As a kid, I remember waiting all month long for the new issues of the Savage Sword of Conan & Heavy Metal to arrive at my local corner store. Partly ofcourse because I was a comic nerd but the main draw was the cover art..Deadly beasts, savage warrior and always some type of a beautiful naked woman.. I'm not gonna lie, A winning combo month after month that kept me coming back for more.
Long before my time, this "winning combo" had been created by a man named Frank Frazetta, one of the worlds greatest & most influential fantasy artists of our time. Spanning over 5 decades, Frank's work included every medium from water colors to oil paintings and included novels illustrations, comics, film art and album covers. His influence ran deep can be seen in the work of George Lucas & Steven Spielberg and he was sought after by everyone from Clint Eastwood to Francis Ford Copolla for his work.. From Mad Max to Wolf Mother this man's influence was well and wide from the 60's to the turn of the century.
Sadly on May 10th, Frank Frazetta passed away at age 82. A loss of a legend forsure.

jesseb