Seminal Sci-Fi Classic ‘Metal Hurlant’ Comes Screaming Back To Life With New English Edition
The post Seminal Sci-Fi Classic ‘Metal Hurlant’ Comes Screaming Back To Life With New English Edition appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Art by Jean “Moebius” Giraud graces the cover of the relaunched English edition of Metal Hurlant, … More June 17, 2025. Humanoids Publishing If you’ve experienced any cutting edge science fiction/fantasy of the last 50 years, from Alien and Blade Runner to Love, Death and Robots, you probably know Metal Hurlant, the legendary illustrated magazine that came roaring out of France in the mid-70s, even if you’ve never heard its name. Now, following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the magazine’s original publisher Humanoids is reviving an English-language edition for the first time in decades, kicking off with a special 50th anniversary issue hitting the streets June 17, 2025. “Three guys – Jean-Pierre Dionnett, Philippe Druillet and Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) created this magazine to express themselves, to do things they couldn’t do anywhere else,” says Fabrice Giger, publisher of Humanoids, in a phone interview earlier this month. “It inspired many, many creators not only in comics and literature, but in movies, entertainment, media and technology.” The founders of Metal Hurlant, from left to right: Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Jean Giraud aka Moebius, and … More Philippe Druillet in Paris, 1975. Photograph by Claude Gassian Each of MH’s founding creators was already a giant in the French comics industry, which was years ahead of its American counterpart both creatively and commercially, giving MH a running start in its efforts to blow minds and pry open wallets. The work produced in those early years became as instantly iconic and revered in the world of comics as that of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee in Marvel’s 1960s Silver Age. Stories like Moebius and Dan O’Bannon’s “The Long Tomorrow” provided a template for Blade Runner. Ridley Scott’s original 1979’s Alien, with a screenplay co-written by O’Bannon, drew heavily from the magazine’s dark imagery. Cyberpunk and…
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Art by Jean “Moebius” Giraud graces the cover of the relaunched English edition of Metal Hurlant, … More June 17, 2025. Humanoids Publishing If you’ve experienced any cutting edge science fiction/fantasy of the last 50 years, from Alien and Blade Runner to Love, Death and Robots, you probably know Metal Hurlant, the legendary illustrated magazine that came roaring out of France in the mid-70s, even if you’ve never heard its name. Now, following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the magazine’s original publisher Humanoids is reviving an English-language edition for the first time in decades, kicking off with a special 50th anniversary issue hitting the streets June 17, 2025. “Three guys – Jean-Pierre Dionnett, Philippe Druillet and Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) created this magazine to express themselves, to do things they couldn’t do anywhere else,” says Fabrice Giger, publisher of Humanoids, in a phone interview earlier this month. “It inspired many, many creators not only in comics and literature, but in movies, entertainment, media and technology.” The founders of Metal Hurlant, from left to right: Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Jean Giraud aka Moebius, and … More Philippe Druillet in Paris, 1975. Photograph by Claude Gassian Each of MH’s founding creators was already a giant in the French comics industry, which was years ahead of its American counterpart both creatively and commercially, giving MH a running start in its efforts to blow minds and pry open wallets. The work produced in those early years became as instantly iconic and revered in the world of comics as that of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee in Marvel’s 1960s Silver Age. Stories like Moebius and Dan O’Bannon’s “The Long Tomorrow” provided a template for Blade Runner. Ridley Scott’s original 1979’s Alien, with a screenplay co-written by O’Bannon, drew heavily from the magazine’s dark imagery. Cyberpunk and…
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