"The Last Word"
A sentient planet tells of how its predominant species, meant for peace but bent with greed, drained the world of all its worth. The planet created a personification of itself, whom the people worshiped as a god. In grief and hopelessness, the planet self destructs, flinging its consciousness bound in the head of the idol into space. Thus was born Metal Hurlant. 3 pages.
"Hunter's Moon"
Once a member of a village plagued by the curse of the werewolf, a man acquires the curse himself by getting wounded while hunting the beasts. Now a multi-millionaire with a sense of the ironic, he has a personal jet, dubbed the 'Silver Bullet' fly him around the globe to keep away from the full moon. 10 pages.
"Day Off"
A wordless, meandering day spent around the city of Paris can sometimes make enough of a story. 6 pages.
"Beltran's 1/2way Point Pin-Ups."
2 pages.
"The Lion's Share"
A tribe who lives under the watchful eye of a Lion God by sacrificing virgins to appease the him. Their rules on keeping hand off the virgins are strict, but our hero can't abide, and so must face the Lion God head on. 12 pages.
"Megalex - Episode 1"
Welcome to Megalex, the city that covers the entire globe and threatens to stamp out the last of the wild. It is ruled by Queen Mother Marea and her daughter Princess Kavatah, but not without dissent. There are rebels in the jungles who threaten stability. Megalex keeps order by breeding police-soldiers who only get 400 days to live, and the balance of the population are kept drugged and 'happy'. 11 pages.