Humanoids Publishing (in French Humanoïdes Associés) is a comics publisher specialising in science fiction titles. It published the magazine Métal Hurlant and has a stable of authors that includes Enki Bilal, Richard Corben, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius. Comics (sometimes spelled comix) are combinations of words and images into a medium for telling stories. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Métal Hurlant is the name of a French magazine of science fiction comics, created in December 1974 by Jean Giraud (aka MÅ“bius), Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Philippe Druillet. ... Enki Bilal filming Immortel (Ad Vitam) Enki Bilal (born October 7, 1951) is a cartoonist and film director. ... Richard Corben (born November 1, 1940) is an American comic book artist best known for his illustrated fantasy stories in Heavy Metal magazine. ... Alejandro Jodorowsky © Beauregard - Maelström Edtions Alexandro Jodorowsky (born February 7, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile to Ashkenazi Jewish parents) is an actor, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist. ... Jean Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. ...

Both the publishing house and the magazine started off at the same time in 1974. It was founded by Moebius, Claire Bretecher and Gotlib who left Dargaud as a protest against René Goscinny's leadership, which Moebius deemed to conventional. Their first published title was the science fiction story Le Bandard Fou which later was printed in Metal Hurlant. In 1977, They gained world wide attention by simply translating the magazine in English and distributing it in North America and the countries of the Commonwealth under the name Heavy Metal. Eventually, this English language magazine got its own editorial board and original content. Jean Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. ... Claire Bretécher (born April 17, 1940) is a French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women and gender issues. ... Les Editions Dargaud is a French comic book published. ... René Goscinny René Goscinny (August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977) French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic strip Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and the comic strip Lucky Luke. Early life René was born in Paris in 1926, to Stanislas Simkha... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Métal Hurlant is the name of a French magazine of science fiction comics, created in December 1974 by Jean Giraud (aka Moebius), Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Philippe Druillet. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies once governed by the United Kingdom as part of the British Empire. ... Magazine cover featuring the main characters of Richard Corbens Den series, one of Heavy Metals most popular early features Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine started in 1977. ...

The publishing house has spawned several other related genre houses and a video game company.

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• Humanoids Publishing
• Humanoïdes Associés (in French)