All the latest news from the Blackthorn Communications offices.
On sale 14 May Bizarre has always prided itself on championing heroes of underground alternative culture, and in issue 202 we’ve devoted over 20 pages to our favourite unsung artists. First up is Sexton Ming – a British outsider artist, poet, musician and painter who’s been causing trouble since the 1970s, but has yet to achieve […]
On sale 16 April Back in 2011, Bizarre ran its phenomenally popular ‘Search For A Cover Star’ competition, to find new modelling talent for the world’s most popular alternative culture magazine. And this month, Maja Stina (above, left) – one of our regular readers, and runner-up in the 2011 contest – has finally made it onto […]
Following the news that Manchester Police is going to begin classifying attacks on subcultures with the same seriousness as offences against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity, The Independent interviewed David McComb from Blackthorn Communications on Friday 5 April about this encouraging development. The issue of attacks on alternative subcultures is a subject close to […]
On sale 19 March When it came to planning the milestone 200th issue of Bizarre, we only had one model in mind for the cover – the delicious Bianca Beauchamp. Bianca has been an enduring favourite with Bizarre readers for over a decade, and it seemed fitting that the Canadian superstar staged a special shoot for […]
On sale now Every year, Blackthorn Communications produces The World’s Most Incredible Tattoos for Dennis Publishing; an annual MagBook that collects the best tattoo content from the last 12 months of Bizarre, and packages it into a collectible book that’s sold in the UK, US and Australia. The fourth volume of The World’s Most Incredible […]
On sale 22 February As we approach the landmark 200th issue of Bizarre, Blackthorn Communications once again delivers the content and photos readers crave from The World’s #1 Alternative Mag. Our biggest scoop in Bizarre 199 comes courtesy of one of our most popular writers, Alix Fox, who tracked down a man who lost his […]
On sale 22 January While most people welcome in the new year with a glass of bubbly and a list of resolutions, Blackthorn Communications is happiest delivering exactly what Bizarre readers want from our first official issue of 2013. And that includes people who dress like animals, the hottest new alternative models, and an exclusive feature […]
On sale 22 December This month sees the entire Blackthorn Communications team working the show floor at the International London Tattoo Convention – interviewing tattoo artists, chatting to body art fans, and hunting down the best ink to photograph for the magazine. Over two days we spoke to hundreds of people and took over 1,000 stunning photos, […]
On sale 20 November Our world-exclusive interview with surrealist legend HR Giger caused quite a stir with Bizarre readers last month, so we’re delighted to print the second instalment of our audience with the master of darkness in our Christmas issue. It took three years of gentle negotiations to arrange this interview, and we’re honoured […]
On sale 23 October The big news this month is our world exclusive interview with the creator of the monster in Ridley Scott’s Alien, Swiss surrealist HR Giger. Blackthorn Communications has been planning this audience with the master of darkness for over three years, and we’re delighted that our gentle negotiations finally paid off. It’s […]
On sale 25 September Last issue we were honoured to feature an exclusive photoshoot with Bianca Beauchamp in Bizarre, and this month we have the sultry Masuimi Max on the cover. Two of the world’s best-loved alternative models, in consecutive issues of the magazine – Blackthorn Communications is on a roll! As with our hilarious interview […]
On sale 28 August In the October 2012 issue of Bizarre, we’re excited to welcome Bianca Beauchamp – Bizarre‘s most popular model – back to the cover of the magazine after a five-year absence. For the feature accompanying Bianca’s photoshoot, we used Bizarre‘s Facebook, Twitter and official email address – all of which are managed by […]
On sale 31 July In this month’s Bizarre magazine we’re delighted to feature exclusive interviews with two of our readers’ biggest heroes – punk cabaret trio The Tiger Lillies, and comic book legend Mark Millar, creator of the stunning Kick-Ass series. Other notable features in the September issue of Bizarre include a behind-the-scenes visit to East […]
Intranetizen, the world’s leading intranet blog, interviewed Blackthorn Communications about how we’re pioneering the digital workplace. Read about it here
This week, FeaturesExec – a database designed to help people working in media relations communicate more efficiently with journalists – features an interview with David McComb, director of Blackthorn Communications. Check it out here
On sale 3 July When we first featured plus-size model April Flores on the cover of Bizarre issue 140, it was one of our biggest selling issues of 2008. And as she’s still hugely popular with Bizarre readers, Blackthorn Communications once again interviewed April Flores for the magazine, and we’re delighted with the frank, funny […]
On sale 12 June After the roaring success of the serial killer article we published in Bizarre issue 188, Blackthorn Communications once again used Facebook and Twitter to communicate directly with Bizarre readers, and give them an opportunity to tell us which fiends they wanted to read about in the second part of the feature. […]
On sale 15 May The big news this month is Blackthorn Communications‘ exclusive interview with rock legend, Marilyn Manson. And while music interviews in specialist magazines tend to be worthy, fawning and downright boring, Blackthorn Communications‘ resident writer, editor and inveterate metal-head, Eleanor Goodman, bombarded Manson with questions supplied by Bizarre readers via its Facebook page […]
On sale 17 April While we’re always searching for the most stunning models to feature in Bizarre, Blackthorn Communications is proud to announce that this month’s cover star is one of the magazine’s most loyal readers. Poppy Thorn has been reading Bizarre since she was 15, and has always dreamed about appearing on the cover […]
