HEAVY METAL VOL 2 (2023)

To commemorate the passing of our friend, Kim Jung Gi, this special cover honors his final contribution to Heavy Metal. The master artist who inspired millions with his sprawling, elaborate live drawings and the incredible brushwork that appeared everywhere from museum exhibitions and galleries to comic art published by Marvel, DC, and more, gave joyously to the creative community to the very last and we are endlessly grateful for the opportunity to include his work in our new beginning. The legendary sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine commemorates the start of its 46th year with a brand new #1 issue, featuring original stories and serials and designed as a jumping on-point for new readers.

"Cover Art by John Horton (Hightech Lowlife) known for his unique blend of art & technology, his work ranges from large scale glitch art murals to sci-fi illustrations. HEAVY METAL continues a new era of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy! WIREMONKEYS, the future, cyberpunk, body horror mystery of two female mercenaries going back and forth between the worlds of the living and the dead, is the brainchild of writer/artist DAN SCHAFFER! A DARKER GOD is the bloody teen horror series going to the depth of fear and into a netherworld of dark truths and bloody carnage! Get ready to be possessed in this grisly tale from HOMERO RIOS, ANDRES ESPARZA, OSCAR CARRENO, and JAME! Plus more stories from some of the most daring voices in comics worldwide! Author(s): Gloria Ciapponi, Daniele Afferni, Homero Rios, Dan Schaffer, Joshua Sky, Chris Anderson, Diego Guerra, K.I. Zachopoulos Artist(s): Luca Conca, Daniele Afferni, Andres Esparza, Oscar Carreno, Dan Schaffer, Gideon Kendall, Chris Anderson, Diego Guerra, Vassilis Gogtzilas Letterer: Thomas Mauer, JAME"

"Italian comic book artist, Vincenzo Riccardi, has worked for publishers worldwide, including Boom! Studios, IDW, Image, Zenescope, Aftershock, as well as Marvel's Sideshow Collectibles, and now with this debut contribution, Heavy Metal Magazine. The legendary sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine commemorated the start of its 46th year with a brand new #1 issue, featuring original stories and serials and designed as a jumping on-point for new readers. Issue #3 continues to take us to dark and mysterious places, as only HEAVY METAL can. This month's stories include the continuation of SCREAM by Luca Conca and Gloria Caiponni, CHINESE STORY by Daniele Afferni, A DARKER GOD by Homero Rios, Andres Esparza, Oscar Carreno, and JAME, WIREMONKEYS by Dan Schaffer and SOMETHING SEEMS OFF by Chris Anderson, and the debut of GEO-GRAPHICS by writer Marko Stojanovic and artist Well-Bee. Author(s): Gloria Ciapponi, Daniele Afferni, Homero Rios, Dan Schaffer, Marko Stojanovic, and Chris Anderson Artist(s): Luca Conca, Daniele Afferni, Andres Esparza, Oscar Carreno, Dan Schaffer, Well-Bee, and Chris Anderson"