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AESTHETICS In his essay "The Four Rules of Bizarro" Kevin Dole 2 observed four traits common to contemporary Bizarro writings: "Provocative Offense," "Meaningful Transgression," "Experimentation," and "Brevity." {Link without Title} The essay was met with some skepticism, the chief criticism being that as an experimental genre Bizarro has no official "rules." HISTORY OF THE NAME While the modern Bizarro movement in literature can trace its roots at least as far back to the foundation of Eraserhead Press in 1999, the name 'Bizarro' is a recent invention. Previous terms used to refer to the burgeoning scene include "irreal" and "new absurdism" but neither of these was used with consensus. On June 19, 2005 Kevin Dole 2 released "What The Fuck is This All About" a sort of manifesto for the then unnamed genre. While the essay does not feature the word "Bizarro" it ends with the observation "this new type of literature, whatever you call it, is just beginning." {Link without Title} Subsequent discussion about the essay led to the name as well as the inaugaration of the Mondo Bizarro Forum. BIZARRO AUTHORS
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