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Werewolves, Jungle Lords, Vampires, Science-Fiction, Neanderthals, Horrors, Barbarians, Queen Kong, Space Adventures, Demons, Ghoul Queen and more!
Vanguard continues their trademark Definitive Reference series with Frazetta: World's Best Comics Cover Artist. While the prior book by illustration and cartooning historian J. David Spurlock catalogued, documented, and commented on all of Frazetta's book cover art, this new volume focuses on the artist's revolutionary comics magazine and graphic novel cover art, which originally appeared on such publications as Creepy magazine, Ghost Rider, Tales From the Crypt, High Times, Mad magazine, Heavy Metal, Vampirella, National Lampoon, Jaguar God, Famous Funnies, Epic Illustrated, Space Cowboy, Death Dealer and EC Comics' Weird Science-Fantasy.
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Frazetta Book Cover Art:
The Definitive Reference
Hardcover
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
168 pages
$39.95
Slipcased Deluxe HC
The Slipcased Deluxe edition will feature a 16-page bonus folio comprised of vintage Frazetta frontispiece drawings which, often opened early books Frazetta painted covers for.
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
184 pages
$69.95
AVAILABLE NOW!
Vanguard follows last year's hit Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta book by J. David Spurlock with definitive reference on Frazetta Book Cover Art.
Frazetta is the revolutionary fantasy artist of Conan, King Kong, Death Dealer, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord of The Rings and more, whose original art sells for millions. This new 2022 Frazetta book follows last year's hit, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta and is similar to Vanguard's earlier Frazetta Definitive Reference book. But, it is superior in at least one regard. Instead of cataloging Frazetta items with mostly smaller illustrations, this new book is devoted solely to the artist's single, most beloved venue, Book Cover Art. By focusing on this specific area, the book boasts room enough to feature every single one of Frazetta's famous and highly collectable illustrated book covers, beautifully and authentically reproduced at a larger size on a page to itself. All are presented in chronological order which, gives readers a unique ability to follow Frazetta's evolution as an artist. Accompanying text includes commentary, original publication titles, publishers, dates, and rare quotes from the artist himself. For this Definitive Reference to feature the Complete Collection of Frazetta's decades of book cover illustrations, in a single beautifully produced volume, is a dream come true for Frazetta fans, art and book collectors and historians alike.
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!
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.
Limited-time initial promotion: $200.
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.
Frazetta Reg HC
1st Print SOLD OUT Immediately
NEW PRINTING IS
NOW AVAILABLE
$39.95 Regular Hardcover - 120 pages.
Both are 10.5" x 14.6" inches
To clearly differentiate the new printing from the rare 1st edition, we have updated the background color on the covers from dark warm-grey (1st) to a blue-grey on the new.
Frazetta Regular HC - 2nd printing
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Available in 3 formats.
Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase
and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover.
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.
Sensuous Frazetta Contents include:
• Paperbacks (Midwood)
• Men's Magazines (Gent, Dude, Cavalcade)
• Romance Comics with original color
• Movie Poster Art (focus on Sensual)
• Commentary by FRANK FRAZETTA
Deluxe Hardcover, Slipcase
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$69.95
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
8" X 11". 176 full color pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-75-9
Softcover
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$24.95
8" X11". 176 full color pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-74-0
SOLD OUT!
Deluxe Hardcover
with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover are sold out.
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
Vanguard's original Sketchbook series continues with a follow-up to the best-selling hit, Frazetta Sketchbook Volume I, with more classic and unseen material by the Master of Fantastic Art, including rare Conan, Vampirella, EC, Death Dealer material and more.
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.
Frank Frazetta Sketchbook II
Hardcover Deluxe Slipcase Edition
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
An all-new art collection, companion to 2013’s best-seller. Final pieces are accompanied by never-before-seen preliminary drawings and color studies. Special Tolkien section, life drawings of nudes, personal works, and prelims for the EC classic, “Came the Dawn.”
8.5" X 11", 176 full color pages with bonus slipcase and folio
ISBN: 978-1934331651
Frank Frazetta Sketchbook II
Hardcover
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$39.95
8.5" X 11". 160 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331668
Frank Frazetta Sketchbook II
Softcover
By J. David Spurlock. Art by Frank Frazetta
$24.95
8.5" X 11", 160 color pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331675
SOLD OUT
Deluxe Hardcover
with Slipcase and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover are sold out.
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
The Frazetta Sketchbook I
Hardcover Edition
By Frank Frazetta and J. David Spurlock
$39.95
8.5" x 11". 164 full color pages.
ISBN: 9781934331576
The Frazetta Sketchbook I
Softcover
By Frank Frazetta and J. David Spurlock
$24.95
8.5" x 11". 160 full color pages.
ISBN: 9781934331569
Available in 3 formats.
Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase
and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover.
Frazetta White Indian
by Frank Frazetta
The longest comic-book run of Frank Frazetta's career! The hall of fame illustrator and icon of fantastic art, Frazetta, is best known for his oil paintings of buxom beauties and brawny barbarians (Conan, Tarzan, Death Dealer) which have sold for as much as $1.5 million. But Frazetta first revealed his unique talents in comic book and strip work in the 1950s. The Dan Brand-White Indian stories originally appeared as a backup feature in early-1950s issues of Durango Kid. Authorized by and under exclusive agreement with Frank Frazetta, the Vanguard Frazetta Classics line continues with this long-awaited, quality collection which, in addition to all of Frazetta's White Indian work, includes other Heroic Frazetta comics stories.
When our country was young, the truly great Americans were the intrepid pioneers of the backwoods, which were thick and sown with sudden death, the greatest of the backwoodsmen was Dan Brand! Brand, a colonial-era Philadelphia socialite, travails the Western wilderness to revenge the murder of his fiancee. After a battle to the death with a bear, Brand is found barely alive by Chief Great Eagle and his young son, Tipi, who nurse him back to health. Brand stays on to learn the ways of the forest and adopts the ways of the American Indian. The rum-runner and guns dealer, Peter Bradford, who murdered Brand's fiancee reappears, to kill Great Eagle. Brand avenges the deaths of his fiance and Great Eagle. Brand's journey transforms him into the hardened survivalist known as White Indian who, is joined by his new, Indian blood-brother, Tipi to brave the wilds of the New World.
Deluxe Slipcased HC w/ 16 page bonus folio
By Frank Frazetta
$69.95
A deluxe, slipcased HC edition of the beautiful Complete Frazetta White Indian collection.
Included is over 200 pages of Frazetta adventure comics in full color on art-book quality paper, an unique movie-poster style cover, slipcase, endpapers, and an exclusive, 16-pg bonus folio of Frazetta art. .
216 full color pages. 8.5 x 11 pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-47-3
Hardcover
By Frank Frazetta
$49.95
200 full-color, 8.5 x 11 pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331453
Softcover
By Frank Frazetta
$24.95
200 full-color, 8.5 x 11 pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331465
Available in 3 formats.
Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase
and a 16 page bonus section is sold out.
Hardcover and Softcover are still available.
by Frank Frazetta
Announcing Vol 1 of the new Vanguard Frazetta Classics series: The Complete Johnny Comet. Frazetta's famous newspaper-strip masterpiece is back in a hardcover for the first time in 20 years! But, for the first time in any collection, it is being shot from Frank's personal artist's proofs making this the best reproduction ever on art-book quality paper ! This is the definitive, official edition authorized by Frank Frazetta.
Deluxe Slipcased HC w/ 16 page bonus folio
By Frank Frazetta
SOLD OUT
A deluxe, slipcased HC edition of their Complete Frazetta Johnny Comet Collection. In addition to over 200 pages of Frazetta Johnny Comet newspaper strips on art-book quality paper and Sunday strips in full color, the Deluxe features a unique movie-poster style cover and an exclusive, 16-pg bonus folio of Frazetta art.
240 full color pages.
8.5" x11" heavy, glossy pages.
ISBN: 1-934331-48-1
Hardcover Edition
By Frank Frazetta
$49.95
224 full color glossy pages.
8.5" x11" heavy, glossy pages.
ISBN: 978-1934331385
Softcover Edition
By Frank Frazetta
$24.95
224 full color glossy pages.
8.5" x11" heavy, glossy pages.
ISBN: 9781934331392
Available in 3 formats.
Deluxe Hardcover with Slipcase
and a 16 page bonus section,
Hardcover and Softcover.
ALL FORMATS ARE SOLD OUT!
by James A. Bond & Dr. David Winiewicz
ALL FORMATS ARE SOLD OUT
• The most comprehensive index of the artist's work ever published!
• Commentary by top Frazetta experts and collectors.
• Dozens of rare images, including Conan, Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, more!
• Fantastic reference for artists, great entertainment for fans.
The work of Frank Frazetta--THE greatest heroic-fantasy artist of all time--has influenced generations of artists, fans, designers, and movie directors. Now more than 400 of his unforgettable images have been collected in Frazetta, a tribute to this great visionary.
With essays by experts and collectors, this one-of-a-kind volume traces the entire arc of Frazettas career. From his early 1950s comics; to his breathtaking book covers featuring Tarzan, Pellucidar, King Kong, and John Carter of Mars; to his 1960s monster mags, including Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella; to his major movie posters, including After the Fox, The Night They Raided Minsky's and Whats New Pussycat?; and, of course, his revolutionary Conan paintings--its all here. Frazetta - The Definitive Reference overflows with fantastic images, an index of every published Frazetta work and insightful commentary on this fantasy-art icon.
Compiled by James A. Bond (no relation to the international spy) is a lifetime collector of Frank Frazetta's work.
Edited by J. David Spurlock, an artist and historian, has written and edited many books on fantasy art and pop culture.
Andrew Steven is a specialty-clothing designer and renowned art collector.
Dr. David Winiewicz, a noted scholar and collector of the works of Frank Frazetta, and close personal friend of the artist.