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Journey Planet Issue 16: The Philip K. Dick Issue

Peter Young, James Bacon, Chris Garcia, and various contributors · c. 2013 · Fan Publications

Journey Planet Issue 16 is a 46-page fanzine subtitled "Do Androids Dream of Electric Fanzines?" and dedicated entirely to Philip K. Dick. Edited by Peter Young, James Bacon, and Chris Garcia, it represents a substantial fan publication bringing together essays, reviews, memoir pieces, reprinted fiction, and artwork.

The contents include: an "Acme Instant Fanzine" paragraph on PKD by various contributors; a letter to Philip K. Dick by Bruce Gillespie; Peter Young's review of Tessa B. Dick's The Owl in Daylight; Christopher J Garcia on "The Black Lodge, the Palmers and All My Garmonbozia" (connecting Dick to Twin Peaks); Howeird's random notes on A Scanner Darkly; Eddie Tomaselli's "Scanning Darkly"; James Bacon's interview with Blade Runner collector Geoff Hutchins; a Chris Moore art retrospective; a reprint of Dick's short story "The Eyes Have It"; Ted White's letter to the PKDS Newsletter (April 1985) and his chapter on A. Lincoln, Simulacrum; Tim Powers's moving account of Dick's death; Chris Lites on "Being VALIS"; Christopher J Garcia's "One Hundred Years of Philip K. Dick"; and Malcolm Edwards's memorial for Paul Williams.

This issue stands as an exemplary document of the vibrant PKD fan community, combining personal testimony, critical analysis, and primary source material.

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