DEM Blades is back. Pre-order the fanzine now
It's been a minute, but we're printing a Summer 2026 fanzine.
DEM Blades is back
Three years after the last issue, DEM Blades is returning.
The Summer 2026 edition is currently being assembled by a ridiculous number of Sheffield United supporters, writers, photographers, designers, obsessives and conscripts. It’s all coming together faster than Adrian Littlejohn, or for those of you born after the millennium, than Oli Burke.
And, if you’ll forgive the lack of humility, it’s going to be superb.
So what’s inside?
Think Bochum. Think beyond.
Think European away days. Think moaning and non-moaning. Think words, pictures, Panini sticker nostalgia, fixture ticksheets and enough red-and-white detail to keep you occupied all summer.
Subscribers to The Pinch can get a quid off at checkout by using the code: M2S3G6WRK4KJ
We’ve got a Gus Hamer xG deep dive that will delight approximately sixteen stats obsessives. We’ve got some Bassett-era brilliance that everybody will enjoy. We’ve got new ideas, old memories and a few pieces that can only really be described as trivial madness.
In other words, it’s a proper fanzine.
More than anything, this issue is the product of a community. Every article, photograph, illustration and daft idea comes from people who care about Sheffield United. That’s what made DEM Blades special in the first place, and it’s what has made bringing it back worthwhile.
Please do put in an order if you’re interested. If you can share with Blades on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter and anywhere else you can — that’ll help too.
After three years away, we can’t wait to get DEM Blades back into people’s hands.
Thank you to everybody who has ever contributed, encouraged us, bought a copy, or signed up to The Pinch.
Sam
Pre-order Information
This is a pre-sale.
The fanzine hasn’t been printed yet. You’re not buying something that’s already sitting in a warehouse. You’re helping us understand how many copies we need to print, pack and send. And we don’t have a warehouse anyway.
Print Run #1 (Pre-sale)
Order before 1 July and you’ll be included in the first print run.
First-run copies will ship on or around 20 July
Stickers are available during the pre-sale only
Print Run #2
Orders placed from 2 July onwards will be included in the second print run.
Second-run copies will ship during August
Stickers will no longer be available
Stickers
You can add stickers to your order for £2.00.
You’ll receive two A5 sticker sheets featuring DEM Blades artwork. The designs shown in product images are mock-ups and may change slightly before printing.
Why It Costs What It Costs
We’ve spent a lot of time trying to find the balance between quality and affordability.
We want to print on decent paper stock rather than the cheapest option available. Good printing costs money. Postage costs money. Packaging costs a bit less, but not much. Every copy also takes time to produce, pack and send.
DEM Blades has always been a labour of love, but it’s still labour.
Every order helps make this issue possible and makes future editions more likely. We’ve tried to settle on a price that lets us produce something we’re proud of without making it unnecessarily expensive.
Shipping
UK
Free UK shipping on all orders
Sent via Royal Mail Second Class
Usually arrives within three working days after dispatch
International
Flat-rate international shipping: £3.05
Please be patient; once it’s in the hands of Royal Mail, we’re all at their mercy
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Over the moon to contribute and can't wait to read!