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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

BAD MACHINERY

Some months ago I wrote a post bemoaning the ending of a daily webcomic called Scary Go Round. It was one of the vaguely fortean webcomics that I read every morning as I sip my Lady Grey and wish that I hadn't quit smoking. As I wrote:

'It is the end of an era, albeit a fairly small era. Since 2002 John Allison has been drawing a webcomic called Scary Go Round. The Sunday Times describes it as "postmodern Brit horror" that is "subtle and stylishly drawn, with a bold cartoon edge." The Morning Star has called it "brilliant, bonkers" and "the best British strip that I've yet found." For the last three years I have read it every morning.'


In September it was replaced by a new comic, albeit one still set in the fictional northern English town of Tackleford, and featuring some of the same characters. It is called Bad Machinery and is - to my mind at least - far superior to its predecessor. There are more complex plotlines and more intricate artwork in muted colours that bring a whole new subtlety to Allison's work. The stories are still vaguely fortean and I enjoy them immensely.


Sadly, it seems that the appeal of this new comic is more selective than its predecessor, and I am feeling mildly guilty for not having thrown the CFZ publicity machine in to help. Never mind, better late than never. Check it out, guys; you will not be disappointed...



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