Starburst is a British science fiction magazine published by Starburst Magazine Limited. Starburst contains news, interviews, features, and reviews of genre material in various media, including TV, film, soundtracks, multimedia, books, and comics books. The magazine is published quarterly, with additional news and reviews being published daily on the website. Publication history Starburst was launched in December 1977 by editor Dez Skinn with his own company Starburst Publishing Ltd. The name Starburst was settled on after rejecting other names, including Starfall, as Skinn considered it too negative. Starburst was taken over by Marvel UK with issue #4, as part of deal whereby Skinn was put in charge of the UK comic reprints division. Marvel put the title up for sale in 1985 and it was bought by Visual Imagination and published by them from issue #88. Having reached issue #365 in 2008, the magazine ceased publishing due to Visual Imagination folding. In early 2011 Starburst Magazine Ltd announced that Starburst would resume publication as an online magazine. Founder Dez Skinn was named Honorary Editor-in-Chief. The first online issue (#366) was released on 14 May 2011, and carried an editorial by Skinn. Starburst was returned to print publication by Starburst Magazine Ltd in February 2012, with issue #374. The magazine celebrated its 40-year anniversary with issue #443 (2017), which included an editorial by creator Dez Skinn. Starburst headquarters is now based in Manchester. Editors-in-chief 1977–1981: Dez Skinn 1981–1985: Alan McKenzie 1985: Cefn Ridout 1985–1999: Stephen Payne 1999–2001: David Richardson 2001: Andrew Cartmel 2001–2002: Gary Gillatt 2002: Stephen Payne 2003–2005: Simon J. Gerard 2005–2009: Stephen Payne 2009–2022: Jordan Royce 2022–present: Kris Heys Columns and features Starbursts review sections were edited by writers and reviewers such as Alan Jones (films) and David J. Howe (books), and, for several years, the magazine also carried a column by the writer John Brosnan. Its television review column, TV Zone, was used as the title of its sister publication, TV Zone. Current columns TV Zone by Paul Mount It's Only a Movie by Jordan Royce; previously penned by the late John Brosnan Horror Obscura by assistant editor Martin Unsworth Brave New Words (books) and Roll for Damage (TTRPGS) by literary editor Ed Fortune OST by Nick Spacek Multimedia Starburst radio On 19 March 2011 Starburst magazine presented its first weekly radio show on Manchester Radio Online. The show has since moved to Fab Radio International. Starburst podcasts