Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, recognized for his work in comic books, paintings, paperback book covers, posters, record-album covers, as well as other media. He is the subject of a 2003 documentary and a veteran fantasy artist whose brilliant colors as well as extraordinary brushstrokes brought to mind fantastic worlds of muscle-bound heroes combating with extensive swords and battle-axes to protect helpless women from terrifying beasts, died on Monday, May 10, 2010 in Fort Myers, Florida. Frank was already 82 years old.

According to Mr. Rob Pistella as well as Mr. Steve Ferzoco, Frank’s business manager that his death was caused by a stroke. In a phone interview, Pistella stated that Frank, who had history of strokes, had came back from a Mother’s Day dinner together with his family on Sunday evening and fell sick. They immediately called emergency medical services to bring Frank to the hospital right away, where he unfortunately died.

In the 1940s and 50s, Frank outlined for comic strips such as Al Capp’s “Lil’ Abner” as well as comic books suchlike the “Famous Funnies,” for which he provided a series of covers illustrating the futuristic adventurer Buck Rogers. Frank as well had his private newspaper sections that operate from 1952 to 1953, known as “Johnny Comet” that afterward re-titled “Ace McCoy”.

In 1964, Frank drew the movie poster for “What’s New Pussycat?”, and hit his career executing particularized illustrations of sensational heroes such as Conan the Barbarian and John Carter of Mars for their comic magazines as well as books. His realistic offerings of extraterrestrial outlines and hardly clad women created him the perfect candidate to draw the album covers for famous heavy metal albums such as “Molly Hatchet’s “Flirtin” “With Disaster” as well as Nazareth’s “Expect No Mercy.”

In November, Wired.com reported, that Mr. Frank Frazetta’s cover artwork for the fictional book reissue of “Conan the Conqueror” by Robert E. Howard marketed to an anonymous collector for 1 million dollar.