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That series, written by Alex De Campi and illustrated by Isaac and Esau Escorza, was more of a sci-fi military thriller, while this newest entry feels more like a return to the more fundamental aspects of the heroine.
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This new miniseries will be the second take on the character following an unrelated series published in 2019. Related: Interview: HEAVY METAL Magazine is Back With a Bold New Creative Strategy Speaking to Screen Rant, Phillips said that she was heavily influenced by the film, and wanted to “ lean into the cosmic side of things” in exploring the character while also keeping the more familiar elements of the “ bad-ass chick with a sword” present. A somewhat controversial figure for her choice of wardrobe, which left little to the imagination, the character was nevertheless a stoic adventurer, brave warrior, and dutiful guardian to the last, sacrificing herself to put an end to the evil Loc-Nar, only to be reincarnated as another young girl far across the universe. Taarna originally appeared in the final segment of the Heavy Metal film as an avenging angel of justice summoned to destroy the corrupting power of the Loc-Nar, a demonic extra-dimensional force of concentrated evil, as it ravaged and murdered its way across an alien world. A philosophical meditation on the nature of saviors and divine justice in general, Phillip’s new iteration of the character sees this guardian of the galaxy as a universe incarnate, a being whose consciousness transcends space and time, manifested in the form of a statuesque beauty with a sword riding a pterodactyl, destroying dark gods and saving planets-full of innocents at a time with her strength and willpower alone. The heavenly heroine from the 1981 animated feature Heavy Metal will breathe life anew in a new comic book series written by Stephanie Phillips ( Superman) and illustrated by Patrick Zircher ( Savage Avengers). She does not relent, and her self-sacrifice destroys the Loc-Nar.Cosmic adventures in psychedelic settings are no rarity in the pages of Heavy Metal, and, launching in a few short weeks, they’re bringing back one of their most iconic characters: Taarna, the Last Taarakian. With Taarna readying her final attack on the Loc-Nar, it tells her not to sacrifice herself, as she cannot destroy it. With the help of her Taarakian mount, she escapes and confronts the barbarian leader. Her search leads to the barbarians' stronghold, where she is captured, tortured, and left for dead. Taarna, a strong, beautiful, Taarakian warrior maiden, arrives too late to stop the massacre and resolves to avenge the city. The elders desperately try to summon the last of a warrior race, the Taarakians. 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. Other Media Animated Heavy Metal (1981) Heavy Metal (1981) She does not relent, and her self-sacrifice destroys the Loc-Nar. With Taarna readying her final attack on the Loc-Nar, it pleads to her not to "sacrifice" herself. With the help of her avian mount, she escapes and confronts the mutant leader. Her search leads to the barbarians' stronghold, where she is captured, tortured and left for dead. However she arrives to late to save the people and swears to avenge their deaths. She was summoned by the elders of a city in a far planet, that was under attack of mutants corrupted by the "sum of all evils" the Loc Nar. She is the last of the proud warrior race Taarakians.