Heavy Metal (Heavy Metal #316)

The third of four INTERCONNECTED covers by the master illustrator KIM JUNG GI, an otherworldly TAARNA cover by the legendary SIMON BISLEY, and a blank sketch cover!

Heavy Metal's flagship character TAARNA returns in an otherworldly story by writer Helen Mullane and artist Osvaldo Pestana! The debut of the episodic technothriller WIREMONKEYS by creator/writer/artist Dan Schaeffer! A new battle rages in Heavy Metal's zombie saga COLD DEAD WAR by David Erwin and artist Vassilis Gogtzilas! YA horror serial THE AXE continues by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish! Cyberpunk serial ENGAGERS by Beyond Kuiper author Matthew Medney and artist John Roi Mercado continues! The strange history of DEATH DEFIED by Joe Harris and Federico Pietrobon continues to unfold!

Heavy Metal's female space explorer returns in the newest chapter of THE ADVENTURES OF ADRIENNE JAMES by Matthew Medney (Dark Wing) and artist Santa Fung

George C. Romero's THE RISE begins its second half of the origin of the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with art by Diego Yapur! Finally, an interview with Simon Bisley showing the process of creating his TAARNA cover for the magazine's milestone issue! It's a massive celebration of 45 years publishing groundbreaking stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror from The World's Greatest Illustrated Magazine!