-11.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-12.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-13.jpg|from issue #3, Deb Walsh
Image:b73-14.jpg|from issue #3, Pat Cash
Image:b73-15.jpg|from issue #3, You Are Receiving This Zine Because 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
B7 Complex 4 was published in December 1982 and contains 77 pages. It is 35% reduced, offset, and has silk-screened covers and interior art. 
The art is by Mary D. Bloemker, T.J. Burnside, Elizabeth Carleton, Miriam Harvey, and Deb Walsh.
From the publisher, many years later: 
From the editorial in the zine: 
 
* Orac's Key (inside front cover)
* Scorpio Rising, editorial by Deb Walsh (1)
* "You are receiving this zine because..." (3)
* A Crush on Avon, fiction by Sandy Hall (mid S1; A-J) (5)
* Mask of Janus, fiction by Brenda Callagher (late S2; B-hc) (17)
* Art Portfolio: Fans in Costume
** Robin Belyea as "'Lil Vila"
** Pat Brimer as "Madame President"
** Liz Carleton as "The Happy Auron"
** Pat Cash as "Jenna the Smuggler"
* Project Aeolis, fiction by Brenda Callagher (early S4; Ta-hc) (37)
* Holiday Carols, filks by JoLynn Horvath 
**Avon's Christmas Dream, to the tune of "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"
**Holiday for TravisvWinter Wonderland"
**Bring a Torch, to the tune of "Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella"
** Renewal!, to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
* Point Of Departure, fiction by Mary D. Bloemker (Avon's 8 universe, sequel to "The Ultimate Resurrection Story" in the previous issue ) (73)
 
Image:b74-12.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh, from "Fans in Costume" 
Image:b74-13.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh, from "Fans in Costume" -- Robin Belyea as "'Lil Vila"
Image:b74-14.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh, from "Fans in Costume" -- Pat Brimer as "Madame President"
Image:b74-16.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh, from "Fans in Costume" -- Liz Carleton as "The Happy Auron"
Image:b74-17.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh, from "Fans in Costume" -- Pat Cash as "Jenna the Smuggler"
 
Image:b74-1.jpg|from issue #4, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b74-2.jpg|from issue #4, Mary D. Bloemker
Image:b74-3.jpg|from issue #4, Elizabeth Carleton
Image:b74-4.jpg|from issue #4, T.J. Burnside
Image:b74-5.jpg|from issue #4, T.J. Burnside
 
Image:b74-7.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh
Image:b74-8.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh
Image:b74-9.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh
Image:b74-10.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh
Image:b74-11.jpg|from issue #4, Deb Walsh
Image:b74-15.jpg|from issue #4, You Are Receiving This Zine Because 
==Issue 5==
B7 Complex 5 was published in March 1983 and is 64 pages long. 
It is 23% reduced. The art is T.J. Burnside, Miriam Harvey, and Deb Walsh.
From the publisher many years later: 
From the zine's editorial: 
From the zine's editorial: 
From the zine's editorial, some commentary on the writers: 
* You are receiving this zine because (3)
* Scorpio Rising, editorial by Deb Walsh (5)
* Sticks and Stones by Kathy Hintze (Blake's 7) (6)
* Hamlet — Unrehearsed by Sue Bursztynski (Blake's 7) (29) 
* Puppets by Sheila Paulson (Blake's 7) (32)
* The Cassandra Conspiracy by Mary D. Bloemker (Tomorrow People) (48)
* ORAC's Key (62)
 
Image:b75-1.jpg|from issue #5, Deb Walsh: "Sapphire and Steele"
Image:b75-2.jpg|from issue #5, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
Image:b75-3.jpg|from issue #5, T.J. Burnside 
Image:b75-4.jpg|from issue #5, Deb Walsh
Image:b75-5.jpg|from issue #5, Deb Walsh
Image:b75-6.jpg|from issue #5, Deb Walsh
Image:b75-7.jpg|from issue #5 
 
Image:b75-8.jpg|from issue #5, Deb Walsh
 
 
 
==Issue 6/7==
B7 Complex 6/7 was published in May 1984 and contains 148 pages. 
The art is by Robin Belyea, Mary Bloemker, T.J. Burnside, Nancy E. Kolar, Linda M. Lanzi, Sheila Paulson, Deb Walsh and Sheila Willis.
IT includes a Dr. Who and a The Champions story.
 
In 1984, there was a proposal in Universal Translator #22 for a special supplement for issue #6/7. It was to be called "The Nightwatch Supplement.": "Submissions needed for this 'adults only' issue. Mature fiction only, please."
From the publisher, many years later: 
The zine's dedication: 
* Like Rats in a Trap by Brenda Callagher, art by Deb Walsh (5) (also in Airwaves #7 and Airwaves Blake's 7 Special)
* Gateway by JoLynn Horvath, art by Mary Bloemker and Deb Walsh (23)
* What is Needed by Crystal Ann Taylor (34)
* More Luck than Logic by Cathy Lynn Goodwin and Yvonne S. Hintz, art by N.E. Kolar and Deb Walsh (also in Chronicles #9/10)(35)
* Free of You by Crystal Ann Taylor (52)
* Art Portfolio (53)
* Playrebel of the Month, art by T.J. Burnside (68)
* Market Value by Sheila Paulson, art by Walsh (69)
* Reunion at Terminal by Kathy Hintze, art by Walsh (79)
* A Dream to Some, a Nightmare to Others by Kathy Hintze, art by Bloemker and Walsh (92)
* The Devil's Return (Doctor Who) by Mary A. Fall, art by R. Belyea and Walsh (122) (called "Return to Devils End" on Deb Walsh's fiction archive page)
* Outcome (The Champions) by Patrice Heyes, art by Walsh (143)
File:b7complex67-1.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, The Champions
File:b7complex67-2.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, The Champions
File:b7complex67-3.jpg|from issue #6/7, Mary D. Bloemker, The Champions
File:b7complex67-4.jpg|from issue #6/7, Nancy E. Kolar, portrays Blake from Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-5.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, sample title page, Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-6.jpg|from issue #6/7, Sheila Willis, portrays Dayna from Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-7.jpg|from issue #6/7, Robin Belyea, portrays Soolin and Avon from Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-8.jpg|from issue #6/7, Nancy E. Kolar, portrays Tarrant from Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-9.jpg|from issue #6/7, T.J. Burnside, Vila in a fetching pose: "Playrebel of the Month"
 
File:b7complex67-11.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-12.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, Soolin from Blake's 7
File:b7complex67-13.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, Doctor Who
File:b7complex67-14.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, The Champions
File:b7complex67-15.jpg|from issue #6/7, Deb Walsh, The Champions
 
==Issue 8==
B7 Complex 8 It was published in May 1986 by Pursuit Press and contains 66 pages. The art is all by Deb Walsh with one illo by Leah Rosenthal.
From the editor: "Special thanks to Mary D. Bloemker, for luring me into fandom 10 years ago, and especially for introducing me to Blake's 7 5 years ago. It's all your fault! B7 Complex #8 is dedicated to Cherry, Nancy, Jackie, and the one person I know will never read any of this!"
From the editor: 
* The Latser Chronicles: Chapter One by Laurie E. Cohen (The first chapter of a look at the early life of the galaxy’s most talented thief—Pre-First Series) (3)
* The Ultimate Resurrection Story (The first chapter of ‘Avon’s 8’, reprinted from B7 Complex #3. Avon and the crew of the Liberator get a second chance—Fourth/first series) by Mary D. Bloemker (10)
* Point Of Departure (Avon discovers a partner in his Dream—or is it a nightmare? Reprinted from B7 Complex #4—First Series) (16)
* Diverging Pathways (A new installment of Avon’s 8, following Avon and Cally’s attempts to direct the course of their own destinies—First Series) (24)
* Detour by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham (A different approach to Blake’s 7 altogether—Second Series) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (38)
* On Approval by Deb Walsh (Another adventure with Avon’s 8, through which support is found in an unexpected quarter—Second Series) (40)
* The Thought That Counts by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham (Avon’s illness stems from a surprising but altogether natural source—Second Series) (59)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==Issue 9==
B7 Complex 9 was published in August 1986 and contains 80 pages. 
The art is by Deb Walsh, Valerie Pieracinni, and Leah Rosenthal.
From the publisher, many years later: 
From the zine's editorial: 
* Ground Zero by Deb Walsh ("The crew of the Liberator follow clues to a Federation plot against the rebellion, and Travis finds himself facing both an old foe and an old friend - an Avon's 8 story alternate second series.") (3)
* The Bizarro Zone by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham ("Malignant influences? Pesky Poltergeists? Ship out of control and computers letting you down? Who ya go gonna call?" A Bizarro Seven story, alternate second series) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #2) (35)
* Bored without Blake: Travis, written and illustrated by Deb Walsh (50)
* Bored without Blake: Servalan, written and illustrated by Deb Walsh (52)
* Turning Point by Alex Delicado ("Following the destruction of the Liberator events travel along a new path for the crew. The future holds old and new enemies and friends alike." (alternate fourth series) (54)
File:complex9-1.jpg| from issue #9
File:complex9-2.jpg| from issue #9, Deb Walsh
File:complex9-3.jpg| from issue #9, Deb Walsh
Image:b79-4.jpg|from issue #9, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b79-5.jpg|from issue #9, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b79-6.jpg|from issue #9, Deb Walsh
Image:b79-7.jpg|from issue #9 
Image:b79-8.jpg|from issue #9, Valerie Pieracinni
Image:b79-9.jpg|from issue #9, Deb Walsh
Image:b79-10.jpg|from issue #9 
Image:b79-11.jpg|from issue #9, Valerie Pieracinni
 
 
==Issue 10==
B7 Complex 10 was published in January 1987 and contains 175 pages. This issue was edited by Laurie Cohen and Deb Walsh. 
The art is by Deb Walsh, Celeste Hotaling and Leah Rosenthal.
 
From the publisher, many years later: 
From the editorial by Laurie Cohen: 
* editorials by Laurie Cohen and Deb Walsh (1)
* Wanted by Jenny Sawyer ("Cally is receiving mysterious transmissions daily... and Avon hates a mystery.") (S2; The Not-Ready-for-Primetime Seven universe; C/Tr; humor) (5)
* Custody Battle by Jenny Sawyer ("Servalan deposits a present for Avon on the Liberator... and he never looked so bad!") (S2; The Not-Ready-for-Primetime Seven universe; C/Tr; humor) (16)
* Time is a Weapon by Deb Walsh ("The crew of the Liberator race against time to secure the antidote to Darius's lethal weapon ... while Servalan and Carnell race to find the Liberator before it is lost forever.") (S2; from the Avon's 8 Universe) (27)
* Throwing It All Away by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham ("Following the loss of Gan, Blake finds himself on a spree with an unlikely drinking companion.") (S2; Bizarro Seven universe; B-Tr; humor) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (65)
* The Burden of Proof by Laurie Cohen ("Power struggles within the Federation bring both Blake and Travis in confrontation with their pasts, presenting an uncertain future.") (alt-S2; B-Tr) (83)
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because
 
Image:b710-1.jpg|from issue #10, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b710-2.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-3.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-4.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-5.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-6.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-7.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-8.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-9.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-10.jpg|from issue #10, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b710-11.jpg|from issue #10, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b710-12.jpg|from issue #10, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b710-13.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-14.jpg|from issue #10, Deb Walsh
Image:b710-15.jpg|from issue #10, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
B7 Complex 11 was published in May 1987 and contains 98 pages. It has a front cover of Avon by Leah Rosenthal. Artwork by Leah Rosenthal, Celeste Hotaling, and Deb Walsh.
From the editorial by Cohen: 
From the editorial by Walsh: 
* A Sense of Humor, fiction by Amy Whiteneck ( A "New soul for the faith") When Avon and Vila find a cache of jewels stored in a macabre container, strange things begin to happen. Who is behind it? illustrate) (S1) (5)
* Dreaming Menace, fiction by Jill Grundfest ("(A "New soul for the faith") The crew is dogged by disturbing dreams as they cruise the sinister Eye of Magellan — Avon especially, whose dream begins to come true.") (S1) (12)
* Zen and the Art of Computer Maintenance, fiction by J. Holly Horsman ("Avon attempts to reprogram Zen -- but even the simplest task is prone to bad luck.") (S1) (22)
* Star One, Blake Zero, fiction by Kim Wigmore (" (A "New soul for the faith") See Travis sell fashion eyewear. See Servalan model fancy lingerie. See ORAC blink blue. See Blake eat at the Star One McDonald's.") (S2; humor) (25)
* Bored Without Blake, vignette by Deb Walsh ("More silliness on board the Liberator.") (S3; humor) (32)
* Elegy, poem by Ann Reckner (A/Anna) (34)
* Incalculable, poem by Garrett Fitzgerald (36)
* Behind This Eye, filk by Alicia Ann Fox, to the tune of "Behind Blue Eyes" (37)
* Down and Out, fiction by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham ("Sleer attempts to return to Earth with two spectacular prizes -- Blake and Avon. But when the ship crash-lands on an uninhabited planet, all three adversaries must relearn survival ... and humanity.") (S5; B/Se; A-hc, continued in issue #16 with "Hawkwind," both "Down and Out" and "Hawkwind" were revised and published in 1998 as Down and Out) (38)
* Mutual Policy, fiction by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham ("Following the showdown on Gauda Prime, Avon is faced with anasty surprise.") (S5; A-B; humor) (also in The Chronicles #34 and The Bizarro Zine #4) (82)
* No Safe Harbor, fiction by Jean Graham ("Ayear after the disastrous events on Gauda Prime, Avon is still searching for peace.") (S5) (reprinted in Mirage #1) (84)
* Vila's Picks and LoCs (93)
 
Image:b711-1.jpg|from issue #11, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b711-2.jpg|from issue #11, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b711-3.jpg|from issue #11, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b711-4.jpg|from issue #11, Deb Walsh
Image:b711-5.jpg|from issue #11, Deb Walsh
Image:b711-6.jpg|from issue #11, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b711-7.jpg|from issue #11, Deb Walsh
Image:b711-8.jpg|from issue #11, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b711-9.jpg|from issue #11, Deb Walsh
Image:b711-10.jpg|from issue #11, Deb Walsh
 
Image:b711-11.jpg|from issue #11, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11==
==Issue 12==
B7 Complex 12 was published in July 1987 and contains 152 pages.
The art is by Pam Auditore, Gail Bennett, Laurie E. Cohen, J. Arlene Gogan, Celeste Hotaling, Nancy E. Kolar, Susann Molnar, Julie A. Nowak, Sheila Paulson, Karen River, Leah Rosenthal, and Deb Walsh.
From the editorial by Walsh: 
From the editorial by Cohen: 
* Dedication (2)
* Editorials (4)
* The Wild Child's Guide to Blake's 7 by Celeste Hotaling and Leah Rosenthal (first series) (6)
* Fresh Start, humor by Pat Nussman and Jacqueline Taero ("Avon gets a second chance at happiness.") (first series) (12)
* Epilogue by Celeste Hotaling ("What happens when an editor sends a story to an artist who also happens to be a writer.") (first series) (15)
* Emnity, poem by Ann Reckner (first series) (16)
* Sweet, Savage Soma, humor by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham ("Literary pursuits aboard the Liberator conceal an active imagination.") (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (second series) (17)
* Roj Blake's Rules of Revolutionary Procedure, poem by Jacqueline Taero ( (second series) 20)
* One Can Make a Difference by Jill Grundfest ("When Blake and the Liberator crew attempt to unite the disparate factions on Durum, one traitor could cost them all their lives ... and it's up to one unlikely hero to see that it doesn't.") (second series) (21)
* An Evening Out Can Be a Terrible Thing by Vickie McManus ("Performing his duty at an official banquet, Avon takes on more than he can handle.") (second series) (30)
* Collage, filk by Kim Wigmore (second series) (33)
* Skip to the Loo, humor by Julia A. Nowack (New Soul for the faith, "A facilities shortage on both the Liberator and Space Command HQ forces an unlikely alliance.") (second series) (34)
* Testimony at Star One, filk by Holly Hutchison (second series) (40)
* Bitter Wine by Jean Graham ("Sensing actual need, Cally creates a link with Avon that could cost her her sanity.") (third series) (reprinted in Rebel #7 and Refractions #1) (third series) (42)
* The Wizard Must Die! by Carole Bede ("The entertainment value of the medieval Merchant's Fair on K-Magni quickly turns to desperation when one of the Liberator's crew is sentenced to death for wizardry and murder.") (third series) (46)
* Breaking Point, humor by Barbara Adams (New soul for the faith, "Vila has had enough bullying and finally takes his revenge.") (third series) (60)
* The Bishop by Vickie McManus ("Incapacitated by a broken arm, Vila finds a new distraction.") (third series) (66)
* Discoveries by Laura Chevening ((New soul for the faith, "A warp sends the crew of the Scorpio to a mysterious medieval forest where only magic and self-discovery can get them back home.") (fourth series) (Robin of Sherwood/Blake's 7) (70)
* Orbit Zero, poem by Pat Nussman (fourth series) (93)
* Many Happy Returns by Holly Hutchison, Vickie McManus and Kim Wigmore ("Avon stood over Blake’s body, gun smoking in hand ... a twisted twist to the old formula.") (fourth series) (94)
* Gauda Prime Lament, filk by Holly Hutchison and Kim Wigmore (fourth series) (95) 
* Twice the Fool by Kathy Hintze ("The sanity and continued survival of Avon and Vila depends on them both learning to believe the evidence of their hearts rather than their eyes.") (Post Gauda Prime) (96)
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because (158)
 
 
Image:b712-1.jpg|from issue #12, Gail Bennett
Image:b712-2.jpg|from issue #12, Gail Bennett
Image:b712-3.jpg|from issue #12, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b712-4.jpg|from issue #12, Celeste Hotaling
Image:b712-5.jpg|from issue #12, Leah Rosenthal
Image:b712-6.jpg|from issue #12, Suzi Molner
Image:b712-7.jpg|from issue #12, Suzi Molner
Image:b712-8.jpg|from issue #12, Julie A. Nowak
Image:b712-9.jpg|from issue #12, Deb Walsh
Image:b712-10.jpg|from issue #12, Deb Walsh
Image:b712-11.jpg|from issue #12, J. Arlene Grogan
Image:b712-12.jpg|from issue #12, Deb Walsh
Image:b712-13.jpg|from issue #12, J. Arlene Gogan
Image:b712-14.jpg|from issue #12, J. Arlene Gogan
Image:b712-15.jpg|from issue #12, Sheila Paulson
Image:b712-16.jpg|from issue #12, Laurie Cohen
Image:b712-17.jpg|from issue #12, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12==
==Issue 13==
B7 Complex 13 was published in January 1988 and contains 167 pages.
It includes 24 flyers on 12 pages.
The art is by Mary Gerstner, J. Arlene Gogan, Celeste Hotaling, Jean Kramer, Susann Molnar, Julie Nowak, Sheila Paulson, Mary Robertson, and Deb Walsh.
"This issue of B7 Complex is dedicated with great affection and gratitude to the woman in "Avon's" real life -- Janet Lees Price." This is an example of the blurred lines between actors and characters. 
From the publisher, who must be referring to an earlier or later edition: 
From one of Walsh's Q&A in the zine: 
Also from the Q&A by Walsh: 
* Editorial (2) 
* The Wild Child's Guide to the Kiss of Death, written and art by Celeste Hotaling (first series) (3)
* Legend, poem by Mary Robertson (first series) (10)
* Meeting Point by Vickie McManus, art by Jean Kramer. ("A change of venue for an historic meeting could have altered the course of destiny.") (second series) (11)
* Moonlighting by Jeff Morris, art by Celeste Hotaling ("When Blake wants to explore the ship, Jenna's... other activities come to light.") (second series) (14)
* Soma This, Soma That by April Giordano and Mary Gerstner ("When an Auron hits the bottle, the crew hits the deck.") (second series) (18) 
* Dance Hall Daze by Julie A. Novak (a Black and White Blake's 7 story) ("When Servalan needs an escort for an important gala, her eyes turn towar the Liberator and a certain computer technician.") (third series) (22)
* Pieta, poem by Jacqueline Taero (third series) (36)
* Dark Mirror, poem by Pat Nussman (third series) (37)
* Awakening, poem by Jacqueline Taero (third series) (38)
* Lady Anna, filk by Kim Wigmore (third series) (38)
* Cally's Lament, poem by Jacqueline (third series) (39)
* Link by Cindy Henry, art by Jean Kramer ("In the hours after their abandonment on Terminal, Cally reaches for decisions and comfort.") (third series) (40)
* Grace of Silence, poem by Jacqueline Taero (fourth series) (44)
* Death's Company by Jean L. Stevenson ("In the rubble of the Terminal base, Avon bids farewell to a treasured companion.") (fourth series) (45)
* Intruder by Mary Robertson ("Thanks to another unexpected inhabitant of Xenon base, Avon has a little trouble settling in.") (fourth series) (47)
* Ghosts by Jeanne DeVore, art by Sheila Paulson ("On an abortive mission, Avon gets an opportunity to lay old ghosts to rest.") (fourth series) (50)
* The Matchmaker by Celeste Hotaling ("ORAC's instinct for survival leads to some intriguing possibilities.") (fourth series) (61)
* Relatively Speaking by Sheila Paulson, art by Walsh, alternate universe, sequel to "Paternity Suite," published in Return of the Seven #2 ("Events on Malodaar take a different turn when Egrorian informs Avon of a startling piece of information from his prize.") (fourth series) (63)
* Split Fountain by Kim Wigmore, art by Susann Molnar, multiple crossover ("An accident in time and an interfering Time Lord could rewrite the present.") (fourth series) (81)
* Personal Statement by Deb Walsh (fourth series) (91)
* Shadows by Mary Gerstner ("Avon relies heavily on the support of an old friend to see him through the bad times.") (fourth series) (92)
* Shattered Phoenix by Emma Abraham, art by Walsh (Episodes 1 and 2 of a Fifth Series: see Time Distort #2 for Episodes 3 and 4, "An End and a Beginning") ("Nothing is as it seems for Commissioner Sleer on Gauda Prime.") (Post-Gauda Prime) (95)
* If This Be Madness by Sue Wells, art by Paulson ("Avon has laid plans against the day when he is Sleer's captive. That day has come.") (Post-Gauda Prime) (111)
* Condor by Carole Bede, art by J. Arlene Gogan ("Help escaping Gauda Prime comes from unexpected quarter, but the price of freedom may be too great for Soolin to pay.") (Post-Gauda Prime) (116)
* Mirage by Jean Graham ("In this sequel to "No Safe Harbor" in issue #11, and the second in a new Fifth Series. Avon's search for his missing compatriots brings him up against enemies new and old, with the help coming from an unexpected quarter.") (reprinted in Mirage) (Post-Gauda Prime) (139)
* Remembrance by Sophia R. Mulvey, art by Susann Molnar ("Several years after Gauda Prime, a mysterious agent is purchasing the freedom of the Scorpio's survivors.") (Post-Gauda Prime) (155)
* Messages from our sponsors (168)
* You are receiving this zine because (180)
File:b713-1.jpg|from issue #, Celeste Hotaling
File:b713-2.jpg|from issue #13, Celeste Hotaling
File:b713-3.jpg|from issue #13, Deb Walsh?
File:b713-4.jpg|from issue #13, Julie Nowak, a nod to Paul Darrow and his 1987-99 role in "Are You Lonesome Tonight?": "Special thanks to Paul for (unwittingly) posing during his panel in New York!" 
File:b713-5.jpg|from issue #13, Deb Walsh
File:b713-6.jpg|from issue #13, Mary Robertson 
File:b713-7.jpg|from issue #13, Sheila Paulson
File:b713-8.jpg|from issue #13, Celeste Hotaling
File:b713-9.jpg|from issue #13, Suzi Molnar
File:b713-10.jpg|from issue #13, J. Arlene Gogan
File:b713-11.jpg|from issue #13, You Are Receiving This Zine Because 
==Issue 14==
B7 Complex 14 was published in January 1988 and contains 120 pages. 
 
The art is by Kathy Coy and Cindy Henry, Julie A. Nowak, Nancy E. Kolar, Susann Molnar, Sheila Paulson, Mary Robertson, and Deb Walsh.
* Companions for My Death by Rebecca Reeves, art by Walsh ("Alone on Saurian Major, Cally struggles to rekindle the will to live.") (first series) (3)
* After the Amagon Attempt by Sue Wells ("Life on the Liberator after the Amagons is complicated by a certain neckband... around Vila's neck.") (first series) (9)
* Fire Dance, poem by Mary Robertson (first series) (11)
* I Enjoy Being a Thief, filk by Mary Robertson (first series) (11)
* Blake's Lament, filk by Mary Robertson (first series) (12)
* Safer Subjects by Heather Saavedra ("Dialogue on the edge of disaster.") (second series) (14)
* I Met a Boy Named Avon, filk by Tyndara Meffe and Joyce Riffle (second series) (16)
* Travis's Lament, filk by Julie A. Nowak (second series) (17)
* Elf Seven: A New Way ("A new art-and-story saga blending Blake's 7 and Elfquest.") by Holly Hutchinson, Kim Kindyas and Vickie McManus (second series) (18)
* The Twelve Days of Christmas, filk by Kathy Coy and Cindy Henry (second series) (45)
* It's a Wonderful Life? by Sophia R. Mulvey, art by Walsh ("Vila's attempt to lift the spirits of the crew backfires, but the alternative could be worse.") (second series) (48)
* Carol on the Liberator, filk by Mary Robertson (second series) (61) 
* Bartender by Pam London ("Avon has made a threat to ORAC once too often and Vila takes him at his word.") (third series) (63)
* Harbinger, poem by Liz S. (third series) (62) 
* White Wedding by Meg Atkinson, art by Deb Walsh ("An invitation to the wedding reveals the truth at last.") (fourth series) (72)
* Lethal Lady's Lament, filk by Tyndara Meffe (fifth series) (72)
* Last Call, poem by Pat Nussman (fifth series) (73)
* Avon's Lesson, filk by Susan Segal (fifth series) (74)
* Dark Hours Suite, poem by Liz Sharpe (fifth series) (77)
* Running Away, poem by Mary Robertson (78)
* Do It For Me and I'll Do It To You, poem by Jacqueline Taero (78)
* Coup de Gras by Laurie E. Cohen ("Picking up the pieces from Gauda Prime, Blake discovers something else that's shattered.") (80)
* Exiles, a Mirage story by Jean Graham ("The vistapes stolen from Servalan reveal the survival of another of the Scorpio's crew, but time is running out for the crew of the Mirage.") (reprinted in Mirage) (fifth series) (83)
* untitled poem by Hillary King (105)
* Vila's Picks and LoCs, letters of comment (105)
* Scorpio Rising, editorial by Deb Walsh (110)
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because (120)
File:b7-14-1.jpg| from issue #14, Holly Hutchison 
File:b7-14-2.jpg| from issue #14, Julie A. Nowak
File:b7-14-3.jpg| from issue #14, Sheila Paulson
File:b7-14-4.jpg| from issue #14, Julie A. Nowak
File:b7-14-5.jpg| from issue #14, Deb Walsh
File:b7-14-6.jpg| from issue #14, Holly Hutchison 
 
==Issue 15==
B7 Complex 15 was published in 1988 and is 164 pages long.
* I Dig British Television by Evelyn Adrian and Linda Evans (filk) (2)
* Starfall by Lisa Millraney (pre-first series) (3) 
* Galactic Monotony by Cindy Henry (first series) (8)
* No Hurry, poem by Alyns Lawchilde, art by Lynne Witten (first series) (10)
* The Fine Art of Persuasion by Jeff Morris(first series) (11)
* Devious Devices by Kathy Coy (first series) (12)
* Practically an Epilogue by Kathy Coy (first series) (19)
* Keeping a Straight Face by Celeste Hotaling (second series) (23)
* More Luck than Skill by April Giordano (second series) (27)
* One Star Lost by Sue Wells, art by Wilma Douglas (second series) (28)
* B7 Delta by Pam London (sequel to "Bartender" in issue #14) (third series) (35)
* Reflections: The Mirror's Image by Linda Knights (third series) (37)
* Elegy, poem by Alyns Lawchilde (third series) (42)
* Lord of the Dance by Tyndara Meffe and Joyce Riffle, art by Deb Walsh (from the "Red Queen" universe, an authorized sequel to Strategies, a Federation Press Corps) (third series) (43)
 
* The Wild Child's Guide to the Fourth Series, written and illustrated by Celeste Hotaling (fourth series) (56)
* A Most Curious Conversation by L.A. Carr, a crossover with Max Headroom (fourth series) (62)
* Forgiveness by Jeanne DeVore (fourth series) (64)
* In Search Of by Mary Gerstner and April Giordano, art by Gerstner (fourth series) (66)
* Hope for a New Tomorrow by Sophia Mulvey, art by Deb Walsh (fourth series) (73)
 
* Gauda Prime: The 7569th True Story by Laura Chevening (post-gauda prime) (83)
* Night Thoughts by Amy F. Sutter (post-gauda prime) (85)
* Breaking Point by Doris Beetem and Renne Ransdorf (post-gauda prime) (86)
* Sweet Dreams are Made of Things by Kathy Hintze, art by Walsh, sequel to a story in issue #6/7 (a sequel to this story is in Damned Be Those Who Follow) (post-gauda prime) (92)
* Nor Iron Bars by Renee Ransdorf, art by Wilma Douglas (post-gauda prime) (134)
* The Resurrectionist, fourth in the "Mirage Series," by Jean Graham, art by Deb Walsh (reprinted in Mirage) (post-gauda prime) (145)
File:b7complex15-1.jpg| from issue #15
File:b7complex15-2.jpg| from issue #15
File:b7complex15-3.jpg| from issue #15
File:b7complex15-4.jpg| from issue #15
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15==
==Issue 16==
 
B7 Complex 16 was published in July 1988 and is 166 pages long.
The zine's sparse art is by Laura Virgil, Leah Rosenthal, Wilma Douglas, and Deborah M. Walsh.
The zine's editorial is a bitter one, referring to drudgery, bootleggers, whiners, and assholes: 
From the publisher's website, circa 2010: 
* Hernia by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham (S2; Bizarro 7 universe; Robin of Sherwood crossover; humor) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #4) (2)
* Afterthoughts, fiction by Vickie McManus/Alicia Ann Fox (oracne) (alt-S3) (6)
* Link, fiction by Alicia Ann Fox (alt-S3; A-B) (27)
* Malodaar Regrets, poem by Elizabeth Jarvis (28)
* When That Light Fails, poem by Elizabeth Jarvis (29)
* Inheritor, poem by Elizabeth Jarvis (30)
* Synopsis of Death, poem by Elizabeth Jarvis 31)
* Thanatos, fiction by Sheila Paulson (S5; reprinted from Orbit #9) (32)
* Crossfire, fiction by Laura Virgil (S5) (34)
* Star of Morning, fiction by Irene Stubbs (S5) (36)
* Hawkwind, fiction by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham (S5; "simul-quel" to Down and Out in B7 Complex #11; J/ocm, J/V, both "Down and Out" and "Hawkwind" were revised and published in 1998 as Down and Out) (69)
* Spectres, fiction by Jean Graham (S5; Mirage 5) (reprinted in Mirage) (fifth in the "Mirage" series) (125)
* Blessed Be the Memory, fiction by Thomas N. Beck (S5, a "new soul for the faith") (147)
* Fatal Hesitation, fiction by Elizabeth Jarvis (S5, a "new soul for the faith") (151)
* No Exit, fiction by Deb Walsh (S5) (164)
File:b7complex16-1.jpg| from issue #16, Wilma Doublas
File:b7complex16-2.jpg| from issue #16, Leah Rosenthal
File:b7complex16-3.jpg| from issue #16, Leah Rosenthal
 
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