Shooting Zeus' Bolt

Zeus Plug was a 'pub-zine', a small A6 sized fanzine o' Doctor Who that was distributed at local pub meets here around New Zealand. It featured "opinions" rather than reviews (although the difference is sometimes hard to tell) and focussed purely on the TV serieses (serii?). Due to costing the two editors money (not a humongous amount, but some) and the zine being free, ZP folded after about eight issues.

But that doesn't mean it is dead. Zeus Plug did have a web presence in the form of a blog, and now Zeus Blog rises from ZP's (metaphorical) ashes like the metaphorical (although actually similerially in this case) phoenix.

This is hardly surprising given that this means that the content is a lot easier to produce, no money need be spent (other than possible hosting related costs) and that more people than just pub goers can partake in the joy.

This also means that the associated title 'Zeus' becomes ever more derived and disassociated from the source. The Doctor mentions zeus plugs in The Hand of Fear and The Girl in the Fireplace. Now the stretch will be 'The Doctor was called Zeus in The Mythmakers', although not many people will know that so people will just think the editors are being wanky and naming themselves after a god. (I will forbear from commenting on how much of that might actually be true...)

Anyway, Zeus Blog is launching itself as Betterer... Strongerer... Fasterer..., so check it out! And you might just find a few things by yours truly crop up from time to time...