Heavy Metal Magazine Relaunches with Ambitious New Strategy

Heavy Metal, one of the most iconic and influential anthology magazines in the comic world, is making a much-anticipated comeback to comic book stores. Thanks to a highly successful crowdfunding campaign, fans can mark their calendars for the release of the new volume of Heavy Metal on Wednesday, April 30. Ahead of this exciting launch, IGN has the exclusive privilege of unveiling a sneak peek of Heavy Metal #1. Dive into the slideshow gallery below to explore pages from various stories and admire all the previously revealed covers:

The latest installment of Heavy Metal is a thrilling blend of works from both seasoned, returning artists and fresh faces to the Heavy Metal universe. Notably, it includes new adventures featuring the legendary character Taarna. Here is the comprehensive lineup of stories and their creators featured in the debut issue:

• BUG - Enki Bilal
• Burton & Cyb - Antonio Segura & José Ortiz
• The Mercenary - Vicente Segrelles
• Valentina - Sergio Gerasi
• Sixella: The Last Roots - Janevsky
• Taarna: Rebirth - Leah Moore, John Reppion, Anna Morozova
• Cold Dead War: The Aftermath - Craig Wilson
• Grimaldi - Keron Grant, Josh Sky, Frank Forte
• Legends of Taarna: "Autophonomania" - Matt and Shawn Fillbach, Joseph Michael Linsner
• Gladiatrix - John Stanisci
• Evil Sex Bitch - Steve Mannion
• Lester, That Old Feeling - Fernando Dagnino
• The Bus - Paul Kirchner
• June 2050 - John Workman
• Millstone - Michael Conrad, Ilias Kyriazis
• Transcendestiny - David Quinn, Tim Vigil
• Cobot - Jonathan Wayshak
• All American - Jason Spell, Jok
• Kecksburg UFO - Jim Rugg
• They Dug Too Deep - Dwayne Harris
• Floyd the Giant Killer - Michael L. Peters
• GUNK - Curt Merlo
• Harry Canyon - Josh Sky, Frank Forte
• Zeke & Edsel - Frank Forte
• The Devil's Teeth - Lia Bozonelis, Agustin Alessio

Heavy Metal #1 is set to impress with a print run of 73,000 copies, marking it as the most substantial print run for the series in several decades. Priced at $14.99, this issue spans 232 pages of captivating content. Fans can grab their copy from comic shops starting April 30, with newsstands following on May 13. The magazine is slated for quarterly releases, though the publisher hints at the possibility of a more frequent schedule should demand warrant it.

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