Category Archives: Issue Forty-Nine

Issue Forty-Nine: A Note from the Editors

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Hello, Wanderers! Welcome to our latest issue! What have we got for you this fortnight? Let’s take a look… In the reviews section, we’ve got Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, SyFy’s Alice, and our GUST this issue, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. … Continue reading →

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I Like Him: Sense and Sensibility

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

You may have noticed, dear Wanderers, that we have a few Jane Austen fans hanging around the office (I mean the ones that work here, there aren’t just random fans loitering outside shouting ‘Why haven’t you interviewed Jane yet?’) – … Continue reading →

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Fans and Entitlement

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Hate to say it, dear Wanderers, but the topic of entitled fans has come up again around these Towers after viewing some fandom reactions that have happened since the last issue. Yes, that is a very short time period, but … Continue reading →

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The Ragamuffin Speaks: Let’s Do Away with Cosplay’s Two Friends

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Cosplay. Cosplay is awesome. Over my last eight years or so of attending UK conventions I’ve seen cosplay grow from a fairly obscure hobby enjoyed by a few dedicated fans to a huge phenomenon that has become an integral part … Continue reading →

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Some Tips for Cosplaying

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

It’s coming up for that time of year again, people. Yes, that’s right, it’s just about time for pretty much all the conventions to happen, and even if you can’t get to any of the big ones, there’s a likely … Continue reading →

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Fandom As a Port in a Storm

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Life, Wanderers, can have its ups and downs. Sometimes, the downs just seem to keep coming, building up until the whole world is just a series of crashing, thunderous things you have to deal with. And when that happens, it’s … Continue reading →

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Pure Imagination

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Hello there, Wanderers, and welcome once again to an instalment of your now incredibly familiar GUST articles. For those of you who might be new to Fandom Wanderers, a brief summary. In GUST articles, we look at media that is … Continue reading →

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Does This Look Like a Kids’ Story?: Alice

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

­Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my personal favourite tales from when I was a wee young thing until now, and I don’t see that changing really at any point in my life. However, I am a little … Continue reading →

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