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Comic book writer/artist Frank Thorne, best known for his work on the comic book character Red Sonja, began his comics career decades earlier pencilling romance comics for Standard Comics, as well as the Perry Mason newspaper strip for King Features and Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, The Green Hornet, Tom Corbett Space Cadet, Tomahawk, Mighty Samson[...]

Including comic book stories by Gail Simone, Frank Thorne, Roy Thomas, Mike Carey, Amy Chu, Mark Russell, Walter Geovani, Michael Avon Oeming, Frank Cho, Luke Lieberman, Mel Rubi, Esteban Marot and more, with a cover by Jenny Frison from the Simone run Here is the current planned listing and the San Diego Comic-Con accompanying panel. "Red[...]

Craig Russell, Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo, and Frank Thorne, Bill Sienkiewicz, Matt Wagner, Howard Chaykin, and Brian Bolland. History Of DC Comics Original Artwork This art was initially created for use as part of a deluxe, hardcover-version of the History of the DC Universe published by DC When Graphitti Designs, headed by Bob Chapman, was given the opportunity[...]

One of the things I love about comics history is that no matter how much you research and read, the next surprise is waiting for you right around the corner.  Talented artist Frank Thorne is best known for his formative work on Marvel's Red Sonja.  His career has run the gamut from newspaper strips and[...]

Howard, the character's early formative years also included significant contributions from artist Frank Thorne.  There are a pair of early Frank Thorne Red Sonja pages in today's 2021 January 24-25 Sunday & Monday Comics, Animation, Video Games & Art Weekly Online Auction from Heritage Auctions — Marvel Feature #6 story page 15 original art (1976)[...]

The 200+ page collection features issues from the original Marvel Comics series The Savage Sword of Conan, an introduction by Red Sonja writer and former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas, and a cover by legendary Red Sonja artist Frank Thorne. The collection features the work of writers Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Doug Moench, Clair Noto, Frank Thorne,[...]

Dynamite has released the Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Art Edition Vol 2 hardcover earlier this month and Byron Brewer got the opportunity to visit with  the legendary artist about the work and his career This is the transcript of Byron's visit to Frank Thorne's studio. FRANK THORNE: Welcome to my studio, Byron. BYRON BREWER: It's an honor, Mr[...]

Dynamite has sent over a few exclusive pages from their Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Artist Edition Vol 2 which comes out this week. The book collects the first six issues of the 1977 Red Sonja comic book series written by Roy Thomas, Clara Noto and Wendy Pini. For more information on Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Artist Edition[...]

Gilbert, Jim Starlin, Joe Kubert, Arthur Adams, Walter Simonson, Paul Norris, Mike Grell, Mary Wilshire, Andy Kubert, Gil Kane, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Kane, Curt Swan, George Pérez, Howard Chaykin, Jan Duursema, Carmine Infantino, Jim Steranko, Gray Morrow, Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Dave Gibbons, Gilbert Hernandez, Dan Spiegle, Frank Thorne, Ramona Fradon, Matt Wagner, Ernie Colon, Irwin[...]

For some people you think of Walt Simonson you think of Thor, Curt Swan you think of Superman… and for a lot of folks you think of  Frank Thorne you think of Red Sonja Thorne took over the character from Dick Giordano in 1976 when she appeared in Marvel Feature and he drew most of[...]

Like receiving a copy of Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Art Edition from Dynamite I remember reading some Red Sonja books back in my formative youth and they way Frank Thorne drew her definitely made me look for more issues when I went to the local 7Eleven. This over sized tome is 120 pages of full-sized Red[...]

And at Baltimore Comic Con, they are announcing their first one, Frank Thorne's Red Sonja. The volume will recreate the original art from all of Frank Thorne's Red Sonja appearances in the late seventies title Marvel Fanfare. The volume will only be printed once, with a maximum of 1973 copies In PR, Thorne is quotes as saying[...]