FRANK FRAZETTA IS WIDELY CONSIDERED THE GODFATHER OF FANTASY ART. HE PAINTED ICONIC ILLUSTRATIONS THAT BECAME THE BLUEPRINT FOR DEPICTING FANTASY WORLDS FOR THE LAST 80 YEARS, INCLUDING THE DEFINITIVE VERSIONS OF TARZAN, JOHN CARTER OF MARS, AND CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

ZACK SNYDER HAS SAID ALL OF HIS MOVIES HAVE A FRAZETTA INFLUENCE, WHILE GUILLERMO DEL TORO SAID FRANK FRAZETTA WAS NOTHING LESS THAN “AN OLYMPIAN ARTIST THAT DEFINED FANTASY ART FOR THE 20TH CENTURY.” ROBERT RODRIGUEZ OWNS SEVERAL ORIGINAL FRAZETTA PAINTINGS, AS DOES GEORGE LUCAS, WHO HAS MENTIONED FRAZETTA’S INFLUENCE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

FRANK’S ARTWORK CONTINUES TO RESONATE ACROSS ALL MEDIA. THE LEAD ARTIST FOR NINTENDO’S LEGEND OF ZELDA SERIES AND THE ART DIRECTOR AT EPIC GAMES HAVE BOTH MENTIONED FRAZETTA’S INFLUENCE ON THEIR TITLES, WHILE THE ORIGINAL BOX ART FOR CASTLEVANIA WAS A TRIBUTE TO FRAZETTA’S PAINTING “THE NORSEMAN”.