Meltdown, Inc. » Matt Howarth http://www.meltcomics.com/blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Heavy Metal –> Avatar –> Heavy Metal http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/03/18/heavy-metal-avatar-heavy-metal/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/03/18/heavy-metal-avatar-heavy-metal/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:49:59 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=8613 [...]]]> If you’ve seen Avatar, you’ll have no doubt that it was influenced by the visually rich European space-opera science fiction comics that Heavy Metal magazine introduced American audiences to in 1977.

And now things have come full circle as David Fincher’s latest attempt to revive the Heavy Metal film franchise with a 3-D animated epic now has himself (Fight Club), James Cameron (Avatar) and Zack Snyder (300) attached to direct segments. The previous incarnation also had Kevin Eastman (co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and current publisher of Heavy Metal) set to direct a portion, so we might still see that as well.

Which means our recent archival re-discovery of a lost stash of Heavy Metal magazines from 1977-1982 (first 6 years of publication) is perfect timing! Come check ‘em out. At only $5 apiece, you won’t be sorry.

Contains work by the likes of Moebius! Richard Corben! Arthur Suydam! Enki Bilal! Matt Howarth! Vaughn Bode! Gahan Wilson! And more!

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