Behind the Cover: Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta (February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media. He was the subject of a 2003 documentary.
Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.
Egyptian Queen - 1969
The Moons Rapture / Catwalk - 1994
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Born Frank Frazzetta in Brooklyn, New York City, he removed one "z" from his last name early in his career to make his name seem less "clumsy". The only boy among four children, he spent much time with his grandmother, who began encouraging him in art when he was two years old. He recalled in 2010, a month before his death,
"When I drew something, she would be the one to say it was wonderful and would give me a penny to keep going. Sometimes I had nothing left to draw on but toilet paper. As I got older, I started drawing some pretty wild things for my age. I remember the teachers were always mesmerized by what I was doing, so it was hard to learn anything from them. So I went to art school when I was a little kid, and even there the teachers were flipping out."
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Frazetta died of a stroke on May 10, 2010, in a hospital near his residence in Florida. Recently one of Frazetta's paintings', 'Conan the Destroyer’, sold for $1.5 million. It was bought by a private collector and is the highest paid for any of Frazetta's paintings.
Frazetta has influenced many artists within the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Yusuke Nakano, a lead artist for Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series, cites Frazetta as an influence. Fantasy artist and musician Joseph Vargo cites Frazetta as a primary influence, and his art calendars since 1998 mark Frazetta's birthday.
Amazon: The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta Volume 1
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta
Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.
Egyptian Queen - 1969
The Moons Rapture / Catwalk - 1994
( more covers )
Born Frank Frazzetta in Brooklyn, New York City, he removed one "z" from his last name early in his career to make his name seem less "clumsy". The only boy among four children, he spent much time with his grandmother, who began encouraging him in art when he was two years old. He recalled in 2010, a month before his death,
"When I drew something, she would be the one to say it was wonderful and would give me a penny to keep going. Sometimes I had nothing left to draw on but toilet paper. As I got older, I started drawing some pretty wild things for my age. I remember the teachers were always mesmerized by what I was doing, so it was hard to learn anything from them. So I went to art school when I was a little kid, and even there the teachers were flipping out."
( Read more... )
Frazetta died of a stroke on May 10, 2010, in a hospital near his residence in Florida. Recently one of Frazetta's paintings', 'Conan the Destroyer’, sold for $1.5 million. It was bought by a private collector and is the highest paid for any of Frazetta's paintings.
Frazetta has influenced many artists within the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Yusuke Nakano, a lead artist for Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series, cites Frazetta as an influence. Fantasy artist and musician Joseph Vargo cites Frazetta as a primary influence, and his art calendars since 1998 mark Frazetta's birthday.
Amazon: The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta Volume 1
Amazon: The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta Volume 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta
72 Hours by Clare London 
72 Hours by Clare London 
Inhabiting The Night by Carolina Valdez 
Inhabiting The Night by Carolina Valdez 
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Living in a small town has its advantages, like knowing who is gay and who is not, or better who could be. Michael “Finn” Finnegan is an English teacher and he is tutoring Max Douglas’s younger brother; Max is Finn’s forbidden fantasy and one afternoon, when Max asks him to remain overtime to talk, Finn thinks it’s time to act upon his attaction… only to being fired soon after he managed to seduce Max in his office. 
Living in a small town has its advantages, like knowing who is gay and who is not, or better who could be. Michael “Finn” Finnegan is an English teacher and he is tutoring Max Douglas’s younger brother; Max is Finn’s forbidden fantasy and one afternoon, when Max asks him to remain overtime to talk, Finn thinks it’s time to act upon his attaction… only to being fired soon after he managed to seduce Max in his office.