Darren Scott is editor of SFX, the world’s most successful sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine. Approaching three decades of success, it is the market leader – and takes in films and comics, as well as games. Darren previously wrote for The Guardian and The Independent; and spent 10 years as editor of Gay Times, the largest, longest-running and most-recognised LGBTQ+ media brand. In this in-depth interview, Darren explains how there was no such thing as a typical week for him before the pandemic – and shares his pleasure at different aspects of his role as editor slowly returning to their in-person forms; takes us behind the scenes – walking us through a complete timeline of bringing an issue from initial ideas to print; and discusses how they retain their “old school fanbase” that have supported them for nearly 30 years through keeping the physical magazine copy, whilst also developing their presence online and on social media.