Frazetta,a legend remembered

I first recall seeing his work on covers of Heavymetal magazine at around age 12. I was mesmerized,his mastery of the human figure,the worlds he created ,the creatures and the women ,wow ,the women. His style was very realistic in terms of anatomy and such,however the full on visual was definitely fantasy,which lead many to refer to him as the master of Fantasy art. Frank Frazetta is who I speak of,and although he did many other types of works including black and white inks ,comics,magazine and book covers and movie posters,I will always best remember his paintings. It was only after seeing his fantastically rendered masterpieces,involving very muscular barbarian type figures usually battling for or defending a barely clothed female in distress,that I found myself wanting to learn to paint the human figure. I would buy all the muscle magazines and use the many photos as my source of reference,in emulating Frazetta's work. I became a huge fan of the fantasy world and characters early on and it is an interest that still remains within me.We have lost one of the greats, he really was a huge influence on me artistically,and after having read up on him and how he lived, an overall influence as a person. May he rest in peace. A few years back I along with my creative counterparts ,Jorge Medina,Jonathan Syphax ,and Mr.Crazee himself Sam Vera,all had the distinct pleasure of having met his now also deceased wife Ellie,at thier home and personal museum in Pennsylvania. That, however,to paraphrase the end of the original Conan movie,is a tale to tell another day,,,,,,Syphaxius that is your cue,,,,,,,Arroyocus out but neva ova,,,,

Hostos Heroes Con Re-cap!

Hostos Heroes Con Re-cap!

This is it! The Masmediastudios, On The Road, Hostos Recap! Hosted by The Bronx Council of Arts, the MAS Team was front and center, ready to empty the merchandise boxes and build on what promised to be a high octane, high powered event. Ray Felix, along with Ed Mouzon, was working the crowd, making sure that every vendor and fan was revved up for the event!
Now, the truth was, there was a slight concern about the turn out. Despite its ideal location, right across the street from the 2, 4, and 5 trains, right along
149th street and the Concourse, there was a slight concern that the word would not spread far enough to create a constant flow of traffic throughout the show, but the opposite occurred. There was a steady stream of fans through the day and sales just soared. New fans were made and the MAS word spread like a storm over calm land! Even celebrity and hip-hop legend, Marley Mar, came through to check out the Bronx buzz of the day.
In the end, MAS Camp triumphed in high fashion! Books flew off the shelves and great business connections were made. We met incredibly talented independent, aspiring creators, and cemented ourselves in what is destined to be one of the great independent, comic convention of the genre, and certainly in the borough of Bronx, NY.
MAS would like to thank, Ray Felix and Ed Mouzon, along with The Bronx Council of Arts and Hosots College for their continued support and for making this event such a success. We can’t wait until next year, for the Third Annual Hosots Heroes Bronx Convention.
For more info check us out at Masmediastudios.com. Until next time, keep reading and following us out to our next venue, “The North Caroline Heroes Con” in June!