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Heavy Metal Magazine relaunch joins Lunar Distribution through the Massive Indies program , even though Massive failed to publish it before .
TheHeavy Metal Magazinerelaunch is to be included in the first wave of theMassive Indies statistical distribution partnershipwith Lunar Distribution . in the first place this month , Massive Publishing , announce a distribution program called Massive Indies , in whichMassive will act as a sub - distributer between smaller publishersand Lunar Distribution , the exclusive distributor of DC Comics and Image Comics deed to the direct marketplace of funny book store . Now Massive is announce the first wave of autonomous publishing partners , which is toinclude the fresh launch ofHeavy Metal Magazine . Ironically , Massive previously arranged to put out the relaunch ofHeavy Metal Magazinebut the effort failed at the launch pad , and the project was abandonedaftermuch promotion . Not that they are mentioning this now … and thecomic is still list by Diamond Comic Distributors .
But it has encouragedMassive Select , the collectible arm of Massive Publishing , to releasing a special variant featuring the art of walk Dead co - creatorTony Mooreas a court to the original 1977 first appearance issuing of Heavy Metal Magazine .
" A few twelvemonth back , Heavy Metal partnered with Massive to release the historic final issue of Volume One of the magazine publisher . Now , It ’s thrill to be a part of the magazine ’s Renaissance , working with both Heavy Metal and Lunar to get these books onto comic shop class ledge and ultimately into the paw of excited buff . " – Michael Calero , CEO , Massive Publishing .
HEAVY alloy powder magazine # 1 CVR A GREG HILDEBRANDT ( MR)(W ) Various ( A ) Various ( CA ) Greg HildebrandtHeavy Metal cartridge is back ! Heavier than ever ! This relaunch bring the Earth ’s greatest instance cartridge clip back to the forefront of comics . One of the powder magazine ’s original dividing line - up of legends , Enki Bilal – returns with the English language adjustment of his acclaimed BUG series . Michael Conrad ( Hello Darkness , In Bloom ) will be teaming up with Greek comics legend , Ilias Kyriazis ( Collapser , What We Wished For ) , for an all - new serial title Millstone . The outrageous Burton & Cyb returns with " Poor Monsters " by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz , as well as Vicente Segrelles ' classic , The Mercenary . The English language debut of Janevsky ’s cult sci - fi heroine , Sixella . Guido Crepax ' classic fictitious character Valentina come back by the hands of author / artist Sergio Gerasi . Heavy Metal will harness the power of its own rich stalls of eccentric , originate with the ultimate Taarakian warrior , Taarna ! Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna ’s ongoing adventures , accompanied by artistic production from Anna Morozova . Also featuring one - barb of : Cold Dead War ( B-17 ) by Craig Wilson , Grimaldi by Keron Grant , and Legends of Taarna by Joseph Michael Linsner . Fernando Dagnino bring a raw hacker short : Lester , That Old Feeling . The return of classic strips The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050 by John Workman . airy creators David Quinn and Tim Vigil deliver Transcendestiny . author / creative person Dwayne Harris give us the illusion tale They Dug Too Deep . Jim Rugg expose Kecksburg UFO and Jon Wayshak writes and draws a horror short entitle Cobot . Plus Interviews , The Dossier , prose fiction and more ! Retail : $ 14.99 In - computer storage Date : 4/30/2025
The iconic sci - fi and fantasy publisher ’s relaunch of their emblematic Magazine had one of the most successful comic book Kickstarters of all time this preceding winter , raising most $ 800,000 during the calendar month - long campaign . Now Massive Indies is bringing it to local comic book shops with a spread of gorgeous covers from legendary artist such as Greg Hildebrandt and Frank Frazetta ( visualize below ) , as well as modern natural endowment Tula Lotay , Keron Grant , Janevsky , and David Palumbo . This new book of The World ’s Greatest Illustrated Magazine will debut with a 240 - page Giant - Sized issue fill with a stacked lineup of God Almighty including Enki Bilal , Craig Wilson , Sergio Gerasi , Michael Conrad , Leah Moore , John Reppion , Anna Morozova , Antonio Segura , David Quinn , Joseph Michael Linsner , Keron Grant , Jose Ortiz , Fernando Dagnino , Tim Vigil , Paul Kirchner , John Workman , and Jim Rugg . Issue 1 is presently available to pre - order through Lunar Distribution .
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