▁went ▁back ▁to ▁C ody ▁Star bu ck ▁with ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁He avy ▁Metal ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁painted ▁art ▁style ▁he ' d ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Mo or cock ▁graph ic ▁novel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Ch ay kin ▁launched ▁American ▁Fl agg ! ▁for ▁First ▁Comics . ▁With ▁Ch ay kin ▁as ▁both ▁writer ▁and ▁artist , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁successful ▁for ▁First ▁and ▁proved ▁highly ▁influ ential , ▁mixing ▁all ▁of ▁Ch ay kin ' s ▁previous ▁ideas ▁and ▁interests — j azz , ▁pul p ▁advent ure , ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁sex . ▁ ▁Ch ay kin ▁made ▁wide ▁use ▁of ▁C raft int ▁Du osh ade ▁illustr ation ▁bo ards , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁before ▁computers ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁sh aded ▁texture ▁to ▁the ▁finished ▁art . ▁American ▁Fl agg ! ▁made ▁a ▁huge ▁spl ash ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁E agle ▁Awards , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁pre - em inent ▁com ics ▁awards . ▁Ch ay kin ▁and ▁American ▁Fl agg ! ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁ten ▁awards , ▁eventually ▁winning ▁seven . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 6 ▁issues ▁of ▁American ▁Fl agg !, ▁Ch ay kin ▁started ▁work ▁on ▁new ▁projects . ▁Ch ay kin ’ s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁his ▁original ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁writer ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁issues , ▁interior ▁artist ▁for ▁issues ▁# 1