Farewell Starlog
I honestly can’t remember a time when I couldn’t walk into a bookstore and purchase Starlog Magazine. Started back in 1976 before the advent of the internet, Starlog was the single best source for news and inside information about science fiction and fantasy films you could buy. Packed full of color photos, on the set reporting and cool ads for nerdy, sci-fi related merchandise, Starlog often found its way into my bookbag.
News comes this week that Starlog Magazine is folding up shop and moving 100% to the web which will allow them to stay alive in the form of a web portal. I’m actually stunned this didn’t happen sooner given the decline in magazine sales in the U.S. in recent years. No matter what Starlog’s ultimate fate may yet be, I’ll always be grateful for the piles of stories about Star Trek, Star Wars, James Bond and others that Starlog gave to its fans to absorb like geeky sponges. Farewell Starlog, you’ll be missed!
[Hat tip to Fanboy for this post]
