Frank Frazetta has passed away, possibly from complications from a stroke. He was 82 years old. Frazetta is perhaps the most famous and successful fantasy artist of all time. His work graced the covers of hundreds of books and magazines over the years. He is also considered the most influential artist in the genre with dozens of name artists pointing to him as their early inspiration. I'm sure we will begin to hear from them soon, and I'll post their comments as an expansion to this article when they start to come in. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Frazetta's family. Please leave comments below on your own experience with Frazetta's work. We look forward to hearing from you.
While we are waiting, I missed this one when it came over the wire. We had written a bit about the dispute over rights to Frazetta's paintings earlier this year. Turns out the dispute has been amicably solved. Here is the Associated Press story on the settlement: