I don’t see Alien Worlds as competing with UFO Magazine - to me, that would be like an NFL team playing with kids in the sand lot. The two publications are just in a different league. No, the real “competition” is a mag like The Fortean Times, which is what AWM reminds me, at least in terms of presentation.

All the best, Stuart - I look forward to many more columns for many years to come!

Paul

Recommendation:Do something on Jacques Vallee & try to do as much current case history-investigation type stuff.

Re page 3: good god no! LOL.

One comment about the typeface; the white lettering you refer to was on the dummy issue and the same image may well be the one on the web site as well. It was however changed to a dark colour for publication. That said, I am thinking of changing it to make it more “in yer face” if I can come up with a suitable design.

The other point I want to make is that I perceive the magazine to be about extraterrestrial life. Very obviously, UFOs are a significant feature within that topic, and that is reflected in the magazine’s content. But they aren’t the whole picture, and the work that SETI does as well as astrobiology all have a part to play as well.

And I cannot forget “Us”, Mankind either. How did we get here? Were there others before us? Five billion years this planet has been here and yet Man has only walked its surface for maybe five million years. Can that be right?

Nick is right; it was time for a change in the way this subject was written about. I hope I’ve got it right and that it strikes a chord with the public.

Thanks again Nick.

One question you skirted around though: Is the Page 3 photo topless?

I promise that I have made my decision to purchase already, and your addressing “The Manboob Question” will not, in any way, alter this decision. Probably.