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Babylon 5 Magazine FAQ
Your guide to Babylon 5 Magazine, published by Titan Magazine
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• Where Can I Buy a Copy? • Contacting Babylon 5 Magazine
• Back Issues

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WHAT IS IT?
Babylon 5 Magazine was the Warner Bros. officially licensed publication on all things Babylonian published by Titan Magazines, carrying news on new telemovies, The Babylon Project: Crusade series, merchandise, B5 gaming and more. It featured exclusive set reports, photographs and interviews, production features and special columns by Babylonian personnel, including the Great Maker himself, J. Michael Straczynski.

Babylon 5 Magazine was licensed for sale in the United Kingdom, Eire, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Nine issues of Volume One were published for the UK and Eire. It was edited by John Freeman and then Brian J. Robb.
The title was published until Issue 24 (Volume Two), when its license period with Warner Bros. ended, in May 2000.
Titan Magazines confirmed 2 March 2000 that Babylon 5 Magazine would cease publication with Issue 24, a double-sized issue. The closure reflected a drop in sales since the series completed its five-year run, resulting in the reluctant decision not to renew the license for the title with Warner Bros. as the licensing period reached its end.
"Since the show came off air sales have declined and this makes its continuation economically difficult," commented then editor Brian J. Robb. "We're sorry to have to wind down the magazine. However, all those who worked on the title are proud to have been associated with one of the best magazines based on a TV show. I'd like to thank all our readers and Babylon 5 fans for their support and contributions during the life of the magazine."
Titan published 34 issues of the magazine by the end of its run, beginning with a special comprising material originally published in the United States. The regular run featured completely originated material including interviews, background features, episode guides and more. Nine issues of the first volume were published in the UK and Eire alone before the second volume was given North American and Australasian distribution. In the last few issues Titan continued to publish new material within the title including the official Babylon 5 chronology -- a complete timeline to the series -- and new Babylon 5 fiction in the last three issues from J. Michael Straczynski (#22), J. Gregory Keyes and Fiona Avery.

WHERE CAN I BUY A COPY?
Babylon 5 Magazine was officially licensed for general and subscription sale in the UK, Eire, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In the UK you could buy copies at any high street newsagent and specialist comic shop, including WH Smiths. Some comic shops may carry back issues.
The Official Babylon 5 Fan Club carried just about all of the magazine on sale via its web site Ð even the latest issues. There is a list of issues available in The Emporium, and newer issues with pricing can be found in ISN and the Gold Channel. As of October 2000 the club had become snarled up in the closure of Netter Digital and no orders for B5 merchandise were being taken.

CONTACTING BABYLON 5 MAGAZINE
If you have comments about Babylon 5 Magazine, write to: Babylon 5 Magazine
Titan Magazines
Titan House, 144 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0UP
Letters: b5magmail@titanemail.com
If e-mailing, please Put B5 somewhere in your subject header so your message will be passed on to the correct department. Please do not send story ideas, original artwork, attached files or picture files.

BACK ISSUES
Limited numbers of back issues of the title are still available. The cost of issues still available from Titan's service are included in the information listed below. For the latest information on what's still available, telephone the hotline number (44) 0-1858 433169. Office hours are 9.00 - 5.00pm Mon - Fri GMT. Alternatively, e-mail b5magsubs@titanemail.com but include "B5 Back Issue Query" in the subject header. You can also write to:

Babylon 5 Magazine Back Issues Department
Bowden House
36 Northampton Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 9HE
Fax: (44) 0-1858 433715
Currently, all payments must be in pounds sterling. Do not send cash with any posted order.

VOLUME 0NE
All issues feature J. Michael Straczynski's exclusive "Last Word" column.
Issue 1 (Back issues no longer available from Titan's service)
Includes first part of a full cast interview recored on the sets of Babylon 5.
Issue 2 (Back issues no longer available from Titan's service)
Includes second part of a full cast interview recored on the sets of Babylon 5.
Issue 3 £5.00
Features interview with Andreas Katsulas plus background on the Narn. First printing of the first part of the comic strip In Valen's Name, now published as a graphic novel by Titan Books.
Issue 4 £5.00
Includes interview Claudia Christian shortly after her departure from the show. In Valen's Name continues.
Issue 5 £5.00
Peter Jurasik interview and more. First news items about Crusade begin to appear. In Valen's Name continues.
Issue 6 £8.00, Limited Stock
Includes free exclusive Precedence B5 CCG card. Walter Koenig interview. In Valen's Name continues.
Issue 7 £5.00
Mira Furlan interview. In Valen's Name continues.
Issue 8 £5.00
Bill Mumy interview, including full photo run through of how his Minbari make-up was created. In Valen's Name continues.
Issue 9 £5.00
Jerry Doyle interview. In Valen's Name completes run.

VOLUME TWO
Issue 2.1 £5.00, UK edtion with free cast poster only
Features interviews with Tracy Scoggins, Denise Gentile, a feature on Mars in Babylon 5, No Compromises episode guide station log and a scenario for the defunct B5 rpg. UK edition featured a free poster.
Issue 2.2: £8.00 Giant-size issue -- Shipped 9 July 1998
This issue has a higher cover price due to an increased page count, but reverts to usual cover price with issue three. Features full coverage of the making of In the Beginning, the first B5 television movie to be screened.
Issue 2.3: £5.00 -- Shipped 6 August 1998
Features interviews with Richard Biggs (Doctor Stephen Franklin) and the first part of a two part interview with writer Harlan Ellison.
Issue 2.4: £4.00 -- Shipped 7 September 1998
This issue includes the first part of a two part guide to the making of the television movie, Thirdspace and the second and final part of an exclusive interview with one of the best writers of our time, Harlan Ellison .
Issue 2.5: £4.00 -- Shipped 5 October 1998
Features an exclusive interview with Peter Woodward and includes exclusive pictures of the actor as he appears in the B5 television movie A Call to Arms.
Issue 2.6: £4.00 -- Shipped 2 November 1998
As Babylon 5 ends and Crusade begins, we go back to the heady days of the early Nineties and the origins of J. Michael Straczynski's show, with exclusive pictures and designs from the first episodes of Babylon 5.
Issue 2.7: £4.00 -- Shipped 7 December 1998
As the only journalists on set for its entire shoot in 1997, Joe Nazzaro and Sheelagh Wells bring you a complete feature on the making of Sleeping in Light - the last episode in the B5 arc.
Issue 2.8: £4.00 -- Shipped 3 January 1999
Features an all-new exclusive interview with Jason Carter, who played Ranger Marcus Cole and part one of a two part guide to the making of A Call to Arms, the fourth Babylon 5 television movie.
Issue 2.9: £4.00 -- Shipped 1 February 1999
Features an all-new exclusive interview with Tracy Scoggins and part two of a two part guide to the making of A Call to Arms; plus an exclusive extract from the second Psi Corps novel, Deadly Relations.
Issue 2.10: £4.00 -- Shipped 4 March 1999
Peter Jurasik offers his own insight into the creation of Londo Mollari in an especially extended interview, plus features on Love in Babylon 5 (yes, really...) an insightful look at the relationship between Londo and G'Kar by Stoddard Hayes. Plus Crusade production notes and interviews. Plus, series creator J. Michael Straczynski reflects on his recent struggles with Crusade in the exclusive Last Word column...
Issue 2.11: £4.00 -- Shipped 1 April 1999
Includes an exclusive interview and comment from B5 series creator J. Michael Straczynski on the fate of Crusade, plus interviews with Claudia Christian (Commander Ivanova) and Robin Atkin Downes (telepath leader Byron).
Issue 2.12: £4.00 -- Shipped 29 April 1999
Includes an exclusive feature by actor Peter Woodward detailing his typical day on the set of the ill-fated Crusade, plus a special station log on Neil Gaiman's fifth season Babylon 5 story, Day of the Dead.
Issue 13: £4.00 -- Shipped 27 May 1999
Features an exclusive interview with Gary Cole, Crusade's Captain Gideon, and a Station Log to the premiere episode of the new series, War Zone.
Issue 14: £4.00 -- Shipped 30 June 1999
Features an exclusive interview with Crusade guest star Edward Woodward.
Issue 15: £4.00 -- Shipped  28 July 1999
Includes interviews with Richard Biggs and Marjean Holden, plus a station log on season one's Believers
Issue 16: £4.00 -- Shipped September 1999
Features a special station log on the last Crusade story to be shown to date, Each Night I Dream of Home, plus an exclusive extract from the final Bester novel by John Gregory Keyes!
Issue 17: £4.00 -- Shipped October 1999
First of a two part Bruce Boxleitner interview.
Issue 18: £4.00 -- Shipped November 1999
New editor Brian Robb's first full issue! First issue to feature the official Babylon 5 chronology, validated by J. Michael Straczynski himself, plus second part of the Bruce Boxleitner interview, Carrie Dobro interview, Racing the Night station log and more.
Issue 19: £4.00 -- Shipped 22 December 1999
Exclusive Michael O'Hare interview, the Babylon 5 chronology continues, extract from Legions of Fire, the first Del Rey Centauri Prime novel and The Sky Full of Stars station log.
Issue 20: £4.00 -- Shipped January 2000
Time travel issue, including interviews with Tim Choate, War Without End Station log (which includes new interviews) and the Science of B5. Timeline continues.
Issue 21: £4.00 -- Shipped 28 February 2000
Timeline continues, Claudia Christian interview plus the first of Joe Nazzaro's multi-part feature on the making of Babylon 5, detailing the creation of the show and its development from beginning to end, including interviews and other previously unseen materials.
Issue 22: Shipped 27 March 2000
First issue to feature an all-new Babylon 5 short story, "Hidden Agendas" by J. Michael Straczynski, a tale set on B5 during the original five-year arc. Also features an interview with Jason Carter and a Ship of tears station log.
Issue 23 Shipped 24 April 2000
Includes a new B5 short story, "True Seeker" by Fiona Avery. Set on the Narn homeworld, Nat'Toth makes a terrific guest star appearance. Plus Claudia Christian interview, Endgame station log and more.
Issue 24: Shipped 22 May 2000
Double-sized final issue. Included a new B5 short story, "The Nautilus Coil", by J. Gregory Keyes, which has a great tie in with his Psi Corps novels and an exhilharating Last Word from series creator J. Michael Straczynski, rounding off the run with his usual aplomb. The completed the Babylon 5 Chronology which began its run in Issue 19.

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