Heavy Metal Magazine #286 - Magick Special [Cover A David Stoupakis]
([June] 2017)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Price
8.95 USD
Pages
148
Indicia Frequency
six (6) times per year
On-sale Date
2017-05-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Heavy Metal Media, LLC.
Barcode
092567365876 06
Editing
Grant Morrison (editor-in-chief); Kristan Morrison (coordinating editor); Frank Forte (content editor); R. G. Llarena (content editor); Rantz Hoseley (content editor); Sarah Deal (contributing editor)

Issue Notes

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Stoupakis (painted)
Inks
David Stoupakis (painted)
Colors
David Stoupakis (painted)
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Grant Morrison
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The Magician (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rian Hughes
Inks
Rian Hughes
Colors
Rian Hughes

Magick Special (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents, credits, staff and indicia information.

It's Your One Way Ticket to Midnight. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Heavy Metal / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Atomahawk Chapter Three: Berserker (Table of Contents: 4)

Atomahawk / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Donny Cates
Pencils
Ian Bederman
Inks
Ian Bederman
Colors
Ian Bederman
Letters
Taylor Esposito
Genre
science fiction

The Sword of God (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Clément; Alberto Calvo (translation)
Pencils
Edgar Clément (painted)
Inks
Edgar Clément (painted)
Colors
Edgar Clément (painted)
Letters
Jame
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Michael
Synopsis
A tomb raider is hired to loot the sword of the archangel Michael.
Keywords
angels; cherubs

Herald (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Diego Grebol
Pencils
Sebastián Píriz
Inks
Sebastián Píriz
Colors
Sebastián Píriz
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A robot tutor brings its students into another dimension.

Chapter Two: Lost to the World of Light (Table of Contents: 7)

The Smile of the Absent Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Gerhard
Inks
Gerhard
Colors
Gerhard
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tommy Catkins; Lord McPaw; Algernon Pussyfoot; Miss Wong
Synopsis
Tommy is tried for murder and cannot prove Algernon Pussyfoot is the killer, while Lord McPaw supposedly never existed. Tommy is sent to an insane asylum and begins to experience mystical visions, which Lord McPaw is very interested in.

The Color of Air Part Three (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Enki Bilal; Jessica Berger (translation)
Pencils
Enki Bilal
Inks
Enki Bilal
Colors
Enki Bilal
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Beyond the World and the Fool: Heavy Metal's Mag!c Primer (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
David Stoupakis (paintings)
Inks
David Stoupakis (paintings)
Colors
David Stoupakis (paintings)
Letters
typeset

A Magician and the Wooden Boy (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Zeljko Pahek [as Z. Pahek]
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Zeljko Pahek [as Z. Pahek]
Inks
Zeljko Pahek [as Z. Pahek]
Colors
Zeljko Pahek [as Z. Pahek]
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Maestro Gepetto
Synopsis
In his stage show, Gepetto brings a wooden puppet to life so that he can kill it, then restore it again, but the puppet rebels and kills Gepetto.

Frank Frazetta: Reign of Wizardry (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Frazetta Jr.
Pencils
Frank Frazetta (painting, signed)
Inks
Frank Frazetta (painting, signed)
Colors
Frank Frazetta (painting, signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Frank Frazetta Jr. discusses his father's painting 'Reign of Wizardry.'

The 1,000 Deaths of Harry Houdini (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Kleid
Pencils
Michael Avon Oeming
Inks
Michael Avon Oeming
Colors
Taki Soma
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Harry Houdini; The Devil
Synopsis
Houdini reveals how he made a deal with the Devil to return from death whenever he dies in his performances so that he can always succeed in his escape attempts.

Lil Charlie Part III: In Which What You Thought You Knew About the Universe Is Fucked or A Creation Story (Table of Contents: 13)

Lil Charlie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Bivens
Pencils
John Bivens
Inks
John Bivens
Colors
Omar Estévez
Letters
?
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Duncan; Death; Lil Charlie; God
Synopsis
Describes how creation came about while God was hungover.

Ars Goetia: Demonic Tarot (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Pavelec
Pencils
Jim Pavelec (painted)
Inks
Jim Pavelec (painted)
Colors
Jim Pavelec (painted)
Letters
typeset

Air (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Diego Agrimbau
Pencils
Martin Túnica
Inks
Martin Túnica
Colors
Martin Túnica
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

Origins of Zentropa (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Mahoney
Letters
typeset

Zentropa (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Mahoney
Pencils
John Mahoney
Inks
John Mahoney
Colors
John Mahoney

Clive Barker (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rantz Hoseley; Clive Barker
Pencils
Clive Barker (illustrations)
Inks
Clive Barker (illustrations)
Colors
Clive Barker (illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Rantz Hoseley interviews Clive Barker about his artwork.

Lighting the Way (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Alan Miller; Christian Francis; Ben Meares
Pencils
Gonzalo Ruggieri
Inks
Gonzalo Ruggieri
Colors
Omar Estévez
Letters
Jame
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Inspired by Clive Barker's painting 'Lighting the Way.'

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Magician
  3. 2. Magick Special
  4. 3. It's Your One Way Ticket to Midnight.
    Heavy Metal
  5. 4. Atomahawk Chapter Three: Berserker
    Atomahawk
  6. 5. The Sword of God
  7. 6. Herald
  8. 7. Chapter Two: Lost to the World of Light
    The Smile of the Absent Cat
  9. 8. The Color of Air Part Three
  10. 9. Beyond the World and the Fool: Heavy Metal's Mag!c Primer
  11. 10. A Magician and the Wooden Boy
  12. 11. Frank Frazetta: Reign of Wizardry
  13. 12. The 1,000 Deaths of Harry Houdini
  14. 13. Lil Charlie Part III: In Which What You Thought You Knew About the Universe Is Fucked or A Creation Story
    Lil Charlie
  15. 14. Ars Goetia: Demonic Tarot
  16. 15. Air
  17. 16. Origins of Zentropa
  18. 17. Zentropa
  19. 18. Clive Barker
  20. 19. Lighting the Way
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