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The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta Hardcover – November 25, 2022

Multilingual Edition by Dian Hanson (Editor)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
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Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the 12 years since his death. With his paintings now breaking auction records (Egyptian Queen sold for $ 5.4 million in 2019) he’s long overdue for this ultimate monograph.Born to a Sicilian immigrant family in Brooklyn, 1928, Frazetta was a minor league athlete, petty criminal and serial seducer with movie star looks and phenomenal talent. He claimed to only make art when there was nothing better to do – he preferred playing baseball - yet began his professional career in comics at age 16. Strip work led him to the infamous EC Comics, then to oils for Tarzan and Conan pulp covers. Both characters were interpreted by many before him, but as he explained in the 1970s, “I’m very physical minded. In Brooklyn, I knew Conan, I knew guys just like him,” and he used this first-hand knowledge of muscle and macho to redefine fantasy heroes as more massive, more menacing, more testosterone-fueled than anything seen before. As counterbalance he created a new breed of women, nude as censorship allowed, with pixie faces and multiparous bodies: thick thighed, heavy buttocked, breasts cantilevered out to there, yet still, with their soft bellies and hints of cellulite, believably real. Add in the action, the creatures, the twilit worlds of haunting shadow and Frazetta’s art is addictive as potato chips.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.

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    Multilingual
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    Taschen America Llc
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    November 25, 2022
  5. Dimensions
    12.68 x 27.56 x 18.58 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3836579219
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3836579216
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The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

All Hail the King of Fantasy Art

Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the 12 years since his death. His high energy oils of Tarzan, Conan, Vampirella and his signature Death Dealer define not just fantasy worlds, but the bodies that occupy them: fleshy, muscular, tactile and sensual. Winner of the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection.

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the 12 years since his death. With his paintings now breaking auction records (Egyptian Queen sold for $ 5.4 million in 2019) he’s long overdue for this ultimate monograph.

Born to a Sicilian immigrant family in Brooklyn, 1928, Frazetta was a minor league athlete, petty criminal and serial seducer with movie star looks and phenomenal talent.

He claimed to only make art when there was nothing better to do – he preferred playing baseball - yet began his professional career in comics at age 16. Strip work led him to the infamous EC Comics, then to oils for Tarzan and Conan pulp covers.

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta finally gets the big beautiful book he deserves

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.

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta

Edition: English, French, German

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”The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta re-assesses the artist’s influence on visual culture in the wake of his ever-increasing popularity.” ― Creative Review

“…a super-deluxe retrospective of Frazetta’s career in comics, art, illustration and advertising.” ― forbes.com

About the Author

Dan Nadel is curator-at-large for the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, and a contributor to the New York Review of Books and Artforum. Nadel’s books and exhibitions include Peter Saul: Professional Artist Correspondence 1945–1976 (2020), Chicago Comics, 1960s to Now at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (2021), and the forthcoming biography of Robert Crumb (Scribner, 2024). He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Zak Smith is an artist whose work is included in several public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Saatchi Gallery, London; and The Whitney Museum of American Art. He is the author of several books, writes a regular column for Artillery magazine and lives and works in Los Angeles.

Dian Hanson produced a variety of men’s magazines from 1976 to 2001, including Juggs, Outlaw Biker, and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN’s Sexy Book Editor. Her titles include the “body part” series, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and Ren Hang.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc; Bilingual edition (November 25, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Multilingual
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 467 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836579219
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836579216
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.74 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.68 x 27.56 x 18.58 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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LJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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I have owned several Frazetta collections over the years; this is by far the best. Thoughtfully curated, delightfully massive, and beautifully printed in colors that must be seen to be believed. I am now thanking the acquaintance who borrowed my old two-volume paperback set and never returned it -- if I still had those old things, I would not have bought this gloriously resurrected chunk of my youth. Long live FF!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Frazetta Collection!
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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This is arguably THE greatest collection of Frazetta's works ever published! Journey through his early works, including his incredible pen and ink drawings, followed by his decades of phenomenal, iconic paintings. While it does not contain every single painting that Frazetta produced, it appears to capture a vast body of his work. Regarding the book itself, it is absolute perfection - beautifully bound (with a strong, cloth hardcover, featuring gilded text), with excellent reproduction of the art on heavy, quality paper. While this is the first Taschen book I've bought, it will definitely not be the last. If you're a fan, grab this collection before it sells out (and its price substantially increases in the aftermarket).
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Mark L. Mckenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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Its Frank Frazetta and it's so well done, thats all one really needs to know... Its a huge book and one you will savor at home..Very well presented and a wonderful addition to my art library,
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David Shane Werness
5.0 out of 5 stars Very large book with high quality prints.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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Blaine Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
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Book is of the highest quality with beautiful large pictures. You won’t be disappointed
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Donna S
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Frank Frazetta…
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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This book is not inexpensive; but it is worth every penny. The only downside to it is the book is HUGE and heavy. Other than that it is a Frank Frazetta’s collectors dream to have; at least in my case.
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donald McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing print quality!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
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the best compilation of frank frazettas work that i have ever seen.
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CaperOne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality and price !
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
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By far the very best Frazetta book ever published. If you like his work; this is the best way to own it.
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A fantastic addition to my Herman Miller Aeron Chair!
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Addition to my other Taschen Art Books
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2024
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This high quality collection of the works of the greatest fantasy painter and illustrator of the 20th Century has been added to my collection of other Taschen Art Books on Marvel Comics and EC Comics.
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NeilRocks!
5.0 out of 5 stars THE book for Frazetta fans
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2024
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Simply the best single volume work on the great Frank Frazetta. You will need a reinforced coffee table for it to sit on, it’s massive and VERY heavy! The only negative is that Amazon post it out sticking their address labels on the cardboard presentation box it resides in….
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Maryse
5.0 out of 5 stars LIVRE MAGNIFIQUE
Reviewed in France on March 5, 2024
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Offert en cadeau de Noël et Saint-Valentin (tir groupé ) Je ne pouvais pas me tromper ainsi : ce livre est un régal pour les yeux, une oeuvre d'art à exposer sur une belle bibliothèque. Il faut cependant tenir compte de son poids très lourd. Donc prévoir l'endroit idéal afin de le feuilleter tout à votre loisir.
Bref, je vous avoue regretter un peu de ne pas l'avoir gardé pour moi !

Arf et je me suis faite bien avoir sur ce coup là quand même car achat prévu, mis dans mon panier au moment d'une super promotion de 40 %... happée par mes ailleurs, je n'ai pas validé à temps...j'ai perdu les 40% de rabais. Tant pis ! L'amour n'a pas de prix hein (sourire et clin d'oeil) !
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Roland aus S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Toller Band mit super Bildern viel Infos
Reviewed in Germany on November 18, 2023
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Tolles Buch, edel gemacht, schöne Farben, gute Qualität, viele Hintergrundinfos - jeder Penny wert! Hätte von mir aus aber gerne *noch* umfassender ausfallen können. ;-)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gigante
Reviewed in Spain on October 17, 2023
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Desde el punto editorial y de contenido, el libro es impecable, como la mayoria de las cosas que edita Tauschen . Ahora viene el problema. Es un libro A3 de 400 paginas o mas, yo que se... os digo lo que ocupa y pesa el bicho? Eso si, no vas a necesitar gafas para ver los dibujos...
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