Comments | eric_hinkle: You'll believe a Cimmerian can cry

eric_hinkle

You'll believe a Cimmerian can cry

May 19, 2010 12:36

Someone showed me this truly great tribute art to Frank Frazetta, and I thought it deserved to be shared.

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robert e. howard, heroic fantasy, art, frazetta

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jairus_greywolf May 19 2010, 22:26:54 UTC

He was an awesome artist. Fantasy and SF book covers will never be the same.

eric_hinkle May 20 2010, 00:56:46 UTC

These are true words.

polaris93 May 20 2010, 06:24:34 UTC

Another of the Great Ones has left us. I'm with you, Conan!

eric_hinkle May 20 2010, 13:50:56 UTC

It's really hard to think of a heroic fantasy or swords and planet book from the 60's through the mid 80's or so that didn't have a Frazetta cover, isn't it?

polaris93 May 20 2010, 15:46:43 UTC

Yes. Boris Vallejo has done quite a few, but Frank Frazetta was the best of them all.

headnoises May 25 2010, 21:37:42 UTC

Conversation between my husband and I:
"Frank Franzetta died!"
"Who?"
*grab book off shelf* "Guy who drew this."
"Oh, NO! That's horrible!"

eric_hinkle May 25 2010, 22:38:17 UTC

"Frank Franzetta died!"
"Who?"

That seems to have been the response from most people, sadly.

headnoises May 25 2010, 22:43:33 UTC

I don't know much about the man, but I know most of the folks of that generation would be kind of proud to be mourned just on the power of their work, by those who have only passing interest in the subject.

He deserves to be famous for his work, among those who know such art-- but given the way that most famous folks are these days, I'm a little GLAD he's not famous!

eric_hinkle May 26 2010, 02:23:35 UTC

I have to agree with this. "Fame" seems to be an increasingly dubious honor in America.