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July 02, 2009 - Updated Newest Magazine Contents
I've updated the information for the new issue of Heavy Metal, Summer 2009.

June 25, 2009 - San Diego Comic-Con Signing Schedule
Check out the HM forum for the detailed schedule for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con (July 23-26). Heavy Metal will have a booth, with Kevin Eastman, Lorenzo Sperlonga, Michael Giordani, Luis Royo, Nathan Fox, Matt Wilson, Danny Luvisi, and Julie Strain. There will also be a "War Of The Worlds: Special Animated Film Presentation". SDCC will also host a discussion with Kevin Eastman about the "War Of The Worlds" movie, Heavy Metal Pulp, and the new Heavy Metal movie, including a teaser from Blur Studios.

June 24, 2009 - New Heavy Metal Issue
The new issue of Heavy Metal is out. Summer 2009 is now available. MetalTV.com has some sample pages from it.

June 15, 2009 - Jhonen Vasquez Involved With Heavy Metal Movie
Kevin Eastman jumped on the HM message boards and posted some new information about the new Heavy Metal movie. Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, Invader Zim) will be involved with the movie. He doesn't mention how, but most likely he will be a writer. Also, Jeff Fowler (Blur Studio) will be a director for one of the segments.

June 15, 2009 - "Threads Of Fate" In 2009 Issue
R. G. Llarena visited the HM message boards to let us know that his story Threads Of Fate, will be in Heavy Metal in a 2009 issue.

June 10, 2009 - Jack Black In A Comedy Segment For Heavy Metal Movie
It was mentioned back in March that Tenacious D were working on a song for the new Heavy Metal movie. In a Film School Rejects interview with Kevin Eastman, he mentioned that Jack Black (Tenacious D, Year One, Kung Fu Panda) will be working with Mark Osborne on a comedy segment.

June 03, 2009 - Robert Luketic To Direct New Barbarella Movie
According to Entertainment Weekly, Robert Luketic (21, Legally Blonde) will now direct the new Barbarella movie. I've updated and put my Barbarella page back up.

June 03, 2009 - Fistful Of Blood Movie Teaser
Check out YouTube for the Fistful Of Blood movie teaser! Since it's just a teaser, it's basically only showing off the title. Expect the full trailer to be shown at this years San Diego Comic-Con (July 23-26). I believe this is also the first time that Cordelia Choy, was announced as producer.

May 31, 2009 - New Barbarella Movie Is Not Dead
It was recently announced by director Robert Rodriguez that the new Barbarella movie was dead. However, according to Moviehole.net, the movie is still very much alive, without Rodriguez.

May 31, 2009 - Updated Newest Magazine Contents
I've updated the information for the new issue of Heavy Metal, July 2009.

May 21, 2009 - Kevin Eastman Wrote A Segment For Heavy Metal Movie
Animation Magazine interviewed Kevin Eastman about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also mentioned some details about the new Heavy Metal movie. Eastman was going to direct a segment that he also wrote, however Zack Snyder will probably direct it now. I'm not sure what that means for Eastman directing a segment now, if he'll do another one, or just stick to producing. Hopefully we'll hear all the details soon enough.

May 20, 2009 - New Heavy Metal Issue
The new issue of Heavy Metal is out. July 2009 is now available. MetalTV.com has some sample pages from it.

May 16, 2009 - James Cameron To Co-Produce Heavy Metal Movie
ScreenJunkies interviewed Kevin Eastman about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also mentioned some new details about the new Heavy Metal movie. James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator 2) will co-produce with David Fincher, and will also direct a segment. The movie will also be done in 3D, and the release date is now 2011.

May 12, 2009 - Mark Osborne To Direct A Segment For Heavy Metal Movie
MovieWeb interviewed Kevin Eastman about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They also asked him for any updates on the new Heavy Metal movie. He mentions that Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) will be directing a segment, and that there should be an official announcement of what's going on, within in the next 30 days. Eastman couldn't say much about the movie, but what he does say sounds exciting,

"Right now, David has a grand plan and he's asked us to sort of keep those cards close to our chest until the right
announcement comes out, but what I can tell you is that part of the frustrating part of going through the studio system, which
David knows more than Tim (Miller) and I. Guys like Zack Snyder and Gore Verbinski and Mark Osborne have committed to
come on board and direct sequences in this. There are three other directors, that I can't tell you yet, but will be jaw-dropping
when we can tell you. David has put together a program that is pretty outstanding and it's sort of fascinating for guys like
Tim and I, who have worked at the studio level, at a number of levels, but never at a David Fincher level. Whereas we
would've probably agreed to the deal seven versions ago, David is still negotiating and it's like, 'Oh my God, we just want to
do this movie,' but, all kidding aside, that's why we're working with David. Not only does he have just a brilliant vision, and
a great sense of storytelling but he's very committed to doing this right, and that's what Tim and I have always had a bond
between us. We don't want to spend $50 million and not blow everybody out of the water with this project. I'd guess within
the next 30 days would be the official announcement of what's going on and where it's going, and then we can talk again."

May 11, 2009 - War Of The Worlds Microsite At MetalTV.com
MetalTV.com now has a section dedicated to the new War Of The Worlds: Goliath movie. Including a synopsis, gallery, blog, and forum!

May 08, 2009 - Small Site Update
I've added one small but important note of interest to the Sales page. The year Ted White was editor at Heavy Metal. He deserves much more space then just the small blurb I give him in the History page, as he was an important part in HM's history. However, unless I get the energy to completely re-write my History page, it is what it is.

May 06, 2009 - New Barbarella Movie Is Officially Dead
I haven't had my new Barbarella movie page up for quite some time, as I assumed it wasn't going to be made. But now it's official. Robert Rodriguez told MTV,

"It came to the point where [a company from] Germany offered us a $70 million budget, which would have been by far the
biggest budget I ever would have had for a movie. But I had to shoot it in Germany and post it in Germany. Nothing against
Germany, but I have five kids and I was like, 'God, I don't know if we can do that. I don't know if I can be away that long.'"

May 04, 2009 - 2010 Calendars
The 2010 calendars from MetalTV don't come out until July, however there are 2 more available by Aquarius Entertainment Merchandising, with art by Lorenzo Sperlonga and Simon Bisley.

May 03, 2009 - More Fistful Of Blood Movie Character Art & Test Shots
Mr. Vix posted more pre-production artwork and test shots for the Fistful Of Blood movie. He also mentions that Blondie will be played by Jenna Lomazzo for the trailer, and we'll also see an official site in July.

May 02, 2009 - Fistful Of Blood Movie Character Art
Digger T. Mesch posted one more pre-production artwork of a vampire character for the Fistful Of Blood movie.

May 01, 2009 - Fistful Of Blood Movie Pre-Production
Mr. Vix posted some pre-production logo and gun artwork for the Fistful Of Blood movie. Also, a few weeks ago Digger T. Mesch posted some test shots of the actress chosen to play Blondie in the trailer. I've also updated the synopsis for the movie from a quote from Digger.

April 24, 2009 - Previews For September Issue
I've updated the Dates page with the latest Previews catalog information for the Summer 2009 issue. Previews reads,

"Featuring a Luis Royo cover and part two of M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox�s dystopian sci-fi epic, Fluorescent Black, the September
issue of the seminal graphic mag is not to be missed!"

April 22, 2009 - Titmouse Games Interview
Destructoid posted an interview with Titmouse Games which includes a lot of talk about the Fistful Of Blood game. Although there's no new info.

April 21, 2009 - Zack Snyder's Heavy Metal Movie Segment Not From Magazine
MTV spoke with Zack Snyder who mentioned that the story he's selected for the new Heavy Metal movie won't be a story from the magazine.

"[Fincher, Verbinski and I] talked about certain segments, it's nothing that you would know from the magazine.
It's a special little one-off thing but it's pretty cool, that's all I can really say about it."

April 19, 2009 - War Of The Worlds Movie Blog Soon
I came upon a site, DVICE, that mentioned the new War Of The Worlds: Goliath movie, which Joe Pearson (Producer / Director) left a comment a couple weeks ago. He mentions that there will be a page on the Official Heavy Metal website soon dedicated to information about the movie, including a blog, art, bios, etc. I was also able to get a nice illustration for the movie, which is predominately displayed on my WotW movies page.

April 17, 2009 - Updated Newest Magazine Contents
I've updated the information for the new issue of Heavy Metal, May 2009.

April 17, 2009 - Fistful Of Blood Game For The iPhone
In an interview with Titmouse Games a few days ago, they mentioned that the Fistful Of Blood game will be developed for the iPhone and possibly other systems.

April 08, 2009 - Fistful Movie Trailer At Comic-Con
A bit of an update on the Fistful Of Blood movie. The best news is that it looks like it's actively moving forward, and that we should see a trailer at this years San Diego Comic-Con (July 23-26). It also might be filmed in 3D. The blog also mentioned that the new Heavy Metal movie should start production this summer. I've also updated the Fistful movie page with the production studio, which is Dig Deep Entertainment, and that it should be released in 2010. Sorry about the down time the past few days; I had a bit of a hiccup with my renewal, but it should be fixed now.

April 08, 2009 - Rob Zombie Possibly Directing A Segment For New Movie
Rob Zombie (House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween) was approached by David Fincher and Kevin Eastman to direct a segment for the new Heavy Metal movie. "Something that could fuse his story with his music." Zombie was interested, but hasn't heard anything since first being approached.

April 08, 2009 - New Heavy Metal Issue
The new issue of Heavy Metal is out. May 2009 is now available. MetalTV.com has some sample pages from it.

March 27, 2009 - Fistful Of Blood Game
There hasn't been much information with the Fistful Of Blood game since 2003. But now it's moving forward, as Heavy Metal has become partners with Titmouse Games "to create a variety of hard-hitting games based on the publication�s most popular properties", starting with Fistful Of Blood.

March 19, 2009 - Movie Reviews
I finally wrote my reviews on the movie pages for Barbarella, Baba Yaga, and Outland.

March 17, 2009 - Major Boobage On Disc
"South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season" is out on Blu-ray and DVD. This includes the episode "Major Boobage" that was an homage to the 1981 Heavy Metal movie. The disc will also include the extra "The Making of "Major Boobage"", which you can also check out online at South Park Studios.

March 06, 2009 - Carl In Future Issue
Kevin updated his What's On page, and mentioned that "Carl, The Cat That Makes Peanut Butter Sandwiches" by Jim Mahfood will be in an issue in the near future.

March 06, 2009 - Tenacious D Hoping To Get On Soundtrack
Tenacious D is in the studio, recording a song intended for consideration to be added to the new Heavy Metal movie soundtrack.

March 01, 2009 - As Seen On TV
Thanks to James for spotting a reference to Heavy Metal in the 1995 movie "Higher Learning". See my As Seen On TV list for pics and details.

February 28, 2009 - Available Artist
Diane Carroll has been added to the Available Artists section.

February 28, 2009 - Updated Newest Magazine Contents
I've updated the information for the new issue of Heavy Metal, Spring 2009. I've also updated the Dates page, as we'll see "Descur #3" next Spring. And possibly a movie at some point.

February 20, 2009 - Previews For Summer Issue
I've updated the Dates page with the latest Previews catalog information for the Summer 2009 issue. Previews reads,

"The seminal comic anthology features the second parts of Sophia and Slumnation. Sophia is the globe-spanning story of warring
crime syndicates and the Freemasons, while black market organlegging and nuclear weapons smuggling take center stage in
Slumnation as a shadowy plot threatens to overthrow governments."