Metal Heart Kingdom: The Ex.Mag Digital Editions Collection

(2020-2021)

192 + 198 + 186 pages | Sci-fi/Cyberpunk + Paranormal Romance + Dark Fantasy

Written & illustrated by various artists

☆ ☆ ☆ 2021 Eisner Awards nominee for Best Anthology* ☆ ☆ ☆

☆ ☆ ☆ 2021 Ignatz Awards winner for Outstanding Series* ☆ ☆ ☆

☆ ☆ ☆ One of The Beat's 50 Best Comics of 2020* ☆ ☆ ☆

A genre-based comics anthology with a focus on narrative short stories.

The genre for Volume 1 is cyberpunk. High tech, low life.

Volume 1 features work by Sophia Foster Dimino • Giannis Milonogiannis • Connor Willumsen • Jonathan Djob Nkondo • Wren McDonald (contributor & back cover artist) • Tonči Zonjić • Kelly K • Mushbuh • Freddy Carrasco (contributor & cover artist) • Jane Mai

The genre for Volume 2 is paranormal romance, a subgenre of romance, blended with speculative elements, often exploring the romantic relationships between humans and supernatural beings.

Volume 2 features work by Natasha Allegri • Luis Yang • Jane Mai • Mikkel Sommer • Choo (contributor & cover artist) • Yon Lee • Leslie Hung • Michelle Kwon • Loïc Locatelli (contributor & back cover artist)

The genre for Volume 3 is dark fantasy, which combines elements of horror with fantasy, typically based in a medieval setting, characterized by a gloomy atmosphere and an ominous tone. It’s unlikely that the hero (if there even is one) will prevail. Mercenaries, narcissistic wizards, horny gargoyles, and more.

Volume 3 features work by Tarmasz • Patrick Crotty • Al Gofa • Delfina Pérez Adán • Valentin Seiche (contributor & cover artist) • Jake Terrell • Hanna K • Linnea Sterte (contributor & back cover artist) • Geov Choureau

Volume 1

"As far as genre-based anthologies go, Ex.Mag #01 is about as strong as they come. . . . It's campy, it's fun"

Touissant Egan, The Comics Journal

Volume 2

". . . this year’s most ambitious anthology series"

Arpad Lep, The Beat

Volume 3

". . . Peow have really set the bar high. By the time you get to the end of the anthology, you only want there to be more epic adventures to get lost into. . . . and we cannot help but want to slay any interfering dragons to get more of what they are providing for us, consistently, time and time again."

Rebecca Burke, Broken Frontier

Read a preview of Ex.Mag #01 here!

Read a preview of Ex.Mag #02 here!

Read a preview of Ex.Mag #03 here!