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''Heavy Metal'' is an American science fantasy comics magazine, first published in 1977. The magazine is known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy, science fiction, erotica, and steampunk comics. Following a brief hiatus in 2023, it plans to relaunch in 2024 with new owners and a new editorial team consisting of Dave Kelly, Frank Forte, and Chris Thompson. Unlike the traditional American comic books of that time bound by the restrictive Comics Code Authority, the magazine-format ''Heavy Metal'' featured explicit nudity, sexual situations, and graphic violence. The magazine started out primarily as a licensed translation of the French science-fantasy magazine ''Métal hurlant'', marking for many Americans their first introduction to the work of European cartoonists like Enki Bilal, Philippe Caza, Guido Crepax, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Chantal Montellier, and Milo Manara. Publication history National Lampoon After a 1975 European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Kelly (writer)
Seán Kelly (July 22, 1940 – July 11, 2022) was a Canadian humorist and writer. Biography Sean was born on a farm in Cushing, Quebec, on July 22, 1940. After graduating from Loyola College he worked as a radio actor, advertising copywriter, schoolteacher and on a quiz show. In 1967, he co-wrote ''Expo Inside Out'', a bestselling but highly unofficial guide to the Montreal World's Fair. In 1972, he migrated to New York City to co-write the infamous off-Broadway mock rock musical ''Lemmings.'' He received the Drama Desk Award for his lyrics. He worked at '' National Lampoon'' from 1971 until 1978, becoming an editor and later co-editor-in-chief in 1975. While at the ''National Lampoon'', he co-wrote with Michel Choquette the satirical comic strip ''Son-O-God'', about "a WASP superhero who fights Catholicism", illustrated by Neal Adams. In 1977, Kelly was a founding editor of the "adult fantasy magazine" '' Heavy Metal'' (which was published by National Lampoon), lasting as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enki Bilal
Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child from Karlovy Vary, and a Bosnian Muslim father, Muhamed Hamo Bilal, from Ljubuški, who had been Josip Broz Tito's tailor. When he was five years old, his father managed to take a trip and stay in Paris as a political émigré. Enki and the rest of the family, his mother Ana and sister Enisa, stayed in Yugoslavia, and four years later they followed. Enki Bilal has no sense of belonging to any ethnic group and religion, nor is he obsessed with soil and roots. He said in one interview: "I also feel Bosnian by my father's origin, a Serb by my place of birth and a Croat by my relationship with a certain one to my childhood friends, not to mention my other Czech half, who I am inherited from mother". Education and career At age 14, he met René Goscinny an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughn Bodē
Vaughn Bodē (; July 22, 1941 – July 18, 1975) was an American underground comics, underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his character Cheech Wizard and his artwork depicting voluptuous women. A contemporary of Ralph Bakshi, Bodē has been credited as an influence on Bakshi's animated films ''Wizards (film), Wizards'' and ''The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), The Lord of the Rings''. Bodē has a huge following among graffiti artists, with his characters remaining a popular subject. Bodē was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for comics artists in 2006. Career He was born Vaughn Bode on July 22, 1941. In 1963, at age 21, and while living in Utica, New York, Bodē self-published ''Das Kämpf'', considered one of the first underground comic books. Created after Bodē's stint in the U.S. Army, ''Das Kampf'' has been called "a war-themed spoof on Charles Schulz's 1962 book ''Happiness Is a Warm Puppy''." With money borrowed from his brother Vincent, Bodē ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |