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| Métal Hurlant | |
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 Mœbius cover for issue number 1 ofMétal hurlant. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | (vol. 1) Les Humanoïdes Associés (vol. 2) Humanoids Publishing/DC Comics (vol. 3) Les Humanoïdes Associés |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) December 1974 – July 1987 (vol. 2) July 2002 – November/December 2004 (vol. 3) September 2021— |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1) 133 (vol. 2) 14 (vol. 3) 3+ |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jean Giraud Philippe Druillet Jean-Pierre Dionnet Bernard Farkas |
Métal hurlant (French pronunciation:[metalyʁlɑ̃]; literal translation: "Howling Metal," "Screaming Metal") is a Frenchcomics anthology of science fiction andhorror comics stories. Originally created in 1974, the anthology ceased publication in 1987, but was revived between 2002 and 2004 in multilingual editions, and then again in 2020.
Emphasizing complex graphics, cinematic imagery and surreal storylines,Métal Hurlant was highly influential throughout the world as one of the first mature expressions of "adult" comic book making. Apart from comics, the originalMétal Hurlant contained articles about science fiction books and movies, as well as music andvideogame reviews.
Métal Hurlant was created in December 1974 bycomics artistsJean Giraud (better known asMœbius) andPhilippe Druillet together with journalist-writerJean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.[1] The four were collectively known as "Les Humanoïdes Associés" (United Humanoids), which became the name of the publishing house releasingMétal Hurlant.
Content fromMetal Hurlant was republished in English in the United States byNational Lampoon under the titleHeavy Metal. It was published in Germany under the titleSchwermetall.
The magazine was originally released quarterly; it consisted of 68 pages, of which only 16 were in colour. Contributors included Moebius and Druillet, depicting such characters asArzach andLone Sloane. Later issues featuredRichard Corben,Alejandro Jodorowsky,Enki Bilal,Caza,Serge Clerc,Alain Voss,Berni Wrightson,Nicole Claveloux,Milo Manara,Frank Margerin,Masse,Chantal Montellier, and many others.
The magazine went bankrupt in 1980[2] but managed to keep publishing. It became bi-monthly with issue #7 and monthly with #9.
Métal Hurlant ceased publication in July 1987.[3][4]
Métal Hurlant began publishing again in July 2002 byHumanoids Publishing, with a French, English, Spanish andPortuguese version, under the French name. As a "two-headed", transatlantic (France-US) magazine, led byFabrice Giger in Los Angeles, it published original short stories, sometimes related to existing or to be published comic books. Its aim was to discover young creators and promote the products from the publisher. This incarnation of the magazine ceased publication with issue #14, dated November/December 2004.
Vincent Bernière launchedMetal Hurlant for 2021.[5] This third volume ofMétal Hurlant was launched viacrowdfunding, on the KissKissBankBank platform.[6] The first issue was published 29 September, with four issues a year (two with new content and two with classic content) planned.[7] The third issue was published in March 2022, and included the story "Aquarium" by French authorLéo Quievreux.[8]
A Polish edition of the relaunched magazine, overlapping with reprints of classic issues, premiered in December 2021.[9]
In November 2024, Humanoids announced that they would be relaunching an English version of the magazine, and began aKickstartercrowdfunding campaign for the first issue on November 13, 2024.[10]
Stories that were published in the originalMétal Hurlant include:
Some of their titles have gone on to be adapted into other media.
In November 2009, a film based on Stefano Raffaele'sFragile was in development.[11]
A live-action TV series based onMétal Hurlant titledMétal Hurlant Chronicles was released in France in 2012–2014. A French-United Kingdom co-production, the series consists of 12 half-hour episodes over two seasons. Featured actors includeRutger Hauer,Scott Adkins,Michael Jai White,Karl E. Landler,Joe Flanigan,David Belle,Matt Mullins andJames Marsters.[12] In the United States, the series began airing on the Syfy Channel on 14 April 2014.
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