The Big Picture was the UK's most highly acclaimed SLA Industries fanzine, with a loyal worldwide following. Published by Chocolate Frog Enterprises (Max Bantleman), the fanzine started life in 1994 and ran over 16 issues on an entirely non-profit basis.

Finally, in 2001, TBP ceased publication; the fanzine's back catalog was turned into PDF format and released to the Web by the fanzine's editor-in-chief, Max Bantleman. At this point, Chocolate Frog had also released a series of unofficial SLA sourcebooks; these, combined with TBP, are widely regarded as what kept interest in the game alive through its official hiatus.

With such staples as "Never Mind the Pig" (a regular bestiary of SLA nasties) and "Meet N' Greet" (interviews with Operatives, introducing them as characters that you could use in your campaigns), TBP stood the test of time by picking up where the MRB and Karma had left off; it gave examples of what players and GM's alike could do within their SLA games.