{"product_id":"2026100008901-secondhand-metal-hurlant-no-5-special","title":"Métal Hurlant: No. 5 Spécial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image **FRENCH TEXT ONLY**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew publications have rattled the cages of mainstream comics culture quite like Métal Hurlant, the French science fiction and fantasy anthology magazine that redefined the boundaries of the sequential art form. This special fifth issue brings together a murderous quartet of visionary artists — Moebius, Gal, Druillet, and Corben — whose darkly fantastical and erotically charged imagery pushes the medium into genuinely transgressive territory, far beyond the sanitised panels of conventional comics. Labelled Pour Adultes (For Adults), this edition makes no apologies for its unflinching, sensory-overloading content, presenting a world where science fiction, horror, and surrealism collide in breathtaking, full-colour illustration.\n\nFirst launched in 1974 by Les Humanoïdes Associés, Métal Hurlant became an international cultural phenomenon, directly inspiring the English-language Heavy Metal magazine and reshaping the landscape of adult graphic literature for decades. Each contributing artist commands a singular visual voice: Moebius conjures vast, hallucinatory landscapes; Druillet constructs baroque, architecturally overwhelming panels; Corben renders visceral, hyper-realistic flesh and horror; and Gal brings a distinct, lyrical sensibility to the ensemble. This special issue stands as a landmark artefact of late-20th-century counterculture art — a collector's testament to the moment when comics stopped being child's play and became a serious artistic statement. Who, once opened, could put it down?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336805294299,"sku":"2026100008901-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/70e4eef8-9660-4908-a64b-a52157e5462f.png?v=1789958095","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008901-secondhand-metal-hurlant-no-5-special","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}