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Despite his reputation as a beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking, odd-faced man of the people, the notorious British fascist leader Sir Archibald "Archie" Flagstaff (1894-1982) had a privileged upbringing, far removed from the vast majority of his supporters

Photo by Tom Lennon SPANNER'S GLADE, Colorado Reuters. When two cops arrived at the trailer park home of eccentric comics fan Dom Dukes 47, they weren't expecting to find much. "We get these kind of anonymous tip-offs all the time," recalls 44 year-old fa

Elvis Presley's musical career has often been divided into two distinct stages: the songs he recorded when he was single (pre-Scilla) and those that were released after he met his wife (Priscilla). His early tracks are widely regarded as inconsequential p

The legendary French comics artist Jean Giraud (1938-2012) was better known as Moebius, and under that enigmatic alter-ego he bent minds and burned retinas for nearly half a century. His classic strips like Arzach, The Incal and The Edena Cycle were beaut

"The place was a genuine maze-a labyrinth deliberately built by these hellish beings whose craft and mentality I had so badly underestimated." - H.P. Lovecraft, 'In the Walls of Eryx' (1936) From the journal of Peter Andre Chlamydia Mann, Esq: I woke with

The classic French comics magazine Métal Hurlant was originally published between 1975 and 1987 and not only spawned an enduring American counterpart (Heavy Metal) but influenced a multitude of classic sci-fi films including Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars

Some comics are defined as 'classics', while others are regarded as influential, innovative titles years ahead of their time. Then there's Métal Hurlant. A SURLY, weather-beaten warrior glides over a bizarre landscape, slouched on the back of a grey ptero

Photo: Massimo Salesi/Shutterstock Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted lines, the faulty map That brought Columbus to New York Romeo Had Juliette - Lou Reed In March 2005, I took my dear old ma to New York City and we stayed at the now-demolishe

English language graphic novels by Metal Hurlant co-founder and baroque universe builder Phillipe Druillet have been out of print for years. Thankfully, veteran British graphic novel publishers Titan Books have come to the rescue. Their Druillet Library r

Not many people get an entire universe named after themselves, but that's exactly what Alejandro Jodorowsky has managed to do. Sure, it's only a fictional comics universe, but they're all the rage right now and tend to be the sole preserve of huge America