Imagine (AD&D magazine)
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Imagine Magazine was a monthly magazine dedicated to the first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons role playing game systems published by TSR
UK Limited.
Don Turnbull was cited as Publisher and Paul Cockburn as Assistant Editor throughout the majority of the lifetime of the publication.
Imagine Magazine was responsible for several creative spin-offs
, notably the Pelinore gaming world. The magazine also featured the classic adventure game comic "The Sword of Alabron" in issues 1 to 16. This was briefly revived as a second story arc titled "Auchter's Axe" in issues 29 to 30 prior to the magazine's cancellation.
Neil Gaiman
wrote film reviews for several issues of Imagine Magazine in the early part of his career, taking over from Colin Greenland
, and had his first short story "Featherquest" published here in May 1984. Gaiman's "How to Sell the Ponti Bridge", reprinted for the first time in M is for Magic
was also first published here in March 1985.
Some of the official AD&D material originally published in Imagine was collected and used in Unearthed Arcana
.
When some disgruntled TSR UK staffers left, they started the publication Game Master, to attempt to preserve the experience of Imagine, which included some popular features such as Pelinore. The magazine also ran various articles containing details on Imagines closure, and criticized Gary Gygax
, and TSR negatively.
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
UK Limited.
History
Imagine was published between April 1983 and October 1985. The print run lasted for 31 issues, (30 monthly issues and one special edition) before its cancellation.Don Turnbull was cited as Publisher and Paul Cockburn as Assistant Editor throughout the majority of the lifetime of the publication.
Imagine Magazine was responsible for several creative spin-offs
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
, notably the Pelinore gaming world. The magazine also featured the classic adventure game comic "The Sword of Alabron" in issues 1 to 16. This was briefly revived as a second story arc titled "Auchter's Axe" in issues 29 to 30 prior to the magazine's cancellation.
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
wrote film reviews for several issues of Imagine Magazine in the early part of his career, taking over from Colin Greenland
Colin Greenland
Colin Greenland is a British science fiction writer, whose first story won the second prize in a 1982 Faber & Faber competition. His best known novel is Take Back Plenty , winner of both major British science fiction awards, the 1990 British SF Association award and the 1991 Arthur C...
, and had his first short story "Featherquest" published here in May 1984. Gaiman's "How to Sell the Ponti Bridge", reprinted for the first time in M is for Magic
M is for Magic
M is for Magic is a collection of child-friendly short fiction by Neil Gaiman.The stories and poems were selected from previously published works, with the exception of "The Witch's Headstone", which is an excerpt from the later-published novel, The Graveyard Book, and are:* "The Case Of The Four...
was also first published here in March 1985.
Some of the official AD&D material originally published in Imagine was collected and used in Unearthed Arcana
Unearthed Arcana
Unearthed Arcana is the title shared by two hardback books published for different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game...
.
When some disgruntled TSR UK staffers left, they started the publication Game Master, to attempt to preserve the experience of Imagine, which included some popular features such as Pelinore. The magazine also ran various articles containing details on Imagines closure, and criticized Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games....
, and TSR negatively.