Again with the jokey twist ending. Here, a massage therapist has an encounter with a very willing woman who doesn’t speak his language, but absolutely wants a happy ending (Altuna’s ability to convey body language is part of what makes him a great comics artist). But she gets upset at something and the masseuse is left with a roomful of men to massage.

What I find interesting is that it’s not exactly a gay panic ending (it runs right up to the edge of being one, though) and is more of a “oh well, what are you going to do?” ending. Which is a very interesting direction to take for a Hispanic creator in the waning days of the last century.

(Heavy Metal Erotic Special, 2000 – Page 28 The Horoscope by Altuna)