In This Issue… Episode 04: Heavy Metal Magazine vol.17 #4

Posted: June 17th, 2022 ˑ Filled under: David King, In this issue..., Podcast ˑ No Comments

What?! A new pod??! Yep! Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin’ a lively chat about it.

THE ISSUE:

Heavy Metal Magazine V17 #4

By Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri and Various

Published 1992 by Metal Mammoth, Inc.

THE GUEST:

David King (website/insta/twitter)

David King (Crime World, Loud House) joins In This Issue… to discuss the November 1992 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine in this double sized episode. We’re focused on the central piece of the issue (Serpieri’s Morbus Gravis: Creatura) but we talk a LOT about the other stories and the general publishing landscape of the time, as filtered through the masthead and included advertising. Tune in next time for another close read with In This Issue…!

TW: this is a comic with “adult” content including sexual violence. We don’t go crazy detailing it but it is discussed, so fair warning!