Metal Hurlant Collection 1 Vol. 1

by R.A. Jones, Daniel R. Wickline, Jim Alexander

Short Stories that appeared in the legendary magazine of the same name, and that inspired the TV series, Metal Hurlant Chronicles. Métal Hurlant magazine was created in Paris in 1974 by Moebius, Druillet and Dionnet, the founding fathers of Les Humanoïdes Associés. This movement soon revolutionized the medium and inspired countless writers, artists and filmmakers the world over. Versions in various languages flourished everywhere, including in the States with Heavy Metal. The French version was eventually shut down in 1987. But in 2002, Humanoids relaunched a limited publication of a 13-issue anthology, with one main goal: establishing a creative bridge between the US and Europe. Includes stories written and illustrated by comic book stars Geoff Johns, Kurt Busiek, Guy Davis, and Jerome Opena, among many others.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Anthologies, Ebooks

66 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2014

About the author

a.k.a. Artor Konig

Reviews

[Oscar]

Some really good short stories!

[Jesse A]

Alot of fun. Obviously hit or miss but mostly strong.

[Tristan]

This is the first volume of a collection available on Kindle Unlimited, which was intended to recapture at the beginning of the 21st century the spirit of the original Metal Hurlant magazine of the last quarter of the 20th, and once more bridge the gap between the US comics tradition and that of European bande dessinee. Whether that lofty goal has been reached is a matter of debate.

Actually, this is part one of collection one. It only contains the first six stories listed on the contents page, about one third of the pages only. Disappointingly, neither this first collection nor the second seems to have any female writers or artists.

These sci-fi, fantasy, western, historical, and dystopian short stories with a twist have their moments, but they are notable mainly for allowing the graphic artists to be as distinctive in their styles as possible, eschewing all conventions. For some that works, for others not so much. It gives the feel of a student rag rather than a professional production. It’s a good read with some decent stories, but it’s no classic.

[Pete R.]

A mixed bag, as all anthologies are, but skimming through it just now after reading the whole thing in maybe a half hour last night reminded me how solid every story is, and how different they all are from each other even if they all fall under the science fiction banner. There's space outlaws (of course), gifted children being taken from their families to train as future leaders, cities overrun by monsters, the 'ol girl finds herself in bomb shelter but is it really a wasteland out there, and more. Decently captures the old Heavy Metal/Metal Hurlant vibe, albeit (and unfortunately) less lurid and druggy.

[Quentin Wallace]

While some readers find the concept outdated and tiring, I still enjoy twist endings like we saw in Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone, just to name a couple of examples. This collection is mostly shorter stories and most have twist endings. The art is very good and varied and the stories are straight forward for the most part. I remember reading Heavy Metal when I was younger and some of the stories were just too far out for me. A few here are like that but most aren't. A great Sci Fi anthology.

[Mouse]

Old School Mag


As a fan of HM magazine and I’m aware of Metal Hurlant and it’s affect on HM. I love this anthology style of short stories with bizarre, morbid, and dark twists and endings.
Some good short stories and some okay short stories, none terribly bad though. Definitely has that Old School feeling, sort of 70’s or 80’s SciFi!

[William Skehan]

Heavy Metal is to Twilight Zone as Metal Hurlant is to Outer Limits

[Donyae Coles]

Couple of these reminded me of popular movies.

[Philip]

Like any anthology, some of the stories are better than others.

[Elliot]

There's a lot to like in this connection of sci fi short stories

[Vittorio Rainone]

Il problema dei racconti brevi è che, a meno di avere una sfacciata fortuna e un parco di autori eccezionale, il ristretto numero di pagine si traduce spessissimo in una sofferenza narrativa che porta a tagli, velocizzazioni, elisioni. Si cerca in tal caso l'aiuto del disegnatore, che difficilmente si dimostra tanto bravo da compensare la mancanza di didascalie. Alcuni racconti di MH01 sono molto carini, ma in altri pezzi si avverte questa sofferenza in modo acuto. Insomma, un volume che beneficia della pubblicità connaturata al proprio blasone, ma come prevedibile non riesce, fino alla fine a sostenere la promessa.