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Heavy Metal #5 featuring GLADIATRIX! cover by @johnstanisci is available at comic shops, newsstands worldwide, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and select gaming stores--ask for it! HM #5 delivers a landmark issue filled with daring new visions Fantasy, Sci-fi, shorts and more!
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If you grew up with Masters of the Universe, there’s a good chance the image you remember doesn’t come from the animated series, but from Earl Norem’s paintings.
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Norem (1923–2015) was an American illustrator who came from the world of pulp magazines and Savage Sword of Conan covers. In the mid-1980s, he brought that same approach to Masters of the Universe, creating covers, posters, and promotional artwork for the official He-Man magazine.
His paintings depicted He-Man, Skeletor, and the inhabitants of Eternia with a level of detail and realism that was very different from the cartoons. The characters looked like warriors from a heroic fantasy novel, with exaggerated musculature, worn armor, and large-scale battle scenes.
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Between 1985 and 1988, he created all 16 covers for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe magazine, along with a series of posters that became some of the most memorable images in the entire franchise.
For many fans, Eternia didn’t look like it did on television. It looked the way Earl Norem painted it. ⚔️
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Before dark fantasy arrived in movies and video games, Esteban Maroto was already drawing it on paper.
Esteban Maroto (Madrid, 1942) is one of the key figures of Spanish fantasy comics. He began his career in the 1960s and gained international recognition through series such as Cinco por Infinito, Wolff, The Tomb of the Gods, and Dragon’s Soul.
His work became a regular feature in Warren Publishing’s Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella magazines, where he created more than a hundred stories and established himself as one of the publisher’s most recognizable artists.
Maroto also left his mark on popular culture by designing Red Sonja’s famous chainmail bikini, an image that would define the character’s visual identity for decades. He later worked for Marvel and DC, illustrating characters such as Red Sonja, Satana, Zatanna, and Aquaman.
Elegant linework, stylized figures, and worlds filled with fantasy, eroticism, and horror made Maroto one of the most influential visual voices in European and American comics during the 1970s and 1980s. ⚔️
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Donato Giancola has spent more than two decades painting scenes from The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion. Unlike many fantasy illustrators, he works primarily in oil on panel or canvas and builds his compositions using real models, costumes, and physical sets before he begins painting.
His vision of Middle-earth led to two books dedicated entirely to his Tolkien-inspired work: Middle-earth: Visions of a Modern Myth (2010) and Middle-earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend (2019).
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Among his best-known works are The Fellowship in Hollin, Eowyn and the Lord of the Nazgul, Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin, and Descent from Caradhras. He has also created illustrations for editions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, as well as artwork selected for official Tolkien calendars.
His interpretation of Tolkien’s work is characterized by a realistic approach influenced by classical painters such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. That combination of academic technique and fantasy literature has made Giancola one of the most recognized Tolkien artists of his generation.
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Art by Spanish comic artist Julio Martínez Pérez aka Das Pastoras (born in 1956) 🔥
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Art by British illustrator Tim White (1952-2020)
1. “The Space Machine” (1980) 🐙
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Much of the DNA of The Fifth Element can be traced back to Harry Canyon, one of the segments from the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. Both stories feature a cynical flying taxi driver navigating a chaotic futuristic metropolis, only to become involved with a mysterious woman carrying something far more important than she appears 🚕
Luc Besson later brought legendary comic artist Moebius onto The Fifth Element as a concept designer. The influence goes beyond the taxi driver: the towering cityscapes, dense air traffic, eccentric characters, and comic-book sci-fi atmosphere all echo the world of Harry Canyon and the work of Moebius 🌃
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Art by @doodlerskeleton ✨
Matias Viro is an artist and illustrator from Finland. His digital artworks are inspired by psychedelic forms, as well as the creations and landscapes of surrealist painters such as Dalí and Beksiński.
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Most of his work is based on improvisation and pure imagination on an empty canvas, with intuition guiding the process.
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Robots walking the Earth once belonged strictly to the realm of science fiction. Decades before humanoid machines became a serious technological goal, Heavy Metal was already filling its covers with visions of a future shared by humans and robots. Some forecasts now suggest that by 2040 there could be as many as 1 billion robots operating worldwide. What once looked impossible is steadily becoming part of everyday life 🤖
1. Art by Hajime Sorayama — November 1980
2. Art by Jean-Michel Nicollet — First issue, April 1977
3. Art by Ovi Hondru — January 1990
4. Art by Thomas Warkentin — October 1981
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5. Art by Chris Moore — July 1981
6. Art by Thomas Warkentin — July 1982
7. Art by Alan Craddock — Spring 1988
8. Art by Jim Cherry — August 1980
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Born in Lima, Peru in 1941, Boris Vallejo moved to the United States in 1964 and became one of the most recognizable fantasy illustrators of the late 20th century. His work appeared on book covers, magazines, posters, trading cards, calendars, and comic-related publications for decades 🖌️
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Vallejo is especially known for his paintings of Conan, Tarzan, Doc Savage, and other fantasy and science-fiction characters 🔥
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Start your NEW HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE Subscription 2.0 by THIS FRIDAY June 12, 8PM PST for it to begin with Issue #6!
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Artwork by Italian comic artist Milo Manara, used as a cover in Heavy Metal July 1997.
Art from Gullivera, an erotic reinterpretation of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, where the protagonist, a woman named Gullivera, embarks on surreal adventures in fantastical lands filled with sensual and humorous encounters.
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Heavy Metal #5C Ingrid Gala Webstore Exclusive NSFW available now shop.heavymetal.com/products…
One full turn of the sun since Heavy Metal returned in full stride with renewed force, the magazine moves forward as Gladiatrix by Dan Gordon and John Stanisci and Ink by Charley Parlapánides, Vlas Parlapánides, and Marco Failla continue to unfold, and Cold Dead War by Craig Wilson closes a chapter. Dark Horizons by Philippe Pelaez and Benjamin Blasco-Martinez begins its run, a post-apocalyptic science fiction series set on Kepler-452 b, where a forbidden zone has claimed every expedition sent beyond it. Thellus by Simona Mogavino and Carlos Gómez makes its debut as a new science fiction saga, introducing a myth-infused world ruled by absolute power and laying the groundwork for a broader story of domination and resistance. Also featured are Blue Angel, a near-future military science fiction story by Philippe Gauckler, The Callistan Menace, a classic science fiction adaptation adapted by Fernando Fernández, and Turing Test for Humans by Fernando Dagnino. Beyond these highlights, the issue includes a varied range of additional features that reinforce Heavy Metal’s bold editorial mix.
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Noriyoshi Ohrai (1935–2015) was one of the most influential Japanese illustrators of the 20th century. His name became forever linked to Star Wars when George Lucas selected him to create the international poster for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, a work that brought him worldwide recognition.
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Throughout his career, he produced artwork for film posters, book covers, and video games, including titles such as Godzilla, The Dark Crystal, Mad Max, and Metal Gear Solid. His paintings, known for their scale, precision, and dramatic compositions, left a lasting mark on science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture illustration.
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