As an illustration student in the late '70s and '80s no one conjured up more inspiration and admiration than Frank Frazetta. An American, fantasy illustrator, his moody work was not only imaginative and brilliantly conceived but artistically flawless.
In the 1940s and 50s, he drew for comic strips like Al Capp’s “Lil’ Abner” and comic books like “Famous Funnies,” for which he contributed a series of covers depicting the futuristic adventurer Buck Rogers. He also had his own newspaper strip that ran from 1952 to 1953, called “Johnny Comet” (later retitled “Ace McCoy”).
He went on to draw movie posters, pulp heroes like Conan the Barbarian for comic magazines and books. He also illustrated many popular heavy metal band album jackets such as Molly Hatchett and Nazareth. He recenly sold a Conan paperback original cover painting for a for $1 million. He will be missed.
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