TAARNA color sketch from HEAVY METAL

TAARNA color sketch from HEAVY METAL

This is an original 9"x12" pen and ink , Watercolor, Acrylic, Copic marker drawing on illustration board by Frank Forte.

TAARNA from the Heavy Metal Movie

Also signed on the back with thumbprint by Frank Forte

Taarna[edit]
Original story by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum; inspired by Moebius' Arzach stories.

The Loc-Nar, now the size of a giant meteor, crashes into a volcano, changing a tribe of human outcasts into mutated barbarians who ravage a peaceful city. The elders desperately try to summon the last of a warrior race, the Taarakians. Taarna, a strong, beautiful, Taarakian warrior maiden, arrives too late to stop the massacre and resolves to avenge the city. Her search leads to the barbarians' stronghold, where she is captured, tortured, and left for dead. With the help of her Taarakian mount, she escapes and confronts the barbarian leader. Though wounded, she defeats him. With Taarna readying her final attack on the Loc-Nar, it tells her not to sacrifice herself, as she cannot destroy it. She does not relent, and her self-sacrifice destroys the Loc-Nar.

Cast

Percy Rodriguez (uncredited) as voice of the Loc-Nar
Don Francks as Barbarian
August Schellenberg as Taarak
Zal Yanovsky as Barbarian
George Touliatos as Barbarian
Vlasta Vrána as Barbarian leader
Mavor Moore as Elder
Thor Bishopric as Boy
Len Doncheff as Barbarian
Cedric Smith as Bartender
Joseph Golland as Councilman
Charles Joliffe as Councilman
Ned Conlon as Councilman
Music

"The Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath
"Through Being Cool" by Devo
"Working in the Coal Mine" by Devo
"E5150" by Black Sabbath is played at the beginning of the sequence. While it sounds like background, the track and "The Mob Rules" are played in the order they appear on the Mob Rules LP.
"Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is a retelling of "Taarna", and describes the pact that a Defender makes.

Frank Forte is an artist, writer and storyboard artist. He has worked on the Bob's Burgers TV Show and comic book. Frank is also a regular contributor and editor at Heavy Metal Magazine. His art and paintings have been exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, CASS Contemporary, Copro Gallery, Phone Booth Gallery, Arch Enemy Arts and Night Gallery Fine Arts among others. Frank's film and TV credits include: Insidious 4, Despicable Me 2, The Emoji Movie, LEGO: Star Wars, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and more. Frank is also the publisher at Asylum Press, an indy graphic novel and comic book publisher. Since its inception in 1999, Frank has written, illustrated and published such comics as; The Vampire Verses, Warlash, Fearless Dawn, Billy Boy, The Cletus and Floyd Show.