HEAVY METAL (2022)

"Heavy Metal rings in the holidays with a bevy of rich content that would make even Scrooge blush! Erika Lewis' & Salvatore's cover feature 'The Little Mermaid' packs a potent holiday punch, Bilal's 'Julia & ROEM' continues to haunt our nights, Ferran Xalabarder returns to rattle our chains with 'Oniria: Meeting Point', the Molen Brothers' epic 'Aftermath: The Big Clean' heats up the coldest hearts, and Erika Lewis & J.K. Woodward's 'The 49th Key' is right in tune with the times! Featuring a gallery by YouTube sensation Steve Cutts, over 18,000,000 views!"

"The best graphic fiction from the magazine that started it all - Heavy Metal!"

"This months issue of Heavy Metal spotlights the return of best-selling cover artist Michael Calandra to the front cover, and the featured graphic novel story is the exiciting conclusion of the fan-favorite female heroines 'Tao Bang!' Also included, the third installment of the legendary Enki Bilal's 'Animal'z' saga, more 'Classic Heavy Metal Covers' covering another section of HM's 35th Anniversary legacy, and a ton of mind bending short stories!"

"Grant Morrison continues his run as Heavy Metal's new Editor-In-Chief with his ongoing story, The Smile of the Absent Cat, and his new story for issue #281, DAX, drawn by HM's publisher, Kevin Eastman! Also continuing are Eniki Bilal, Erika Lewis, and J.K. Woodward's The 49th Key, Mozchops' irreverent insect opus, Salsa Invertebraxa, and much more!"

"Grant Morrison spreads the love as Editor-in-Chief in Heavy Metal's issue #285! Morrison contributes a new story a new story of two unlikely friends called 'Bowie & Burroughs', as well as his usual themed insightful short story style editorial. Part two of Eniki Bilal's ongoing story takes flight as well as the second to last installment of Salsa Invertebraxa by Mozchops and Zentropa by John Mahoney. A new story by Latin artist Fernando Baldo. With new content from Dean Haspiel, Alex De Campi, Carla Speed McNeil and many, many more. Cover A is by Mondo screen print king, Florian Bertmer. Cover B is by European science fiction painter, Peter Gric. Titallating Cover C by James Jean."

"Heavy Metal's Music Special returns with an all new line-up - Mastadon, Slipknot, Motionless In White, King Diamond, Megadeath and more have their songs adapted by some of the comic world's top creators! Continuing in this issue is Richard Corben's ongoing opus, Murky World, plus an original piece by Heavy Metal Editor-in-Chief, Grant Morrison. Available in three cover variants!"

"Heavy Metal Magazine #297 - Twas the night before Heavy Metal's HOLIDAY SPECIAL and every creature was stirring, ducking for cover and fortifying the perimeter. Heavy Metal's first Holiday Special in more than 30 years features some Metallic holiday stories from around the globe. Managing editor, Tim Seeley and artist Paolo Armitano serves up a Christmas nightmare on a planet where gift giving is mandatory or else - Justin Jordan & Chris Anderson a 21st century vision of holidays to come in 'Black Metal Messiah' - Cullen Bunn shows us a world of Xmas past in 'A Knight So True' - Eschenbach & Gavin Smith bring us a scifi version of 'Bethlehem' - Ron Marz & Bart Sears conjure up a holiday gone straight to the Trolls and many, many more. Pop artist Brandi Milne gives a a candy coated gallery special. Continuing in this issue is Richard Corben's 'Murky World'."

"A new era begins with a celebration of 300 incredible issues of America's Premiere Sci-Fi/Fantasy magazine! Classic and new comic book creators from all over the world join the magazine to celebrate its 300th issue! Just to name some of our very important guests: Moebius attends with a short story published in English for the first time as well as an interview, never released, done by acclaimed comics and music writer Geoff Bucher. Other VIP guests are: Richard Corben, Liberatore, Jonathan Hickman, Simon Bisley, Frezzato, Vaughan Bode, Stephanie Phillips, Justin Jordan, Blake Northcott, Matt Medney, David Erwin, Germán Ponce, Ignacio Calero and Duke Mighten who are joined by 'New Hollywood 21st century' actor/writers Dylan Sprouse & Brendan Columbus. And this party could not be complete without the fictional characters who'll attend it. Among the distinguished fictional guests, we have confirmation of: Taarna, Nelson the B52 Bomber, Lucy the Australopithecus, the barbarians Vasator and Crunch, and the Dark Wing crew, among many others. You're cordially invited to join the celebration!"

"In this issue, Liberatore's Lucy, Bart Sears' Maiden, Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus, Matt Medney's Dark Wing Ron Marz, Boucher, Dwayne Harris Dave Erwin's Vasator & Crunch, a robot & barbarian tale. German Ponce, Protobunker Studio Matt Medney and Dave Erwin continue telling the saga of the Last Tarakian, Taarna the Eternal. Need to know more? Well, since you asked The world's greatest illustrated magazine goes monthly!"

Science fiction, Fantasy and Horror collide in this issue as Heavy Metal s latest serializations continue developing! Lucy by Liberatore concludes in this issue. Maiden by Michelle & Bart Sears, Savage Circus by Brendan Columbus & Al Barrionuevo, The Rise by George C. Romero & Diego Yapur, Dark Wing by Matthew Medney & German Ponce, Here be Dragons by Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastián Piriz. A new Vasator & Crunch story by David Erwin. Fan favorite zombies of Heavy Metal's Cold Dead War franchise return in this issue!

As this difficult year comes to a close Heavy Metal soldiers on and continues its monthly duty of publishing some of the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! In this issue writer extraordinaire Steve Orlando makes his debut in the magazine with his series Starward!  Swamp God by Ron Marz and Armitano also debut in this issue as well as Matt Medney and Geraldo Borges' The Adventures of Adrienne James!   Blake Northcott's Synapse returns in this issue! Plus, George C. Romero's The Rise, Bart & Michelle Sears Maiden, Medney's Dark Wing, Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon., Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus and much more!

"'At the end of the American Civil War, a ragtag squad of Confederate soldiers calls upon the ultimate evil to save the South. Now, the remains of their unit must team with Union soldiers to survive the horrors of the Swamp God' - Swamp God by Ron Marz & Armitano 'In the future a combat unit comprised of Vampires, Minotaurs and mythical species that man has spent years oppressing, find out that they're part of a diabolical plot and that they have two paths, overcome their differences and work together or die.' - Queensbury by Patrick Smith! Fan favorite Nelson and the Cold Dead War crew make a return! Vasator & Crunch, a robot and barbarian tale by David Erwin and Kevin Molen! Frank Frazzeta Jr and Liam Sharp interviews! Plus vew chapters of Steve Orlando's Starward, Bart & Michelle Sears' Maiden, George C. Romero's The Rise, Brendan Columbus Savage Circus, Matthew Medney's Dark Wing and The Adventures of Adrienne James, Ryan K Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon"

Heavy Metal 306 proudly presents Black Beacon, a sci-fi tale about inability, iniquity, inattention to detail, big ideas and weird landscapes  by Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz! Kevin Smith interviewed! Steve Orlando continues with his Starward, as well as George C. Romero's The Rise, Ron Marz' Swamp God, Matthew Medney's Dark Wing, and Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus. Among the short stories that round up this issue, Stefano Cardoselli returns to Heavy Metal with Nuclear Romance and Perry Crowe & Chris Anderson collaborate on  Au Naturale.

Two new serializations! In Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz Black Beacon, we learn that everything has a cost, even in places like the Dyson Sphere once thought to be a heaven for intergalactic refugees.  Matt Medney & Geraldo Borges bring us The Adventures of Adrienne James, a fast-paced story set in another far. far away galaxy. Plot twists abound! Also, in this issue: Giménez & Malka's Segments, The Rise by George C. Romero & Diego Yapur,  Swamp God by Ron Marz & Armitano, Dark Wing by Matt Medney & German Ponce. Tim Seeley writes the short story Outer Demons while Taarna and Vasator & Crunch return in this issue!

Steve Orlando & Ivan Shavrin's Starward  as well as David Erwin's Vasator & Crunch return in this issue! Also, in this issue: Michelle & Bart Sears Maiden, The Rise by George C. Romero & Diego Yapur,  Swamp God by Ron Marz & Armitano, Dark Wing by Matt Medney & German Ponce and Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz Black Beacon.

In space no one can... Deny that Heavy Metal publishes the best sci-fi in the galaxy! The proof is in the (alien) pudding... Segments by Richard Malka & Juan Giménez, Black Beacon by Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian P riz, Dark Wing by Matthew Medney and Germán Ponce, and The Adventures of Adrienne James by Medney and Geraldo Borges.  However, if you see dead (fictional) people everywhere we also got you covered... The Rise by George C. Romero and Diego Yapur, Maiden by Michelle & Bart Sears, Swamp God by Ron Marz and Armitano, and Savage Circus by Brendan Columbus and Al Barrionuevo!

In this issue: Juan Giménez & Richard Malka's Segments concludes! An interview with Jim Shooter where does a remembrance of the time when Marvel Comics tried to beat Heavy Metal in its own game... and failed. A new episode of David Erwin's Vasator & Crunch! New installments of Steve Orlando's Starward,  George C. Romero's The Rise and Ron Marz' Swamp God, Matthew Medney's Dark Wing, Brendan Columbus Savage Circus! And the penultimate chapter of Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon!

The Boulet Brothers (known individually as Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet) are drag artists, television personalities, writers, and producers. Their projects have included horror themed television shows, live nightlife productions, books, movies, and comic books. ] Since 2016 the Boulet Brothers have produced and starred in the Netflix reality competition series The Boulet Brothers' Dragula. The duo is considered to be "modern day horror hosts".  Outside of their television projects, the Boulet Brothers appear regularly as featured guests, performers and emcees at horror conventions, nightclubs and live events. The Boulets are considered prolific nightclub producers with a career creating legendary nightlife events for over a decade. The Boulet Brothers are also widely celebrated as queer icons due to the inclusive nature of their creative endeavors. The famed drag duo is now curating the legendary Heavy Metal magazine for the 2021 special Halloween edition.

A special set of four covers by the master illustrator HAJIME SORAYAMA The return of Adrienne James, Heavy Metal's "female Indiana Jones in space!", by Matthew Medney and Bruce Edwards with a surprise new art team! An interview with Jim Shooter, as Marvel's former E-I-C talks candidly about being blacklisted from the comic book industry! A new chapter of Dark Wing by Medney and Ponce! New installments of George C. Romero's The Rise, Ron Marz' Swamp God, and Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus! And the final chapter of Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon!

"Heavy Metal kicks off a new year of publishing the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! David Arquette (Scream 5) and Cliff Dorfman introduce their new historical fiction tale Valentine, Ryan K. Lindsay and Sebastian Piriz conclude the saga of Black Beacon, Savage Circus comes to a gruesome end by Brendan Columbus and Al Barrionuevo, Matthew Medney's Darkwing reaches its penultimate chapter with German Ponce, the high-flying fantasy series Starward by Steve Orlando and Ivan Shavrin heads toward its final act, and legendary former Marvel E-I-C Jim Shooter discusses being blacklisted in comics in a no holds barred interview!"

The first of four interconnected covers by the master illustrator Kim Jung Gi. The saga of Adrienne James continues Heavy Metal's "female Indiana Jones in space!", by Matthew Medney and Bruce Edwards with Santa Fung! The conclusions of the small-town horror of Savage Circus by Brendan Columbus and Al Barrionuevo and the space saga of Darkwing by Medney and Ponce. A new installment of Ron Marz' and Armitano's Swamp God, and the debut of Death Defied by Joe Harris!

HEAVY METAL'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!! The 45th Anniversary of the World's Greatest Illustrated Magazine continues with this reprint sketch cover edition! The third of four INTERCONNECTED covers by the master illustrator KIM JUNG GI, an otherworldly TAARNA cover by the legendary SIMON BISLEY, and a blank sketch cover! Heavy Metal's flagship character TAARNA returns in an otherworldly story by writer Helen Mullane and artist Osvaldo Pestana! The debut of the episodic technothriller WIREMONKEYS by creator/writer/artist Dan Schaeffer! A new battle rages in Heavy Metal's zombie saga COLD DEAD WAR by David Erwin and artist Vassilis Gogtzilas! YA horror serial THE AXE continues by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish!   Cyberpunk serial ENGAGERS by Beyond Kuiper author Matthew Medney and artist John Roi Mercado continues! The strange history of DEATH DEFIED by Joe Harris and Federico Pietrobon continues to unfold! Heavy Metal's female space explorer returns in the newest chapter of THE ADVENTURES OF ADRIENNE JAMES by Matthew Medney (Dark Wing) and artist Santa Fung George C. Romero's THE RISE begins its second half of the origin of the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with art by Diego Yapur! Finally, an interview with Simon Bisley showing the process of creating his TAARNA cover for the magazine's milestone issue!

The final of four interconnected covers by the master illustrator Kim Jung Gi, and a special cover by Steve Aoki. Wiremonkeys, a new high-octane, science fiction horror series written and illustrated by Dan Schaeffer debuts, with the dirtiest pair of mercenaries you'll ever meet! The continuing YA horror serial The Axe by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish ramps up toward its multidimensional climax! The climatic epilogue of Matthew Medney's intergalactic saga Dark Wing with German Ponce is revealed! THE Rise by George C. Romero and Diego Yapur heads toward the bloody end of its second act! Death Defied, the historical fiction tale of art in the 20th century by Joe Harris and Federico Pietrobon continues!

The seminal Black Panther writer Christopher Priest joins Heavy Metal for a prelude story to Entropy, the new series debuting in July. Learn how KAKO, the enemy of Taarna has forged his emissaries through the centuries as he sets the stage to create the ultimate villain for the Heavy Metal Multiverse! The high-octane, science fiction horror of Wiremonkeys gets ever stranger and more twisted than ever! YA horror serial The Axe by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish reaches its penultimate chapter! Death Defied, the historical fiction tale of art in the 20th century by Joe Harris and Federico Pietrobon continues!

Ramgod's future sports wars kick into high gear from writers Morgan and Owen Rosenblum! The horrifying tale of A Darker God digs deeper into our worst fears! Starward's final chapter reveals the ultimate battle between the Seven Starward Sisters and Kaos! The bad girls from Wiremonkeys continue on their horrifying journey! It's the climactic chapter of The Axe by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish! Space Pirates Unit Dolores continues the galactic mission in the revealing prequel story! Chris Anderson's surreal adventure Something Seems Off continues!

"Post Human, the new serial about psychic assassins, super hackers, and eugenics conglomerates debuts from award-winning writers Cole Drumb and Jen Luk! Ramgod's future sports wars gets bloodier and more ruthless! The brothers of Vasator and Crunch return for a humorous axe-wielding adventure! The horrifying tale of A Darker God raises its stakes! The dangerous duo of Wiremonkeys are on a mission to die for! Chris Anderson's surreal adventure Something Seems Off gets stranger and stranger!"

"Concrete Jungle, the new time-bending story by Steve Orlando debuts! Post Human's psychic assassins and super hackers continue to wreak havoc in this cyberpunk story! A special tale by Dahli, winner of the Boulet Brothers' contest, debuts! The combat-heavy world of Ramgod's becomes more perilous for The Barracudas! Heavy Metal's favorite warrior brothers Vasator and Crunch return for a bloody quest! Death Defied's imaginative journey for a visionary mogul who wakes up from suspended animation continues! A Darker God ends its horrifying second act at a point of no return! The Wiremonkeys try to escape from the wild side of the afterlife! Something Seems Off gets stranger and stranger!"