HEAVY METAL UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF CREATORS TO USHER IN THE MAGAZINE’S RETURN TO GREATNESS!
Having set tongues wagging with news of their impending return under the guidance of a fresh editorial team – Frank Forte, Dave Kelly, and Chris Thompson – who want to see the magazine return to its former glory, Heavy Metal are proud to unleash the first wave of creator announcements as part of their Kickstarter campaign launch today. Showcasing an intoxicating blend of new talent and classic favorites, the line-up is ensured to make Heavy Metal heavy again!
One of the magazine’s original line-up of legends, Enki Bilal – who first graced the title in 1978 with Exterminator 17 – returns with the English language adaptation of his acclaimed BUG series. He’s joined on the European front by previously unseen instalments of the outrageous Burton & Cyb by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz, as well as Vicente Segrelles’ lost classic, The Mercenary. And, in the spirit of introducing American audiences to the freshest European creators, the team are pleased to present the English language debut of Janevsky’s cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella.
Fans of the 1981 animated film need not despair as Heavy Metal will harness the power of its own rich stable of characters, starting with the ultimate Taarakian warrior, Taarna! Her new adventures will pay homage to that early cinema appearance while developing a rich new canon for modern sci-fi audiences. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna’s ongoing adventures, accompanied by stunning art from rising star Anna Morozova, who brings some exciting new techniques and influences to the table. The magazine will also feature special one-shots of Cold Dead War by Craig Wilson, Grimaldi by Keron Grant, and Legends of Taarna by Joseph Michael Linsner.
Bridging the gap between European and American audiences is DC Comics superstar, Fernando Dagnino, who brings a new series of cyberpunk shorts to the magazine – starting with Lester, That Old Feeling. Dagnino’s sci-fi splendor has most recently been seen within the pages of Blade Runner for Titan Comics, and these new stories represent a major leap forward in his futuristic storytelling abilities. Alongside these European classics and recognizable Heavy Metal characters, issue #1 will feature the return of classic strips such as The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050 by John Workman.
The magazine will also debut a number of new characters and worlds within its quarterly pages, starting with a top-secret new saga from Michael Conrad that will develop over the course of the magazine’s run. There’s also a brand new series, Transcendestiny, from visionary creators David Quinn and Tim Vigil that is guaranteed to rock readers’ worlds. Those are just some of new projects and big names set to join the legendary publication over its first year, so keep your eyes peeled for future announcements and updates throughout the campaign.
That almost covers everything – except, of course, the covers – which feature an array of comics and illustration talent that represent the breadth of style and influence that the magazine is known for. Joining the sorely-missed Greg Hildebrandt’s gorgeous new cover for issue #1, there are a host of new covers and variant editions – many of which are exclusive to the Kickstarter campaign – from creators including Frank Frazetta, Dan Brereton, Luca Strati, Skinner, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Nychos, and many more. The Kickstarter campaign launches on Monday, November 25 at 9am EST and runs for 30 days, finishing on Christmas Eve. Backing the magazine is the perfect holiday gift for yourself and those you love, and comes with an array of tiers and rewards to suit all tastes and budgets.
Further details about the campaign and the future of Heavy Metal will be revealed over the next month, so don’t miss out and join the Kickstarter campaign today!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heavymetal/heavy-metal-magazine-1?ref=47407t
CREATOR BIOS
Frank Frazetta was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire.
Greg Hildebrandt is an American illustrator born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939. Greg along with his twin brother Tim (known as the Brothers Hildebrandt) worked in animation, documentary films and commercial Illustration. In 1975, Greg and Tim illustrated the first in a series of Lord of the Rings calendars for Ballantine Books. This launched the two men into international fame. In 1977, Lucas Film hired the Brothers Hildebrandt to create the first movie poster for Star Wars. This cemented their legacy in science fiction and fantasy art.
Enki BIlal was born in Belgrade, he came to France at the age of ten. He drew comic strips from a very early age and produced work for the magazine Pilote starting in 1971. While his early work focused on science fiction and the imaginative, he early on developed an interest in historical and political subjects, dealing in his work with Communism, Fascism in a post-war world, The Spanish Civil War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Block. Enki Bilal had his comic stories featured regularly in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others.
Vicente Segrelles is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil. Unusual for the craft of comic books, every panel of his work for this series—which has reached 14 issues so far—is painted in oil, a time-consuming process. During his 25-year dedication to the world of professional illustration, Segrelles painted more than 650 high quality book covers and illustrations by commission of major European and American publishing houses. Some of these publishers were Avon Books, Bantam Group, Berkley, Daw, Dell Books, NAL, Tor Books and Warner in the U.S., Arrow and Fontana in the United Kingdom, Bastei Verlag, Heyne and Pabel in Germany or Mondadori in Italy
Joseph Michael Linsner is an American comic book writer/artist, known as the creator of the mature-audiences supernatural character Dawn, and for his illustrations of female characters. Joe has worked for nearly every major comic book company including: Marvel, Dynamite, Image, Wizard, London Night Studios and many more.
Janevsky is the pseudonym of a young French graphic designer known for his erotic illustrations. His work digs deeply into a futuristic furrow with a palette and aesthetic all his own. His character Sixella is a space-faring heroine as sensual as Druuna and as fanciful as Barbarella.
NYCHOS-Breaking surfaces, seeking depths – layer by layer. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, NYCHOS creates art in order to examine a question that has always been with him: How deep can you go? NYCHOS is an alter ego, created by a kid who grew up amidst a clash of cultures: A world, where Austrian Tradition and its Hunting Culture meets Eighties Pop Culture, Comic and Television. The visual input from back then still contributes to the output of the adult. By the means of anatomy, NYCHOS investigates the living species across different contexts and different media. His favorite tool is the spray can, his favorite surface is large. Questioning contrasts, he unifies looseness and accuracy. Severity and irony. The inner and the outer world. The dark and the bright. And most importantly, life and death. Within his oeuvre, one embraces the other. All becomes one. NYCHOS creates art from deep within his soul. Deeply rooted in Graffiti and shaped by the visual inputs of his early years, his work comprises murals, fine art, illustrations, sculptures and animations.
Keron Grant wasborn in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Keron showed a keen interest in creating at a young age. At age fifteen this desire to create blossomed when he immigrated to the States and was exposed to American pop culture. Keron attended the Columbus College of Art and Design where he graduated with a degree majoring in Industrial Design and a minor in Illustration and Fine Art. While still in his junior year, Keron found himself working for Image Comics; and by the age 21, Keron already had his art published throughout DC Comics. Quickly, Keron found himself working with all of the major comic publishers on titles such as: Iron Man, Spider Man, Superman, and Fantastic Four among other major comics characters. From there, Keron also contributed designs and concepts for major motion pictures such as Transformers, The Matrix series, GI Joe, etc. as well as many blockbuster games like Suckerpunch Production’s Infamous. Presently Keron’s work can be spotted on a number of clothing items for companies such as Rocker Wear, Icon Motorcycle Gear, and Nike etc.
Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 1980s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopoldo Sanchez who were looking for a scriptwriter untainted by the industry. Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them Hombre, Orka and Bogey, respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco era. Hombre began a successful run in the magazine Cimoc, and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet, creating the amazone fantasy series Sarvan, also appearing in Cimoc.
José Ortiz Moya was a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre. José Ortiz worked at Warren Publications fo many years illustrating short stories for Eerie, Creepy and Vampirella. José Ortiz was a regular in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others. During the 1980s Ortiz also produced work for a number of British publications including The Tower King and The House of Daemon for Eagle and The Thirteenth Floor for Scream!. He then moved over to 2000 AD in 1984 where he contributed to a number of stories, mostly on Rogue Trooper.
Leah Moore and John Reppion are a husband and wife writing team, based in Liverpool, England. Scripting comics together since 2003, the duo have written for the likes of 2000 AD, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Self Made Hero, and Penguin Michael Joseph. Together they have contributed stories to Eisner, Harvey, and Antony award-winning books. Moore & Reppion have worked on established properties such as Doctor Who, The Darkness, and Sherlock Holmes, as well as creating many characters and series of their own. Together they have faithfully adapted notable works by Lewis Carroll, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and M. R. James into Graphic Novels.
Anna Morozova is a comics artist and illustrator currently working for 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics in the UK plus Glarien in the US. Her published work includes Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Tales from the Black Museum, Judge Anderson, Viva Forever, Lowborn High and Rocky of the Rovers for Rebellion, plus the creator owned Star-Nav written by Alan Hebden and published in the Pandora comic anthology. She has previously worked for Comichaus, DC Thomson Heritage Comics, ODEON Luxe/Engine Mischief PR, Panini, University of Dundee and the Scottish Government. She holds an MDes in Comics and Graphic Novels and a BSc in Digital Interaction Design, both from the University of Dundee.
Fernando Dagnino Guerra (Madrid 1973) told his parents when he was five years old that he wanted to be a comic book artist. They never listed to him. But he never listened to them either. He paid his debt with society finishing a degree in English literature and linguistics after which he decides to follow his heart from then on. 1997 He worked as a Guest Disney Imagineer in L.A in the design of an attraction for DisneyQuest in Disney World Florida. In 1999 he published his first creator owned comic a black humour series named“Tales of the Black Spain” He went on working as an illustrator for Juvenile Books, Magazines, Video Games and several Publicity Agencies In 2006 He wrote and drew his first Graphic novel for youngsters “KASANDRA y la Rebelion” In 2007 He started working as an exclusive for DC Comicsin series such as: Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Justice League, Resurrection Man or Suicide Squad.
David Quinn is an American comic book writer, known for writing and co-creating Faust alongside artist Tim Vigil. Their book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuznaasthe 2001 film of the same name. A spin-off mini-series, Faust: Book of M, was nominated for the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative.
Timothy B. Vigil is an American comic book artist known for horrorworks, including the series Faust, which Vigil co-created with writer David Quinn. The book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuzna as the 2001 film of the same name. Tim is also known for titles such as: Gothic Nights, Cuda, EO, Death Deather, and has worked for companies such as Image Comics, Asylum press, Heavy Metal and Avatar Press among others.
Paul Kirchner was Born in 1952, I got started in comics my early 20s as an assistant to Wally Wood. I did some work for Marvel and DC, and created a long-running character for High Times, Dope Rider. In 1977 when I saw the first issue of Heavy Metal, I was determined to get my work into it. My story “Tarot” appeared in the December 1978 issue. I did several other stories for the magazine, but I am mainly remembered for my surrealistic strip “the bus,” which ran monthly from 1979 through 1985. For the last ten years I've been creating new bus strips and I'm delighted that they will once again appear in the pages of Heavy Metal.
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About HEAVY METAL
In 1977, four art-house visionaries decided to make science fiction, fantasy and horror the home of pop culture...
It has taken over 45 years, but while Heavy Metal has always been here, in the zeitgeist, other brands have attempted to claim our birthright.
And now, we've come to reclaim our rightful throne of genre.
Come dive into the worlds of Heavy Metal – past, present, and future – as we boldly chart a course for expanding the minds and pushing the boundaries of pop culture.
The Definitive brand in fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
Announcements
Browse by tag
HEAVY METAL UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF CREATORS TO USHER IN THE MAGAZINE’S RETURN TO GREATNESS!
Having set tongues wagging with news of their impending return under the guidance of a fresh editorial team – Frank Forte, Dave Kelly, and Chris Thompson – who want to see the magazine return to its former glory, Heavy Metal are proud to unleash the first wave of creator announcements as part of their Kickstarter campaign launch today. Showcasing an intoxicating blend of new talent and classic favorites, the line-up is ensured to make Heavy Metal heavy again!
One of the magazine’s original line-up of legends, Enki Bilal – who first graced the title in 1978 with Exterminator 17 – returns with the English language adaptation of his acclaimed BUG series. He’s joined on the European front by previously unseen instalments of the outrageous Burton & Cyb by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz, as well as Vicente Segrelles’ lost classic, The Mercenary. And, in the spirit of introducing American audiences to the freshest European creators, the team are pleased to present the English language debut of Janevsky’s cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella.
Fans of the 1981 animated film need not despair as Heavy Metal will harness the power of its own rich stable of characters, starting with the ultimate Taarakian warrior, Taarna! Her new adventures will pay homage to that early cinema appearance while developing a rich new canon for modern sci-fi audiences. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna’s ongoing adventures, accompanied by stunning art from rising star Anna Morozova, who brings some exciting new techniques and influences to the table. The magazine will also feature special one-shots of Cold Dead War by Craig Wilson, Grimaldi by Keron Grant, and Legends of Taarna by Joseph Michael Linsner.
Bridging the gap between European and American audiences is DC Comics superstar, Fernando Dagnino, who brings a new series of cyberpunk shorts to the magazine – starting with Lester, That Old Feeling. Dagnino’s sci-fi splendor has most recently been seen within the pages of Blade Runner for Titan Comics, and these new stories represent a major leap forward in his futuristic storytelling abilities. Alongside these European classics and recognizable Heavy Metal characters, issue #1 will feature the return of classic strips such as The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050 by John Workman.
The magazine will also debut a number of new characters and worlds within its quarterly pages, starting with a top-secret new saga from Michael Conrad that will develop over the course of the magazine’s run. There’s also a brand new series, Transcendestiny, from visionary creators David Quinn and Tim Vigil that is guaranteed to rock readers’ worlds. Those are just some of new projects and big names set to join the legendary publication over its first year, so keep your eyes peeled for future announcements and updates throughout the campaign.
That almost covers everything – except, of course, the covers – which feature an array of comics and illustration talent that represent the breadth of style and influence that the magazine is known for. Joining the sorely-missed Greg Hildebrandt’s gorgeous new cover for issue #1, there are a host of new covers and variant editions – many of which are exclusive to the Kickstarter campaign – from creators including Frank Frazetta, Dan Brereton, Luca Strati, Skinner, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Nychos, and many more. The Kickstarter campaign launches on Monday, November 25 at 9am EST and runs for 30 days, finishing on Christmas Eve. Backing the magazine is the perfect holiday gift for yourself and those you love, and comes with an array of tiers and rewards to suit all tastes and budgets.
Further details about the campaign and the future of Heavy Metal will be revealed over the next month, so don’t miss out and join the Kickstarter campaign today!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heavymetal/heavy-metal-magazine-1?ref=47407t
CREATOR BIOS
Frank Frazetta was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire.
Greg Hildebrandt is an American illustrator born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939. Greg along with his twin brother Tim (known as the Brothers Hildebrandt) worked in animation, documentary films and commercial Illustration. In 1975, Greg and Tim illustrated the first in a series of Lord of the Rings calendars for Ballantine Books. This launched the two men into international fame. In 1977, Lucas Film hired the Brothers Hildebrandt to create the first movie poster for Star Wars. This cemented their legacy in science fiction and fantasy art.
Enki BIlal was born in Belgrade, he came to France at the age of ten. He drew comic strips from a very early age and produced work for the magazine Pilote starting in 1971. While his early work focused on science fiction and the imaginative, he early on developed an interest in historical and political subjects, dealing in his work with Communism, Fascism in a post-war world, The Spanish Civil War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Block. Enki Bilal had his comic stories featured regularly in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others.
Vicente Segrelles is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil. Unusual for the craft of comic books, every panel of his work for this series—which has reached 14 issues so far—is painted in oil, a time-consuming process. During his 25-year dedication to the world of professional illustration, Segrelles painted more than 650 high quality book covers and illustrations by commission of major European and American publishing houses. Some of these publishers were Avon Books, Bantam Group, Berkley, Daw, Dell Books, NAL, Tor Books and Warner in the U.S., Arrow and Fontana in the United Kingdom, Bastei Verlag, Heyne and Pabel in Germany or Mondadori in Italy
Joseph Michael Linsner is an American comic book writer/artist, known as the creator of the mature-audiences supernatural character Dawn, and for his illustrations of female characters. Joe has worked for nearly every major comic book company including: Marvel, Dynamite, Image, Wizard, London Night Studios and many more.
Janevsky is the pseudonym of a young French graphic designer known for his erotic illustrations. His work digs deeply into a futuristic furrow with a palette and aesthetic all his own. His character Sixella is a space-faring heroine as sensual as Druuna and as fanciful as Barbarella.
NYCHOS-Breaking surfaces, seeking depths – layer by layer. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, NYCHOS creates art in order to examine a question that has always been with him: How deep can you go? NYCHOS is an alter ego, created by a kid who grew up amidst a clash of cultures: A world, where Austrian Tradition and its Hunting Culture meets Eighties Pop Culture, Comic and Television. The visual input from back then still contributes to the output of the adult. By the means of anatomy, NYCHOS investigates the living species across different contexts and different media. His favorite tool is the spray can, his favorite surface is large. Questioning contrasts, he unifies looseness and accuracy. Severity and irony. The inner and the outer world. The dark and the bright. And most importantly, life and death. Within his oeuvre, one embraces the other. All becomes one. NYCHOS creates art from deep within his soul. Deeply rooted in Graffiti and shaped by the visual inputs of his early years, his work comprises murals, fine art, illustrations, sculptures and animations.
Keron Grant wasborn in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Keron showed a keen interest in creating at a young age. At age fifteen this desire to create blossomed when he immigrated to the States and was exposed to American pop culture. Keron attended the Columbus College of Art and Design where he graduated with a degree majoring in Industrial Design and a minor in Illustration and Fine Art. While still in his junior year, Keron found himself working for Image Comics; and by the age 21, Keron already had his art published throughout DC Comics. Quickly, Keron found himself working with all of the major comic publishers on titles such as: Iron Man, Spider Man, Superman, and Fantastic Four among other major comics characters. From there, Keron also contributed designs and concepts for major motion pictures such as Transformers, The Matrix series, GI Joe, etc. as well as many blockbuster games like Suckerpunch Production’s Infamous. Presently Keron’s work can be spotted on a number of clothing items for companies such as Rocker Wear, Icon Motorcycle Gear, and Nike etc.
Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 1980s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopoldo Sanchez who were looking for a scriptwriter untainted by the industry. Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them Hombre, Orka and Bogey, respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco era. Hombre began a successful run in the magazine Cimoc, and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet, creating the amazone fantasy series Sarvan, also appearing in Cimoc.
José Ortiz Moya was a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre. José Ortiz worked at Warren Publications fo many years illustrating short stories for Eerie, Creepy and Vampirella. José Ortiz was a regular in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others. During the 1980s Ortiz also produced work for a number of British publications including The Tower King and The House of Daemon for Eagle and The Thirteenth Floor for Scream!. He then moved over to 2000 AD in 1984 where he contributed to a number of stories, mostly on Rogue Trooper.
Leah Moore and John Reppion are a husband and wife writing team, based in Liverpool, England. Scripting comics together since 2003, the duo have written for the likes of 2000 AD, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Self Made Hero, and Penguin Michael Joseph. Together they have contributed stories to Eisner, Harvey, and Antony award-winning books. Moore & Reppion have worked on established properties such as Doctor Who, The Darkness, and Sherlock Holmes, as well as creating many characters and series of their own. Together they have faithfully adapted notable works by Lewis Carroll, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and M. R. James into Graphic Novels.
Anna Morozova is a comics artist and illustrator currently working for 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics in the UK plus Glarien in the US. Her published work includes Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Tales from the Black Museum, Judge Anderson, Viva Forever, Lowborn High and Rocky of the Rovers for Rebellion, plus the creator owned Star-Nav written by Alan Hebden and published in the Pandora comic anthology. She has previously worked for Comichaus, DC Thomson Heritage Comics, ODEON Luxe/Engine Mischief PR, Panini, University of Dundee and the Scottish Government. She holds an MDes in Comics and Graphic Novels and a BSc in Digital Interaction Design, both from the University of Dundee.
Fernando Dagnino Guerra (Madrid 1973) told his parents when he was five years old that he wanted to be a comic book artist. They never listed to him. But he never listened to them either. He paid his debt with society finishing a degree in English literature and linguistics after which he decides to follow his heart from then on. 1997 He worked as a Guest Disney Imagineer in L.A in the design of an attraction for DisneyQuest in Disney World Florida. In 1999 he published his first creator owned comic a black humour series named“Tales of the Black Spain” He went on working as an illustrator for Juvenile Books, Magazines, Video Games and several Publicity Agencies In 2006 He wrote and drew his first Graphic novel for youngsters “KASANDRA y la Rebelion” In 2007 He started working as an exclusive for DC Comicsin series such as: Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Justice League, Resurrection Man or Suicide Squad.
David Quinn is an American comic book writer, known for writing and co-creating Faust alongside artist Tim Vigil. Their book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuznaasthe 2001 film of the same name. A spin-off mini-series, Faust: Book of M, was nominated for the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative.
Timothy B. Vigil is an American comic book artist known for horrorworks, including the series Faust, which Vigil co-created with writer David Quinn. The book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuzna as the 2001 film of the same name. Tim is also known for titles such as: Gothic Nights, Cuda, EO, Death Deather, and has worked for companies such as Image Comics, Asylum press, Heavy Metal and Avatar Press among others.
Paul Kirchner was Born in 1952, I got started in comics my early 20s as an assistant to Wally Wood. I did some work for Marvel and DC, and created a long-running character for High Times, Dope Rider. In 1977 when I saw the first issue of Heavy Metal, I was determined to get my work into it. My story “Tarot” appeared in the December 1978 issue. I did several other stories for the magazine, but I am mainly remembered for my surrealistic strip “the bus,” which ran monthly from 1979 through 1985. For the last ten years I've been creating new bus strips and I'm delighted that they will once again appear in the pages of Heavy Metal.
--------------------------------------------------------------
About HEAVY METAL
In 1977, four art-house visionaries decided to make science fiction, fantasy and horror the home of pop culture...
It has taken over 45 years, but while Heavy Metal has always been here, in the zeitgeist, other brands have attempted to claim our birthright.
And now, we've come to reclaim our rightful throne of genre.
Come dive into the worlds of Heavy Metal – past, present, and future – as we boldly chart a course for expanding the minds and pushing the boundaries of pop culture.
The Definitive brand in fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
Newsletter
Browse by tag
Having set tongues wagging with news of their impending return under the guidance of a fresh editorial team – Frank Forte, Dave Kelly, and Chris Thompson – who want to see the magazine return to its former glory, Heavy Metal are proud to unleash the first wave of creator announcements as part of their Kickstarter campaign launch today. Showcasing an intoxicating blend of new talent and classic favorites, the line-up is ensured to make Heavy Metal heavy again!
One of the magazine’s original line-up of legends, Enki Bilal – who first graced the title in 1978 with Exterminator 17 – returns with the English language adaptation of his acclaimed BUG series. He’s joined on the European front by previously unseen instalments of the outrageous Burton & Cyb by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz, as well as Vicente Segrelles’ lost classic, The Mercenary. And, in the spirit of introducing American audiences to the freshest European creators, the team are pleased to present the English language debut of Janevsky’s cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella.
Fans of the 1981 animated film need not despair as Heavy Metal will harness the power of its own rich stable of characters, starting with the ultimate Taarakian warrior, Taarna! Her new adventures will pay homage to that early cinema appearance while developing a rich new canon for modern sci-fi audiences. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna’s ongoing adventures, accompanied by stunning art from rising star Anna Morozova, who brings some exciting new techniques and influences to the table. The magazine will also feature special one-shots of Cold Dead War by Craig Wilson, Grimaldi by Keron Grant, and Legends of Taarna by Joseph Michael Linsner.
Bridging the gap between European and American audiences is DC Comics superstar, Fernando Dagnino, who brings a new series of cyberpunk shorts to the magazine – starting with Lester, That Old Feeling. Dagnino’s sci-fi splendor has most recently been seen within the pages of Blade Runner for Titan Comics, and these new stories represent a major leap forward in his futuristic storytelling abilities. Alongside these European classics and recognizable Heavy Metal characters, issue #1 will feature the return of classic strips such as The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050 by John Workman.
The magazine will also debut a number of new characters and worlds within its quarterly pages, starting with a top-secret new saga from Michael Conrad that will develop over the course of the magazine’s run. There’s also a brand new series, Transcendestiny, from visionary creators David Quinn and Tim Vigil that is guaranteed to rock readers’ worlds. Those are just some of new projects and big names set to join the legendary publication over its first year, so keep your eyes peeled for future announcements and updates throughout the campaign.
That almost covers everything – except, of course, the covers – which feature an array of comics and illustration talent that represent the breadth of style and influence that the magazine is known for. Joining the sorely-missed Greg Hildebrandt’s gorgeous new cover for issue #1, there are a host of new covers and variant editions – many of which are exclusive to the Kickstarter campaign – from creators including Frank Frazetta, Dan Brereton, Luca Strati, Skinner, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Nychos, and many more. The Kickstarter campaign launches on Monday, November 25 at 9am EST and runs for 30 days, finishing on Christmas Eve. Backing the magazine is the perfect holiday gift for yourself and those you love, and comes with an array of tiers and rewards to suit all tastes and budgets.
Further details about the campaign and the future of Heavy Metal will be revealed over the next month, so don’t miss out and join the Kickstarter campaign today!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heavymetal/heavy-metal-magazine-1?ref=47407t
CREATOR BIOS
Frank Frazetta was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire.
Greg Hildebrandt is an American illustrator born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939. Greg along with his twin brother Tim (known as the Brothers Hildebrandt) worked in animation, documentary films and commercial Illustration. In 1975, Greg and Tim illustrated the first in a series of Lord of the Rings calendars for Ballantine Books. This launched the two men into international fame. In 1977, Lucas Film hired the Brothers Hildebrandt to create the first movie poster for Star Wars. This cemented their legacy in science fiction and fantasy art.
Enki BIlal was born in Belgrade, he came to France at the age of ten. He drew comic strips from a very early age and produced work for the magazine Pilote starting in 1971. While his early work focused on science fiction and the imaginative, he early on developed an interest in historical and political subjects, dealing in his work with Communism, Fascism in a post-war world, The Spanish Civil War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Block. Enki Bilal had his comic stories featured regularly in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others.
Vicente Segrelles is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil. Unusual for the craft of comic books, every panel of his work for this series—which has reached 14 issues so far—is painted in oil, a time-consuming process. During his 25-year dedication to the world of professional illustration, Segrelles painted more than 650 high quality book covers and illustrations by commission of major European and American publishing houses. Some of these publishers were Avon Books, Bantam Group, Berkley, Daw, Dell Books, NAL, Tor Books and Warner in the U.S., Arrow and Fontana in the United Kingdom, Bastei Verlag, Heyne and Pabel in Germany or Mondadori in Italy
Joseph Michael Linsner is an American comic book writer/artist, known as the creator of the mature-audiences supernatural character Dawn, and for his illustrations of female characters. Joe has worked for nearly every major comic book company including: Marvel, Dynamite, Image, Wizard, London Night Studios and many more.
Janevsky is the pseudonym of a young French graphic designer known for his erotic illustrations. His work digs deeply into a futuristic furrow with a palette and aesthetic all his own. His character Sixella is a space-faring heroine as sensual as Druuna and as fanciful as Barbarella.
NYCHOS-Breaking surfaces, seeking depths – layer by layer. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, NYCHOS creates art in order to examine a question that has always been with him: How deep can you go? NYCHOS is an alter ego, created by a kid who grew up amidst a clash of cultures: A world, where Austrian Tradition and its Hunting Culture meets Eighties Pop Culture, Comic and Television. The visual input from back then still contributes to the output of the adult. By the means of anatomy, NYCHOS investigates the living species across different contexts and different media. His favorite tool is the spray can, his favorite surface is large. Questioning contrasts, he unifies looseness and accuracy. Severity and irony. The inner and the outer world. The dark and the bright. And most importantly, life and death. Within his oeuvre, one embraces the other. All becomes one. NYCHOS creates art from deep within his soul. Deeply rooted in Graffiti and shaped by the visual inputs of his early years, his work comprises murals, fine art, illustrations, sculptures and animations.
Keron Grant wasborn in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Keron showed a keen interest in creating at a young age. At age fifteen this desire to create blossomed when he immigrated to the States and was exposed to American pop culture. Keron attended the Columbus College of Art and Design where he graduated with a degree majoring in Industrial Design and a minor in Illustration and Fine Art. While still in his junior year, Keron found himself working for Image Comics; and by the age 21, Keron already had his art published throughout DC Comics. Quickly, Keron found himself working with all of the major comic publishers on titles such as: Iron Man, Spider Man, Superman, and Fantastic Four among other major comics characters. From there, Keron also contributed designs and concepts for major motion pictures such as Transformers, The Matrix series, GI Joe, etc. as well as many blockbuster games like Suckerpunch Production’s Infamous. Presently Keron’s work can be spotted on a number of clothing items for companies such as Rocker Wear, Icon Motorcycle Gear, and Nike etc.
Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 1980s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopoldo Sanchez who were looking for a scriptwriter untainted by the industry. Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them Hombre, Orka and Bogey, respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco era. Hombre began a successful run in the magazine Cimoc, and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet, creating the amazone fantasy series Sarvan, also appearing in Cimoc.
José Ortiz Moya was a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre. José Ortiz worked at Warren Publications fo many years illustrating short stories for Eerie, Creepy and Vampirella. José Ortiz was a regular in publications such as Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant, E'Ternauta, Zona 84 and others. During the 1980s Ortiz also produced work for a number of British publications including The Tower King and The House of Daemon for Eagle and The Thirteenth Floor for Scream!. He then moved over to 2000 AD in 1984 where he contributed to a number of stories, mostly on Rogue Trooper.
Leah Moore and John Reppion are a husband and wife writing team, based in Liverpool, England. Scripting comics together since 2003, the duo have written for the likes of 2000 AD, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Self Made Hero, and Penguin Michael Joseph. Together they have contributed stories to Eisner, Harvey, and Antony award-winning books. Moore & Reppion have worked on established properties such as Doctor Who, The Darkness, and Sherlock Holmes, as well as creating many characters and series of their own. Together they have faithfully adapted notable works by Lewis Carroll, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and M. R. James into Graphic Novels.
Anna Morozova is a comics artist and illustrator currently working for 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics in the UK plus Glarien in the US. Her published work includes Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Tales from the Black Museum, Judge Anderson, Viva Forever, Lowborn High and Rocky of the Rovers for Rebellion, plus the creator owned Star-Nav written by Alan Hebden and published in the Pandora comic anthology. She has previously worked for Comichaus, DC Thomson Heritage Comics, ODEON Luxe/Engine Mischief PR, Panini, University of Dundee and the Scottish Government. She holds an MDes in Comics and Graphic Novels and a BSc in Digital Interaction Design, both from the University of Dundee.
Fernando Dagnino Guerra (Madrid 1973) told his parents when he was five years old that he wanted to be a comic book artist. They never listed to him. But he never listened to them either. He paid his debt with society finishing a degree in English literature and linguistics after which he decides to follow his heart from then on. 1997 He worked as a Guest Disney Imagineer in L.A in the design of an attraction for DisneyQuest in Disney World Florida. In 1999 he published his first creator owned comic a black humour series named“Tales of the Black Spain” He went on working as an illustrator for Juvenile Books, Magazines, Video Games and several Publicity Agencies In 2006 He wrote and drew his first Graphic novel for youngsters “KASANDRA y la Rebelion” In 2007 He started working as an exclusive for DC Comicsin series such as: Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Justice League, Resurrection Man or Suicide Squad.
David Quinn is an American comic book writer, known for writing and co-creating Faust alongside artist Tim Vigil. Their book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuznaasthe 2001 film of the same name. A spin-off mini-series, Faust: Book of M, was nominated for the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative.
Timothy B. Vigil is an American comic book artist known for horrorworks, including the series Faust, which Vigil co-created with writer David Quinn. The book's main storyline, Faust: Love of the Damned, was adapted by director Brian Yuzna as the 2001 film of the same name. Tim is also known for titles such as: Gothic Nights, Cuda, EO, Death Deather, and has worked for companies such as Image Comics, Asylum press, Heavy Metal and Avatar Press among others.
Paul Kirchner was Born in 1952, I got started in comics my early 20s as an assistant to Wally Wood. I did some work for Marvel and DC, and created a long-running character for High Times, Dope Rider. In 1977 when I saw the first issue of Heavy Metal, I was determined to get my work into it. My story “Tarot” appeared in the December 1978 issue. I did several other stories for the magazine, but I am mainly remembered for my surrealistic strip “the bus,” which ran monthly from 1979 through 1985. For the last ten years I've been creating new bus strips and I'm delighted that they will once again appear in the pages of Heavy Metal.
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About HEAVY METAL
In 1977, four art-house visionaries decided to make science fiction, fantasy and horror the home of pop culture...
It has taken over 45 years, but while Heavy Metal has always been here, in the zeitgeist, other brands have attempted to claim our birthright.
And now, we've come to reclaim our rightful throne of genre.
Come dive into the worlds of Heavy Metal – past, present, and future – as we boldly chart a course for expanding the minds and pushing the boundaries of pop culture.
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