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    Heavy Metal Magazine » Heavy Metal Magazine #197701 - Vol. 1, No. 1 released by Heavy Metal on April 1, 1977.

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    Vol. 1, No. 1 last edited by DeMan on 04/12/19 05:15PM View full history

    Anthology of stories. Listed in quotes is the story's name by the credited artist's name.

    "Den" - Richard Corben

    "Rut" - Philippe Druillet

    "Conquering Armies" - Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Jean-Claude Gal

    "The Adventures of Yrris" - Philippe Druillet and Dominique "Alexis" Vallet

    "Arzach" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud

    "Selenia" - Marre and Sergio Macedo

    "The Sword of Shannara" - Terry Brooks, Tim Hildebrandt, and Greg Hildebrandt (not a comic, but an except from a book with two illustrations provided)

    "Traumwach: A Tale Of Romantic-Kitsch" - Mouchel, Pauline Pierson, and Alain Voss

    "Space Punks" - Jean-Claude Mézières

    "1996" - Chantal Montellier

    "Age of Ages" - Norman Rubington and Akbar Del Piombo

    "Sunpot: Ch. 1" - Vaughn Bodé and Jack Adler

    "Manipulation" - Roy

    General Notes

    Most of the stories were in black and white, those published in color are as follows:

    • Den
    • Arzach
    • Space Punks
    • Sunpot

    Also, many of the stories were one-offs with only a few continuing directly into subsequent issues, the continuing stories being:

    • Den
    • The Adventures of Yrris
    • Age of Ages
    • Sunpot
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    Heavy Metal Magazine #197701 - Vol. 1, No. 1 by CountZero on March 16, 2010

    On my blog I've done a "Where I Read" post on this issue of Heavy Metal. For those unfamiliar with the concept, it's basically a blog post where you read through an issue and post your impressions. However, it's not necessarily a formal review. That's what this issue is.  Heavy Metal Magazine is a kind of magazine that was rare during its day, and is still rare now - a science-fiction fantasy comic anthology magazine. It's a rare niche. You don't get anthology comic magazines much anymore. Fanta...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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    Heavy Metal Magazine #197701 - Vol. 1, No. 1 by josh-weina on March 04, 2017

    This is a really good issue, like I'm so seriously. If you like a good read then read this shit. That's all I'm saying. Plus there's an excert from the biggest epic fantasy of the '70s: The Sword of Shannara. The art style is amazing all through out. Show casing some great talent from the time. This includes cartoonist Vaughn Bodē, who's work insipired Wizard and Lord of The Rings (The animated one that was like half finished.) Which are both super movies. If you look past the excessive nudity...

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