Ok, MAXIM has some good articles on exploitation flicks every once in a while. They also have mainstream actresses posing in PG-13 bikini poses. Not to mention, they have so many friggin’ ads that it’s the Vouge magazine of men’s rags. And the insultingly pedantic self-help columns are truly a step down.
Conversely, BIZARRE has interesting alternative articles about serial killers, train wrecks, and weird current events. But the mag is so awash in angry British slang that it’s enough to put even the most altie-Amerikan into a state of alienation. Not to mention the fact that that all those Mondo-style gore pics are only appreciated by the 14-year-old blood freaks.
That said, if I had to choose one over the other, I pick BIZARRE. But I’m not subscribing to either of them.
For the simple reason that, of the two magazines presented, it was the one that did not have an article on men who cut off their own genitalia, complete with a do-it-yourself guide which, in turn, came complete with pictures.
Is that the same Bizarre which used to do all the great bondage art? Taschen books shot to the top of my publishers list for re-printing all that warped stuff.
What about FHM (For Him Magazine). It’s like Maxim but with a different cover.
They must have made a deal with Konami, because there’s FHM posters all over Metal Gear Solid 2 with scantily clad women. I especially like the girl in her underwear on the poster by the node in the kitchen.
Seems like they’re trying to be Maxim. Are they any good?
If anything, it’s the opposite. Maxim started after FHM.
They are about on a par. Still chasing the cheesy ‘lads’ market.
A magazine that beats the both of them is “Later” magazine. The only downside is, I can’t find a web page for them. They too feature good photosets but the articles are vastly superior.
WRT the OP, I don’t quite see how you can compare Maxim and Bizarre. They cater for different markets. The fact that they may occasionally feature articles that overlap is almost incidental.
My 0.02 euros.
I would have to say Maxim for sure. I like the articles better than the Bizarre articles. Incidently I believe the former editor in chief (dennis something) worked for FHM. I seem to recall in one of my earlier additions that the Maxim people gave props to FHM.
I still like and collect Bizarre magazine. It’s a welcomed change from the mudane mags.
I like Maxim and Loaded. They’ve got laddish humour. Loaded is a bit harder to understand because of the emphasis on soccer and the accent. Both make me laugh out loud. The models in bikinis are nice, but its the humour which gets me buying them.
(Deja vu: “Honestly, I read it for the articles…”)
My theory is that they wanted their readers to chop their weewees off so there would be less competition for the hot British(?) chicks. Either that, or they were just doing their part to clean out the gene pool…
i have only picked up a bizarre magazine once in my lifetime, but the time i did, there just happened to be a nice how-to article on how to make good porno movies. that cracked me up, good pics too. but i don’t really care for either magazine: maxim because i’m not 13 years old, and bizarre because of the weird bondage crap.