Frank frazetta comics checklist by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. February 9, 1928 may 10, 2010 was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, lp record album covers. Howard storieswith cover art by definitive conan illustrator frank frazetta. Its the snowman, a wooden idol who comes to life to combat the evil machinations of. Frank frazetta frank frazetta tarzan and the golden. The frazetta motherload cgc comic book collectors chat. Over the past halfcentury, frazetta s work has indeed been seen, and often.
The best comic book character comebacks of the year. Frank frazetta had the unique ability to create images of largerthanlife characters that. Frank frazetta obituary a prolific painter of fantasies that adorned book covers, film posters and rock lps frank frazetta in 1994 with one of his death dealer images. Yesterday the art world bid farewell to one of its most badass and cryptic members when frank frazetta died of a stroke at the age of 82. February 9, 1928 may 10, 2010 was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, lp record album covers and other media.
In frazettas case, it was movie posters, book covers and the development of his. Sell your frank frazetta tim holt western adventures cover comic art. Sanders auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you. The first death dealer comic book series was published in 1995 by the company verotik. While appreciated by fans and select publishers, it was when frank was asked to help with the covers. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Frank frazetta obituary comics and graphic novels the. And because frazetta was so young, still a teen, this story is a true slice of comic book.
Top 10 frank frazetta comics selected by pencil ink. This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Frank frazetta you might not know the name but his art, once seen, tends to stay with you. For example, the january 11, 2009 frazetta signing could have been 35 books, instead of 34, with one book adding frazetta after already being a ss book and there would be no change in the cgc census. Frank frazetta was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, recordalbum covers and other media. Frank frazetta 291928 5102010 is arguably the most beloved fantasy and science fiction artist of the 20th century. Comic books, comic strips, movie posters, and of course magazine and pocketbook covers. As his wikipedia entry indicates, his early career centered around comics work. Frazetta was also responsible for creating business standards in the field of commercial art. If a ss book was already on the cgc census and frazetta was added later, then the cgc census would not change. Creepy was a blackandwhite newsstand publication, not unlike mad magazine in format. A sudden flash of greatness, they stand out as an apex of artistic perfection of comic art in the minds of many collectors. Frank frazetta s dark kingdom part three edit frank frazetta s dark kingdom part two edit frank frazetta s sorcerer edit frank frazetta s.
Jaws movie poster homage covers jaws 1975 jaws is a 1975 american cultural phenomenon considered in part to have ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster film. Frank frazetta had the unique ability to create images of largerthanlife characters that become indelibly etched in our memories. Frank frazetta s famous funnies covers frank frazetta 19282010 is famous amongst those who pay attention to science fiction and fantasy art, this largely having to do with book and magazine cover illustrations that he painted from the early1960s on. Frank frazettas 1st published painting setting the gcd. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. Rare early comic art by frank frazetta will headline at. At first he was involved with comic books, then in 1953. Then he expanded and revised it to include twice as many images and presents them at a much larger coffeetable book size of 10. Unfollow frank frazetta comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Howards classic tale of murder and intrigue, the god in the bowl. David spurlocks oversized tribute to one of the great fantasy artists of the 20th century, fantastic paintings of frazetta.
The upcoming month of june is looking lighter than usual from a publishing perspective, but that just means the books remaining in the schedule will be all the more cherished. Frank frazetta, an illustrator of comic books, movie posters and paperback book covers, whose visions of musclebound men fighting with swords and axes to. They worked together for nine years, after which they had a falling out and frank reentered the world of regular comic books. From comic art to corporate logos, album covers to movie production, frank frazetta had his hand in all things illustration. The buck rogers covers gained the attention of lil abner creator al capp, who hired frazetta to work with him on this most famous comic strip but also on his own johnny comet strip. Jaws, directed by stephen spielberg, is based on peter benchleys 1974 novel of the same name, which spent 44. Many times, people would buy a novel just to own the cover art. Frank frazetta frank frazetta 291928 5102010 is arguably the most beloved fantasy and science fiction artist of the 20th century. Frank frazetta comic artist the most popular comic art. Masterworks series of great comic book artists 1crr 2crr. Frazetta s original cover painting for conan the buccaneer was loosely inspired by one of his own illustrations for the canaveral press edition of tarzan and the castaways.
See more ideas about frank frazetta, comic book covers. Frank frazetta comic artist the most popular comic art by frank. Eight memorable frank frazetta album covers houston press. He is best known for his lush paintings, his work in comic books, book covers, movie posters and record album covers. Mostly golden age, silver age and bronze age comics. Here i present to you some apparently little known or perhaps overlooked information regarding frazetta s very first published oil painting. Frank frazetta, born on the 9th day of february, 1928 in brooklyn, new york, discovered the wonders of drawing at a very young age. Frank frazetta tim holt western adventures cover comic art.
Throughout his lifetime, he had created some of the most iconic pieces of fantasy art, and continues to inspire people even today. Frazetta painted a number of covers for verotik comics in the early to mid90s frazetta harris vampirella cover frazetta painted this in 1996, one of the last covers before his stroke. See more ideas about frank frazetta, comic book covers and comic books art. Verotik comics satanika frazetta cover art danzig ebay. Sell auction frank frazetta tim holt western adventures. Frank frazetta is now widely regarded as the master of modern fantasy art frank frazetta born february 9, 1928 is an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, recordalbum covers, and other media. The 4issue series was written by musician glenn danzig and illustrated by simon bisley issue 1, liam sharp issues 2 and 3, and by arthur suydam issue 4. Below is a recent realized price for a frank frazetta tim holt western adventures cover comic art. Frank frazettas famous funnies covers art contrarian. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue. Of course as every serious art fan knows, frank frazetta is well known for among other things his amazing oil painting covers for the conan and tarzan paperback books published in the 60s and 70s, as well as several warren covers. Comics from 1944 featuring frazetta s first published comics artwork, frazetta was the tender age of 16. Given that frazetta s heyday and highest point of commercial exposure was in the mid 60s through the early 80s, when the world was still analog and people were still going to bookstores all the time, anyone born from about 1945 to 1980 must have first encountered his book cover illustrations though the comics readers would have seen.
One of the most renowned frank frazetta comic covers ever. As soon as the brooklyn native could walk he was drawing, and at the mere age of 16 frank began his professional career as a comic artist. David spurlock started crafting this book by reviving the original millionselling 1970s mass market art book, fantastic art of frank frazetta. Certainly a far more complex composition than many of his other book covers of the same time period, franks painting electrified audiences and revitalized sales of the. The cream rises to the top, however, and based on criteria including influence, artistic merit, cultural impact and overall style, here are the five greatest comic book covers of all time. Conan frank frazetta was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers. The twelve images here are all fantasy and sword and sorcery images spanning about 30 years. Frank frazetta was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers. A series of specialedition reprints of their adaptations of robert e. Frank frazetta, comic book covers, comic books art, book art, horror comics, horror art, marvel e dc, pulp art, fantasy. Frazetta cover smashes record for any page of american.
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