Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It

By Laura Brodian Freas

With 10 Hugos as Best Professional Artist and countless other awards, Kelly Freas is the most popular and prolific science fiction artist today. His gritty, realistic work in the 1950s set a new agenda for magazine and book covers--which artists follow still. But, his painting also can reveal a relaxed humor, with their cheeky scoundrels and personable aliens. More than 24 publications featured his work, including "Analog," "Astounding Science Fiction," and "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction." He's illustrated stories by some of the greatest sci-fi writers--Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, e.g.--as well as record and CD art. He also did the original, definitive 3-D bust of Alfred E. Neumann, "Mad" magazine's gap-toothed mascot. A new volume of Freas's art is always something to celebrate, and this one, containing the all the best of his work from 1984 to the present, is no exception.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855858487
• ISBN13: 9781855858480
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Paper Tiger (UK)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

A Decent Sample of Freas

I'm glad to have a copy of this fine book; I wish I had an original Freas. The book presents a good cross-section of his work from early-on to the present. The quality of reproduction is decent. If you are a dedicated SciFi type then this one can a good addition to your collection as it gives a decent overview of one of Science Fiction's leading artists. Now, some folks might say that he over-idealizes the human form with his clever exaggerations of features such as the shape of a nose on a man or a curve on a woman - I personally find this ability to be one example of his great talent. There's nothing like a SciFi short story that starts off with a Freas illustration!

Fantastic!!!

Freas was one of science fiction's greatest artists. His protrayals of intergalactic worlds and even his cartoony creations in MAD were amazing. I had the grand oppurtunity of reading this book some years ago and was saddened to hear that it is now out of print. That last loser who reviewed this gave a porn movie a good review. Ignore him and see what true art is.