There was a time when I would argue with Morgan about the merits of fantasy artists.
Of course we were 13 and knew nothing, but we sure thought we did, and boy would we let the other one know what and idiot they were for their foolish choice.
Was it silly? Absolutely, but I suppose that "Frazetta or Vallejo?" is akin to the evergreen "Paul or John?" or "Beatles/Stones?" or "Flight/Invisibility?" question: a quick seemingly, innocuous binary choice that can actually tell a lot about a person.
Let it be told, I'm a Frazetta (and John, Stones, and Flight, if you must know) and now old Frank is no more. RIP to the guy who created the visuals that I'll never shake out of my head from my Robert E. Howard phase of reading.
Where will the Molly Hatchets of the next century find their album covers? Who will paint the coolest Conan now?
Pray it isn't Boris.
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Oh no! I hadn't heard he passed. Crom!!!
I was a Frazetta guy too. Have you seen the documentary on him? It was a bonus disc to accompany the DVD of Fire & Ice, a movie you may know well.
And yes, no Boris, please. Ever.
I was gonna mention Fire and Ice. Saw it opening day. Remember it well.
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