The publications begins with a long and rather interesting history of alternate publications and underground magazines; this is written by Moore himself. This is followed by an enigmatic comic strip by Kevin O Neil (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen artist), an article titled "What if Armstrong were interesting," in which one author essentially lists things that would have made the moon landing more fun, an enlightening article on the direction that feminism seems to be taking, instructions on how to become a guerrilla gardener (a proposed new form of vandalism in which the participants turn ugly city owned properties into beautiful gardens), and a host of other intriguing oddities, mostly littered with blatant and random phallic symbology. That is to say, there are a lot of penises in this book.
Oh yeah, and Graham Lineman, of the IT Crowd, talks about Twitter.
I urge you to give it a look. More information is here at the Dodgem logic web site.
Although the content of the magazine certainly tickles my interest, I find myself questioning its ability to succeed. The death of most print publications seems eminent. The big budgets like Rolling Stone and Time might outlast the rest but only because they appeal to a larger reader base. Obscure art books like Dodgem Logic, as lovely as they are, really only have a small niche audience. It should be interesting to see how this is received.
I do have immense faith in Alan though. I mean, come on:
Final note: A documented attempt at guerrilla gardening seems like a good idea for a blog post. Come summer in Winnipeg, anyone interested?
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