Métal Hurlant

Métal Hurlant was created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud (better known as Mœbius) and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.{{cite web|title=Syfy Acquires French Skein "Metal Hurlant" (EXCLUSIVE)|date=25 February 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/syfy-acquires-french-skein-metal-hurlant-exclusive-1201120439/|publisher=Variety|access-date=2 September 2014}} The four were collectively known as "Les Humanoïdes Associés" (United Humanoids), which became the name of the publishing house releasing Métal Hurlant.

Content from Metal Hurlant was republished in English in the United States by National Lampoon under the title Heavy Metal. It was published in Germany under the title Schwermetall.

The magazine was originally released quarterly; it consisted of 68 pages, of which only 16 were in colour. Contributors included Moebius and Druillet, depicting such characters as Arzach and Lone Sloane. Later issues featured Richard Corben, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Enki Bilal, Caza, Serge Clerc, Alain Voss, Berni Wrightson, Nicole Claveloux, Milo Manara, Frank Margerin, Masse, Chantal Montellier, and many others.

The magazine went bankrupt in 1980{{cite news|title=Metal Hurlant Goes Bankrupt|page=16|work=The Comics Journal|number=56 |date=May 1980}} but managed to keep publishing. It became bi-monthly with issue #7 and monthly with #9.

Métal Hurlant ceased publication in July 1987.{{cite news|title=Metal Hurlant Folds|pages=23–24|work=The Comics Journal|number= 117|date=Sep 1987}}{{cite news|title=The Rise and Fall: Metal Hurlant|page=24 |work=The Comics Journal|number= 117 |date=Sep 1987}}

Métal Hurlant began publishing again in July 2002 by Humanoids Publishing, with a French, English, Spanish and Portuguese version, under the French name. As a "two-headed", transatlantic (France-US) magazine, led by Fabrice Giger in Los Angeles, it published original short stories, sometimes related to existing or to be published comic books. Its aim was to discover young creators and promote the products from the publisher. This incarnation of the magazine ceased publication with issue #14, dated November/December 2004.

Vincent Bernière launched Metal Hurlant for 2021.{{Cite web|title=Surprise: Métal Hurlant revient en 2021 - ActuaBD|url=https://www.actuabd.com/Surprise-Metal-Hurlant-revient-en-2021|website=www.actuabd.com|access-date=2020-05-15}} This third volume of Métal Hurlant was launched via crowdfunding, on the KissKissBankBank platform.{{Cite web|last=KissKissBankBank|title=Métal Hurlant revient ! par Vagator Productions|url=https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/metal-hurlant-revient|access-date=2021-06-20|website=KissKissBankBank|language=fr}} The first issue was published 29 September, with four issues a year (two with new content and two with classic content) planned.{{cite web |title=Métal Hurlant Numéro 1 |url=https://www.humano.com/y_catalog/book/id/37601 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Les Humanoïdes Associés |language=French}} The third issue was published in March 2022, and included the story "Aquarium" by French author Léo Quievreux.{{cite web | title=Léo Quievreux - Spécimens - Exhibition | website=Huberty & Breyne | date=25 February 2022 | url=http://hubertybreyne.com/en/exhibitions/presentation/502/specimens | access-date=16 June 2022}}

A Polish edition of the relaunched magazine, overlapping with reprints of classic issues, premiered in December 2021.{{Cite web|title=Magazyn Metal Hurlant zostanie wydany w Polsce!|url=https://blogokomiksach.blogspot.com/2021/10/magazyn-metal-hurlant-zostanie-wydany-w.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Magazyn Metal Hurlant zostanie wydany w Polsce!}}

In November 2024, Humanoids announced that they would be relaunching an English version of the magazine, and began a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the first issue on November 13, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from the new Metal Hurlant as it launches on Kickstarter |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/enjoy-exclusive-excerpt-metal-hurlant-215839616.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}

Stories that were published in the original Métal Hurlant include:

• Arzach
• Exterminator 17
• Fragile by Stefano Raffaele
• Jeremiah
• Lone Sloane
• Milady 3000
• The Zombies That Ate the World by Guy Davis and Jerry Frissen
• The Long Tomorrow by Dan O'Bannon and Jean Giraud
• 1996 by Chantal Montellier

Some of their titles have gone on to be adapted into other media.

In November 2009, a film based on Stefano Raffaele's Fragile was in development.{{cite web|first=Dave|last=McNary|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/vigilante-launching-with-black-summer-1118010712/|title=Vigilante launching with 'Black Summer'|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Variety|access-date=26 February 2018}}

A live-action TV series based on Métal Hurlant titled Métal Hurlant Chronicles was released in France in 2012–2014. A French-United Kingdom co-production, the series consists of 12 half-hour episodes over two seasons. Featured actors include Rutger Hauer, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Karl E. Landler, Joe Flanigan, David Belle, Matt Mullins and James Marsters.{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/21960/cast-announced-for-metal-hurlant-tv-series|title=Cast Announced For "Metal Hurlant" TV Series|publisher=darkhorizons.com|date=3 October 2011}} In the United States, the series began airing on the Syfy Channel on 14 April 2014.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071106151549/http://www.humanoids-publishing.com/products/prod.php?id=82 Metal Hurlant] at Humanoids Publishing
• [http://www.heavymetalmagazinefanpage.com/hmlist.html 2002+ checklist]
• [https://www.humano.com/ Les Humanoïdes Associés]: Publisher of new issues (2023+) of Métal Hurlant and other graphic novels.

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