FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Gates the acclaimed webcomic, first presented right here on this very website by Heavy Metal Magazine, is now on sale for the first time in printed format. Gates is now being presented in an 80+[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So you think you’re a NERD. Not the kind of nerd that would hang out with Lamar and Booger and the other Tri-Lams–BUT a REAL Sci-Fi NERD. Whell let’s just how how nerdy you really are. Below is a little[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is with great sadness that I write this article. One of my favorite artists and someone who was a direct inspiration for me in EVERYTHING that I do has passed on to become one with the great consciousness of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The wold lost a legend this past weekend when famed artist and conceptual master, Ralph McQuarrie passed away. McQuarrie was an artist who defined an era of science fiction and brought the visions to life of people like Isaac Asimov[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Heavy Metal Magazine, Hal Hefner and Kevin Bryce…a pretty great combo when mixed in with Fes and his webcomic focused podcast, the Webcomic Beacon! Hal Hefner (me) creator of the webcomic Gates, joins musical artist Kevin Bryce, Fes Works and Melissa Kaercher of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Geeks of Doom website is a very fun pop culture menagerie of nerd stuff in the world of music, comics, art and anything and everything fanboy geeky. In mid January, the Geeks of Doom Website did a review of the Gates soundtrack that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I recently was introduced to a very well done webcomic called The Concrete World. Written by Gavin Hignight, The Concrete World is a science fiction comic book, telling the story of three kindred spirits, Felix, Sera and Paulie. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As person who was born with the last name Hefner, what can I say except that I LOVE women! It was my destiny to draw and write about hot girls…as well as science fiction when you factor in the first[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Giorgio Tsoukalos has arisen to mythical status with his participation on the show Ancient Aliens, that is produced by and airs on the History Channel. Currently in production is the much awaited Season 4 of the show, Ancient Aliens. Giorgio Tsoukalos is again[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gates, a dark, science fiction webcomic, presented by Heavy Metal Magazine celebrates a birthday today! THANK YOU… As the writer, creator, designer, HTML editor, production artist, letterer, article writer and all around one stop shop creative whackjob and brain trust[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gates is a an epic science fiction comic book, created by Hal Hefner (me) and currently being presented by Heavy Metal Magazine as an online comic. As of 12/16/2011 there are 52 pages of the comic book posted online and available for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many of you know my digital artwork only, specifically from Gates, my online comic book. BUT, what you may or may not know is that at heart, I am a painter. Some may say, but you’re a comic book artist?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hal Hefner (me) will be appearing at the Comikaze Expo on November 5th & 6th, 2011. I’ll be at Table number 128. WHAT IS THE COMIKAZE EXPO? Well I had an awesome meeting with the main organizer Regina Carpinelli and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had the pleasure of being the guest on a very special episode of Animation Aficionados. It was a great time, and I was asked to join the show to discuss the original 1981 Heavy Metal movie and the sequel, Heavy Metal 2000 or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HAL HEFNER’s REVIEW OF RETURN TO POINT PLEASANT, A VOLUME COMIC COLLECTION WRITTEN BY CHAD LAMBERT AND PUBLISHED BY APE ENTERTAINMENT: If you’re a fan of science fiction, horror and fantasy, well do I have a tale for you. If you’re a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
