#spirk fanzine

[spirk-trek]

As I Do Thee | Merle Decker, 1984

[theshamblewithsybles]

Reading the oldest known spirk fanfiction and absolutely losing my mind like this thing is batshit crazy. There is stuff in this that is insane to my modern fanfic reading sensibilities. The things she chose to describe in such detail baffle me

Here’s the link to the zine it was published in btw

It’s called The Ring of Soshern and was actually put in this zine(alien brothers,1987) without her permission or knowledge

Is it ethical to read something the author never had any intention for the public to see? Who knows? Not me! That’s for sure

[emilinqa]

hiii i put all my star trek art into a digital zine and stuck it on itch. theres finished work, sketches, process stuff, all in one place for your enjoyment. never seen before! hot off the presses! its a few bucks if you want!

[sweet-prroncito]

“Noctunal” Spirk comic for the Star Trek Terms of Service Fanzine!🌌🌈

I briNG TO YOU thIs

Written by the incredibly talented and always epic @marlinspirkhall who let me be the illustrator for their amazing comic idea!

It was lovely working with them. Their ideas never cease to inspire me and I’m very grateful for their trust in my interpretation of the story~✨💕

If you haven’t seen the other works of my fellow artists you should definitely check them out! ✨👀

@sttermsofservice

[trektasticzine]

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[reffitt-blog1]

I'm working on archiving the fanzines I have and I just got the first one onto the Internet Archive for anyone who might be interested

[adoctornotatumbl-r]

yesterday i watched devil in the dark with my mom ( who gets mad at me when i call kirk and spock Gay ) and she said spock was facing a moral dilemma because he was all for protecting the horta but he wanted to kill it when it threatened his captain and his friend …..

[novice-crow]

Hello! I was curious if your creature Spock happened to be inspired by this creature Spock from an 80’s fanzine?

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Consort

P.S. I love him, thank you for your service 🫡

Yes he is! I absolutely love that work of art and once I saw it, I couldn’t get it out of my head and just had to design my own version of him!

P.S. thank you!!

[eldar-of-zemlya]

There's no better time for a love confession than during a shore leave on a beautiful ocean planet.

You can find an unredacted NSFW version here.

[brookbee]

Saw a post on here about how Ethan Peck knows how to play cello, so have a sketch of SNW Spock playing cello.

[spirk-trek]

Twin Destiny Fanzine | Ann Crouch, 1983 More Spock in t-shirts by Ann Crouch here and here!

[bisclavaret]

I've put up my short horror comic, No Thing Beside Remains on my ko-fi shop! If you like scary caves that may or may not be made of flesh, this one's for you! :)

[uss-genderprise]

This review of First Time #5 has been in my drafts for over a year

First Times 5 was published in February of 1986 by Merry Men Press, and is, of course, the fifth issue of First Time. It boasts 193 pages, 7 fics, 12 poems, and 7 drawings (not including the covers). It's spiral bound, which isn't my favourite but gets the job done nonetheless.

First impressions are very easy because I pulled this out of my box of fanzines and was immediately smacked in the face by Kirk's naked ass. The cover art is pretty nice but quite shocking. The back cover is weirdly proportioned and that doesn't look like the most comfortable position but okay. It starts with a poem before the editorial, which is unusual. The editorial itself is pretty funny, as the editor suggests that all trekkers band together and buy shares of Paramount to control what the company makes - very let's buy tumblr vibes.

Warnings: rape, non consensual drug use, mild sex.

Disclaimer: as usual, all of this is my personal opinion and should not be taken as an attack on anyone involved in this zine.

A Thought for Christmas

by Ellen Thacher

Christmas fics my belothed. It's hard to enjoy them when I keep thinking that both Kirk and Spock are Jewish. Thankfully, Spock also doesn't seem to like it. In the very first paragraph I already found two punctuation errors, which did not bode well for the rest of this zine, though I found no others. The fic was pretty sweet. 4/5

Logical Decisions

by Faille

It only took one page for me to be certain that Kirk and Spock would end up stranded on some planet with Spock entering pon farr, and I was soon proven correct, even if it happened in a slightly different way than I had expected. I'm not complaining, I like this trope. This is a long one, and it's mostly romantic, mushy, lovey-dovey stuff (in the best way possible) interspersed with some light humour. Plenty of relationship negotiations, which is always a plus. The only complaint I have (other than the considerable amount of typos) is that it made me crave apricots, and they're currently out of season. 5/5

On Our Beach

by Vera Barga

After Pike leaves the Enterprise Spock takes shore leave and tries to go somewhere quiet. On the same night, Kirk is enjoying his last night before becoming Captain. They meet in a casino and hit it off (if you know what I mean) and are then surprised to meet again on the Enterprise. They take it slow and eventually become lovers again.

People say you should sandwich the bad things in between good things but I have to get this out of the way: as a trans nonbinary person reading fics from the 80's is hell. It's all "male" and "female" and being into "males" or "females" and "women are exotic and strange". This is literally my only complaint for this fic and it's incredibly common in this era but in this one it was even more heavy-handed than usual. Other than that I had fun though. I like how important the explicit consent was, how at no point either of them tried to pressure the other and even went out of their way to point it out. I liked it. 4.5/5

The High Price of Love

by Ann

Spock disappears and Starfleet considers him a deserter. Kirk, of course, can't believe that, and keeps looking for him. It takes six months and Bones dragging him to a brothel to find Spock, selling his body to feed his addiction to an aphrodisiac. Turns out he was kidnapped by Orion slavers, addicted to this drug to "train" him as a sex slave, and sold to this brothel. Kirk and McCoy rescue him and help him fight off his addiction. There is a lot to unpack here.

As far as stories with this kind of premise go, the relationship between Kirk and Spock was natural, fairly pre-established, and fully consensual. McCoy played a fairly big part, which I personally greatly enjoy, and even had some heavily subtextual scenes with Spock, which I enjoyed even more (Spones? In my K/S zine? It's more likely than you think).

Graphic descriptions of rape were graphic, graphic depictions of consensual, romantic sex were less so. All in all, not too bad. 4/5

High Time

by Jenny

Kyle's bachelor party is made infinitely more interesting by someone slipping a drug that lowers inhibitions into some people's drinks. Scotty tells terrible jokes, Sulu does a strip tease, and Kirk seduces Spock. A great time is had by all - except McCoy, who wakes up with a hangover.

Honestly, I had a great time reading this. Despite drugs being involved everything was fully consensual, and Kirk and Spock were incredibly sweet. I also liked Scotty's joke, even if it was quite long-winded. 5/5

Where You Find It

by Zoey Brook

Kirk and Spock get stranded on a planet crawling with Klingons and are forced to hide in a cave and huddle for warmth, while a mysterious, empathic, shape-changing entity attempts to help them and learn from them.

I tend to like "stranded on a planet" stories. They're not usually my favourite, but when they're well done they can be spectacular. Personally, I felt that despite the interesting premise, this one was somewhat lacking. There was so much more that could have been done with it. 4/5

The Wall

by Kathy Tipton

Apparently, every five years Starfleet forces their officers to do a "check-up" which involves potentially risking their lives in a very harsh environment. Kirk and Spock are lucky enough to go together. They nearly fall off a cliff and get attacked by a vicious animal, and then they have sex for the first time while waiting for rescue before Spock dies from blood loss.

And despite all that (or maybe because of it?) I enjoyed this fic. I like the angst, I like the descriptions, the smut wasn't bad, and it had a happy ending. What more could I ask for? 4.5/5

Final thoughts

Pretty enjoyable zine, all in all. I think it has the highest typo count of any zine I've read so far, but most of them were pretty unobtrusive. The little art there was is all very nice, and the poems were generally more to my taste than in other zines I've read. I hate the comb binding, but I think that's pretty universal. I didn't actively hate reading it, which is good enough for me.

[trektasticzine]

The theme of issue 2 will be:

Interspecies Interactions

daily life in a diverse galaxy

What does the theme entail?

This theme is about exploring the interactions and dynamics, the cultural exchange between the many different species of sentient life that come in contact with The Enterprise. Whether that involves federation planets, first contact encounters, or between crewmates, let your creativity shine!

Do I have to have skill or experience to contribute?

No! We want to make an amateur inclusive zine that any Trekkie can get involved in! This was the case with our first issue and will stay that way!

Trek shows:

This is a TOS focused zine and we would prefer TOS content. If you want to use characters from other Trek shows that's fine, but the story or art should be focussed around the TOS bridge crew or other TOS characters.

Content type:

Absolutely anything that can be put on paper and printed! Stories or fics, poetry, artwork, comics, collages, photomanips, even an essay if you want!

Any writing should not exceed 10,000 words, with 3000-5000 words being more ideal.

Ai art or writing is not allowed under any circumstances.

Explicit content:

Explicit content is allowed in writing (eg. sex, gore, violence) but if you know your writing could be triggering please put relevant content warnings at the start of your writing. Explicit content is not allowed in artwork or images.

Ships:

Any ships you want! Or no ships at all!

*a ship will be declined only in the unlikely chance one of the mods deems it unethical

Work exclusivity:

We would prefer original works to showcase in our zine that have not previously been posted elsewhere. Contributors will be able to post their works elsewhere once the zines have been published and shipped.

So how do I submit my work?

Send your work to trektasticzine@gmail.com.

If you are submitting artwork or visual media a high quality image is preferred (if you are submitting hand drawn art consider scanning it instead of taking a photo, most printers should have a scan function).

[reffitt-blog1]

Just got the next As I Do Thee fanzine that I have uploaded to the Internet Archive

[mamawasatesttube]

I’m also starved for Kon and Lois content pls tell me more abt them

i just think her approval means the world to kon bc he knows she's not one to tiptoe around things or mince words to please anyone else's ego. if she's saying she likes him and respects him and thinks he's capable, she means it, and he knows that. and having the approval of someone who a) loves clark and b) clark loves... this also means the world to him. he's loud and confident and brash and funny to a point, but he is so deeply lonely and craves connection and family. and i think she's more than astute enough to see right through him on that front.

also was talking about them w @loisinherlane earlier and we had the idea that lois takes him out for late-night fast food after some exhausting superhero stuff has them occupied and mildly singed all day, he talks her ear off about star trek, and she blows his lil closeted teenager mind by introducing him to spirk,