Frazetta illustrated the first mass-format book I was in: Writers Of The Future, volume V, cover seen here (my own copy):
... When SF luminary and WofF editor Algis Budry talked to me and the other writers in the lounge in JFK airport, he said laughingly: "now I'll have to warn you: the butterfly woman on Frazetta's cover this year... has nipples!"
I considered myself a friend of Algis. He sadly passed away in 2008.
He was also the publisher and editor who published my second story, December Morning, in his magazine Tomorrow SF.
Frazetta was a giant. His work influenced my life, not only my tastes in fiction and fantasy art. Funny that I was thinking about him a few days ago... I was on his son's site last month.
ReplyDeleteMan, that sucks. He wasn't really that old. He was an amazing artist, far surpassing any other in the field.
ReplyDeleteOh, 82 is a decent lifetime. Not many are productive later than that.
ReplyDeleteYou got published in Locus? That's awesome, Eo! Sorry, but I'm going to focus on your achievement here.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I get a copy of your story? The Locus Mag site doesn't have 'em online.
Thank you. Both "Just Don't" and "December Morning" can be read here.
ReplyDeleteOh, Locus just listed the stories. One was published in Tomorrow SF, and one in Writers Of The Future. But the latter is the biggest SF anthology series there is.
ReplyDeleteI really liked December Morning. Perhaps, someday, you could expound on that "draining" relationship! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI also liked Just Don't but...wished it had been longer. :-)
Oh, 82 is a decent lifetime. Not many are productive later than that.
ReplyDeleteSo, once he was no longer productive, his life was pointless?
No, didn't mean to imply that.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the picture of the guy holding the sword. I noticed the breast plate looks a lot like the batman symbol.
ReplyDeleteOf course I may be needing glasses.
Joe
Joe - it looks like that to me too, and I've had Lasik. :)
ReplyDeleteIt does. And even his jaw line is classic Batman. I think this is Bruce Wayne in an alternat universe where the industrial revolution did not happen, but cats evolved fiercely.
ReplyDeleteOne article I read, talking about his kids fighting over his original art, said that he suffered dementia in the last couple years of his life as well. Once that happens it's probably better to kick off.
ReplyDeleteI was just checking out his official website. There is a warning at the beginning: "A word of caution: Frank Frazetta's art
occasionally depicts the human form
devoid of coverings." I guess Frank forgot to think of the children. ;-)
LOL. What a cute way to say that. I think I'll borrow it.
ReplyDeleteI was looking through a gallery of some of his art work.
ReplyDeleteLike the way that he usually portrayed the woman as in danger. Yet never presented her as being weak.
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/item.php?item=25011
Wow he really had a active imagination to give birth those vivid images.
Joe
I guess it wasn't the official, it was frankfrazetta.org. A nice gallery though.
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