“ I absolutely loved MAURICE AND THE METAL NO1! It brings the chaotic energy and power of 80s thrash metal to the comic Page like nothing I’ve read before! Tune in; drop out, and crank the volume to eleven because issue 1 left me with face melted and ears bleeding while chanting for more MAURICE AND THE METAL!!! ”
JARED XIII CONSUMES COMICS!
ISSUE #1
The Disposable Hero
Maurice & The Metal follows the journey of a young metalhead in the mid ‘80s who unwittingly discovers he has impossible strength whenever he listens to metal. Charged with a HEAVY burden and with nothing but his Walkman, which has been possessed by the spirit of a Black Sabbath roadie, Maurice is fighting to keep metal alive.
ISSUE #2
Seek & Destroy
CHARACTERS
Lazy, immature, angry, hypocrite and unwilling. Regardless, this is our hero – a 17-year metalhead who has no ambitions beyond playing the drums.
The real hero of the story, a single mum doing her best considering the demons that she is fighting as she watches her son follow in his father’s footsteps.
Ex-roadie for bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult and was once a drum-tech for Led Zeppelin. His strange disappearance became part of roadie folklore.
Michelle is the exact opposite of Maurice. Intelligent, pleasant and the proud president of pop singer Madison’s fan club. There is love but that doesn’t mean they have to like each other.
The roadie Verg, as he hates to be called, is a dark morose soul. Spiteful, sad, pretentious and has an absolute hatred for all things metal!
This sub-culture is all about sorrow. Usually, Goths turn that energy inward, but this group of punks have decided that no one deserves to be happy!
Kevin (guitar), “Lost” Carlos (bass) and Daniel (vocals, guitar) are Maurice’s bandmate slackers. The band isn’t going to make “it” because these guys think they are already “there”.
This Walkman has been through more than most people go through in a lifetime. There is plenty more (battery) life left!
CREATORS
AARON SAMMUT
WRITER
Aaron Sammut has worked in the music industry in Brisbane, Australia, as a performance photographer and magazine designer for the past 15 years. He has not worked on comics for Marvel, DC… He has read some though. He simply has an overactive imagination, an unhealthy reliance on music to get him through any situation, seemingly crazy amounts of naivety, mixed with an insatiable determination to see one of his crazy ideas make it all the way to print.
JESSE HAMM
ILLUSTRATOR
Jesse Hamm has illustrated comics for such publishers as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Boom!, and Dynamite, drawing the adventures of characters such as Batman, Hawkeye, Flash Gordon, and The Phantom. Jesse has taught cartooning in the past, and currently writes a monthly column for Comicon about cartooning, in addition to maintaining a Twitter account and Patreon about cartooning. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, and is a member of Helioscope, America’s largest comic art studio.
REVIEWS
“ For me, this Heavy Metal Comic hits every note and has unending metal references that will put a smile on metalheads young and old. ”
ANTHONY POLLOCK – SODAANDTELEPATHS.COM
“ This legend just wrote a heavy metal comic book… What a time to be alive, and indeed, what a way to try and immerse yourself in the epic-ness of 1980s metal. ”
“ There’s a world of amazing comics out there but every now and again there’s a title that seems to cover a host of things that you can connect with… ”
“ F%#KING YES! THIS IS A GREAT ISSUE ONE! A REAL FUN ENERGETIC SENSE OF CHARACTER… REALLY COOL! ”
“ For fans of the scene, this comic book is as authentic as it comes, oozing enthusiasm for metal music and heavy metal culture. ”
WHERE TO FIND MAURICE
AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND
Comics Etc – comicsetc.com.au
Comics n Pop – comicsnpop.com.au
HUGE THANKS GO TO THESE LEGENDS
Noah Sammut (the harshest critic), Chris Harms, Matt Thrower, Brett Wood, Cody Wood, Tracey Baillie, Tim Price, Peter Blakelock, Kaitlyn Gutzke, Sophie Blackshaw, Lauren Williams, Bianca Hines, Dan Hancock, Yasmin Naghavi, Alex Artlett, Russell Meyer Hayley Groves, Lily, Jacob, Brian Yecies, Sam Grace, Constantine Kotsiras, Aengus McNeill, Tim Price, Chris Dixon, Anna Wilson, Collision Course, Polymer, Regular Radio, 4ZzZ, Branko Cosic, The Silver Cord, Alexandrea Earthling, Jesse Dracman, The Awesome Comics Podcast, GMAN, Comics Anonymous, Simon Thornton, Sean Daly, Andy Dowling, Murdoch Stafford, Luke Brown, Gibson Quarter, Glenn Urieta, Shaun Craike, Leila del Duca, Aaron Conley, Jeff Myles, Red Octopus, Kickstarter, Sticker Mule, Es Kay, Badteeth Comics, Henry Goeldner, Matt Knowles, Sharon Smith, Corin Kelly,Tony Recktenwald, Boaz Dror, Toxic Soup, Corin Kelly, Tim Powell Wright, Chester Lacayo, Brian Yecies, Tim Price, Henry Fatiaki, Bee, Stephen Kok, Mark Ampersand, Alfred Sammut, Karis Sammut, Shane Syddall, Shaun Craike, Matt Knowles, Andy Dowling, Josh Crews, Kirk Spencer, Gary Dellar, Mike Shea, Mark Lucy, Sean Daly, Yilan, Bek Harper, Lesley Powell, Mike Barry, Peter Blakelock, Marcus Ghikas, Angela Sciberras, Russell Meyer, Jasmine, Gmark C, Fernando, Scott Farrell, Peter Ricq, Matthew, Donna, Ray Soo, Chi Trinh, John Robert Ninness, Alex Earthling, Henry, Marc Mill, Brett Wood, Sharon Smith, Ian Stewart, Alkyone, Courtney Holmes, Disposable Fiction Comics, Cherie Stokes, Tom, Nobodyinparticular, Iblis, Elsa, Gary Watson (G-Man), Luke Geaghan, Darren, John Macleod, Arcturus Dobrica, Magda, Ron Randall, Paul Milligan, Jeremy Clifton, Chris, Benny Sammut, Jashan, Kathy Sciberras, Karl Kesel, Hopskotch Sunday, Elliot Balson, Alana Lowes, Beth Culp, Eric Schaefer, Kevin Cuffe, Adam, Simon Topper, G. E. Gallas, Michael Johnstone, Jodi Palmer, Dan Raven, Jeff Pringle, Arthur Kokolekos, Kate, Weijiankong, Tim Curtis, Nathan Hammond, Royce Herbert, Brandon Eaker, Olivia Agostini, Tom Breyfogle, Sam Grace, Allison, Phoebe McNeill, Iain McNeill, Lee Hartney, Alex, Rob Newcombe, Donna, Steve Krause, Black Hay, Kristy Loeskow, Nicolette Stanley, Hayley Sammut, Jason Cunningham, Sam, Mel Stephenson, Matt Thrower, Marcus, Kasey Lloyd, Angela Fussell, Michael Pincott, Thi Lucy, Trudy Whiteman, Brett Collingwood, Adam Marlow, Jackie Stapleton, Warren Duncan, Justin Edwards, Alyssa, Chrisanthi Demos, Salvatore Cucinotta, Zebra Comics, Paul D Jarman, Cebastian Martinez, J. Michalski, Fried Comics, Dane Beesley, Dave Baxter, Cody Costa, Jake Wood, Stephen Landry, Eraklis Petmezas, Jayc, Stefanos Neofitou, Living Wine, Hayley Groves, Jacob George, Lily George, John Connole, Gerard, Trevin Frame, James Beavis, Patrick Lang, Parker Rydon, Yannick Rose, Chadwick Torseth, Wanouk, Rob Macandrew, Rowan Newell, Lynda, Michael Lucy, Frank Cvetkovic, Damien Reilly, Nicole Dutton, Shayne, Matthew Wilson, Aaron Mcconnell, Rebecca Karlsson, Luke Brown, Spencer Scott Holmes, Ryan Ruppe, Jay Reynolds, Nicholas Broughton, Don Cardenas, Brock, Corykerr, Andy Michael, Robert Negrete, Anthony Eames, Paul Sentas, Teija, Dan Hancock, Troy, Marci McCann, Caleb Rossi, Ethan Anselm, Jess Forrest, Craig Curtis, Gunk