I was seemingly out of the loop in Druillet's heyday, not really being aware of Heavy Metal magazine until the early 90's, I guess it was. Unfortunately, by that time I don't think 'HM' was publishing much of Druillet's stuff, anymore.
NOTE: just in case it's not known, Mssr Philippe was one of the four founders of Les Humanoïdes Associés, which were a huge advancement in getting BD / Euro-comics published across the world, including the States.
Anyway... for me, this amazing magazine cover is a typically wild, hilarious, and even somewhat nightmarish work that this living-legend produced. (yes, he's 80yo now)
I understand that it comes from a retrospective by "Mel" publishers, back in 2017. Anybody read that edition..?
Didn't read, only saw the “image” itself and instantly recognized Druillets work. Amazing artist.