Flak Magazine was a pioneering American online magazine, founded in 1998. The chief editor is James Norton, the managing editor is Joey Rubin. As of 2005[update], it reported over 250,000 unique visitors monthly.[1] In 2008, Flak suspended publication.
The PC Magazine in its review writes that Flak Magazine was "founded on the back of a placemat, prides itself on covering a little bit of everything. Topics careen wildly from music and book reviews to a feature story on the Unclaimed Baggage Center."[2]
The content of the Flak Magazine is classified into features, opinion, books, film, music, web, TV and miscellaneous. It is an independent publication whose owners claim that making money is not among their goals. [3]
Over the years, it has published interviews with artists including Daniel Clowes, Bruce Campbell, David Eggers, James Schamus, Seth MacFarlane and They Might Be Giants. Its Sunday Comics section includes contributors such as Stephen Notley, Nicholas Gurewitch and David Malki!.
In 2006, Flak began producing a weekly podcast[4] featuring James Norton, Taylor Carik and The Al Franken Show producer Joel Meyer. In 2007, the podcast was nominated for a regional Emmy for "Online Personality."[5]