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Rosina Revelle from: "The Big Book of Breasts" (2006) by Dian Hanson

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The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta [Taschen, 2022 · XXL edition] "This monograph is the most complete ever produced on the artist, done in collaboration with the Frazetta family. It won the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection."

"Frank Frazetta (February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire."

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Book 655

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

Dian Hanson

Taschen 2023

There was a time when I young and stupid that I thought Frazetta was cheesy and trite. So, I was surprised when years later an artist friend I admired told me she loved Frazetta. When I told her why I didn’t like it, she patiently explained to me that I was likely reacting, not to Frazetta, but to the scores of imitators that came after him. She said I needed to really look at his work, past the imitators and cliches—the mastery of anatomy, the feeling of movement, and the sense of drama and action. She explained the relationship between Frazetta and the work of Robert Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and how important he was in informing the vocabulary of fantasy art. So I really looked, and she was, of course, completely correct. Frazetta was a master, and this enormous Taschen XXL edition is proof of that. Short of going to the Frazetta museum, it is the best way to see his work and shows off his mastery in the clearest, most undeniable terms.