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A WRAP-AROUND DUSTJACKET, BONUS ESSAY, AND A GOLD-FOIL EMBOSSED LEATHERETTE COVER
Limited Edition DELUXE S/N HC Edition
INTRO by STAN LEE
128 black & white pages + color dust jacket
Gold-Foil embossed, Leatherette Hard covers, End papers, and a Smythe-Sewn binding to last a lifetime.
Deluxe SIGNED & NUMBERED by ROMITA With 16 page Bonus Portfolio!
220 black & white illustrations
Prestige paper
The DELUXE Limited • Hardcover Edition
THE JOHN ROMITA SKETCH BOOK
signed & numbered by John Romita Sr.,
with 16 page BONUS PORTFOLIO
John Romita Sr. has drawn every major Marvel character including landmark runs on Daredevil, Captain America, Fantastic Four and everyone's favorite, Spider-Man. As artist, plot consultant, and Sr. art director, Romita became an institution at Marvel Comics. The Sketchbook reveals the artist's classic super-hero, advertising art, unpublished personal works and good girl art. Hundreds of vintage, new and unpublished drawings are included. The included Romita text addresses both his career and his technique including John's Tricks-of-the-Trade! The John Romita Sketchbook is a valuable addition to the collection of Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, and "Good-Girl art" enthusiasts as well as aspiring artists.
This is more than a book of drawings. It's a testament to the awesome talent of the legendary John Romita, Sr., one of the most brilliant visual story tellers of our time. He is truly the quintessential comic book artist, as the pages of this book so graphically testify.
- STAN LEE
JOHN ROMITA SKETCHBOOK
Limited Edition DELUXE S/N HC Edition
Hardcover - 112 pages with 16 bonus pages
$150.00
RARE - Out of Print. Sold as is.
STERANKO: ARTE NOIR
(Signed, Limited, Slipcased Edition)
Steranko Art Noir deluxe first edition softcover in a hard slipcased signed by Jim Steranko, written by J. David Spurlock, produced in conjunction with the 2002 Semana Negra festival Steranko art exhibit in Spain curated by Angel de la Calle. The bilingual book (Spanish and English) is organized into four sections. The first provides a biographical account by Spurlock of Steranko’s professional and personal career; the second focuses on various brief analysis of his work by diverse contributors including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon, an index of published work by Tony Robertson and a gallery of the art in the historic Spanish exhibit which was visited by one million attendees! This book continues to be the most essential overview on this revolutionary talent, over twenty years since publication!
RARE, Out of Print.
Sold as-is — some covers experienced minor scuffing in shipping from Spain.
(Vanguard, 2002) - 198 pages
$300.00
RGK: Art of Roy G. Krenkel
Leather-bound ULTRA DELUXE with
ORIGINAL DRAWING INCLUDED
Vanguard's acclaimed, Art of Roy G. Krenkel book was released in October of 2005. In addition to art spanning the artist's career, the book features an all-star, Who's Who list of contributors including Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta and in 2006, was honored by the Eisner Awards, Locus Awards and Hugo Awards. All editions are currently out of print. In addition to the hardcover, softcover and deluxe editions, Vanguard's 1st-ever ULTRA Deluxe Edition book was of the RGK book. That super-rare ULTRA edition limited to 120 copies, features gold gilded pages, suede slipcase, genuine leather binding, blind embossed official stamp of the Krenkel Estate, and an original sketch by Krenkel hand-tipped into each book.
132 pages.
Influenced by early masters J. Allen St. John, J.C. Coll, Norman Lindsay and Franklin Booth, Roy G. Krenkel has inspired generations of fantasy artists with his portrayals of futuristic cities, prehistoric beasts, Mongol hordes, jungle men, and bodacious beauties. From pulp-styled drawings of the late '40s to early work in EC Comics' Weird Science, Creepy magazine and defining art on Tarzan, Conan, and The Wizard of Oz, RGK: The Art of Roy G. Krenkel is of interest to anyone whose imagination has been inspired by the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard and/or by Krenkel's collaborators including Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta.
"I have been a lifelong admirer of Roy Krenkel's work and this Vanguard book is a welcome holiday of his talent."
— HARLAN ELLISON
Winner of 8 Hugo Awards, including A Boy and his Dog; 4 Nebulas; 5 Bram Stoker Awards... Stephen King named Ellison's Strange Wine "one of the best horror books published between 1950 and 1980."
ULTRA w/Original Drawing: $700.00
Reg HC: Sold Out
Softcover: Sold Out
Slipcased Deluxe: Sold Out
"VISIONS OF NEVER is beautifully designed and showcases amazing pieces of art by extremely talented artists. I am looking forward to adding it to my collection of art books."
Greg Hildebrandt
"An outstanding, must-have collection of six of the finest fantasy artists! Editor, Pat Wilshire's expertise in the field of fantasy fine art brings together in-depth commentary and rarely seen images, giving you a rare, inspiring glimpse into the brains of these creative geniuses."
Brom
"VISIONS OF NEVER is more than a collection of work by six of the fantasy field's most accomplished wizards, it is a cultural document defining the perimeter of the genre in which it was created, revealing the compelling scope and style of the period with charm, authority, and imagination."
Jim Steranko
"What an exciting book; well presented with pages full of inspiring art work"
Justin Sweet
Very Rare Deluxe Slipcased Hardcover
Visions of Never
with 16-page Bonus Folio
The artists featured in VISIONS OF NEVER are among the most talented to work in the field in the past 40 years — the "artist's artists." The included works consist of both illustration and personal paintings, covering every facet of the science fiction/fantasy genre. The vast majority have never been collected in book form, and many have never before been published.
Accompanying the images are essays on each artist, comprised as much as possible from the artists' own words, or those of close associates. These essays provide a feel for the artist as a person, just as the images provide a feel for their artistic vision. Artists include Paul Lehr, Don Ivan Punchatz, Richard Bober, Rohb Ruppel, Marc Fishman, Mark Zug.
About the Authors
Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire are internationally recognized art collectors and historians within the field of fantastic art. In 1998 they founded the annual IX Arts fantastic illustration symposium and now divide their time between writing about the field and promoting it to new generations of collectors, fans, students, and artists.
Deluxe Slipcased Hardcover
with 16-page Bonus Folio
128 pages PLUS 16 Bonus Pages
ISBN: 9781934331378
$59.95
VERY RARE & SIGNED
JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK
HARDCOVER
DLX with 16-page Bonus Folio
The John Buscema Sketchbook (Vanguard, 2001) spans the career of the legendary, iconic Marvel Comics master artist and How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way teacher, John Buscema! A wealth of new and unpublished drawings are included. Commentary by Buscema, author J. David Spurlock and an introduction by Jim Steranko! The John Buscema Sketchbook is a valuable addition to the collection of comic book and Conan the Barbarian enthusiasts and is also of unique interest for aspiring artists.
These super-rare hardcovers are SIGNED by the late, great, master artist and feature bonus material not in the unsigned edition.
JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK
DLX with 16-page Bonus Folio
SIGNED BY BUSCEMA
Hardcover
Hardcover - 112 pages
Limited edition of 1000 copies.
Vanguard, 2001 • ISBN-10: 1887591176
ISBN-13: 9781887591171
$200.00
SOFTCOVER NOW AVAILABLE
JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK
SOFTCOVER
$16.00
Alex Horley Sketchbook
by Alex Horley (Author/Artist), Stacy E. Walker (Author), J. David Spurlock (Editor)
Signed deluxe, slipcased hardcover
Famous artist of World of Warcraft, Heavy Metal, Marvel, DC and more gets the full color, glossy Vanguard treatment! Gene Simmons of Kiss said, Alex Rocks!!! Every one of his brush strokes is like a sword slash of our favorite barbarian in the newest Sword and Sorcery Epic!
Rockstar and movie director Rob Zombie said, Alex Horley's art jumps off the page, grabs you by the throat and smashes your f%@#ing head against the wall until you beg for mercy. Complete mind-numbing artistic devastation!
Alex Horley Sketchbook
Signed deluxe, slipcased hardcover
128 pages - 9 x 11.25 inches
$75.00
The Fantastic Art Of Arthur Suydam
by David J. Spurlock with Arthur Suydam
Signed deluxe, slipcased hardcover
Fantasy painter, writer, children's book illustrator, folk musician, visual storyteller-Arthur Suydam is truly a Renaissance man...a Renaissance man who hides himself away in the confines of a single room to create fantastic new worlds through his art. Fantastic Art of Arthur Suydam explores the many facets of Suydam's amazing artwork, from lush fantasy settings to scorched science-fiction scenes. Fans of fantasy, art, and graphic novels will be thrilled by this exclusive invitation to Suydam's inner world!
The Fantastic Art Of Arthur Suydam
Signed deluxe, slipcased hardcover
128 pages - 8.78 x 11.34 inches
$75.00
Kerry Gammill's
DRAWING MONSTERS & HEROES FOR FILM & COMICS
by Kerry Gammill & J. David Spurlock
Signed deluxe hardcover
After a noteworthy career with "Superman," "Indiana Jones" and "Deadly Foes of Spiderman," the work of well-known, veteran, comic-book artist Kerry Gammill mysteriously disappeared from the pages of "Superman" and "X-Men." This volume reveals the reason for Gammill's exodus - to fulfill a life-long desire to work on monster films. He has been working as a conceptual artist on film and television projects which include "Stephen King's Storm of the Century" TV mini-series, "Virus" (1999), "Species II" (1998), "Can of Worms" (TV 1999), Dean Koontz's "Phantoms" (1998), "Stargate SG-1" TV series, and "The Outer Limits" TV series. In this volume Gammill takes us behind the scenes on the very important but little-known world of film conceptual art with a focus on designing creatures for action films. This is not just a "how to" book, but also Gammill's autobiographic career retrospective, filled with art and anecdotes about his years at Marvel, DC and Hollywood.
Kerry Gammill's
DRAWING MONSTERS & HEROES FOR FILM & COMICS
Signed deluxe hardcover
111 pages - 6.75 x 10.25 inches
$50.00
by Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino
Hardcover
SIGNED by Joe Kubert & Carnine Infantino
RARE - $100.00
7.0" x 10.75". 100 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1887591447
America's number one outlaw, Jesse James, with a price on his head and a six-gun shooting hot lead, rides a danger trail after a fortune in Apache gold in "Apache Treasure". Shooting a path through posses and Pinkerton detectives, Frank and Jesse James ride over the Kansas-Missouri border. Riding to meet them with blazing six-guns is a beautiful lady outlaw in "The James Boys' Revenge!" These are just a few of the pulse-pounding tales of Jesse James. In the old West the young gunslinger Jesse James rode a hard road to become a legend. This graphic novel collects the classic 1950s outlaw stories of the often heroic Jesse James, by comic book legends Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino.
Prince of Illustrators ~ Father of the Adventure Strip
By Brian M. Kane
Hardcover Limited Edition
Includes 16 page bonus portfolio
By Brian M. Kane
Introduction by James Bama
SIGNED by author Brian Kane & legendary Doc Savage illustrator JAMES BAMA
RARE - $100.00
8.5" x 11". 192 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1887591485
In the first comprehensive biography of Hal Foster, author Brian M. Kane examines the 70-year career of one of the greatest illustrators of the twentieth century. Superman was modeled after Foster's drawings of Tarzan, Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond borrowed compositions from Prince Valiant and thousands of artists, including the famous contemporary Western painter James Bama, count Foster among their greatest influences.
Available in
SIGNED RARE Deluxe Hardcover in a Slipcase, or Softcover.
Available in
SIGNED RARE Deluxe Hardcover in a Slipcase or Unsigned Softcover
The Art of Neal Adams
Art by Neal Adams
The most luxurious book to-date devoted to the legendary Batman and X-Men comic book and Tarzan book-cover artist, Neal Adams.
From his Ben Casey newspaper strips to Creepy magazine work to groundbreaking comic books, Adams' work serves as an inspiration for every illustrator who works in the field to this day. His topflight 60s and '70s Marvel and DC work are perennial sellers in infinite repackaging. Coinciding with the launch of his Continuity Studio, Adams expanded into cutting-edge advertising work, amusement park ride design, magazine illustration, animation, and paperback book covers. Included in this collection are classic and rare works spanning the artist's noted career and a unique selection of Neal's seldom-seen paintings. Fully annotated by the artist.
SIGNED
Deluxe Hardcover Edition
16 page bonus folio
By Neal Adams
$150.00
9" x 12". 160 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331361
Hardcover Edition
By Neal Adams
$69.95
9" x 12". 144 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1-934331-35-4
SOLD OUT
Softcover Edition
By Neal Adams
Originally $24.95 - RARE $50
9" x 12". 144 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1-934331-34-7
-- NEAL ADAMS
Available in both
Deluxe Hardcover in a Slipcase, SIGNED by Neal Adams
or a Hardcover unsigned.
SIGNED EDITION AVAILABLE
Neal Adams MONSTERS
Story and art by Neal Adams
A Deluxe Slipcased edition is available signed by Adams with a 16-page bonus art portfolio of rare and unpublished works.
For a fan of great art and its integration into great story-telling, comic lover or not, Neal Adams Monsters is a must-have.
Neal Adams, explodes back onto the comic scene with a new hardcover graphic novel, Neal Adams Monsters, featuring the most terrifying supernatural creatures in classic-horror history: The Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula and the Werewolf. Neal Adams Monsters was rendered oversized to take the penciling and inking chores to the max. The end result is a masterwork which features the dramatic line work and exquisite fine rendering Neal Adams has been canonized for. Thrill to a level of unprecedented detail as a comics grandmaster reveals the story of these infamous horror legends as only he can see them: a horror epic guaranteed to thrill.
Collected into an English-language graphic novel for the first time, this material was originally serialized in Adam's groundbreaking anthology Echo of Future Past. This new edition has digital coloring and effects in a process personally overseen by Adams to conform to his exacting standards for rendering, lighting and form. New pages have been added, new covers as well as a special section of rare paintings, sketches and drawings of monsters that captured his imagination throughout his illustration career.
Deluxe hardcover Edition in a slipcase
featuring a 16-pg bonus portfolio
signed by Neal Adams
By Neal Adams
$100.00
8.5" x 11". 88 full color pages.
978-1887591577
Hardcover Edition
By Neal Adams
$24.95
8.5" x 11". 72 full color pages.
SIGNED Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section.
SIGNED BY JOE KUBERT
DELUXE Limited Edition Slipcased Hardcover
Leatherette Slipcased edition with 16 page bonus folio.
SIGNED by JOE KUBERT.
Written & Illustrated by Joe Kubert
$100.00
8.5" x 11". 144 pages.
ISBN: 978-1-934331-16-3
JOE KUBERT!...the legendary Hawkman, Tarzan, Enemy Ace, Batman, Sgt Rock artist and critically acclaimed graphic novelist of Tor, Abraham Stone, Fax From Sarajevo, Sgt Rock, and Yossel , also founded the first and only accredited school devoted solely to the art of cartoon graphics. The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc. in Dover, New Jersey has since produced many of today's leading cartoonists including Kubert sons Adam and Andy Kubert.
In 1998 Kubert expanded his career as an art instructor with a series of correspondence courses, Kubert's first instructional book for major bookstore release, Superheroes (1999) was aimed at a young audience interested in cartooning. It was followed by the instructional kit, Joe Kubert's Comic Book Studio, (2002).
In his new book, JOE KUBERT: How to Draw from Life, designed for more mature art students, professionals and enthusiasts, Kubert presents a wealth of his own drawings from nude models spanning his years as an artist and art instructor. This book is accompanied by Kubert's commentary on drawing from life. Subjects include gesture drawing, contour drawing, the figure in motion, short studies, long studies, drawing women, the figure in perspective, form and structure, anatomy, and lighting. This is surely the most significant How-To book from a major comics creator this year.
VERY FEW LEFT
Available in
Deluxe Hardcover in a Slipcase,
Hardcover and Softcover.
VERY FEW LEFT!
The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage
Queen of Pulp Pin-Up Art
Authors and compilers Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock
Starting in 1932, Margaret Brundage, wife of leftist revolutionary Slim Brundage, -- who she met at the wildly-bohemian Dil Pickle Club during the Chicago Renaissance -- forever changed the look of Fantasy and Horror with her alluring, sensationalistic covers for the legendary pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Brundage, whose art contemporaries include Virgil Finlay and Hannes Bok, is unique as she was the first female cover artist of the pulp era. Decades before the gothic fetish craze, Brundage's lush, provocative paintings, which frequently featured smoldering, semi-nude young women bearing whips, became a focus of acute attention and controversy. At the very peak of the notorious pulp's classic run, the magazine's appeal was due as much to Brundage's covers as to the stories inside by famous authors H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch and Conan creator, Robert E. Howard. Long before Frazetta, it was Brundage who was the very 1st Conan cover artist. The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage is the premier book devoted to this noted artist and features all of her Weird Tales and Conan covers.
Deluxe Hardcover Slipcased Limited Edition
Art by Margaret Brundage
Authors and Compilers Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock
Was $69.95
VERY FEW LEFT - $175
9" x 12". 200 full color pages, plus endpapers.
ISBN: 9781934331514
Hardcover Edition
Art by Margaret Brundage
Authors and Compilers Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock
Was $39.95
VERY FEW LEFT - $145
9" x 12". 184 full color pages, plus endpapers.
ISBN: 9781934331491
Softcover Edition
Art by Margaret Brundage
Authors and Compilers Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock
Was $24.95
SOLD OUT
9" x 12". 184 full color pages.
ISBN: 9781934331507
Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta
Commentary by J. David Spurlock, Frank Frazetta & Frank Frazetta Jr.
Discover, or return to, the world's greatest heroic fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta in this landmark art collection entitled, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta. The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars with signature images of strikingly fierce, hard-bodied heroes and bosomy, callipygian damsels" Frazetta took the sex and violence of the pulp fiction of his youth and added even more action, fantasy and potency, but rendered with a panache seldom seen outside of major works of Fine Art. Despite his fantastic subject matter, the quality of Frazetta’s work has not only drawn comparisons to the most brilliant of illustrators, Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth but, even to the most brilliant of fine artists including Rembrandt and Michelangelo and, major Frazetta works sell for millions of dollars, breaking numerous records.
This innovator’s work has not only inspired generations of artists, but also movies and directors including the Conan films, John Carter of Mars, the sensationally successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, Robert Rodriguez’ films including From Dusk Till Dawn, Ralph Bakshi films, the epic, award-winning Game of Thrones series, Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, Disney’s animated Tarzan films, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now and George Lucas’ Star Wars series. The Forbes magazine article Schwarzenegger's Sargent led with the line, "Which artist helped make Arnold governor? Frank Frazetta, the Rembrandt of barbarians."
J. David Spurlock started crafting this book by reviving the original million-selling 1970s mass market art book, Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta. But, he expanded and revised to include twice as many images and, presents them at a much larger coffee-table book size of 10.5 x 14.625”! The collection is brimming with both classic and previously unpublished works of the subjects Frazetta is best remembered for including barbarians, beasts, and buxom beauties. Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin said, “Though he bears only a passing resemblance to the Cimmerian as Robert E. Howard described him, Frazetta’s covers of the Conan paperback collections became the definitive picture of the character… still is.” Schwarzenegger said, “I have not been intimidated that often in my life. But when I looked at Frazetta’s paintings, I tell you, it was intimidating.” Game of Thrones, Conan and Aquaman film star Jason Momoa said, “I am a huge Frank Frazetta fan. Both of my parents are painters, so I'd known Frazetta's paintings, that's what I wanted to bring to life.” See the revolutionary art that helped inspire Schwarzenegger, Momoa, the Lord of the Rings films and Game of Thrones: FRAZETTA!
RARE LIMITED TO ONLY 450 COPIES
Vanguard presents
Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta ULTRA LIMITED DELUXE
The hit, award-winning Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta Deluxe edition, signed by authors J. David Spurlock and Frank Frazetta Jr., sold out very quickly and is now selling at collectors prices in the rare books market. The publisher's private stash of remaining copies of the Deluxe edition, signed by authors Spurlock and Frazetta Jr., complete with its original lightweight slipcase, are being inserted into a handsome ALL-NEW, unique, heavy slipcase enhanced with gold metallic ink and a gloss lamination, marked ULTRA LIMITED DELUXE.
These rare books —available only here at Vanguard— will be offered at market rates while they last.
Note: The books and new ULTRA slipcase are generally in perfect condition. But, the nature of the included earlier lightweight slipcase makes that light/inner slipcase prone to minor indentations and/or creases so, on these ULTRA rare, out-of-print signed collectors' editions, all sales are as-is and final—no returns.
After we place all remaining DLX into the new ULTRA slipcases, and fill advance orders, we expect to make any extra ULTRA slipcases (if any) available to collectors who already purchased the Deluxe edition.
Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta ORIGINAL DELUXE
ORIGINAL DELUXE was $69.95,
sold out in stores,
Rare $150
This is the original (non-ultra) deluxe in LIGHT SLIPCASE — has metallic teal/blue-green border around cover art.)
WATCH BOOK PREVIEW
• Paperbacks (Midwood)
• Men's Magazines (Gent, Dude, Cavalcade)
• Romance Comics with original color
• Movie Poster Art (focus on Sensual)
• Commentary by FRANK FRAZETTA
Available in 2 formats.
Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section, or Hardcover.
Softcover is sold out.
RARE & VERY LIMITIED
The Sensuous Frazetta
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
As much as his famed monsters, beasts and barbarians; from Vampirella toWeird Science, to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar and Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars; no one is better renowned for exquisite renderings ofexotic women than Frazetta — the World’s greatest Heroic Fantasy artist. But, until now, only the most ardent collectors achieved acquisition of the elusive grail items from the short period of Frazetta’s early-1960s Men’s magazine, and risqué paperback book, illustrations. Often selling for hundreds of dollars each, these rare publications bridged Frazetta’s exodus from traditional comics, to the advent of his now-legendary Conan, and Death Dealer paintings. Expanded, with a chapter of flirtatious Frazetta movie poster art and the most seductive romance comics ever — including the legendary Untamed Love, collected for the first time with its original, vintage color intact; Vanguard continues their official, authorized Vanguard Frazetta Classics line by presenting, the most complete collection ever, of rare, vintage, Sensuous Frazetta.
Deluxe Hardcover, Slipcase
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$69.95 - RARE
8" X 11". 192 full color pages.
16-pg Bonus Section (cover gallery)
ISBN: 1-934331-76-7
Hardcover
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$39.95 - RARE
8" X 11". 176 full color pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-75-9
Softcover
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$24.95 - SOLD OUT
8" X11". 176 full color pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-74-0
RARE — FEW LEFT $150
Deluxe Hardcover
with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover are sold out.
RARE
Deluxe Hardcover
with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section,
The Frazetta Sketchbook I
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
In the revolutionary artist's extensive, May 10, 2010 obituary, The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define comic book (and) fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars signature images were of strikingly fierce, hard-bodied heroes and bosomy, callipygian damsels" Frazetta took the sex and violence of the pulp fiction of his youth and added even more action, fantasy and potentcy, but rendered his works with a panache seldom seen outside of Fine Art. Despite his sword-and-sorcery, science-fiction and fantasy subject matter, the quality of the work has not only drawn comparisons to the most brilliant of illustrators, Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, J. Allen St.John, and Joseph Clement Coll but even to the most brilliant of fine artists including Rembrandt and Michelangelo” and major Frazetta works sell for Fine Art prices. The November 24, 2003 Forbes magazine article Schwarzenegger's Sargent led with the line, "Which artist helped make Arnold governor? Frank Frazetta, the Rembrandt of barbarians."
Vanguard created the comics and fantasy artist sketchbook boom with editions on Al Williamson, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Jeffrey Jones, John Buscema, John Romita and Alex Horley. Vanguard continues both their original sketchbook series and the Vanguard Frazetta Classics series with The Frazetta Sketchbook which was planned shortly before the icon of fantastic art's passing. The collection is brimming with rare and previously unpublished drawings and painting preliminaries of the subjects Frazetta is best remembered for including barbarians, wild beasts, Tarzan, buxom beauties, monsters and Conan.
The Frazetta Sketchbook I
Deluxe Slipcased Hardcover Limited Edition
By Frank Frazetta and J. David Spurlock
$150.00 Few Left - ($69.95 Original Price)
This deluxe edition is hardcover, comes in a handsome slipcase and contains all the content of the hardcover plus16 extra pages of bonus artwork unavailable in the regular edition!
8.5" x 11". 176 full color pages with bonus folio.
ISBN: 9781934331583