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SEC acke | | sre selections tor mature readers, ! ! 1 mr, ! | ie ! Piease print 1 | Address. apt____ | 1S oat 1CONTENTS Origins, 3 Den, by Corben, 5 Rat. by Draillet, 3 Conquering Armies, by Dionnet and Gal, 16 The Adventures of Yriss, by Druillet and Alexis, 29 Arvach, by Moebius, 37 Selena, by Mar and Macedo, 45 The Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks, 55 Traumwach, by Mouehel, Pierson, and Voss, 59 Space Punks, by Mezieres, 69 bby Rubingt 1996, by Montellier, 28.84 0.79 Age of Sunpor, by Bode, 85 “Manipalation, by Rox, 93 Front Cover, by Nicollet Back Cover. by Druillet Editors: Seam Kelly, Valerie Marchant Associate Editor: Julie Simmons Design Director: Peter Kleinman Foreign Rights Manager: Barbara Sabatino Art Director. Harry Blumfield Production Manager: George Agoxlia, Je Copy Eaitor: Susan Devine Publishers: Matty Simmons, Leonard Mogel ~ HM Communications, Inc., is a subsidiary of Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. 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Ine, Reta Agleement sfesened und acepledbs ou compan 2 HEAYY METALORIGINS t4.M. on the nineteenth of December, 1974, under the mad . marksman’ eye of the archer in the sky, on the feast of Bishop Nicasius, who prophesied the arrival of the barbarians who beheaded him, observed by whoknows how many orbiting whatnots, a linkless foursome previously identified as Druillet, Dionnet, Moebius, and Farkas were transformed into the Associated Humanoids. Shortly thereafter, a magazine entitled Metal Hurlant materialized on newsstands. Metal Hurlant means“ screaming metal” whatever that means. It was, and still is, issued by the Associated Humanoids. The magazine appears to be the work of an alien intelligence. as indeed itis. Itis French. French is a difficult language to understand because of the large number of English words in it. Thus, when the French say “science fiction,” they are not, as you might think, referring to H.G. 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Address ity State Zip.Who was 1? Where was 7... The landscape was totally unknown to me, even my body was unfamiliar A 3 | e Sa * Mat oreo browght meee Tseenad myn or memories There wes sea tee Inti yastoo elesdede Amare Do TE Ne My camo is ON, scanned the horizon. A distant structure rose out of the mists. | decided to go there, Perhaps ithheld a clue to the mystery. miT walked. My bare f relief in the heat After several hours I was overt by @ vacuous feeling HUNGER —FOoDI! existence in this deso- late land There were instinets, reflexes and a good amount of muscular dexterity contained in this body in which 1 found myself. | was thankful but still confusedits. immediate and found a protected spot nearby.A creature, the likes of which I'd never seen before, was drinking from the pool. T'was frozen with fear. Could it hear my pounding heart? Could it find me from my scent? Could it sense my presence by some unknown faculty? Apparently quenched, the lizardman left and disappeared among the rocks, | was about to descend fora drink whens‘Another figure approached. The ornamented headdress and anklets exudgg.the sound that alerted me. | concluded that it was an Indian girl, which gave me new thoughts about my location. She drank and left Late. r I ‘And followed her.| studied the artifact as | passed. | conjectured that it housed machinery that drew water from rocks or the depths of the earth {if this really was Earth). And was powered by solar rays or nuclear energy. This was the only human I'd seen since | had awakened here. Pethaps | should've confronted her and tried communication, An ominous aura about her discouraged that plan. It was the SOUND! Why would a sane person travel in this hostile land wearing noisy ornaments which ‘could attract carnivorous beasts. | circled ahead to watch her pass “The images stirred phantasmic forces in my head and erotic ones in my body. HEAVY METAL 1Surprised at my own reaction, | sat motionless, wondering about what had caused it and what to do next, when a shadow crossed me. ‘ wes It was the lizardmait | had seen earlier, Was it a coincidence that he tra veled in this same diree tion?. 1 ‘rejected. this thought. He seemed In tent upon something thegitl...1 afraid, not fo Despite my lack of a strategy, | resolved to prevent this beast from harrniniithe Incianess. e Continued Next IssueWhee 2508 DENNERE.IND THOSE THEY CONGUERED ‘SWELLED THEN RANE, NE DAY, THE VANBUAED OF THE ‘GECOND ARMY ACEVED BEFORE |, AV INLAND CITY.TO ARMS, SOLDIERS OF THE CONQUEROR AND ADVANCE HEAVY METALLENE THEM BE, \\AM NOT HAPPY, MASTER. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED 1 FIGHT. THIS RING TOOK IT PROM A CORPSE WHEN WE ENTERED KALETH: ALL THE ABLE-BODIED MEN WERE. DEAO. HERE THEY DON'T 9AY ANYTHING THEY LOOK AT US AND THEY OBEY US. To, FORCE THE D00RS OF THEIR TEMPLES. UT 7 HAVE. DOUBLED THE GUARD, ALL THE SAME:HEAVY METAL 2Do vou PL THE IRON RIGHT INTO THE WATER © DOESN'T THAT SHATTER IT= WAS ONCE A BLACKeMITH MYSELE Weg COME FrEOM WE DON'T. cee Tar | Pwr 5 , Tue memnine oF mig oT one ORDERS= THEY ARETHREE me Nor POSSIBLE /IBOUT FOUR LEAGUES FROM THE CITY, THE SECOND ARMY DISCOVERED FOUR CORPSES DRAWN UP ALON THE ROADRAY BRADBURY RICHARD CORBEN HARLAN ELLISON FRANK FRAZETTA URSULA LE CLIN MICHAEL MOORCOCK. IRR TOLKIENjy io KT il (7 ASTAIR LOCK OPEN FOR. ORES OF EXPEDITION JO COPERNICUS! Yes, 8uT THis TIME THE INTENSITY OF THE VIBRATIONS Has EXCEEDED SECURITY LEVELS,’THERE'S Bir at THe BOTTOM! Request PERMISSION GRANTED! 1m AN ARTIFICIAL Prr—— AT LEAST 200 METERS beer!100K s “HE ROBOT'S DEMATERIALIZNG! / / CY. ene's NOTHING LEFT. 17 Has compeety —) voatizeor _/ ZONE YS REPORTING... SELENIA REPORTING. ( TAM RELAY STATION 4I5-C IW THE PLANETARY SYSTEM, INSTALLED A’ THOUSAND MILLION YEARS 250 BY THe GALACTIC CONFEDERATION. TAM PROGRAMMED 70 ASSURE THe CONTROL GATE INTERGALACTIC COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS OF THE LUNAG SATELLITE, ENERGIZING TRANSMISSION 912... UNTic NOW THESE CIRCUITS WERE GURRDED BY VAR GOR TAM, FFTH GENERATION ROBOT. STATIONED HERE BY THE CONFEDERATION & MILLION YEARS AGO. BELENIA Y PERMITTED Youe ARENA AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PRESENT GUARDIAN. ACORDING TO CODE 2# OF THE CONFEDERATION, THE TERMINALS OF THE GALACTIC NETWORK (MUST BE ADAPTED TO THE CONDITIONS OF THAT PLANET. THE (5 WHY THE HUMANS OF PLANET %, WHO HAVE CONQUERED THE MOON, MUST BE MADE TERMINALS. MAHAL mg 15 UNBEARABLE / 52 HEAVY METALSEVEN OF Youve agen THis MISSION - YOU | NFO MiG FUNCTION HERE UNTIe THE WuMaNe OF YOUR PLANET HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WE... HAVE... BEEN. Cee Wi A Tene Brzz Teche tageYOU EVEN, MUMBERS 7171, 4321,93/5; 4¥21,73I5; 872I,AND I73|, ROBOTS OF THE FOURTH GENERATION, YOUE MIMANOID CIRCUITS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RESTRUCTURATION NOU ARE NOW IW 7HE FROCEEE OF IITIAL PEOGEAMHING YOue, WOR ORES ARE Bi ” 5 AULT = UNIT CALLING! ONY FIVE: OF US HAVE ESCAPED. THEYNoble companions beset by sorcerers and monsters, on their quest for a magical sword in another universe. It a ‘quarter of a million words long. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune trilogy, calls it “a marvelous fantasy ter del Rey says it “very special in every way.” Heavy Metal is provd to present its world premi ‘view of the epic fantasy which is predicted to be the bi: {gest cult book since Tolkien. ‘These illustrations and others, by the brothers Hilde- bbrandt, are also from the book, which will be published inhardcover and as a Ballantine paperback in April The Sword of Shannara By Terry Brooks enon Leah ad no found he lt go he Journey 1 cree sic Rta led he ad bec separated from the two Valen pane set ln, He war no afd for hil, but he Feared he ery Sorst for ae Ohmaord ie lon to ad thet way oof the mitsimouded Black Oss He. too had called hopeeny fuulelytumbling Binal about inte acknes nil Re voce srs crncked.Butin he end he ws fred to ami to hime that the search was ales under sich conditions. Exhausted. he puted on through he moods a what he Bele oe the fecal drceion of the iowandsconoling Rims sghly Sith the promise that he would find the ote inte day Hie was late fort longer ne tha be bad expat, breaking fs near deva sd cllaping st the edge of the usants. Though edd watkaow then he ha emerged at F'polnt south ofthe seeping bot: hy he tne is tnfurane had been pated the imi and ep came over Sim so quickly tate coud aot remember anything afer the Slow eatelght fol of fling ashe cloped fn the tll fonland gras seemed to him tht he sp a very lng tine, bitinactheawateacd only several Monat Shean Flick had begun ht ourny toward the ivr River eleving tat eva: aconaidtbleGutnce south the pon the group has eon making for while inthe Black Onl, Mesion quckly Chose wo trae north an ty to eu across the tal of is companions before reaching eve. Ite fled oid them by that time, be knew he would be confronted wih the MBplenant probably tat he were sil lost inthe entangle lured the Highlander sapped om his ight pack shoul dered the rest a bow and the sword of Leshan began 10 tmuch aptly notward, The ew hour of aferaoon dayightConte tem poge 57 Jems of governing justly ina society where the monare’s word crate only tw Yet he fel hat in his own Way he was a good {S ary man alive. Shea believed he masa man tbe looked up to Perhaps, he tought ly, but his hie to date appeared 0 coast of one long ine of harrowing experencey and wil escapades that had served ile or no consrtive purpose “The smooth, aras-sovered Towards. changed trough, barren ground, sing abrapay in small hls and dropping sharply nt step. rence valleys that made uavel slow and Imosthavardous in places. Menton looked ansiously bead forsomeindicaion of more level train, but was impossible tose vey fa even ftom the top of hestep ses, He plodded on, deletes and steady fenoring the roughnest of the jound andsilent beating his deekion to come that way. His find wandered briefly, then suddenly snapped back as he {Ugh the sound of a human voie. He Tstened intently for Several seconds but could hear nothing further and dissed itas the wind or his imagination, A moment later he heard it Agno, only this time itwas the ler sound of «womans voice, Shang ny somes sheaf hm tan and Tow He srulked more quickly, wondering his eas were playing wicks Cn him, but al the ume Rearing the womans Mello” voice pow louder Soon the mesmeric sound of her singing led the sirint gay almost wid abandon that each into the nnermost depths fhe highlander’s min, bidding him t fallow to Beas freeas the songlsel, Almost ina rancehewalkedsteadly on Sniling broadly at the images the happy song conjured up wo im. Vaguely, Re wondered what a woman would be dcig in thexe bleak lowlands miles ftom any Kind of ciation, but the song secmed vo dispel al is doubts ins warm asouranoe thauit came fom the Rea [At the peak of a particularly bleak rise, somewhat higher than the surrounding hillocks, Menion found het siting beneath a small wile tee with Jong. gnatled branches that Teminded him of willow roots, She was a young git, very beautiful and obviously very much at home in these lands 3 She sang bighls, seemingly oblivious to anyone who might be raced by the sound of her voice, He did not conceal is approach, but moved straight oer side smiling gently at her ireuhnes and youth. She smiled Back i Rim, bat mage no effort tose nor greet hrm, continuing the gay strains ofthe tune she had Been singing allthis time. The Prince of Leah ame 10 a halt overt feet away from her, but she gulch beckoned him to come clover and sit net to her beneath the cu-shaped tee Iwas then tht froma somewhere deep mithin hina small warning nerve twinged, some sath sense not yet ealranced by her vibrant song tugged at him and demanded now why this young gil should ask «complete stranger ost ‘itn het There was Ro feason for his hestation other than Pethaps the innate discos the hunter has forall things out of Plce and umeim nature: but whatever the reason cased the Highlander to pause. In that instant the gi andthe song disappeared into vapor. leaving Menion Wo face the srange= looking tte on the baren nee For one second Menion Relist, unable to believe what tag justoceurred and tien hasily moved to withdraw. But he Joos ground about his Tee opened even as he. paused, releasing a heavy clase of thikegnaled rors which wound themselves tighly about the young man’s ankles, Holling him, fast Menon stimbled over backward trying to break ree, For ‘moment he fun hi predicament to Be ludicrous, But ry ie might he could not work ee of those clinging roots. The Strangenesof the situation increased almost immediately ashe flanced up to see the strange roocimbed tee, previously frumobile approaching ina ow siretching motion, limbs extended toward hin, their ie conning small but deadly Tooking nese. Thoroughly aroused now, Menion dropped his pack and bow in one motion and unsheathed the great ord realizing that he ge an the song had heen a ilsion {craw him thin reach ofthis ominous ce, He ct biel at TH HEAVY METAL the roots which hound him, severing them in places, but the work its slow because they were wound so tightly abou his lnkles that he could not risk broad strokes. Sudden panie set in as he realized he could not get ice in time, but he forced the Feeling down and shouted his defiance atthe plant, which by ow was almost on top of hit, Swinging in fury as it came ‘within reach, he quickly severed a number of the clutching limbs and it withdrew sights, ts whole frame shuddering in pain, Menion knew that with ts next approach he had to trike lis nerve center ihe expocted 0 destoy it Bul the strange tre hhad other ideas; coiling its limbs into ise, it thrust them toward the imprisoned traveler one ata time, showering him swith the tiny needles that New off the ends. Many of them ‘missed altogether and some houaced harmlessly off his heavy funicand boots. But others struck the exposed skin of his hands find head and embedded themselves with small stinging sensations, Menion ied to brush them off, while protecting himself from further assault, but the little needles broke off Ieaving their tips embedded in his skin, He flea kind of slow drowsiness hegin to steal over him and! portions of his nervous system ogin t go numb, He realized at once thatthe needles Contained some sort of drug that was designed to put the plant's Vitim to sleep, 10 render it helpless for easy disposition Wildly, he fought the feeling seeping through his system, but soon dropped: helplessly t0 his knees, unable t0 fight it, [Knowing that the toe had on, But amazingly. the deadly tee appeared o hesitate and then tw inch slighty backward, coiling Sein in attack, Slow, heavy Footsteps sounded behind the fallen prince, approaching ‘ctutiodsly: He could not tur his head to See who it was, and & ‘deep bast voice warned him abrupkly Wo remain motionles ‘The tee ciled expectant to stike, but an instant hefoee it released ils deadly needles it wasseuck with shattering impact by a huge mace that flew over the shoulder of the fallen Menion. The strange tee was completely toppled by the blow Obviously injured, it strugsled to rase iselt and fight back, Hehind him, Menion heard the sharp Felease of how-steing anda long black arrow embedded ise deep within the plant’ thick trank, Immediately the roots about his fect released their {vip and sank into the earth and the main portion of the tee Shuiddered violently limbs thrashing the sir and showering needles i all directions. A momen later. it drooped slowly 10 the earth With a final spasm, it lay motionless Sill heavily drugged from the needles, Menion felt the strong hands of his rescuer grip hisshoulders roughly and force him into a prone position wile «broad hunting knife severed the few remaining strands binding his eet, The igure befere him was @ powerfully built Dwart, dressed in the green and brown woodsman' clothing worn by most ofthat race. He was tall for a Dwar, a litle over five feet, and carried a small arsenal of weapons ound about his broad waist. He looked dlown at the drugged Menion and shook his head dubiously. “You must he siranger to doa dumb thing ike that.” he reprimanded the other in his decp bass voice. "Nobody with any sense plays around with the Sirens “Tam from Leah...(0 the west.” Menion managed to gasp ‘ou, is voice thick and strange to his own ears “A highlander—1 might have known." The Dwarf laughed heartily to himself “You'd have to be. | suppose. Well, don't ‘worry, you'l be fine in afew days. That drug won't kill you if ‘we gett treated, but you'l be out for a while” He laughed again and turned to retrieve his mace, Menion, ‘with his nal ounce of strength, gasped him bythe tani “T must teach...the Anat... Culhaven,” he gasped sharply rake me t Balinor The Dusurf looked hack at him sharply, but Menion had lapsed into unconsciousness, Mutteing to himself, the Dart picked up his own weapons and those of he fallen highlander, Then with surprising suength, he heaved the lip form of Menion over his broad shoulders, esting the load for balance Satisfied at ast that all was in place, he bezan trudging steadily ‘uitering all the while, moving toward tne forests of the Anat. o3) ae ——!ARTIST: MOUCHEL WRITER: PAULINE PIERSON INKING: VOSS: (BY LLANE SHREK Ato 015 TROOP ARE WN PURSUIT.AT THAT GWE MOMENT, ON THE FANTHBTIC SCENE SAGE OF THE THeaTER OF AOPEARS To ULYS: CELESTIAL Now YOU SHALL wer Fuze FROM a MB, FOR T SHALL cup SOUR bs HEAYY METALTHE HOUR OF MY LAST TUDGMENT BPPROACHES .. FLEE, STRANGER / io 2 NTH A TERRIBLE CRASH, TRAUMWACH DISAPPEARS, ITS CREATOR GIVING UP THE GHOST) VICTIM OF THE ETERNAL CONFLICT BETHEEN GOOP AND EUL.OBOE mn FUR Maes, ENDER THE NIGHT THEY NALED THE GANG’ Veceee ies Sree Giger eae ii NOR ae ORE BE I ee NGI OH TE OLE waaay ASTROPORT | NEW ALBERTA WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON HER BORDERS.HEAVY METAL Z LEARNED ApvanceD RIFLE TECH. Z LEARNED ONE DAY, THE woRD GAME DOWN. THE EXPECITIONIRY FORCE WAS ON RED ALERT FOR A MISSION... ‘cone on! Sli Look smakt/ Vo This I6NT A PLEAGURE CRUISE /AN THE SUPERCRUIGER, "MARILYN MONROE” OF TIE INTED TERRESTRIAL TOOK OFF, ALL Syerens eo ABmnee MERE 10,000 COMMANDOS, RE; Foe ACTION.= ‘ f “I * ) 4%. AND CRUSH THE AGITATORS wave a0 ‘SAGES FROM THE Ee ee mon Was 4 Re ccees AND NiTAL Te THE Sul OF OUR MISSION. | . oa oe \ Have BEEN Wirth me STRIKE FORCE, BUT Blumen my PLlsHT TEST.Tr wits A LONG AND VERY EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGN =-A LITTLE BORING FOR THOSE OF UG LEFT ORBIT GA THE COMMANDOS MADE FIRE STRIKES ON THE REBELG, RADIOING THE POSITIONS OF THEIR NERVE CENTERS UPSTAIRS TO UG, CALLING INA WIGBILE STRIKE OR TWO. “Wed TEAH THOSE LITTLE SHITS A LESSON FOR A WHILE, AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLANET...NSIDE THE SHIP, WeThe EXPEDITION WENT ON FOR A WHE. THEN WEID SRUEFED OUT THE Légr OF THE REBELLIONS AND WE BEGAN TB LOMS TRIP BACK HOME. I MUST SAY THE ATHOSPHERE ON BOARD WAS... WELL, RELIGIOUS. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK US TO SOBER UP FROM THAT PIES-OUT / FINALLY, BACK ON EARTH, E GOT PLACEMENT IN A SHALL ARMS CONCERN. THE SECURITY FOREMAN TOOK ONE LOOK AT MY REFERENCES (NP AY MECUL JAND Z LANDED A SOFT GIG AT BIG BUCKS. DEM, LM A MARRIED MAN GOT A KD HHO'S TOUGH 45's CLD MN, Bar you BET I CAN HAWOLE Him 7 Were wie Baer nt NEW ALBERTA, A COND cause KINA GUY IAM!BABY BABY DOW KEY 'y GOOBVECortruectem pase 57 lems of governing justly in a society where the monarh’s word seas the ony law Yet Beet that in is own way he was a good Zany mat alive, Shea Beloved he wasa maa tbe looked up io, Pethap so he thought ly, bu i few date appeared © Const of one long lie of harrowing experiences and wil ‘Seapades that had served litle or no Constructive purpose “The smooth rasv-covered lowlands changed Wo Tough barren ground, cing abruply in small hile and dropping Sharply to steep, renchlike valleys that made wave! sow and almost hazardovs in places. Menion Wokes anxious ahead forsome indication of more level trai, ba twas impossible tose very ar even Irom the top a the sieep rises. He ploded tm, deliberately and steadily. ignoring the roughness of the {round andsilenly berating his decison to come tat way. His Mind wandered bie ten soddenlysrapped back as he ‘aught the sound of a human volce. He Istened intently for Several seconds but could hear nothing further and dismised ites the wind orbs imagination. A mement ater be heard enn, ony thi timeit waste clear sound of a woman's oie Singing sof somewhere ahcad of him, fet and tow. He walked more quickly. wonde tn him, but all the me {ov Touder Soon the mesimere sound of her singing led the Sina gan, almox wild abandon that reach ino the innermost depth fhe higlanders ming, bidding him to folon. to Beas fice asthe song sell Almost ina trancs he walked steady on Smiling broadly a the images the happy song conjuted up 0 fim. Vagucly. he wondered what a woman would e doing in {hese bleak lowlands, mils from aay Kindo ciation but {he song semed wo dispel all hs doubtsn ts warn assurance that it came fom the Neat A the peak ofa patcuany leak rise. somewhat higher than the surrounding. hillock, Menion found her siting Teneath small wit te with long. gnaed branches that ‘minded him of willow roots. She was a young gir. very teautfl and obviously very moch at ome in these land shcsang ay suming ooo anyone who might be attracied by the sound of her vole, He dd not conceal his Approsch, but moved straight to her side smiling gently at het iteahness and youth, She smiled back at him, bot mage no effort wove orto greet him. continuing ie gay siruins ofthe tune she had been singing ail hs time: The Prince of Leah ame 1 4 hall several fee away from her, Bt she quickly beckoned him to come closer and st next to her beneath He ‘odshaped tree Itwas then that from somewhere deep within hin a'small waring nerve tinged, some axth sense nat yet entranced by her vibrant song tugged at him and demanded 0 Know why his young gil should ak a complete strange ott with net There was ho reason for As heaton other than Pethape te innate dsr the hunter has forall things Out oF Place and time in nature: But whatever the reason, caused the Fighlander to pause, In that instant the irl andthe song | SAM AwoImENT ¢ \DOSOMETHING! } SB9HW DA APOLLO. 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