ABOUT

THE HEAVIER THE SOUND, THE HARDER HE HITS.

When Maurice plugs in, he doesn’t just hear metal – he becomes it. A strength fueled by heavy metal and a mysterious Walkman that is possessed by a Black Sabbath roadie. Every riff hits harder, every beat makes him stronger. But power has a cost. The louder he gets, the further he drifts from the one thing he loves – playing music.

As a new gothic sound rises – one that flattens genres, controls emotion, and turns identity into something uniform – Maurice becomes the last line of defense for self-expression.

This is a battle of sound.
Volume vs control.
Noise vs silence.

Maurice & The Metal is a high-voltage coming-of-age comic about identity, rebellion, and the power of music to shape who we are – or erase it completely.

THE HEAVY BURDEN

MAURICE’S THEME

BY Mauricio Weimar @mauricio.extreme.drums


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.

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ISSUE #2

Seek & Destroy

The VERY EPIC journey of a metalhead drummer turned reluctant hero continues, as Maurice is charged with the HEAVY burden of recovering his cymbal from a gang of goth punks. During his first battle, Maurice finds out the heights and the depths of his METAL INDUCED powers. Maurice is here to save metal!

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ISSUE #3

THE SOLDIER OF METAL

The VERY EPIC electrifying trials of a teenage drummer turned unexpected hero continue in ISSUE 3 of Maurice & The Metal – “The Soldier of Metal”. Awakened by a nightmare of epic sacrifice, Maurice realizes that he will have to face the music: endless gloomy goth music! The venomous V reveals to his dark army of doom-lovers a depressing plan to impose his will (and music) on the masses to spread the sadness.

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ISSUE #4

INTO THE VOID

The metal is getting louder and darker. Maurice is learning more about his power and slowly accepting his purpose. He has leapt INTO THE VOID – a world of responsibilities, trying, caring… and gym (wait what?)… as Maurice prepares and evil darkness grows across the Bay Area music scenes.

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CHARACTERS

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Maurice Hill

Drummer

Lazy, immature, angry—and somehow still the one stuck saving everyone. A 17-year-old metalhead who never wanted responsibility… just a drum kit and some peace.

GERRI TAYLOR Maurice & The Metal heavy metal hero
Gerri Taylor

Audio genius. Problem solver.

A brilliant, overlooked audio prodigy determined to understand Maurice’s power – and is often the only voice of reason holding everything together.

Hudson “Huddy” Fields

Metal Prodigy

Hudson is a quiet, wide-eyed 11-year-old who lives next door to Maurice – and wants nothing more than to be like them. Where others see noise, Hudson hears possibility.

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Hannah Hill

Maurice's Mother

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.

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Russell Hill

Maurice's Father

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.

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Michelle Hill

Maurice's Sister

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.

V

Vocalist

The theatrical frontman of The Vamplifiers, V turns music into control. Charismatic and manipulative, he reshapes a generation – proving people aren’t strong, just searching for something to believe in.

The Goths

Punks

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!

Diane Fields

Local PMRC President

Diane is a fiercely protective mother and the local organizer for the Tipper Gore-led Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), a movement dedicated to regulating what children are exposed to – and she takes that responsibility seriously.

Zuni

The Acolyte

Second-in-command and fiercely loyal, Zuni drives V’s movement forward. Sharp, disciplined, and unshaken, she enforces his vision without hesitation

Scribe

The Goth Chronicler

Quiet, unsettling, and physically frail, Scribe acts as V’s shadow and enforcer, carrying out his will without question. He despises happiness, seeing it as fake, and is drawn to those on the edge.

ANGELA JONES Maurice & The Metal heavy metal hero
Angela Jones

(New) Drummer

Quiet offstage but fierce on the drums, Angela wants her place in metal – on her own terms. Struggling with confidence, she grows into it, ultimately stepping in as PAWN’s drummer and proving she belongs.

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Kevin Grant

Guitarist

PAWN’s rhythm guitarist – the glue of the band. Loyal, easy going, and always humming riffs, Kevin chases the “perfect” sound he swears he once created.

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Daniel Hansen

Vocalist & Guitarist

PAWN’s upbeat vocalist and lead guitarist, representing metal’s lighter side. Supportive and easy to like, his positivity often grates in a scene built on edge.

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Carlos “Los” Ortiz

Bassist

PAWN’s intense bassist and self-proclaimed purist (“If it ain’t thrash, it’s trash!”). Carlos lives and breathes metal – relentless, difficult, and impossible to ignore.

Nate Robinson

Venue Owner

Owner of the last venue booking thrash metal. A veteran of the jazz scene, Nate made the shift when the crowds disappeared. Stern but fair, he doesn’t love metal – but respects what it means. A reluctant but loyal champion of the scene.

The Walkman

It will all make sense!

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.

LAUREN MARSHALL

ILLUSTRATOR

Lauren Marshall is a comic artist and illustrator from Perth, Australia, whose work has graced covers for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 and BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers Prime #1. Her dynamic style also made its mark in Spider-Man 2 on PS5, contributing vibrant in-game graffiti art. Known for her bold linework and storytelling chops, Lauren balances precision with creativity-always finding that prime spot between action and detail. When not illustrating, she’s mentoring other artists and proving that every panel tells a story.

REVIEWS

“ 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!

“ 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. ”

ANNA ROSE WILSON – BEAT MAGAZINE

“ 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… ”

COMICS ANONYMOUS

“ F%#KING YES! THIS IS A GREAT ISSUE ONE! A REAL FUN ENERGETIC SENSE OF CHARACTER… REALLY COOL! ”

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“ For fans of the scene, this comic book is as authentic as it comes, oozing enthusiasm for metal music and heavy metal culture. ”

DUSTIN SCHMIDT – COMX

“ From the moment we press play on that beaten up Sony Walkman – containing the power of Metal incarnate – the galloping rhythm of Maurice’s wild ride is a triumph in a world terrified of anything too far off mainstream. ”

JOSH O’KEEFE – DOOMLANDS, CREATOR + SHOWRUNNER

“ Metal has always had a special quality that binds us together, from the nods between two strangers in the street over a Metallica t-shirt to a universal hand gesture known to all. we have all felt some connection or “special power” from metal. Maurice captures something about that feeling. it’s nostalgic, fun and exciting. I can’t wait to see where it all leads. ”

LEE HARTNEY – THE SMITH STREET BAND + GHOATTE HORDOUR, GUITARIST

“ ‘Maurice and the Metal’, is a love story to the outcast genre of music that has sustained generations of Metalheads. A likeable protagonist (if not the most obvious), engaging storytelling and the art! Oh my God! The art is gorgeous! The moody, grey toned draughtsmanship is the perfect vehicle for this well paced romp through the 1980s. So raise those horns with one hand and with the other flick through the pages of this great little comic! ”

DEAN RANKINE – SIMPSONS COMICS, RICK & MORTY, DEATH METAL EMO ELVES, COMIC ARTIST + WRITER

“ “Reading MATM brings you back to that time in your life of discovering the power of music and that connection to Metal. This issue takes it up a notch and not only takes you back to that warm place but connects you to Maurice’s ongoing journey and the excitement that Metal can bring! ”

JESSE DRACMAN – FREEK PRODUCTIONS, WRITER + CREATOR

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