This months mag has gone TRON-tastic starting with a flashy cover image by EXPOSÉ 8 cover artist Marek Okon, followed by a four page interview with TRON:Legacy vehical artist Daniel Simon. Daniel shares his experiences working (and re-working) this winters blockbuster movie. Phil Saunders chimes in with a quick chat about designing the costumes for the film.

Diosdado Mondero is the latest artists to bare all and show us their studio set-up in the latest ’Artist in Residence’ feature. Mondero has converted his basement into a place that most artists would kill for! A fantastic setup of iMac, Cintique, drawing board an Eisle all surrounded by toys, figures, guitars and an ever expanding collection of books. Prepare to do green with envy!

January’s main features include a six-page delve into the surreal world of art legend Moebius, who actually worked alongside Syd Mead on the original TRON movie way back in 1982 followed by a ‘A-Z of Sci-Fi art’ which take a look at how different artists tackle some sci-fi cliches. This months sketchbook is courtesy of South African Henrik Gericke.

The TRON-fest comes to a climax with a wicked 4 page light-cycle tutorial. Chee Ming Wong guides you though the process of designing a lightcycle and painting the perfect electric backdrop for your new creation to streak through.

Other Workshops include a Painter & Photoshop based sci-fi scene by illustrator Patrick J Jones and a dino based digital painting by Peter Oedekoven, both of which have accompaning video files to help you along.

There’s also a fantastic subscription offer at the moment where you can get a free copy of digital painting program Art Rage 3 Studio Pro (worth £59) as a welcome gift.

Two and a half years in the making, Last Man Standing: Killbook of a Bounty Hunter is finally available for pre-order. The 230 page book serves as a prologue to the L.M.S. graphic novel series. Introducing the the main protagonist, Gabriel along with a host of sexy and deadly, ass-kicking characters.

The book is available in three editions exclusively through HeavyMetal.com: Limited Edition Hardback (comes with signed art print), Hardback and Softcover.
The Limited edition is only available to order until May 1st, so hurry if you want to grab a copy!

*UPDATE* According to HeavyMetal.com, the book has been delayed due to printing problems. As a result the ship date is now expected to be around September 2010.
On the positive side, the delay has allowed Luvisi to add extra art work and info that, due to the initial deadline was never included.

“Thank you all for your patience, trust me, it’ll be worth it. You’ve all waited this long, and I want to make sure you get the best product I can deliver. Those patient enough, I assure you, will really be glad you waited.”

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