‘The Edge’

A rather eccentrically numbered, Chelmsford (Essex)- then London-based magazine, edited & published by Graham Evans (a.k.a. Dave Clark).

No. 1
Chelmsford, August/September 1989;
price: £1·00;
32 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Mark King.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Mark King;
p. 2: Contents + ‘Over The Edge’ (editorial) by Graham Evans;
pp. 3–5: ‘Wagner – The Remix’ (part) by Michael Clark;
p. 6: ‘Sheridan Le Fanu – Father Of Ghosts’ (part) (non-fiction) by Mike Ashley;
pp. 7/8: ‘Daddy’s Home’ (illustrated by Dallas Goffin) by Neal Armstrong;
p. 8: ‘Wagner – The Remix’ (conclusion);
pp. 9/10: ‘Writing Science Fiction’ (non-fiction) by John Light;
p. 11: ‘Disintegration’ (part) by David W. Hughes;
pp. 12–14: ‘The Dead Bury The Dead’ by Simon Clark;
p. 14: ‘Disintegration’ (conclusion);
p. 15: ‘Edgar Allan Poe – The Original Imp Of The Perverse’ (non-fiction) by Andy Darlington;
pp. 16–18: ‘Tales From The Sprawl’ (non-fiction) by Kevin Lyons;
p. 18: ‘Sheridan Le Fanu – Father Of Ghosts’ (conclusion);
p. 19: ‘The Element Makers’ (part) (illustrated by King) by Light;
pp. 20/21: ‘Pulp’ (illustrated by Alan Hunter) by Paul Roland;
p. 21: ‘The Element Makers’ (conclusion);
pp. 22/23: ‘Picturing The Unthinkable: “The Day After” Revisited’ (non-fiction) by Christine Scott;
pp. 24–26: “Vignettes” comprising:-
pp. 24/25: ‘Dog And A Boat’ by Penny Clark;
p. 25: ‘The Miser’ by D.F. Lewis;
p. 25: ‘Free Inside’ by David T. Connolly;
pp. 25/26: ‘The Dry Season’ by David Hopkins;
p. 26: ‘Hughes’ News’ (non-fiction) by David Hughes;
p. 27: ‘Opinion: The Celluloid Slaughterhouse’ (as ‘Opinion’ only, on contents page) (non-fiction) by Steve Green;
pp. 27–31: ‘Review’ (non-fiction) by Brigid S.G. Cherry, Scott & Darlington;
p. 31: ‘’Zines’ (non-fiction) by Evans.

No. 2
Chelmsford, March/April 1990;
price: £1·25;
32 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Kevin Cullen.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Kevin Cullen;
p. 2: Contents + ‘Over The Edge’ (editorial) (part) (illustrated by Dallas Goffin) by Graham Evans;
pp. 3/4: ‘Opinion: Never Mind The Bollocks’ (as ‘Opinion’ only, on contents page) (non-fiction) by Patrick Whittaker;
pp. 4–8: ‘Terminator Zero And The Dream Demons’ (illustrated by Cullen) by Andy Darlington;
pp. 9–11: ‘The Snark Equation’ (illustrated by Alan Hunter) by Whittaker;
pp. 12/13: ‘A Bluffers Guide To The No Wave’ (non-fiction) by “Doctor Nathaniel S. Weird”;
p. 13: ‘Over The Edge’ (conclusion);
pp. 14/15: ‘1989: A Brief Cinematic Overview’ (as ‘John Martin’s Cinematic Overview Of 1989’ on contents page) (part) (non-fiction) by John Martin;
pp. 16/17: ‘The Switch’ (illustrated by Cullen) by S.M. Baxter (a.k.a. Stephen Baxter);
pp. 18–20: ‘Once Upon Beltane’ (illustrated by Goffin) by Mike Chinn;
p. 20: ‘1989: A Brief Cinematic Overview’ (conclusion);
p. 21: ‘Sax Rohmer’ (part) (non-fiction) (illustrated by Hunter) by Paul Holman;
pp. 22/23: ‘Philip K. Dick’ (non-fiction) by Kevin Lyons;
pp. 23/24: ‘Sax Rohmer’ (conclusion);
pp. 24/25: ‘Within The Flicks’ by D.F. Lewis;
p. 25: ‘5 010086 0 13295’ by Carl Graham;
p. 26: ‘Upon Strange Tides Of Thought’ by t. Winter-Damon;
pp. 26–29: ‘Reviews’ (non-fiction) by Mike Cobley, Winter-Damon, Mike Ashley & (pp. 28/29) ‘Lord Horror’s Savoy Trip’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by Darlington;
p. 30: Letters;
pp. 30/31: ‘Magazines Received’ (non-fiction) by Evans:
p. 32: Back cover; illustration by Guidio.

Vol. 2 No. 1
Chelmsford, November 1995;
contributing editors: Gerald Houghton & Ian Covell;
price: £1·95;
32 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Kris Guidio.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Kris Guidio;
p. 2: Contents + ‘Editorial’ by Graham Evans;
pp. 3–8: ‘A Walk Through Beirut’ (illustrated by Debs Dumbrell) by John Shirley;
pp. 9–12: ‘Sharper Knives: Christopher Fowler’ (interview) (illustrated [photograph] by Seamus A. Ryan) conducted by Evans;
pp. 13–18: “Fantasy Trilogy” (written & illustrated) by Paul Di Filippo comprising:-
pp. 13/14: ‘Image Control’;
pp. 14/15: ‘Shit Control’;
pp. 15–18: ‘The Boredom Factory’;
pp. 18–22: ‘Cold Print’ (reviews) (illustrated by Guidio, & John Coulthart) by Allen Ashley, Ian Covell, Mike Don, Evans, Gerald Houghton & Dave Kendall (reviewing Fabulous Harbours, Reverbstorm, Hard Core Horror, The Gas & others);
pp. 23–27: ‘Brain Jive’ (illustrated by Stephen Walker) by Keith Brooke;
pp. 28–31: ‘Son Of Celluloid’ (reviews) (illustrated by Guidio, & John Coulthart) by Houghton & Evans.

Vol. 2 No. 2
Chelmsford, February/March 1996;
contributing editors: Gerald Houghton & Ian Covell;
price: £1·95;
36 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: John Coulthart.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by John Coulthart;
p. 3: Contents page (illustrated by Kris Guidio);
p. 4: ‘From Hell: Editorial [by Graham Evans] And Letters’ (incl. by Mike Butterworth);
pp. 5/6: ‘Love Among The Cyberdoids’ by Andrew Darlington;
pp. 7–12: ‘The Edge Interview: Michael Moorcock’ (non-fiction) (illustrated by James Cawthorn) conducted by David Kendall & Evans;
p. 12: Competitions + ‘In Issue 3 Of The Edge’ (illustrated by Coulthart);
pp. 13 (as p. 12 on contents page) –16: ‘Vreedeez, Hermiss And You’ by John Shirley;
pp. 17–19: ‘A Bluffers’ Guide To Babylon 5’ (non-fiction) by Graham Houghton & Evans;
pp. 20–22: ‘Undercover’ by David Berthelot;
pp. 23–27: ‘Cold Print’ (reviews) (illustrated by Guidio) by Ian Covell, Houghton & Evans;
pp. 28–30: ‘The Thallian Intervention’ by Eric Brown;
pp. 31/32: ‘In The Belly Of The Snake’ by D.F. Lewis & Paul Pinn;
pp. 33–35: ‘Son Of Celluloid’ (reviews) by Houghton & Evans;
pp. 35: ‘Music’ (review) by Houghton.

No. 3
Chelmsford, May/June 1996;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
price: £1·95;
44 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Dave McKean.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Dave McKean;
p. 3: Contents page;
pp. 3–5: ‘From Hell: Letters To The Editor’ (incl. by Dave Clark [a.k.a. Graham Evans], Michael Butterworth);
p. 5: Competitions (illustrated by Kris Guidio);
pp. 6–8: ‘The Real Thing’ by Keith Brooke;
pp. 9–11: ‘Feed My Children’ by Simon Clark;
pp. 12–17: ‘Legends Of The Fall: Storm Constantine Interviewed’ (non-fiction) conducted by David Kendall;
pp. 17/18: ‘What You Don’t See Can’t Hurt You’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 19–23: ‘The Death Of Salvador Dali’ by Paul Di Filippo;
p. 22: ‘Magazine Reviews’ (non-fiction) by Evans;
p. 24: ‘The Lamp’ by Don Webb;
pp. 25–30: ‘The War Amongst The Angels’ (written & illustrated) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 31/32: ‘Backwards: Rob Grant Interviewed’ (non-fiction) (illustrated [photograph] by Chris Thompson) conducted by Evans;
pp. 32–42: ‘Reviews’ (non-fiction) (illustrated by Gary Amaro, Tony Harris & John Coulthart) by David Alexander, Allen Ashley, Dave Clark, Andrew Darlington, Evans, Jay Hurst, Gerald Houghton & Keith B. Walters (reviewing Savoy Wars, The Savoy Sessions [Proby] & others).

No. 4
Chelmsford, 1997;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
price: £2·25;
44 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Dave Mooring.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Dave Mooring;
pp. 2/3: ‘From Hell: Letters To The Editor’ (part) (illustrated by Kris Guidio);
p. 3: Contents page;
pp. 4–10: ‘The Locum, Yellow Rose’ by Chris Bell;
pp. 11/12: ‘Puppy Love’ by Alice Wickham;
pp. 13–16: ‘London Dreams: An Interview With Nicholas Royle’ (non-fiction) conducted by David Kendall;
pp. 17–20: ‘The Man Who Wound A Thousand Clocks’ (illustrated by Stewart Brown) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 20–22: ‘Bad Books’ (non-fiction) by Simon Whitechapel;
pp. 23/24: ‘Preach’ by John Shirley;
p. 24: Competitions;
pp. 25/26: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Fowler;
pp. 27–29: ‘Welcome To Your Future! You Are About To Be Beamed Through Time To The Year 2000 A.D. And Beyond!’ (as ‘Megaviolence To The Max: 2000 AD’ on contents page) (non-fiction) (illustrated by Ian Gibson) by Andrew Darlington;
pp. 30/31: ‘Something’s Wrong With The Sofa’ by Garry Kilworth;
pp. 32–41: ‘Reviews’ (non-fiction) (illustrated by Guidio) by David Alexander, Gerald Houghton, Kendall, Graham Evans, Steve Jeffery & Matt A. Knapp (reviewing The War Amongst The Angels, Motherfuckers & others);
pp. 42/43: ‘Listings’ (non-fiction) by Evans & Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans);
p. 43: ‘From Hell: Letters To The Editor’ (conclusion).

No. 5
Chelmsford, August/September 1997;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
price: £2·25;
48 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Jay Eff.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; photograph by Jay Eff; design Martin Butterworth;
p. 3: Contents page;
p. 4: ‘Editorial’ (illustrated [photograph] by Michael Moorcock) by Graham Evans;
p. 5: ‘Letters’ (incl. by Moorcock);
pp. 6–10: ‘Skyball’ by Eric Brown;
p. 11: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 12/13: ‘The Pig That Ate My Father’ by David Kendall;
pp. 14–25: ‘The Edge Interview: Alan Moore’ (non-fiction) conducted by Kendall;
pp. 26–28: ‘Two Gentlemen Of Soho’ by Iain Sinclair;
p. 28: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by David Britton;
pp. 29–31: ‘Film [and] Video’ (reviews) (illustrated by Chris Foss) by Gerald Houghton;
pp. 32: ‘Comics’ (reviews) by Kendall;
pp. 33–36: ‘A Tale From Dearborn Nights’ by Don Webb;
p. 37: Competitions;
p. 37: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 38–43: ‘Books’ (reviews) (by Andrew Hedgecock, D.M. Mitchell, Kendall, Gerald Houghton & Andrew Darlington;
p. 41: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 43–46: ‘Books Received’ (reviews) by Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans), Evans & Houghton;
p. 47: ‘Information’ (non-fiction) by Evans.

No. 6
London, December 1997/January 1998;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
associate editors: Andrew Hedgecock & David Mitchell;
price: £2·25;
52 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Alan Moore.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Alan Moore;
p. 3: Contents page;
p. 4: ‘Editorial’ by Gerald Houghton;
p. 4: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by David Britton;
pp. 4–6: ‘Millennium Fever – Letters’ (illustrated by John Picacio);
pp. 7–11: ‘Moby Jack’ by Garry Kilworth;
p. 11: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 12/13: ‘Uneasy Glistening’ by David Alexander;
pp. 14–21: ‘The Iain Sinclair Interview’ (non-fiction) (illustrated [photographs] by Marc Atkins & Dido Whitehead) conducted by Andrew Hedgecock;
pp. 22–27: ‘Life’s Lottery’ (extract) by Kim Newman;
pp. 28/29: ‘Bleeding London Dry: Anne Billson Interviewed’ (non-fiction) (illustrated [photograph] by “Mr and Mrs MacKinnon”) conducted by Houghton;
pp. 30–31: ‘The Risen’ (extract) by Peter Whitehead;
p. 31: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 32–35: ‘Film And Video’ (reviews) by Houghton;
p. 35: Competitions;
pp. 36/37: ‘A Memoir Of William Burroughs’ (interview with David Britton & Michael Butterworth) (illustrated [photograph] by John Hopkins) conducted by Sarajane Inkster;
pp. 39–50: ‘Books [and] Comics’ (reviews) (illustrated by Mark Reeve, Walter Simonson & John Ridgway) by Houghton, D.M. Mitchell, Hedgecock, Melanie Williams-Manton, Andrew Darlington, David Kendall, Graham Evans, Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans), Mike Don & Steve Jeffery (reviewing Elric: The Return To Melniboné, The Birds Of The Moon & others);
p. 40: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton.

No. 7
London, May/June 1998;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
associate editor: Andrew Hedgecock;
price: £2·50;
48 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Dave McKean.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Dave McKean;
p. 3: Contents page;
p. 4: ‘Editorial’ by Graham Evans;
p. 4: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by David Britton;
pp. 4/5: ‘Millennium Fever – Letters To The Editor’;
p. 6: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 7–10: ‘Where Do You Go To When The Lights Go Out?’ by Mark Chadbourn;
pp. 11–15: ‘Interview: M. John Harrison’ (non-fiction) (illustrated [photograph] by Nicholas Royle) conducted by David Kendall;
p. 15: Competitions;
pp. 16–20: ‘Our House’ by Paul Di Filippo;
p. 20: ‘Retrosex’ by David L. Stone;
pp. 21–23: ‘Film [and] Video’ (reviews) by Gerald Houghton;
pp. 24/25: ‘Old Women And Occasional Porn: Confessions Of A Charity Shop Junkie’ (as ‘Confessions Of A Charity Shop Junkie’ only, on contents page) (non-fiction) by Simon Whitechapel;
pp. 26–32: ‘The Spencer Inheritance: A Jerry Cornelius Story’ (as ‘The Spencer Inheritance’ only, on contents page) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 33–37: ‘Interview: James Sallis’ (non-fiction) conducted by Houghton;
p. 38: ‘Henry The Human Flea’ by Thomas Marcinko;
pp. 39–41: ‘Drawing A Line: The Novels Of David Britton’ (non-fiction) (illustrated by Britton & [photograph] by Michael Butterworth) by Robert Meadley;
pp. 42–46: ‘Books’ (reviews) by Hedgecock, D.M. Mitchell, Melanie Williams-Manton, Houghton, Mike Don & Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans);
p. 44: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton.

No. 1
London, 1998;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
associate editor: Andrew Hedgecock;
price: £2·50;
48 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Martin Butterworth.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; photograph by Martin Butterworth;
p. 3: Contents page;
p. 4: ‘Millennium Fever’ (as ‘Editorial’ on contents page) (non-fiction) by Graham Evans;
p. 4: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by David Britton;
pp. 5/6: ‘Incident In Mombasa’ by Graham Joyce;
pp. 7–12: ‘Jonathan Carroll’ (interview) conducted by Gerald Houghton;
pp. 13/14: ‘There Were Teeth’ by Monica Stasiak;
p. 14: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 15–18: ‘Film & Video’ (reviews) by Gerald Houghton & Andrew Hedgecock;
pp. 19–25: ‘London Twist’ (illustrated [photograph] by Linda Moorcock) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 20, 22 & 24: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 27/28: ‘Perfume In A Hardware Store: Soundtracks’ (as ‘Soundtracks’ only, on contents page) (reviews) by Houghton;
pp. 29/30: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
p. 30: ‘21 Chances To Win’ (as ‘Competitions: 21 Ways To Win’ on contents page);
pp. 31–33: ‘Ken MacLeod’ (interview) conducted by Hedgecock;
pp. 33–35: ‘Iain Banks’ (interview) conducted by Hedgecock;
p. 36: ‘Graham Joyce’ (interview) conducted by Hedgecock;
pp. 37–39: ‘Malfate’ by Chris Petit;
pp. 40–43 & 45/46: ‘Books’ (reviews) by Houghton, David Kendall & Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans);
pp. 43 & 45: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton.

No. 2
London, October 1999;
contributing editor: Gerald Houghton;
price: £2·95;
60 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0955-2316;
cover artist: Ian McMillan (sic; see below);
design: John Coulthart.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; photograph by Iain Macmillan (erroneously credited as “Ian McMillan”);
p. 3: Contents page;
p. 4: ‘Editorial’ By Graham Evans;
p. 4: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Kris Guidio) by David Britton;
p. 5: Letters;
p. 5: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
p. 6: ‘The View From The Balcony’ (non-fiction) by Christopher Fowler;
pp. 7/8: ‘Morrissey’ by Steve Beard;
pp. 9–12: ‘Anthony Frewin’ (interview) (illustrated [photographs] by Rachel Hunt, US National Archives/MGM, and Assassination Archives & Research Center/Associated Press) conducted by David Seabrook;
p. 12: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 13–17: ‘The Crack/The Sniff’ (illustrated [photograph] by Iain Macmillan) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 18–23: ‘Who Cares For The Caretaker? The Strange Career Of David Litvinoff’ (as ‘Who Cares For The Caretaker?’ only, on contents page) (non-fiction) by Iain Sinclair;
pp. 24–27: ‘Kathmandu Blues’ by Eric Brown;
pp. 28–31: ‘Brittle Threads: The Fiction Of Caitlin R Kiernan’ (as ‘Caitlin R Kiernan’ only, on contents page) (interview) (illustrated by Dave McKean & [photograph] by Mathew C. Grasse) conducted by Richard Tuinstra;
pp. 33 & 35: ‘Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London (or The Case Of The Purloined Soundtrack)’ (as ‘Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London’ only, on contents page) (illustrated [photograph] by Macmillan) by Peter Whitehead;
p. 35: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 36/37: ‘Moorcock & Ackroyd’ (non-fiction) (illustrated [photographs] by Marc Atkins) by Sinclair;
p. 37: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
p. 38: ‘Stanley Kubrick 1928 – 1999’ (non-fiction) by John Coulthart;
pp. 39–43: ‘Film & Video’ (reviews) by Fowler, and Gerald Houghton;
p. 43: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
pp. 44–46: ‘Soundtracks’ (reviews, uncredited) (illustrated [photographs] by Cal Schenkel & Dean Belcher);
pp. 47–49 & 51–58: ‘Books’ (reviews) (illustrated [photograph] by Hugo Glendinning) by Dave Clark (a.k.a. Evans), Evans, Houghton, Seabrook, Melanie Williams-Manton, David Kendall, Philip Douglas & others (reviewing britpulp!, New Worlds No. 212 & others);
pp. 48, 49 & 51: ‘La Squab’ (illustrated by Guidio) by Britton;
p. 57: Competitions.

N.B. According to the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, “In total there have been to date at least 25 issues of The Edge as at 2010, numbered and unnumbered, some far more elusive than others”, a statement which most certainly is incorrect.