Over the years Ian & Betty Ballantine produced 5 books with their Peacock Press, Cathy & I created 4 with Underwood Books, and Dian Hanson most recently put together her gigantic collection for Taschen—and that’s mentioning only a few. Others have published (and continue to publish) books devoted to Frank Frazetta’s art, some good, some bad, some authorized, and some not.  At this point you might think that there’s nothing new to be seen or said about Frank and his career, right?

Well … sure there is.

Frank’s granddaughter, Sara Frazetta, and her partner Joe Weber are about to release a gorgeous new book featuring some of his most iconic illustrations and drawings and it was my pleasure to lend a helping hand.

Featuring Frazetta’s influential and ultimately unforgettable art—including nearly a dozen previously unpublished drawings along with some mixed-media pieces printed in color for the first time—Fine Lines also includes historical essays and interesting background about these classic works, all scanned in full color for added detail and depth. If you ever had questions about how and why he came to illustrate books for the Canaveral Press in the 1960s or help create the comics character Vampirella (with a little help from Trina Robbins) or produce an eye-opening portfolio based on The Lord of the Rings or provide art for the Science Fiction Book Club series of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars novels and stories, Frank Frazetta: Fine Lines provides the answers.

This softcover, 80 page book is currently available for preorder at the Frazetta Girls official website via this link until May 31st: it is being printed in the United States and copies will start shipping in late June. Since the direct market has been experiencing turmoil in the wake of distributor Diamond’s bankruptcy, I don’t know which or how many comic shops or bookstores will have Fine Lines on their shelves (hopefully a lot, but you never know these days) and I encourage anyone who wants to guarantee they get a copy to order direct.

And if you’ve been missing Sara’s informative and entertaining videos about her grandparents and Frank’s art, visit The Frazetta Girls YouTube channel: you’ll be glad you did!