Pretentious, Moi?

Heavy Metal was not, in this case, a magazine devoted to loud music by socially challenged men in beards and jeans that could stand up on their own.

It was an Americanised version of the French magazine Metal Hurlent, which published European comic art and stories. However, although some European art sneaked through as Heavy Metal progressed it became more and more Americana in it ways. Not quite superhero a go-go but pretty close.

And it rapidly moved away from its origins of progression and development in comics and quickly settled on a tits and ass approach; even to robotics.

It was more likely to attract the sort of male, 14 - 22, who's ideal fantasy of sex and complete female adoration, could be catered for. You, know, the ones with the hygiene issues.

But for a short time it was less Playboy and more art movement for comic books in general. Which also made it incredibly pretentious! But guess which of those two evils I would have settled for?

Moi!