Frank Frazetta Status?

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:57 pm

So, I keep seeing rumors of his passing but nothing official... has anyone stumbled upon an actual announcement?
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:21 pm

Yup. He's passed away.
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blog ... at-92.aspx
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:33 pm

Damn it. A giant has walked into legacy.
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tylermo · Post by **tylermo** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:46 pm

Totally sucks. He was one of the all-time greats.

TheMetal1 · Post by **TheMetal1** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:48 pm

Maybe Fight On! can do an art contest in memory of him. The Earl Otus one was awesome and I think it would be a great tribute.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:52 pm

An icon, no doubt. Sir, you will be missed. Perhaps Death Dealer has claimed Frazetta.

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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:01 pm

Bummer news to say the least!
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Taranthyll · Post by **Taranthyll** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:49 pm

I can't overstate how greatly Frazetta's work influenced me. I aspired to be an artist when I was in high school and strove to achieve the style, tone, and raw emotion that emanated from Frazetta's paintings. I've never seen any paintings so full of dramatic tension, that can elicit such a visceral emotional response from me.

This has been a rough week: first Eric Holmes and now Frank Frazetta. I am saddened that a generation of some of the most influential people in my life are passing one by one in just a short span of years.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:08 pm

R.I.P.
This is from the cover of my old paperback by ERB, The Lost Continent.
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CharlieRock · Post by **CharlieRock** » Tue May 11, 2010 1:45 am

I remember checking out his Conan covers way back when I was 6 years old and they still look awesome!
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Ravenstar · Post by **Ravenstar** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:15 pm

Another Great Man Gone, bugger . . . . .
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Arazmus · Post by **Arazmus** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:39 pm

82 is pretty respectable.
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Ravenstar · Post by **Ravenstar** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:49 pm

Arazmus wrote:
82 is pretty respectable.

Not these days, my Dad is 89 and still going strong!
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Sundog · Post by **Sundog** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:48 pm

What's this? A fellow Crusader from the Heart of England?

But see- we both have petatars. Hmmm.

You're not me, are you?

Ravenstar · Post by **Ravenstar** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:50 pm

Sundog wrote:
What's this? A fellow Crusader from the Heart of England?

But see- we both have petatars. Hmmm.

You're not me, are you?

I don't think so LoL!
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Arazmus · Post by **Arazmus** » Sun May 16, 2010 7:05 pm

Cats and dogs living together! Mass HYSTERIA!
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Ravenstar · Post by **Ravenstar** » Sun May 16, 2010 7:24 pm

Cats, Rats, and a HUGE Dog in my House LoL!
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bartos · Post by **bartos** » Wed May 19, 2010 6:33 pm

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So, I keep seeing rumors of his passing but nothing official... has anyone stumbled upon an actual announcement?

Hope it can be official announced by this month.

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