''Dodgem Logic'' was a bimonthly

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magazine edited and published by

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell' ...

, that published eight issues from January 2010 to April 2011.Dodgem Logic 8 issues
''Comic Vine''. Retrieved 7 November 2015. Each issue featured comics, stories, and articles by Moore, including the regular feature "Great Hipsters in History". The general tone of the magazine was irreverent and subversive, after the manner of '' The East Village Other'' and the '' National Lampoon''. Regular artists and writers included Dave Hamilton, Kevin O'Neill,

Steve Aylett Steve Aylett (born 1967 in Bromley, United Kingdom) is an English author of satirical science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream. According to the critic Bill Ectric, "much of Aylett’s work combines the bawdy, action-oriented style of Voltaire wit ...

Josie Long Josie Isabel Long (born 17 April 1982) is a British comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17. In 2006, Long won the If.comeddies Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Festival Frin ...

and LeJorne Pindling. The first issue included a CD titled "Nation of Saints, 50 Years of

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music. Included with the second issue, as an insert, was an eight page Alan Moore comic book, "Astounding Weird Penises". According to

Cory Doctorow Cory Efram Doctorow (; born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog ''Boing Boing''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of ...

, "The mere fact that the Great Bearded Wizard of Albion, Mr Alan Moore, is behind a new journal, ''Dodgem Logic'', should be enough to get a lot of us interested. But add in talents like the Josie Long,

Graham Linehan Graham Linehan () (born 22 May 1968) is an Irish television writer and anti-transgender activist. He created or co-created the sitcoms ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), ''Black Books'' (2000–2004) and '' The IT Crowd'' (2006–2013). He has also ...

, Kev O'Neill, Melinda Gebbie, Steve Aylett and others and I'm pretty much sold and I'd imagine so are most of us." And ''

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'' magazine describes ''Dodgem Logic'' as "an engaging, educational and often hilarious read".

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