On its debut,
Black Gate received strong reviews in
Locus and elsewhere, many citing the sheer size of the issues (usually greater than 200 pages) and the high production values. This has proved quite ambitious, though. Various production problems have led to publication less frequent than the intended quarterly schedule. While
John O'Neill made a public commitment to readers and advertisers to get production back on track, the magazine never achieved a reliable quarterly release. In 2008,
Judith Berman's story "Awakening" in
Black Gate No. 10 was a finalist for the
Nebula Award. ==Editors==