Frank Frazetta Signs with Vanguard Productions

Legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and acclaimed publisher Vanguard Product
ions announce a new publishing relationship.
New York, NY, March 08, 2010 -- Legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and accl
aimed publisher Vanguard Productions announce a new publishing relationship. Fra
nk Frazetta said, “We’ve known Vanguard publisher J. David Spurlock for many yea
rs. Vanguard publishes the very best! I’ve enjoyed their books on Hal Foster, Al
Williamson, Jeffrey Jones, Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Basil Gogos, Carmine Infan
tino and more. David helped on our Painting with Fire documentary and we helped
him on Vanguard’s Roy G. Krenkel, Wally Wood, and J. Allen St.John books. It’s a
natural that we should work together. I’m looking forward to seeing the quality
job they do on the new Frazetta books”
Frank Frazetta is considered by many to be THE greatest heroic-fantasy artist of
all time. His work has influenced generations of artists, fans, designers, and
movie directors. From his 1950s comics; to his breathtaking book covers featurin
g Tarzan, King Kong, and John Carter of Mars; to his 1960s monster magazines Cre
epy, 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 rev
olutionary Conan paintings.
Active since October 1990, Vanguard is a publisher of pop culture books, graphic
novels, mystery, science fiction, and more. Vanguard is best known as the world
s leading producer of art book biographies on illustrators and cartoonists and
has garnered acclaim from The New York Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New Yo
rk, The IPPY Awards, Starlog, National Public Radio, Video Watchdog, The Eisner
Awards, Entertainment Weekly, Fangoria, Publishers Weekly, The Society of Illust
rators, Variety, The Hugo Awards, Library Journal, The Rondo Awards, Locus Scien
ce Fiction Awards, and more.
Vanguard’s publications have been distributed through Diamond Distributors since
1993 with expanded trade distribution since 2000, through nearly every major di
stributor including Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and Continental Sales Inc. Vanguard’
s presence at tradeshows include San Diego Comic-Con International (2010 marks V
anguard’s 17th consecutive year at Comic-Con), Book Expo America (often with the
ir longtime associates, Watson-Guptill), New York Comic-Con, Wizard World, etc.
Vanguard represents many top creators. Numerous Vanguard-related talents includi
ng Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Jim Steranko, and Vanguard publisher, J. David
Spurlock are featured on the recent STARZ network documentary, Comic Books Unbo
und.
Vanguard founder J. David Spurlock said, “We are very excited about launching a
line of Frazetta books under the new Vanguard Frazetta Classics brand. The line
will include a series of volumes collecting Frazetta’s comics work in top qualit
y book format. Other Vanguard Frazetta Classics will include a new edition of th
e 1998 hit, Frazetta - The Definitive Reference, a richly illustrated index of e
very Frazetta work ever published; a Frank Frazetta Sketchbook; and more—all in
library-quality collections fully authorized by Frank Frazetta.”
More Vanguard news at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vanguard-Productions/127661
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Press Contacts:Vanguard contact: vanguardpub@att.net And www.vanguardproduction
s.net, Frazetta Management contact: frazettamanagement@gmail.com.
Press Contact:
Frank Frazetta
Vanguard Productions
New York, NY
908.391.0937
vanguardpub@att.net
http://www.vanguardproductions.net