Sad news. I mean, it's been a while coming, but it's still very sad news.
What can I really say about Frazetta that other folks haven't experienced? His work is amazing and everyone knows it. There's a great documentary out there about him called Frazetta: Painting with Fire. It was there that I learned he had had a stroke years ago and had to re-teach himself to draw.
Amazing guy who leaves behind an amazing legacy.
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AGGGGHHHHGHHHHHHH!!!
Frazetta was an incredible talent. The modern day Michaelangelo, in my eyes anyway. Rest in peace, Sensei.
Crotalus
A big part of my youth.
Thanks to my dad I can remember his work on a host of sci-fi and fantasy book covers and posters. It's not entirely a fair way to encapsule the man's career and talent, but there it is. He was in many ways like the Norman Rockwell of sci-fi/fantasy art: incredibly good, somewhat ignored by "serious critics" because of the subject matter and general popularity of his work.
My dad would have liked to meet him, I think. Now he will.
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