tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post8055400830512107108..comments2023-10-03T06:37:15.115-05:00Comments on Bob Canada's BlogWorld: R.I.P. Frank FrazettaBob Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-64266896268324820272010-05-24T21:44:24.718-05:002010-05-24T21:44:24.718-05:00I tend to side with Bob on this one. I've also...I tend to side with Bob on this one. I've also read Tarzan didn't take off until Frank Frazetta painted a cover.KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792617397718781026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-19187944296872510302010-05-12T12:15:30.852-05:002010-05-12T12:15:30.852-05:00"Not to take anything away from Robert E. How..."Not to take anything away from Robert E. Howard, but I can pretty much guarantee that Conan wouldn't be as popular or well known as he is today if not for Frank Frazetta's awesome covers."<br /><br />Since Frazetta's passing I really don't want to get into this debate, but I'll just say: if Frazetta was responsible for Conan being as famous as he is today, why aren't the likes of Thongor, Brak and Jongor as famous as Conan? They certainly didn't sell as strongly as the Conan books despite having awesome Frazetta covers, and the non-Frazetta Conan books with covers from Duillo and Vallejo sold almost as well as the Frazetta Conans.<br /><br />Frazetta undoubtedly was a factor in the great explosion of the Lancers, but he wasn't the only factor: the character of Conan, Robert E. Howard, price and printing technology all played a part. It was a perfect storm. Also, that picture of Conan the Conqueror was from the 1950s, not the 1930s.<br /><br />All said, Frazetta is quite possibly *the* iconic image of Conan from which all modern incarnations are inspired - the comics, films, video games. Howard and Frazetta complemented each other perfectly, and when together, they created nothing short of magic.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.com