This is noteworthy, as the Kickstarter that funded the first four issues of the magazine happened in 2016. This issue is a few years late from the original ETA, and six months or so late from the last Kickstarter page Update. Others from the campaign are still awaiting their issues, and some are still awaiting their third issues as well.
It’s easy to be snarky because of the tardiness, but ultimately that serves nothing. I know the publishers had some problems outside of the magazine, and it seems like they got in over their heads on this project, for whatever reason. I am simply glad to have finally received my copy.
I have enjoyed the first three issues. Some solid stories, and a few clunkers. What I really liked was the diversity of genres, from fantasy to sf to horror. This is a Sword & Sorcery blog primarily, but I’ve covered other stuff and I’m a fan of a lot of genres. Skelos supplies a broad range of interests; maybe too many to be successful, maybe not. Anyway, I’m looking forward to eventually reading it.
I say eventually, because I have some other projects I need to read and review. I just started the The Best of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 3 (the first story is simply awesome), and after that, I will go over the second edition of Dice or Die, which I was kindly sent. I’ve been reading slowly this year, compared to previous years, savoring things and trying to be more critical of my own response to what I review.
So it will probably be May before I get around to reading and doing a review on Skelos 4, since my plate is full with other projects as well. Maybe I’ll talk about the other, earlier issues, then; I think all three of them had been published and sent before I started this blog almost three years ago.
I just wish to say Thank You to Skelos Press for seeing this project through, and I know you’ll eventually complete it for all of your backers.
I’m still waiting on Skelos #4. I’m in agreement with you. There have been some great stories and some less so. I’m also mostly finished with Best of Heroic Quarterly Volume 3 and I think it’s the best volume yet.
I contacted them via their email address twice, and did not hear back. I finally dropped a kind message on their Facebook page about a month ago, then last week they sent me a pm asking for my address (it’s kinda easy to be snarky about that request, since they had my address for the last three; but kudos to them for asking). Happily surprised it showed up today. You might try contacting them on Facebook, if you are signed up. I dislike FB in general, but it was handy in this instance.