Heavy Metal (magazine)

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Heavy Metal is a long-running comics magazine, first published in the US in 1977, known for its blend of dark fantasy, science fiction, erotica, horror, and steampunk. Originally, its format and distribution to newsstands allowed it to feature sex and violence in ways not otherwise seen in traditional comic books. The magazine started out primarily as an analog of the French magazine Métal hurlant, published by Les Humanoïdes Associés, marking for many in the Anglophone world their first introduction to the work of European cartoonists like Moebius, Druillet, Caza, Crepax, Enki Bilal, and Milo Manara. Following a long period of turmoil and various corporation names, Heavy Metal Entertainment CEO Marshall Lees canceled the magazine in 2023 and laid off all its staff before relaunching the brand in 2025 under a new company, Heavy Metal International, with a new editorial team consisting of Frank Forte, Dave Kelly, and Chris Thompson supported by a small group of others working behind the...

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