From 1977 to 2023, Heavy Metal Magazine published memorable and influential science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories for genre fans. Now, Heavy Metal International is bringing the beloved magazine back to print via Kickstarter.

Heavy Metal Magazine originally featured reprints of stories from the French comic magazine Métal hurlant, then it expanded into new content. Throughout its impressive run, Heavy Metal showcased the talents of creators like Stephen King, Moebius, Frank Frazetta, John Carpenter, Frank Miller, H.R. Giger, Robert Crumb, Jack Kirby, Harlan Ellison, Enki Bilal, Bernie Wrightson, and Alejandro Jodorowsky.

The new magazine will feature 200 pages of science fiction, fantasy, and horror content in over 20 stories. Contributors include Frazetta, Bilal, Greg Hildebrandt, Vicente Segrelles, Michael Conrad, Dan Brereton, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Nychos, Skinner, Keron Grant, Leah Moore and John Reppion, Anna Morozova, Joe Linsner, Antonio Segura, Jose Oritz, Janevsky, Tim Vigil, David Quinn, Luca Strati, John Workman, Paul Kirchner, and Craig Wilson.

“After a year of revitalization behind the scenes, Heavy Metal is back – heavier than ever – with a fresh team and a renewed commitment to pushing the boundaries of art and storytelling. This new issue 1 brings us back to the glory days with a stunning anthology that will shock, excite, and amaze on every page,” per the description.

It will be offered with exclusive covers and limited run variants. Cover artists include Hildebrandt, Frazetta, Skinner, Strati, Quintana, Viveros, and Nychos.

Pledge levels start at $15 for the issue, $20-40 for variant covers, $60 for the hardcover, and they go up to $950 for the ultimate collection featuring every variant, the hardcover, enamel pin set, and mystery gift.

The campaign has already reached its goal of $5,000 – in fact, it was nearly at $170,000 at press time. The Kickstarter campaign runs until December 29, 2024.