PR: Heavy Metal's The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Is Coming

Kevin Eastman, owner and publisher of Heavy MetalMagazine, today announced the first major publishing event for the year-long 35^thanniversary celebration with the launch of TheFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Eastman states “This incredible three-bookseries featuring the stories of Michael Mendheim and art of Simon Bisley willalso include special fan incentives and social media-focused promotions andpreview exclusives that aim to thrill our die-hard fans, friends, fans and HeavyMetal followers.”

The End is Here- Welcome to theApocalypse!   Raised by the Order ofSolomon, Adam Cahill is one of a rare handful of highly trained warriors boundby bloodline to guard the Seven Holy Seals that contain the End of Days.  But ageless forces have conspired towards aprophetic event foretold by numerous cultures and multiple religions, and whenthat cryptic date arrives, they strike against the order without mercy!  The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a dark,gritty, action - horror story inspired by the biblical tale ofArmageddon.  In addition to the works of Simon Bisley, the series willfeature additional art by the late Stan Winston, Tim Bradstreet, Chad Fidler,and Dave DeVries, and script written by co-writers Mike Kennedy and Sean Jaffe. 

"I feel we have created a top-notch horror storythat combines the feel of the Matrix with Hellraiser.” said Michael Mendheim,creator and writer. “This project has demanded a lot of passion and commitmentand it really shows.”  Mendheim continues“The partnership with Heavy Metal is one that Simon and I are thrilled tohave.  They are the perfect publisher forthis event.”

Comics legend Simon Bisley says “A lot of blood,sweat and tears went into making this book the book it is – it’s verygratifying that it has found a good home with Kevin Eastman and Heavy MetalMagazine - I take my hat off to Michael for entrusting me with this hugeproject.”

Kevin Eastman adds "I've been a huge fan ofMichael’s project from the moment I first saw it. The added bonus of theFour Horsemen series is that we also get to work with my long-time friend SimonBisley again.   And to add to the 35^thanniversary celebration efforts for this Heavy Metal project we will beoffering special incentives and preview exclusives for our friends and fans.”

Eastman continues with “One of the great promotions wehave lined up is the Pestilence Art Contest on our Facebookpage.  Someone will win an originalsigned painting from Simon Bisley and ten finalists will be celebrated in theSeptember issue of Heavy Metal!” 

For more information about the contests, events andsurprises, be sure to check out our Facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/Thefourhorsemenoftheapocalypse

You can also visit our home page at: http://fourhorsemen.heavymetal.com/