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This is the May 2003 cover of Heavy Metal Magazine, the adult illustrated fantasy magazine, featuring a striking illustration of a voluptuous, mythological female figure with a head of writhing green serpents, evoking the appearance of Medusa. She wears a revealing, ornate green and gold bikini-style outfit with intricate, scale-like detailing, and her body is partially draped in a flowing, leafy cloak. She stands confidently in a dark, eerie landscape filled with twisted, gnarled trees and looming stone skulls, suggesting a mythic or underworld setting. The cover prominently displays the magazine’s title in bold, green, stylized lettering, with the tagline “FREZZATO’S NEWEST GRAPHIC NOVEL, ‘THE EDGE OF THE WORLD’!” at the top. A bright yellow starburst in the lower right corner announces a “TIP-IN #11 BY DORIAN CLEAVENGER ENCLOSED!” and pricing details (U.S. $5.99, CAN $6.99) are listed in the upper right corner. The overall tone is dark, fantastical, and visually rich, typical of the magazine’s genre.