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Monday, May 10, 2010

Frank Frazetta

Posted by on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:35 AM

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The sci-fi/fantasy painter and illustrator known for his sexy ladies, brawny men, and scary monsters died earlier today.

 

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plorp 1
Thanks Frank for all the great hours looking at your work.
Posted by plorp on May 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM
2
So depressing.
Posted by Peter F on May 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM
Fenrox 3
Nooooooooo, I loved his dudes, they were like my first spank fodder. Well, I know how I'M going to honor him tonight.
Posted by Fenrox on May 10, 2010 at 10:49 AM
gloomy gus 4
Man, Frazetta's people were the ultimate come-on. When after a determined campaign (extremely determined given what I have to work with) I found out eventually what sex with hardbodies was actually like it was such a letdown.
Posted by gloomy gus on May 10, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 5
Well that sucks.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on May 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Keekee 6
Ugh... There goes another part of my childhood.
Posted by Keekee on May 10, 2010 at 10:59 AM
STJA 7
Bummer. Rest in Peace, Frank. Or with barbarians, whichever you prefer.
Posted by STJA on May 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Will in Seattle 8
He probably heard about Lena Horne and decided life wasn't worth living.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on May 10, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Joe Szilagyi 9
May the afterlife be filled with hot bodies in chain mail bikinis, good sir.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://www.joeszilagyi.com on May 10, 2010 at 11:03 AM
jasonzenobia 10
Nerdspank sadness everywhere I look.
Posted by jasonzenobia http://jasonzenobia.blogspot.com/ on May 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Sben 11
The Meatcards recreate-a-Frazetta-painting contest is a fitting monument to his work.
Posted by Sben on May 10, 2010 at 11:28 AM
rob! 12
Frazetta paintings could almost convince my teenage self I was straight.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on May 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM
13
He sure could draw an ass.
Posted by paulus on May 10, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Posted by FreudianShrimp on May 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM
FreudianShrimp 15
@13, I don't think Frazetta ever met Will in Seattle, let alone draw him.
Posted by FreudianShrimp on May 10, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Eva Hopkins 16
Frank Frazetta made me feel like it was okay to have a big caboose, w/ his paintings populated by super strong men & buxom babes. His art was alive & passionate in a way that few other painters' is. He left a few rough edges, a few details unsmoothed, in some of his most important works. There's a sense of playfulness & passion in his paintings that his imitators will never have.
Posted by Eva Hopkins http://www.lunamusestudios.com on May 10, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Reverse Polarity 17
I haz a sad.

I bought more than one book as a teenager based solely on his cover art.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on May 10, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Will in Seattle 18
@15 - no, actually, I met him a couple of times. Once at a Westercon and once at a Worldcon. He was a nice guy, kind of distant, but you would be too if everyone was in your face all day.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on May 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Knat 19
I assume he's going to be set adrift in a raft and have that raft set aflame by flaming arrows, viking-style? Anything less would be a travesty.
Posted by Knat on May 10, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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His Viking funeral? Set adrift in a raked, customized Ford Econoline Van with the mushroom side windows, mag wheels, and the entire rolling fantasy emblazoned with his artwork. I will drive with neon green fur on my dashboard for the next ten days of mourning.
Posted by Oooooodin! on May 10, 2010 at 5:32 PM
Spicy McHaggis 21
Damned. Used to buy his calendar every year. Guess all good things end sometime.
Posted by Spicy McHaggis on May 10, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Badger 22
@16 I love the way Frazetta drew women - his girls had butts, and boobs, and even a little belly fat. They looked like they could survive childbirth, kill monsters, and actually thrive in the fantasy landscapes where they were placed. They were otherworldly in a way that Boris Vallejo's women never were.

However - now that old Frank is gone, there is going to be a hell of a fight over the estate.
Posted by Badger on May 10, 2010 at 7:33 PM

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