Heavy Metal’s flagship character from the animated film returns in a new series of cosmic mystery and battles throughout the multiverse in her war against Kako, the embodiment of chaos. Signed by assistant producer and art director, Michael Gross. From the death of the last Taarakian and a collapsed universe, Taarna was born. The image area measures 12' x 10' and the art is in Excellent condition. The Tarakian warrior Taarna from the 'Heavy Metal' feature film swings her deadly sword in this limited edition hand-painted cel. She's a distant cosmic entity, yet capable of experiencing empathy. Taarna: Battle Limited Edition Cel 35/50 (Gallery Lainzberg, 1989). Stephanie's story shows us the dichotomies of Taarna. Of the release, Executive Editor Joe Illidge waxed rhapsodic on Phillips and company’s remarkable story-crafting in their take on the character, saying, " Establishing the most iconic version of Taarna in this era of Heavy Metal required a trio of distinctive artists to realize Stephanie's script to the fullest. Related: Heavy Metal's Wonder Woman Fights Space Dragons in Taarna Crashing like the thunder of a thousand storms, Phillips writes her heroine as both a goddess and a woman. From the death of the last Taarakian and a collapsed universe, Taarna was born. This visually impressive comic features a kaleidoscope of talented artists on penciling duties, including Patrick Zircher, Al Barrionuevo and Christian Rosado. In a manner slightly different than its predecessor series, Taarna manages to finely weave together a parable of religion, violence, war, death, beauty, hate and love with nary a seam showing. Taarna: The Last Taarakian 1 - Heavy Metal. Feel the exhilaration of the fight as Taarna wages war against the forces of evil, using the universal power of a goddess of justice.Ī bit of a retelling of the original Heavy Metal film, Taarna features the skillful Stephanie Phillips on writing duties pulling together a plot for the ages as the wicked warlord Urcuss, corrupted by the foul God of Chaos Kako, sweeps across the alien planet of Sumuul slaughtering all in his path. Now, as her newest landmark series together into trade paperback format, Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive reveal of the trailer for Taarna: The Last Taarakian, courtesy of Heavy Metal Magazine. Since her debut in the 1981 film fittingly titled, Heavy Metal, Taarna, the Last Taarakian has been something of an unexpected icon due to her high fantasy leanings, bold sexuality and incredible godlike power. Of all the characters in Heavy Metals extensive catalog of fantasy and science fiction titles, Taarna has embodied the celebrated publications genre sensibilities more than any other figure to the delight of fans worldwide. I will provide you with low resolution samples of the work in progress so that you may make any changes needed to fit your vision.Warning: Taarna: The Last Taarakian is a MATURE series! Half of my commission price will be paid up front, the other half paid on delivery. You retain the right to your character, but I retain the right to post a lower resolution sample with a watermark.All payments will be through PayPal. Taarna, Heavy Metals flagship character comes to life as an all new, super-posable action figure from Executive Replicas and world-famous, LooseCollector Collectibles Taarna comes in 6-inch scale, with 26 functional points of articulation for maximum poseability, and features 4 accessories: a removable scabbard, two extra hands, and her. Print is 8.5x11 on heavy card stock with a glossy finish. Just noticed that I had not updated my prices like I have at other sites.$20 - 1680x1050 or 1200x1500 (72 DPI) Character I have already made, single color background, no texture.$25 - 1680x1050 or 1200x1500 (72 DPI) Character I have made, textured background that I own.$40 - Your character + expenses (if I need to buy new models and textures) and a textured background that I own.$50 - Complex scene + expenses (2 or 3 characters, SPFX, high reflections and refractions, scenery, etc.)Any adult work will be significantly higher.For the $40 and $50 images, we can discuss resolution and DPI. Fan art print of bad ass, Taarna the Tarakian from the original adult animation film Heavy Metal (1981) Art drawn by me, printed by the company CatPrint.
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