Bizarre (magazine)
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Editor | David McComb |
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Categories | |
Frequency | Every four weeks |
Circulation | 11,603 (ABC July–December 2013)[1] (print and digital editions) |
First issue | February 1997 |
Final issue | February 2015 |
Company | Dennis Publishing |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Bizarre was a British alternative magazine published from 1997 to 2015.[2] It was published by Dennis Publishing and was a sister publication to Fortean Times.[citation needed]
History
Bizarre was launched as a bimonthly title by
On 28 February 2020 it was announced, via the magazine's social media pages, that Bizarre was in the early stages of making its return, both physically and online, under entirely new ownership. To date, no further details have been announced regarding the magazine's reboot.[7]
Content
Bizarre covered
The magazine's news coverage included unusual news events from around the world; development and impact of legislation concerning
Like lad mags, issues of Bizarre commonly featured a semi-nude female model on the front cover and reviews of weird gadgets, films, music and websites.
Pornography
Earlier issues of Bizarre included a sealed section featuring censored pornography, in which images of anuses, genitalia, semen and sex acts were obscured. The censorship was self-imposed to avoid alienating mainstream
References
- ^ John Plunkett (13 February 2014). "FHM circulation drops below 100,000". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Media Information Archived January 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Dennis Publishing Ltd
- ^ a b Tom Eames (15 January 2015). "Bizarre magazine to cease publication after 18 years". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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- ^ "Product Page". ABC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ David McComb becomes editor of redesigned Bizarre
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Further reading
Brook, Stephen (3 December 2007). "Redesigned Bizarre gets new editor". The Guardian.