Wild Things
by John Workman
Metro Comics, 1986
West Virginia-born John Workman began his career illustrating and lettering comics in 1972, and from 1977 - 1984 he worked as the Art Director for Heavy Metal magazine.
In 1986 the short-lived indie publisher Metro Comics compiled Workman's black and white 'adult' comics, done for a variety of magazines (including Heavy Metal ), into two issues of 'Wild Things'.
I can't say that these issues are worth a special search, but if you see them available for an affordable price, then picking them up is a good idea.
Below I've posted 300 dpi scans of 'Martelaine', which appeared in 'Wild Things' issue two. It originally appeared in Heavy Metal in August 1981.
What can I say ? Forty years after it first appeared, it's still a great comic, one that melds the visual styling of a traditional romance comic with a note of pathos. And, just maybe, a carefully crafted hint of creepiness. All within the span of three pages !
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