Frazetta's 'Buck Rogers Helmet'

February 28, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

So, I was thinking about Frank Frazetta’s series of Buck Rogers covers for Famous Funnies comics. One thing that struck me is the evolution of Buck’s headgear. From issues #209 through #212, Frank was drawing Buck wearing some version of a twentieth-century aviator helmet. The helmets on the covers of #213 and #214 seem to be some sort of intermediate version—Buck is also wearing a kilt on the cover of #213, for some reason. Starting with #215, we see Frazetta putting a much more stylish winged helmet on Buck’s cranium

The Buck Rogers Art of Frank Frazetta

February 09, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

Today I'm going to take a look at the Frazetta art which features the space-faring hero, Buck Rogers. While I'm sure many hardcore Frazetta fans have seen most of the covers I'll feature in this post, the backstory and legacy of those works would appear to be less well-known.

Props to Alex Raymond

October 04, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

Alex Raymond was admired by Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Neal Adams and John Buscema—on top of being one of the most successful comics creators of all time. The fact that he was a pretty cool guy outside of his work in the comics field just makes it more imperative to give him the proper respects.