The Original Graphic Anthology that rocked the world of science fiction and comics is reborn—probing deep into the past, examining the present, and blazing into the future! 50 years after the debut of Metal Hurlant in France, the iconic and genre-defining publication is finally coming to the English language, and in bigger and bolder form than ever before: as a quarterly anthology published by Humanoids. Each volume of Metal Hurlant will feature 272+ pages of a one-of-a-kind, otherworldly, literary experience, expertly curated from archival material from the original '70s and '80s run, along with top A-list and up-and-coming creators from around the globe. “AS A KID IT REALLY WAS AN ELECTROSHOCK. I DON’T KNOW IF MY BRAIN MELTED OR EXPLODED... BUT I’M STILL HAUNTED BY THE POWER OF CREATIVITY THAT WAS IN THOSE BOXES.” —DENIS VILLENEUVE, speaking with NPR about his intro to sci-fi via boxes of Metal Hurlant First Issue features works from: ALIAS • MATTHEW ALLISON • DERF BACKDERF • YANN BÉCU • FRED BLANCHARD • PIM BOSS • YURI CAMPOS • LENO CARVALHO • CAZA • NICOLE CLAVELOUX • JEAN-PIERRE DIONNET • PHILIPPE DRUILLET •MATT FRACTION • JEAN-CLAUDE GAL • ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY • AFIF KHALED KILLOFFER • SIMON LECLERC • MASHA MORAN • MŒBIUS • JEAN-MICHEL NICOLLET • KARLA PACHECO • FREDERIK PEETERS • PHILIPPE PICARET • NIKOLA PISAREV • HOMERO RIOS • SAGAR FRANÇOIS SCHUITEN • LUC SCHUITEN • PETER SNEJBERG • JAMES STOKOE • KEVIN SULLIVAN • JAKE THOMAS • ELÈNE USDIN • JORG DE VOS • YANG WEILIN • EDITH ZHA Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (French: [?i?o]; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius (/'mo?bi?s/;[1] French: [møbjys]) for his fantasy/science-fiction work, and to a slightly lesser extent as Gir (French: [?i?]), which he used for the Blueberry series and his other Western-themed work. Esteemed by Federico Fellini, Stan Lee, and Hayao Miyazaki, among others,[2] he has been described as the most influential bande dessinée artist after Hergé.[3] His most famous body of work as Gir concerns the Blueberry series, created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier, featuring one of the first antiheroes in Western comics, and which is particularly valued in continental Europe. As Mœbius, he achieved worldwide renown (in this case in the English-speaking nations and Japan, as well – where his work as Gir had not done well), by creating a wide range of science-fiction and fantasy comics in a highly imaginative, surreal, almost abstract style. These works include Arzach and the Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius . He also collaborated with avant garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky for an unproduced adaptation of Dune and the comic-book series The Incal . Mœbius also contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science-fiction and fantasy films, such as Alien , Tron , The Fifth Element , and The Abyss . Blueberry was adapted for the screen in 2004 by French director Jan Kounen Philippe Druillet was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, but spent his youth in Spain, returning to France in 1952 after the death of his father. A science fiction and comics fan, Druillet worked as a photographer after graduating from high school, drawing only for his own pleasure. His first published series was his version of Michael Moorcock's Elric stories in a short-lived magazine. His first book, Le Mystère des abîmes ( The Mystery of the Abyss ), appeared in 1966.[1] It introduced his recurring hero Lone Sloane and played on science-fiction themes partially inspired by his favourite writers, H. P. Lovecraft and A.E. van Vogt. Later, Druillet created book covers for new editions of Lovecraft's work, as well as numerous movie posters. After Druillet became a regular contributor to the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote in 1970, his Lone Sloane saga grew steadily more flamboyant as he pursued innovative new imagery, including bold page designs and computer-generated images. His backdrops of gigantic structures inspired by Art Nouveau, indigenous architecture, and Gothic cathedrals earned him the nickname of "space architect". Six tales about Sloane's exploits were collected in Les six voyages de Lone Sloane in 1972, hailed by many as his masterpiece, and Sloane was again the hero of the graphic novel Délirius (1973), written by Jacques Lob. In 1973, Druillet also produced the Moorcock's Elric -inspired Yragaël for Pilote , and Vuzz for the magazine Phénix . In 1975, Druillet joined Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Bernard Farkas, and Moebius to form the publishing house Les Humanoïdes Associés and the magazine Métal Hurlant .[1] This was to be a vehicle for his finest stories, and showcased a steady evolution in his graphical skills. His series Lone Sloane and Vuzz continued, and other stories of