Dodgem Logic

Dodgem Logic was often described as Alan Moore's fanzine, but might have been better described as a magazine filled mostly by people who knew Alan. For a fanzine it was actually quite a well-paying market, with Moore in the background financing the publication. Unfortunately, I think it became a bit of drain on him due to high costs and low sales. You can't argue that it was a good-looking magazine and a brave experiment; at the same time it lacked direction and was too off-the-wall to develop a regular readership. Sometimes you need a Constable landscape amongst the Dali and Bosche weirdness to give people a breather. I suspect that's why I—odd but ploddingly so—was asked to write a couple of pieces. It was fun while it lasted.

Dodgem Logic [#1, December 2009] (40pp, £2.50, cover by Tamara Rogers & Alan Moore)
Ed. Alan Moore & Queen Calluz
* Moore, Alan * Great Hipsters in History, numbers 1-3 * ms; illus. Queen Calluz
1 * Moore, Alan * Welcome to Dodgem Logic * ed
2 * Moore, Alan * Going Underground * ar
8 * Ashby, Claire * The Birth of Urban Guerrilla Gardening * cs; illus. Claire Ashby
12 * Linehan, Graham * Twitter Ye Not * ar; illus. Michael Kupperman
14 * Jarret, Wendy * Eat to the Beat * cl
16 * Musson, Alex * Daily Mustard * hu; illus. Simon Cooper
18 * Payne, Tamsyn * Stitch This * cl
20 * Moore, Alan * The End of the Line * cs; illus. Alan Moore
21 * Hamilton, Dave * The Eco Chamber * cl; illus. Ellie Mains
23 * O’Neill, Kevin * (untitled comic strip) * cs; illus. Kevin O’Neill
24 * Long, Josie * Love * cs; illus. Josie Long
26 * Aylett, Steve * If Armstrong Was Interesting * ss * Toxicology, Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999
28 * Pindling, Lejome * World of Illuzion * cl
29 * Pencil, Savage * Snotto the Clown * cs; illus. Savage Pencil
30 * Nervy, Doctor & Doctor Feelgood * The Spinning Doctors * cl
32 * Gebbie, Melinda * What’s Her Problem? * ar; illus. Melinda Gebbie
34 * Ingham, Gary * Stuck in the Middle * ar
40 * [Misc. Material] * Contributors & Local Services * cl
Giveaway: Notes from Noho
1 * Marprelate, Martin * Things To Do In Semilong When You’re Dead * ss
5 * Moore, Alan * The Destructor * ar
6 * Ingham, Gary * Local Music Reviews * cl
7 * Adams, Norman * Beyond the Norm * cl

Dodgem Logic [#2, February-March 2010] (40pp, £2.50, cover photo by Mitch Jenkins)
Three alternate covers.
* Moore, Alan * Great Hipsters in History, numbers 4-6 * ms; illus. Queen Calluz
1 * Moore, Alan * Roll Up…. * ed
2 * Moore, Alan * Fear of a Black Flag * ar
6 * Ashby, Claire * Urban Guerrilla’s Guide to (Confidence) * cs; illus. Claire Ashby
8 * Killjoy, Margaret * Take What You Need and Compost the Rest * ar
12 * Aylett, Steve * Johnny Viable [Part 1 of ?] * cs
14 * Thorpe, James * All Tomorrow’s Parties * ar; illus. photos
16 * Pindling, Lejome * World of Illuzion * cl
17 * Gebbie, Melinda * Kitten Goddess Bitch: The Burleekew * ar; illus. photos by Mitch Jenkins
25 * Pencil, Savage * Mr Inferno in Cocktails with Satan * cs; illus. Savage Pencil
26 * Moore, Steve * Northamptonshire Strange * ar
28 * Jarret, Wendy * Eat to the Beat * cl
30 * Musson, Alex * Daily Mustard * hu; illus. Simon Cooper, Heidi Spets, James Burley
32 * Payne, Tamsyn * Stitch This * cl
34 * Tinc * What’s Her Problem?: Council Crap * ar
35 * O’Neill, Kevin * (untitled cartoon) * ct; illus. Kevin O’Neill
36 * Hamilton, Dave * The Eco Chamber * cl; illus. Ellie Mains
38 * Nervy, Doctor & Doctor Feelgood * The Spinning Doctors * cl
40 * [Misc. Material] * Contributors & Local Services * cl
Giveaway: Notes from Noho
1 * Marprelate, Martin * An Unexpected View of the Sea from Northampton * ss
4 * Ingham, Gary * Local Music Reviews * cl
6 * Adams, Norman * Beyond the Norm * cl
8 * Moore, Alan * The Destructor Diaries * ar

Dodgem Logic [#3, April-May 2010] (64pp, £3.50, cover by Alan Moore)
* Moore, Alan * Great Hipsters in History, numbers 7-9 * ms; illus. Queen Calluz
1 * Moore, Alan * You Know What We Should Do? * ed
2 * Moore, Alan * Magic, Running in the Gutters Like Lightning * ar
10 * Burdett, Richard * The World’s First Homeless Superhero * ar
12 * Ince, Robin * Pointless Anger Riteous Ire * ar
14 * Killjoy, Margaret * “Cooperative Scavenging” * ar
16 * Matthews, Ged * Out with the Old New, in with the New Old * ar; illus. Susannah Hogan
19 * Pencil, Savage * Savage Pencil’s Scraps from the 70s * cs; illus. Savage Pencil
20 * Mills, Garry * The Planners & the Planned * ar
24 * Pindling, Lejome * World of Illuzion * cl
25 * O’Neill, Kevin * (untitled cartoon) * ct; illus. Kevin O’Neill
26 * Novak, Alex * Tales from Phonographic Oceans … Take a Dip Part One * ar
28 * Moore, Steve * Decades of Decadence * ar
32 * Musson, Alex * Daily Mustard * hu; illus. Simon Cooper, Andrew Waugh
34 * Gebbie, Melinda * Barbary Coasters Part One: I Went to the City… * ar
38 * Hamilton, Dave * The Eco Chamber * cl; illus. Ellie Mains
40 * Bill, ‘Ol * All Coppers Are Rascals * ss
44 * Dazer * “He Who ‘Darez’ Wins” * ar; illus. photos
48 * Aylett, Steve * Johnny Viable [Part 2 of 2] * cs
51 * [Misc. Material] * (previously unpublished cover for Heartbreak Hotel) * il; illus. Alan Moore
52 * Keeling, Mary * What’s Her Problem?: “To Be Perfectly Honest…” * ar
54 * Long, Josie * Some Advice * cs; illus. Josie Long
56 * Jarret, Wendy * Eat to the Beat * cl
58 * Payne, Tamsyn * Stitch This * cl
60 * Nervy, Doctor & Doctor Feelgood * The Spinning Doctors * cl
62 * Ashby, Claire * The Urban Guerrilla Gardeners Guide to Growing Seeds * cs; illus. Claire Ashby
64 * [Misc. Material] * We Name the Guilty Parties * cl
Giveaway: Notes from Noho
1 * Marprelate, Martin * She Will Never Be Defeated * ss
4 * Ingham, Gary * Local Music Reviews * cl
6 * Adams, Norman * Beyond the Norm * cl
8 * Moore, Alan * Flowers in the Rubble * ar

Dodgem Logic [#4, June-July 2010]
(contents not known)

Dodgem Logic [#5. August-September 2010] (64pp, £3.50, cover photo)
* Moore, Alan * Great Hipsters in History, numbers 13-15 * ms; illus. Queen Calluz
1 * Moore, Alan * Don’t Touch That Dial * ed
2 * Moore, Alan * From That Dirt * ar; illus. photos by Mitch Jenkins
10 * Ince, Robin * The Wastepaper Basket Of My Mind part 1 * ar
12 * Love, D. Wayne * Genet—Short, Bad & Beautiful * ar; illus. Melinda Gebbie
14 * Holland, Steve * The Perfect Storm * ar
20 * Hamilton, Dave * The Eco Chamber * cl; illus. Ellie Mains
22 * Musson, Alex * Daily Mustard * hu; illus. Simon Cooper, Andrew Waugh
24 * Aylett, Steve * Bye, Monster * ex * extract from Novahead (Scar Garden Press, Apr 2011)
27 * Pencil, Savage * Louis Louis Louis Louis * cs; illus. Savage Pencil
28 * Moore, Alan * Burroughs * ar
30 * Pickard, Tom * More Pricks Than Prizes * ar; illus. Melinda Gebbie
42 * Pindling, Lejome * World of Illuzion * cl
43 * Farmer, Barney * Bwoken Bwitain * cs; illus. Lee Healey
44 * Killjoy, Margaret * How to Survive the Collapse of Civilization * ar
46 * Underwood, David * Skateboarding is Not a Crime * ar
48 * Long, Josie * My Stupid Opinions! * cs; illus. Josie Long
50 * Gebbie, Melinda * Blown by the Wind * ar
55 * O’Neill, Kevin * (untitled cartoon) * ct; illus. Kevin O’Neill
56 * Nervy, Doctor & Doctor Feelgood * The Spinning Doctors * cl
58 * Jarret, Wendy * Eat to the Beat * cl
60 * Ashby, Claire * A Message from the Urban Guerrilla Gardener * cs; illus. Claire Ashby
62 * Payne, Tamsyn * Stitch This * cl
64 * [Misc. Material] * Who Is Responsible For All This? * cl
Giveaway: Notes from Noho
1 * Marprelate, Martin * The Return of Vince Dates * ss
4 * Ingham, Gary * Are Your Dreams 3 Sizes Too Big at Night * ar
6 * Adams, Norman * Beyond the Norm * cl
8 * Moore, Alan * Sarajevo Nights * ar

Dodgem Logic [#6, October-November 2010]
(contents not known)

Dodgem Logic [#7, December 2010-January 2011] (72pp, £3.50, cover by Kevin O’Neill)
* Moore, Alan * Great Hipsters in History, numbers 19-21 * ms; illus. Queen Calluz
1 * Moore, Alan * Here Comes Fatty With His Sack of Shit * ed
2 * Musson, Alex * Daily Mustard * hu; illus. Simon Cooper, Andrew Waugh
4 * Moore, Alan * Cold Reading * ss
12 * [Misc. Material] * (untitled illustrations) * il; illus. Kristian Hammerstad
14 * Holland, Steve * Lama From Devon * ar
18 * Harrison, Orlando * Ghost Doctor * ar; illus. Jonny Delafonz
21 * Farmer, Barney * Big Jobs * cs; illus. Lee Healey
22 * Amacker, Kurt * A Sinner in the House of the Lord * ar
26 * Ince, Robin * Turn This Thing Off, It’s Confusing Me * ar
28 * Pindling, Lejome * World of Illuzion * cl
29 * Aylett, Steve * Mayor Nimble Makes It Known * cs
32 * Lee, Stewart * Making the Case for the Super Moby Dick of Space * ar
34 * Truckleton, Miss Enid * We Are Rubber, We Are Glue * lt
36 * Bill, ‘Ol * Requiem for a Bent Copper * ss
42 * Quantick, David * Louis Wain * cs; illus. Savage Pencil
44 * Foreman, Dick * Have Moicy! * ar
46 * Gebbie, Melinda * Absolutely Favelas * ar; illus. photos
50 * Long, Josie * Date With Ikea * cs; illus. Josie Long
52 * Hamilton, Dave * The Eco Chamber * cl; illus. Ellie Mains
54 * Killjoy, Margaret * The Gods of the Trash * ar
56 * Payne, Tamsyn * Stitch This * cl
58 * Ashby, Claire * The Urban Guerrilla Gardener’s Tips for Autumn and Winter Type Stuff * cs; illus. Claire Ashby
60 * Jarret, Wendy * Eat to the Beat * cl
62 * Nervy, Doctor & Doctor Feelgood * The Spinning Doctors * cl
64 * Marprelate, Martin * The Pawprints of Noho * ss
67 * Ingham, Gary * Write It Like You Stole It * ar
69 * Adams, Norman * Beyond the Norm * cl
71 * Moore, Alan * Captain Oates is going to the shops. He may be some time * ar
72 * [Misc. Material] * Contributors * cl
* O’Neill, Kevin * Christmas Capers with Lady Gaga * cs; illus. Kevin O’Neill

Dodgem Logic [#8, 2011]
(contents not known)