What’s Up Chu? Mel V. again. You get twice the variants this week. Here is one I forgot to add trying to get the article in tonight. Trust me when someone mentions The King (no not Elvis) you want to take a look.
This one was supposed to come out back on August 19th, but it got pushed back. Heavy Metal #276 Kirby Variant.
Here is the solicitation:
JACK KIRBY and HEAVY METAL for the first time ever!
Augustsees the cosmos-altering team-up of two of comics legendary forces: we’re beyond proud to present the King of Comics’ mind-blowing artwork in the pages of our hallowed (and now humbled) magazine! Barry Geller & Jack Kirby’s ‘LORD OF LIGHT,’ These Pieces by Geller & Kirby, mostly unseen before now, are part of American history as they were the artwork used by the CIA for OPERATION: ARGO, which helped free American embassy workers during the Iranian coup in 1979. Also featuring all-new, eye-scorching color by some of the best toners in the biz! And that ain’t all! We’re also super psyched to welcome back MAX FREZZATO to the fold – crushing it in an epic 47-page graphic novel! Plus BILAL, ERIKA LEWIS’ ‘The 49th Key’, the MOLEN BROS and MORE!!! How we’ll fit this much cosmic comic energy into one issue will be the stuff of legend! ‘Nuff said!
That’s pretty bad ass. I never buy Heavy Metal, but Jack Kirby + the relevance to the Argo operation? That is some crazy content they are putting out this week!
Not “for the first time ever!” They already used some of this Kirby Lord of Light art for the cover of Heavy Metal Magazine 273B (ComicsPro variant) March 2015.
Interesting. That is what the solicitation says so maybe they mean first time ever (general market).