Heavy metal (comic)

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Schwermetall (original subtitle: Fantastic Comics for Adults ) was a comic magazine that appeared monthly from February 1980 and was discontinued in 1999. The focus was on science fiction and fantasy comics for adults.

history

The founder and editor-in-chief of this licensed edition of the French Métal hurlant was the publisher Raymond Martin , who had already gained experience with U-Comix as an alternative publisher . Space operas, erotic, spiritual or experimental stories were printed. Originally published by Volksverlag , after its bankruptcy the magazine was continued from issue 58 by Alpha Comic Verlag under Achim Schnurrer . Under the heading Heavy Metal Presented , Alpha Comic Verlag published individual volumes by various artists.

The unit price of the booklet was initially DM 5, - ( SFr. 5.50, ÖS 45, - (first issue ÖS 50, -)), from issue No. 20 DM 6, - (SFr. 6, -, ÖS 50, - -). From issue 167/168 published under the announcement Besser! Greater! Much more pages! Double issues at the price of DM 12.80 (SFr. 12.80, ÖS 100, -).

Schwermetall was discontinued in 1999 with the double issue 219/220.

Indexing

Among the many artists represented were especially those who explicitly dealt with sex, violence and sometimes also with BDSM , u. a. Moebius , Milo Manara , Boris Vallejo (cover illustrations) and Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri . In Germany, this repeatedly led to conflicts with the Federal Inspectorate for Writings Harmful to Young Persons . For example, the publisher of Schwermetall was charged with violating the law on the distribution of writings harmful to minors, above all because of the comic strip Druuna in the 1980s. In order to avoid indexing the comic strip “Druuna - Gravis disease” , Alpha-Verlag had to black out areas in 1990, remove an entire page and retouch a panel . The relevant prior publications in Schwermetall were processed analogously. Issues 175/176 were only allowed to be delivered with restricted sales . The volumes "Morbus Gravis 3 - Creatura" ( Schwermetall No. 119, p. 23, 1989) and "Morbus Gravis 5 - Mandragora" ( Schwermetall No. 119, p. 23, 1989) appeared only after they were partially blackened with bars had been.

Artist

The artists published in the booklet include: Moebius ( John Difool , Die airtight Garage ), Richard Corben ( Den ), Enki Bilal ( Alexander Nikopol ), Philippe Druillet , Philippe Caza , Jeronaton , Sergio Macedo , Chantal Montellier , René Pétillon , Paul Gillon ( The castaways of time ), Chris Scheuer , Milo Manara , Régis Loisel ( In search of the bird of the time ), Al Voss , Paul Kirchner , Frank Margerin , Yves Chaland , Georges Pichard , Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri ( Druuna ), Beb Deum , Charles Burns , Frank Miller ( Sin City ), Geof Darrow ( Hard Boiled ), Juan Giménez , Andreas ( Rork ), Antonio Segura , Serge Clerc , Daniel Leistner , Harm Bengen ...

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Raymond Martin: Foreword, Schwermetall No. 15, p. 2, April 1981
  2. ↑ Kai U. Jürgens : When the science fiction comic grew up. Achim Schnurrer sheds light on the history of “Schwermetall” , April 16, 2019
  3. ↑ a b c heavy metal in comicguide.de
  4. ↑ Schwermetall presented in comicguide.de
  5. ↑ cf. On the history of censorship - developments and selected examples , in Roland Seim , Josef Spiegel (ed.): “From 18” - censored, discussed, suppressed. Examples from the cultural history of the Federal Republic of Germany , Telos Verlag, Münster 2002, ISBN 3-933060-01-X , p. 56 ff.
  6. ↑ See also Comic Info, 03/1993, p. 30.
  7. ↑ see Roland Seim, Josef Spiegel (Hrsg.): The commented illustrated book on “From 18” - censored, discussed, suppressed. Zensur in der deutschen Kulturgeschichte , p. 141, Telos Verlag, 2nd improved new edition, 2001, ISBN 3-933060-05-2