This came out in late April it seems, based on its successful "kickstarter." It's 232pp, and evidently features work by six classic BD+ creators-- Enki Bilal, Antonio Segura, José Ortiz, Vicente Segrelles, Sergio Gerasi and Janevsky.
I first saw the cover on Mastodon, and enjoyed the way that photo was skewed a bit, but here's a straight-ahead view if you like:
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US$30 seems like a pretty steep price ordinarily, but then again, magazine prices downright skyrocketed during the pandemic, so who knows? Also-- at 232pp, it's arguably a dang-ol' bargain, assuming the content is decent. Especially being a collectible and all. That said, I haven't read it myself, yet.
As for "Cleo," I've never seen her reimagined like that, but it does fit the classic aesthetic of the mag. As a history nerd/moron... eh, I'm going to say it works... somehow! :S
Not to mention, I'm pleased that it's not just straight-cheesecake, which eventually got pretty-dang ridoinkulous in the American version, IMO. (mid-90's, I guess)
Butttt... if you simply must see a clip of the specific art creator working on a 'mini' of the character, it's here [NSFW]: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1014862657234502 [NSFW]
All that bloviated, let's just see how things works out, yeah?
And, yet-- I do kinda *cling* to a certain cynicism which easily biases me, which is that the previous HM magazine-runners (the ones after Kevin Eastman) were near-complete idiots, running the mag pretty-much wholly as a vanity project.
(and now a moment of silence, please, while St. Caragonne blesses their pitiful posteriors, hahaha)
I have still only flipped through and looked at the pictures. The print is borderline too small for me (unmedicated adhd an eye injury make reading difficult). I did notice there was a bit of content from the OG Heavy Metal movie, I am really looking forward to reading it when I either get a digital copy I can zoom in on or get new glasses.
I have eye issues as well, and feel that pain, compa. I use saline solution and 'artificial tears' to make my eyes feel better, and magnifying devices in order to read fine print, etc.
Anyway, for a digital edition of this issue, I'm pretty sure you can find one at the same types of sites that offer college e-texts.