personally I've never met Mr. Frazetta, but I recognized his talent and art, of which many a creator were influenced by. The L.A.Times reported:
Frank Frazetta, the fantasy painter and illustrator whose images of sinewy warriors and lush vixens graced paperback novels, album covers and comic books for decades and became something close to the contemporary visual definition of the sword-and-sorcery genres, died Monday after suffering a stroke the night before. He was 82.
I'm sure many of you have seen his art before and were drawn in by the grace and fluidity that it presented, whether it was on a cover of Conan, or the album cover for Nazareth "Expect No Mercy" or drawing Little Annie Fanny for Playboy. Frazetta has influenced many artists within the genre of fantasy and science fiction. Yusuke Nakano, a lead artist for Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series, cites Frazetta as an influence. Joseph Vargo, fantasy artist and musician (Nox Arcana), cites Frazetta as a primary influence and his art calendars for the past ten years mark Frazetta's birthday.
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