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Heavy Metal Entertainment and Humble Bundle Join Forces

The world foremost illustrated magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Heavy Metal is teaming up with Humble Bundle to bring you comic lovers Humble Comic Bundle: HEAVY METAL’S Heaviest Metal. The bundle will run From April 29th till May 20th and feature over $349 worth of original comics! The bundle will feature works by popular writers like Dan Fogler (Brooklyn Gladiator, Fishkill, Moon Lake), Stephanie Phillips (Taarna: The Last Taarakian), George C. Romero (The Rise, Cold Dead War), and Dylan Sprouse (Sun Eater), and artists like Simon Bisley, Ben Templesmith, and Diego Yapur. The bundle will also give fans the opportunity to buy historic Heavy Metal Magazine issues featuring legends like Jack Kirby, Richard Corben, and Grant Morrison. Among the comics in the bundle are two special music issues with stories inspired by bands like Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Gojira, and more! Proceeds of the bundle will go towards The Hero Initiative that helps comic creators financially

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Apr 29, 2021
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Book Review: Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics (2020)

Jack Kirby is the single greatest comic book creator that ever lived. Period, full fuckin’ stop. You can disagree of course, and of course you would be wrong… I mean come the hell on; the dude created The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, and most importantly to me, The X-Men, and roughly eleven-billionty others (including the genius of his New Gods work for DC, and creations for animation)… and his place in history is well-and-duly preserved, not to mention his influence on modern cinema with all of those Marvel flicks comin’ out every 15 seconds (well they were before the world temporarily turns upside down). So that brings us to Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics; the new four-color opus from Tom Scioli (American Barbarian, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Go-bots, and Fantastic Four Grand Design to name a few), a genius-level creator in his own right… and one of my all-time favorite artists around today, who (not)

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Jul 11, 2020

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Heavy Metal Entertainment and Humble Bundle Join Forces

The world foremost illustrated magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Heavy Metal is teaming up with Humble Bundle to bring you comic lovers Humble Comic Bundle: HEAVY METAL’S Heaviest Metal. The bundle will run From April 29th till May 20th and feature over $349 worth of original comics! The bundle will feature works by popular writers like Dan Fogler (Brooklyn Gladiator, Fishkill, Moon Lake), Stephanie Phillips (Taarna: The Last Taarakian), George C. Romero (The Rise, Cold Dead War), and Dylan Sprouse (Sun Eater), and artists like Simon Bisley, Ben Templesmith, and Diego Yapur. The bundle will also give fans the opportunity to buy historic Heavy Metal Magazine issues featuring legends like Jack Kirby, Richard Corben, and Grant Morrison. Among the comics in the bundle are two special music issues with stories inspired by bands like Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Gojira, and more! Proceeds of the bundle will go towards The Hero Initiative that helps comic creators financially

Continue reading →
Apr 29, 2021
Horror Fuel

Book Review: Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics (2020)

Jack Kirby is the single greatest comic book creator that ever lived. Period, full fuckin’ stop. You can disagree of course, and of course you would be wrong… I mean come the hell on; the dude created The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, and most importantly to me, The X-Men, and roughly eleven-billionty others (including the genius of his New Gods work for DC, and creations for animation)… and his place in history is well-and-duly preserved, not to mention his influence on modern cinema with all of those Marvel flicks comin’ out every 15 seconds (well they were before the world temporarily turns upside down). So that brings us to Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics; the new four-color opus from Tom Scioli (American Barbarian, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, Go-bots, and Fantastic Four Grand Design to name a few), a genius-level creator in his own right… and one of my all-time favorite artists around today, who (not)

Continue reading →
Jul 11, 2020