JACK KIRBY and HEAVY METAL for the first time ever! August sees 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

The Planet Express crew is surprised to learn that Kif has come down with a rare fatal disease and has only a week to live. In keeping with Amphibiosan tradition, Leela and Amy attempt to throw a funeral that he can really enjoy before he passes on, but Kif has other ideas, plenty of other ideas. Meanwhile, Bender gets bent out of shape over

Deck the halls with balls of steel! Or something like that! Heavy Metal celebrates the holidaze by launching Enki Bilal's epic "Julia & Roem," kicking off Erika Lewis' stunning new graphic novel, "The 49th Key," and introducing horror writer Matt Farrell to our unhallowed pages with his short story "R.I.P."! And that's just the beginning! Cover by

EMMA RГЌOS (PRETTY DEADLY, ISLAND) and HWEI LIM (Lalage, Hero) team up for a new ongoing series, following a terrorist talking dog, an idealist mage, and a heroic lab rat on their quest for acceptance.

As the arc comes to a close, extreme measures are taken to protect Lewis & Clark’s mission.