BEM (magazine)

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BEM

Cover of issue #22 (Jan. 1979). Artwork by Hunt Emerson.
Editor	Martin Lock
Categories	Comics, News, Criticism, Interviews
Frequency	5 times a year
Publisher	Martin Lock (1973–1980) New Media Publishing (1981–1982)
First issue	November 17, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-11-17)
Final issue Number	1982 36
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London (1973–c. 1977) Worcester (c. 1977–1982)
Language	English

BEM, originally known as Bemusing Magazine, was a British fanzine focused on comic books which was published from 1973 to 1982. The brainchild of Martin Lock and billed as "The Comics News Fanzine," BEM featured American and British comics industry news and gossip, interviews, comic reviews, essays, columns, and comic strips.

Over the years, BEM transitioned into a professionally produced comics magazine, and was the recipient of multiple Eagle Awards (as well as for publisher Lock). As time went on, the fanzine also became more of a "strip-zine," with original comics content — some of it written by Lock — increasing year by year. Notable artist contributors to BEM over the years included Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Mike McMahon, Bryan Talbot,^[1] Chris Ash, and Dave Harwood.