''Impact'' was a monthly magazine published in the

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between January 1992 and January 2012. Founded and initially edited by film maker Bey Logan, 241 issues were published during its twenty-year history. After the magazine ceased publication, it continued as an online presence. It is likely modelled on its French counterpart, also known as '' Impact'', which was started in 1986. It covers the field of action entertainment: including

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, worldwide

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productions,

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

, comics,

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and East Asian cinema in general. The website is edited by John Mosby, with Mike Leeder acting as Eastern Editor from the

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office, and Andrez Bergen as Tokyo Correspondent. Filmmakers such as Phil Hobden ( Left For Dead and Ten Dead Men) write regular articles for the magazine.

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Impact - the action entertainment magazine
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