Heavy Metal, June 1977

A definite improvement from the last! There were more hits than misses so still pretty good for an anthology.

Continuing Stories:
Conquering Armies - This one is short and arguably sweet. I love this series so I was a bit disappointed by the length, still a very nice EC-esque tale.
Sunspot - Not my taste, skipped yet again. Won't be bringing this one up after this issue as I don't want to keep repeating myself.
DEN - So GOOD. Look I love Corben's work with Warren but his surreal void of a fantasy landscape is beautiful. So many strange structures and characters. No there isn't much in character development past DEN himself because it's so focused in world-building.
Age of Ages - Continuing on in it's strange collage world of victoriana, spirtuality, and myth, Age of Ages is still my favorite serial of Heavy Metal thus far. It's not exactly subtle and it certainly doesn't make much sense but that's what I love about it.
Arzach - Well this one took an interesting turn. I'm gonna get the obvious out of the way, Moebius is such a visionary and I adore his art. I know I'm late to the party but WOW. Here he gives us another perfectly silent, wordless chapter in the story of Arzach. Taking a detour from it's previous fantasy background, here we see a new character in a slightly more technologically advanced world. Can't say I understand it yet but it's a joy to witness.

The Rest: Gonna be brief here. The Vessel was a short and okay horror/science fiction tale. Enjoyed the twist ending. Rockblitz was silly and definitely not for me. Fear of the Blue-Eyed Sloane was so very French and fantastic. Going to be checking out more of this writer/artist as soon as I can. Vengeance felt exactly like a Warren Mag, which by all means is not a bad thing. Last story I want to mention is the last of the issue, Shells. A neat little plot about a future in which humans wear full body metal Shells. A couple explores a wrecked landscape and decide to risk it and see each other's real body for the first time. Fun read with some strange art. Worth a read.

Overall this issue was pretty well-rounded and continued with all that I love about this Magazine.