Heavy Metal (magazine)
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Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine known for its adult-oriented, visually striking, and often surreal stories by international artists and writers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heavy Metal (magazine) canonical | 3 |
| Heavy Metal magazine | 2 |
| Heavy Metal Media | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10615785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heavy Metal (magazine) Context triple: [Angus McKie, hasWorkedFor, Heavy Metal (magazine)]
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A.
Louder
Louder is Lea Michele’s debut studio album, showcasing her transition from television and Broadway star to pop recording artist.
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B.
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a small coastal settlement on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, known for its protected harbor and laid-back island atmosphere.
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C.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
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D.
Heavy Metal Lover
"Heavy Metal Lover" is a synth-driven dance-pop song by Lady Gaga from her 2011 album *Born This Way*, known for its dark, industrial sound and hedonistic lyrics.
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E.
Jet magazine
Jet magazine was a pioneering African American weekly news and entertainment publication that played a crucial role in documenting Black life and civil rights struggles in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heavy Metal (magazine) Target entity description: Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine known for its adult-oriented, visually striking, and often surreal stories by international artists and writers.
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A.
Louder
Louder is Lea Michele’s debut studio album, showcasing her transition from television and Broadway star to pop recording artist.
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B.
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a small coastal settlement on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, known for its protected harbor and laid-back island atmosphere.
-
C.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
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D.
Heavy Metal Lover
"Heavy Metal Lover" is a synth-driven dance-pop song by Lady Gaga from her 2011 album *Born This Way*, known for its dark, industrial sound and hedonistic lyrics.
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E.
Jet magazine
Jet magazine was a pioneering African American weekly news and entertainment publication that played a crucial role in documenting Black life and civil rights struggles in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comics magazine
ⓘ
magazine ⓘ science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
David Boxenbaum
ⓘ
Jeff Krelitz ⓘ Kevin Eastman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French magazine Métal hurlant
ⓘ
linked to:
Métal Hurlant
Métal hurlant ⓘ |
| category |
American comics magazines
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adult comics magazines ⓘ fantasy comics ⓘ science fiction comics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| editor |
Grant Morrison
ⓘ
Joseph Illidge ⓘ Julie Simmons-Lynch ⓘ Kevin Eastman ⓘ Tim Seeley ⓘ |
| featuresGenre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
erotic science fiction ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| featuresWorkBy |
international artists
ⓘ
international writers ⓘ |
| firstIssuePublicationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Leonard Mogel ⓘ |
| genre |
adult comics
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fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasISSN | 0164-6906 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European comics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptation |
Heavy Metal (1981 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice)
Heavy Metal 2000 (film) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adult-oriented content
ⓘ
surreal stories ⓘ visually striking artwork ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher |
HM Communications
ⓘ
Heavy Metal Media ⓘ
linked to:
Heavy Metal (magazine)
|
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heavy Metal (magazine) Description of subject: Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine known for its adult-oriented, visually striking, and often surreal stories by international artists and writers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Heavy Metal
linked to: Heavy Metal (magazine)
subject linked to:
Heavy Metal (magazine)
linked to: Heavy Metal (magazine)
subject linked to:
Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice)
linked to: Heavy Metal (magazine)