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Starlog magazine returns with an annual print edition for its 50th anniversary
Starlog returns as an annual print magazine on Nov.
13, 2026, after being absent for 17 years.
The science fiction and fantasy magazine first launched in 1976 and stopped publishing in 2009.
Its comeback marks 50 years since its debut, and the new edition will be Issue #375.
Fangoria Holdings is bringing the magazine back, with io9 co-founder Annalee Newitz as editor-in-chief.
Starlog became known for covering franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek and Alien, along with interviews, film and television news, and special-effects features.
The relaunch revives a long-running guide to science fiction culture at a time when the boundary between science fiction and real life is increasingly hard to separate, according to Fangoria's Tara Ansley.
The first issue is available for pre-order on the Starlog website.
Starlog is returning as an annual print magazine on Nov. 13, 2026, after a 17-year absence.
The new edition is Issue #375 and marks the magazine’s 50th anniversary.
Fangoria Holdings and io9 co-founder Annalee Newitz are behind the relaunch, with Newitz as editor-in-chief.
The magazine first launched in 1976 and covered science fiction across film, television, books, technology and culture.
- Who
- Fangoria Holdings and editor-in-chief Annalee Newitz are behind the relaunch.
- What
- Starlog is returning as an annual print edition, numbered Issue #375.
- When
- Nov. 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The relaunch marks the magazine’s 50th anniversary. Fangoria’s Tara Ansley said it is an interesting time to bring it back as science fiction and the real world increasingly overlap.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Starlog launched under editor-in-chief Terry O’Quinn.
The magazine went out of publication after years of declining readership and subscriptions.
Starlog is scheduled to return with annual print Issue #375.
- Launch year
- 1976
- Return date
- Nov. 13, 2026
- New edition
- Issue #375
- Anniversary
- 50th
- Publisher
- Fangoria Holdings
What people are saying
During its original 33-year run, 'Starlog' documented science fiction as it evolved across film, television, books, technology, and culture.
Fifty years after the magazine first launched, the line between science fiction and the real world has become increasingly difficult to separate.
Technology may change, but the most compelling questions have always been about people: how we live, what we create, and what kind of future we want to build.