Stories from heavy metal

Stories from heavy metal

    Stories from heavy metal is a collection of a lot of short comics. Overall, There is a surreal quality to this piece. Not only is the style surreal, it is also quite morbid when it comes to the style as well as the stories.

This piece reminds me of surrealism. It is very similar to surrealism both in the art style as well as the stories. The art style is more realistic compared to some other comics. Surrealist art works are often very highly rendered with realistic details.

Something unique about this work’s art style is that it uses very limited color palette for all of its stories. This helps creates an unsettling mood to the piece while the reader is reading the story.

The stories are similar to surrealism because they have a fantasy quality as if these all came from dreams.  Dreaming and sub consciousness are important aspects of surrealism.

The stories are usually very morbid and usually ended with the main character dying. The art style, the color palette as well as the dream-like quality all contribute the morbid atmosphere of the story.