frank frazetta Archives

From Papercutz artist Rick Parker (also former Marvel letterer and artist on Marvel's Beavis and Butt-head), we have Weird Zombie-Fantasy… And from Frank Frazetta, we have Weird Science-Fantasy from EC. Rick Parker explains the genesis of this incredibly detailed parody cover: "I was a kid in the mid 50's when those EC covers and MAD Comics came[...]

All 1,700 lots sold during the auction held Nov 21-23 in Beverly Hills. The top selling comic of the day was Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 9.6 that sold for $262,900.00.  Other top sellers: The Avengers #1, CGC NM 9.4, for $89,625. Original cover art for Conan the Barbarian #4 for $87,235. Journey Into Mystery #83, CGC NM- 9.2, ended at[...]

Also an original painting by Frank Frazetta depicting a barbarian being jolted by a bolt of lightning from the heavens that could sell for $75,000+ An original October 20th 1968 Sunday strip from Peanuts estimated at $50,000+ Page 14 from Fantastic Four #55 by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott estimated at $50,000+ and a hand[...]

Two pieces of artwork were stolen from Arthur Suydam's studio it seems. Firstly, this full colour gouche painting, Alien Genocide, by Arthur Suydam. And

Thun'Da is published by Dynamite Entertainment; PAGE 1-2 I wanted to start us in mid-action, much like the original Frank Frazetta/Gardner Fox story did There's a fascinating serial adaptation of Thun'da from 1952 staring the great Buster Crabbe called KING OF THE CONGO, which was incidentally Buster Crabbe's very last serial, and it also has a faithful[...]

Dynamite Entertainment is publishing The Art of Painted Comics hardcover in October, featuring painted comic book work by the likes of  Alex Ross, Greg Hildebrandt, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Julie Bell, Joseph Michael Linsner, Glen Orbik, Simon Bisley, Dave Dorman, Phil Noto, Greg Horn, Brian Bolland, Ashley Wood,[...]

This is Les Porteurs de Mauvaises Nouvelles by French artist Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. And this is Conan The Destroyer by Frank Frazetta Let's take a closer look at both. Thanks to Craig Elliott for ferreting out this one. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

Dynamite will be publishing Frank Frazetta's Thun'da in a new series starting in August from Robert Place Napton and Cliff Richards (with a Jae Le cover) – the new series will include Frazetta's first Thun'da story. A Military helicopter crash lands in a remote valley in Africa  A lone survivor awakens with no memory of who[...]

Bleeding Cool covered reports regarding the warring factions of Frank Frazetta's family in depth when Frank was alive, with differing family members competing for the right to monetise Frank's work This  culminated in arrests for theft, night time vigils, accusations of kidnapping, and competing videos and websites. Before Frazetta's death, there was a coming together of[...]