Heavy Metal Magazine first came out in 1977 but disappeared from shelves in 2023 with the promise of a someday resurrection. Well, that day is today.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2024, Heavy Metal Magazine has relaunched with a brand-new issue. The magazine runs 232 pages, with issue #1 now in comic bookstores and internationally on newsstands May 13, 2025. Issue #1 features 20 stories, fake ads, and teasers for future episodes.
Here’s a list of what to expect:
Heavy Metal #1 returns to its European roots with translations, restorations, and first-time publications of iconic European creators, showcasing the following stories:
“BUG” by Enki Bilal (The Carnival of Immortals)
“Burton & Cyb” by Antonio Segura (Eva Medusa) and José Ortiz (Apocalypse)
“The Mercenary” by Vicente Segrelles (The Fortress)
“Valentina” by Sergio Gerasi (Dylan Dog)
“Sixella: The Last Roots” by Janevsky (Lilith, Sixella)
Original Heavy Metal characters make a comeback in the relaunch issue, including:
“Taarna: Rebirth” by Leah Moore (Iron Maiden, 2000 AD), John Reppion (Iron Maiden, 2000 AD), and Anna Morozova (2000 AD, Judge Dredd)
“Cold Dead War: The Aftermath” by Craig Wilson (Iron Man)
“Grimaldi” by Keron Grant (Action Comics, Fantastic Four), Josh Sky (Masters of the Universe), and Frank Forte (Bob’s Burgers, Warlash, DTOX)
“Legends of Taarna: Autophonomania” by Matt and Shawn Fillbach (Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures), and Joseph Michael Linsner (Cry for Dawn, Vampirella, Red Sonja)
“Gladiatrix” by John Stanisci (Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond)
Additional featured stories for Heavy Metal #1 are as follows:
“Evil Sex Bitch” by Steve Mannion (Fearless Dawn, Warlash)
“Lester, That Old Feeling” by Fernando Dagnino (Supergirl, Wonder Woman)
“The Bus” by Paul Kirchner (Dope Rider)
“June 2050” by John Workman (Batman: Year 100, Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham)
“Millstone” by Michael Conrad (Hello Darkness, In Bloom) and Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser, What We Wished For)
“Transcendestiny” by David Quinn (Faust, Addiction) and Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Nights)
“Cobot” by Jonathan Wayshak (Bloodstream, Lost Boys, Reign of Frogs)
“All American” by Jason Spell and Jok (The Body Trade, In Hell We Fight!)
“Kecksburg UFO” by Jim Rugg (Street Angel)
“They Dug Too Deep” by Dwayne Harris (John Henry: The Steam Age, Amnesia)
“Floydd the Giant Killer” by Michael L. Peters (Crescent City Magick)
“GUNK” by Curt Merlo (That Distant Fire)
“Harry Canyon” by Josh Sky and Frank Forte
“Zeke & Edsel” by Frank Forte
“The Devil’s Teeth” by Lia Bozonelis (Sorry Not Sorry, Safer At Home) and Agustin Alessio (Thor)
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