The Magazine

The Magazine

"The Magazine" is the only monthly digest entertainment magazine of its kind for youth published in Canada. In addition to music, movies, television, and contests, it also features a variety of articles on social issues such as the environment, healthy eating habits, and self-help in cooperation with Kids Help Phone.

On November 1, 2007, The Magazine celebrated its seventh anniversary as a monthly publication.

History

In 1990, Community Programs Group (parent company to THE MAG) published Spider-Man comics with drug awareness and safety messages. This was a series of five comics published with MARVEL for distribution across Canada by Police officers visiting elementary schools whilst on their safety talks.

In 1993, CPG began a publication called THE NEW JR JAYS MAGAZINE. Remember when BLUE JAYS fever was in full effect?! THE JR JAYS magazines were given away at BLUE JAYS games and in schools by Police officers. This magazine was packed full of lifestyle tips, BLUE JAYS facts and a comic strip that represented the diverse culture of the new generation of Canadian kids.

The JR JAYS magazine ran from Spring 1993 right up until Fall 1998, at which point it became known as THE MAGAZINE - NOT FOR ADULTS. The JR JAYS comic strip continued to run, even though THE MAG began to focus more on music, movies, TV and other popular entertainment. The JR JAYS strip ran until the Fall 2000 edition of THE MAG.

In November 2000, THE MAG went monthly. It was to be sold directly over the check-out counters at every A&P and Dominion store in Ontario. The mission was to give back to the community. The entire cover price of THE MAG was to go to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for youth programming and Kids Help Phone. Literacy and charity remains to be an important part of The Mag's program.

A portion of the cover price is regularly donated to Kids Help Phone and various community programs aimed at youth.

Comics

"The Magazine" has a long history of original comic strips which have come and gone over the years. Some of these include:

*Catchy-22: This comic was a satirical look at what would happen if a disgraced ex-popstar went after the corrupt and vampiric Music Industry at a time when they were bogged down in a war with people who download music.
*Doomsnight: A comic with strange places, strange people, and a new strange story every month.
*Sc ool: This comic strip was the brainchild of Brooks Gray, about the day-to-day antics of D and his school friends.

Currently, The Magazine does not print any comics.

Notable columns

The Magazine has a number of regular columns which are popular among readers and have attracted specific fanbases. Some of these editorials include:

*Vocals
*Combat Corner
*Screamgal's World of Mystery
*Rumour Mill
*Net Now
*Tasty/Nasty
*Top Ten
*Our World
*Eats
*After Eats
*Must
*Game On
*Can Can
*Hear This
*Drawring
*Pet Pix
*Phone Tag
*Looks
*Booky
*DVD Corner
*Writer's Bloc
*Calendar

Much of The Magazine's content is generated through reader submissions. Many readers have gone on to become regular contributing editors.

The Magazine Online

The Magazine's official website includes many different fun pastimes, most notably the MagBoard and the Blog. The MagBoard is a message board where members (there are currently over 650 members registered) can post about a variety of topics. The MagBoard has a total of over 70 000 posts. On the website you can also find online videos called Magisodes, Comics, Games, Wallpapers, and the abilities to renew, subscribe, and buy back issues.

References

External links

* [http://www.themagazine.ca The Magazine official site]
* [http://www.themagazine.ca/blog The Magazine official blog]
* [http://www.themagazine.ca/board MagBoard - The Magazine message board]
* [http://www.themagazine.ca/magisodes Magisodes]


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