I recently picked up a copy of “The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” from my favourite comic book store [Kabooom, Zurich], and I must say I am thoroughly impressed. [And not just because Dolph Lundgren happens to have a picture with this. =D]

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The book is a collection/documentation of, well, just about everything that there ever was to do with the He-Man universe.

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The collection of illustrations in there, coming from all eras of He-Man, is just amazing.

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All the maps are in there. There’s maps of Eternia in various eras, a map of Preternia, a map of Subternia, and a map of their part of the universe.

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Now this is really cool, there’s a filmation cel in there with He-Man and Skeletor. =D [Yes, the actual cel is in a little pocket inside the book!]

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And there’s a ton of preliminary art work and sketches in there, including concepts that were never used. There’s also a list of all the produced and unproduced toys, ideas for characters that were eventually dismissed [some of whom are actually quite interesting], and every bit of information there is to know about the creation and the evolution of this whole universe.

So yes, I really really love this. If you live in Zurich you can pick up a copy at the KABOOOM Comic Shop. Don’t miss out! =)