Heavy Metal, July 1977

Well if you're a fan of Moebius than this is the issue for you. 28 pages of his mad beauty. Approaching Centauri was the standout for me, Moebius at his absolute best imo. Another chapter in DEN, this one being a bit less interesting for me personally. Lots of exposition as the plot is ramping up, rather liked when it was more mysterious. World Apart is a new serial that started in the previous issue, It's already beginning to lose me. Way too masculine and angry for me personally. Nep Simo was almost offensive in it's unabashedly horny portrayal of women? I can't say I love all the nudity in this magazine but at least it usually feels a little more...subtle than this. The sad thing is this story features some really bizzaro fun clown action so I ended up enjoying it nonetheless.

Conquering Armies was boring this time around, felt less like The Twilight Zone and more like an EC story (and a mediocre one at that). I said I wasn't gonna bring it up anymore but Sunspot finally ended, thank the gods. As the final panel reads Sunspot is dead.. The Golden Queen featured some great art but not much substance.

Finally we get to my personal favorite story this issue, Crossroads of the Universe by new favorite Enki Bilal. Won't spoil the premise but it very much felt like an episode of The Twilight Zone meets Labyrinth. Great stuff. That being said, the issue then comes to a close after another short Moebius strip. Much better than the last two, only a couple stories I didn't care for, the grand majority ranging from good to great.