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|birthday        =December 4, 1985
|birthday        =December 4, 1985
|birthplace      =Austin, Texas, [[United States]]
|birthplace      =Austin, Texas, [[United States]]
|first            =''Ray Harryhausen Presents: Back To Mysterious Island''
|first            =''Ray Harryhausen Presents: Back To Mysterious Island'' (2008)
|notable          =''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''
|notable          =''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' (2013-15)
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'''Matt Frank''' is an [[United States|American]] comic book artist and writer. He first became known among [[kaiju]] fans for his {{Plain link|[https://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com/gallery/6036493/Godzilla-Neo ''Godzilla Neo'']}} project on DeviantArt, a series of redesigns and stories about [[Toho]]'s many kaiju set in a single continuity. He was involved in [[IDW Publishing]]'s Godzilla series from the beginning, drawing and retouching many of the 80 variant covers for ''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 1|#1]]. After drawing interiors for ''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' [[Godzilla: Legends Issue 1|#1]], he became the main artist for ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', which became the longest-running Godzilla comic in the character's history.
'''Matt Frank''' is an [[United States|America]]n comic book artist and writer. He first became known among [[kaiju]] fans for his [https://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com/gallery/6036493/Godzilla-Neo ''Godzilla Neo''] project on [[wikipedia:DeviantArt|DeviantArt]], a series of redesigns and stories about [[Toho]]'s many kaiju set in a single continuity. He was involved in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Godzilla'' comics from the beginning, drawing and retouching many of the 80 variant covers for ''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters issue 1|#1]]. After drawing interiors for ''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' [[Godzilla: Legends issue 1|#1]], he became the main artist for ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', which remained the longest-running [[United States|U.S.]] ''Godzilla'' comic in the character's history until [[2023]].
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==Selected Comic Book Credits==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'' ([[2011]]-[[2012]]) - Covers
*''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (2018) - Special thanks
*''[[Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths]]'' (2011) - Convention cover [issue 1]
*''[[wikipedia:Monster Island (2019 film)|Monster Island]]'' (2019) - Tengu concept artist
*''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' (2011-2012) - Story [issue 1, with Jeff Prezenkowski] / Art [issue 1] / Cover [issue 1]
*''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (2019) - Special thanks / Kickstarter supporter
*''[[Godzilla: Ongoing]]'' (2012) - Covers
*''[[Kaiju Gaiden]]'' (canceled) - Poster illustrator
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' (2013-[[2015]]) - Story [with [[Chris Mowry]]] / Art [issues 1-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-20, 22-25] / Covers
*''[[Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks]]'' (2022) - Crowdfunding supporter
*''[[Godzilla in Hell]]'' (2015) - Cover [issue 2]
*''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Character designer (Akari)
*''[[Project Nemesis (comic)|Project Nemesis]]'' (2015-2016) - Art / Covers
===Actor===
*''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' ([[2016]]) - Art [issue 1] / Cover [issue 1]
*''[[SciFi Japan|SciFi Japan TV]]'' (web 2012-2014) as himself [episode 8]
*''[[The Last Hope]]'' (2017) - Story / Art / Cover [with Goncalo Lopes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Fusion Fight!|Ultraman Fusion Fight!]]'' (2017) as [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Belial|Ultraman Belial]] [voice, English version]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Redman (comic)|Redman: The Kaiju Hunter]]'' (2018-2020) - Story / Art / Covers
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9phqIwMtM Bride of Godzilla ?]'' (2020) as narrator [voice]
 
==Selected bibliography==
==Other Credits==
*''[[G-FAN]]'' #75, 87, 100 (2006, 2009, 2012) - Covers
*''G-Fan'' - Covers [issues 75, 87, and 100]
*''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'' (2011-2012) - Covers
*''[[Colossal Kaiju Combat]]'' - Concept artist
*''[[Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths]]'' [[Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths issue 1|#1]] (2011) - Convention cover
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Fusion Fight!|Ultraman Fusion Fight!]]'' (2017) - [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Belial|Ultraman Belial]] (voice, English version)
*''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' [[Godzilla: Legends issue 1|#1]] (2011) - Story [with Jeff Prezenkowski] / art / cover
*''[[Godzilla (IDW comic)|Godzilla]]'' (2012) - Covers
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' (2013-[[2015]]) - Story [with [[Chris Mowry]]] / art [issues #1-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-20, 22-25] / covers
*''[[Godzilla: The IDW Era]]'' (2014) - Cover
*''[[Godzilla in Hell]]'' [[Godzilla in Hell issue 2|#2]] (2015) - Subscription cover
*''Project Nemesis'' (2015-2016) - Art / covers
*''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' [[Godzilla: Rage Across Time issue 1|#1]] (2016) - Art / cover
*''[[The Last Hope]]'' (2017) - Story / art / cover [with Goncalo Lopes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Redman (comic)|Redman: The Kaiju Hunter]]'' (2018-2020) - Story / art / covers
*''[[Gamera (comic)|Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' (2018) - BLISTER Comics exclusive cover
*''Ultra Sketch Vol. 2'' (2019) - Author/illustrator
*''[[Godzilla: The Half-Century War]]'' paperback (2020) - [[Godzilla Store]] exclusive cover
*''[[Godzilla: Unnatural Disasters]]'' (2021) - Story / art
*''Dinosaur War Izenborg'' (2021) - Story / art / cover
*''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla: Classic Collection '95]]'' (2022) - Godzilla Store exclusive cover
*''[[Godzilla: Best of Godzilla]]'' (2022) - Art
*''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!]]'' [[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! issue 1|#1]] (2022) - Online exclusive cover
*''[[Godzilla Rivals|Godzilla Rivals: Round One]]'' (2022) - Godzilla Store exclusive cover
*''[[Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (2023) - Story / art
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth ReMonstered Edition|Thinking on Our Feet]]'' (2023) - Story / art
*''[[Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book]]'' (2024) - Art
==Other credits==
*''[[Smash City]]'' (2019) - Art
*''[[Smash City]]'' (2019) - Art
*''[[Monster Island (film)|Monster Island]]'' (2019) - Concept artist (Tengu)
*[[Arrow Video]] ''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' Blu-ray (2020) - Cover and interior art
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9phqIwMtM Bride of Godzilla ?]'' (2020) - Narrator
*[[SRS Cinema]] ''Konga TNT'' Blu-ray and VHS (2020) - Cover art
*''[[Arrow Video|Gamera: The Complete Collection]]'' (2020) - Cover and interior art
*SRS Cinema ''[[Monster Seafood Wars]]'' Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
*''[[Konga TNT]]'' (2020) - Blu-ray and VHS cover art
*SRS Cinema ''War of the God Monsters'' Blu-ray and VHS (2021) - Cover art [Blu-ray] / interior art [VHS]
*''[[Arrow Video|Gamera - The Showa Era]] (2021) - Cover art
*Arrow Video ''Gamera - The Showa Era'' Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
*''[[Arrow Video|Gamera - The Heisei Era]] (2021) - Cover art
*Arrow Video ''Gamera - The Heisei Era'' Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
 
*SRS Cinema ''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' Blu-ray 2nd printing (2021) - Cover art
*Arrow Video ''The Daimajin Trilogy'' Blu-ray (2021) - Cover and interior art
*[[Titanic Creations]] [[Gorgo]] plush (2023) - Designer
*Titanic Creations Gorgo figure (2023) - Display box art
*''Colossal Kaiju Combat'' (canceled) - Concept artist
*Vinegar Sydrome ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'' Blu-ray (2023) - Packaging design
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'>
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Matt_Frank_at_Toho_Studios.png|Matt Frank at [[Toho|Toho Studios]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
File:Matt Frank at Toho Studios.png|Matt Frank at [[Toho|Toho Studios]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
Matt_Frank_and_Gareth_Edwards.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Gareth Edwards]]
File:Matt Frank and Gareth Edwards.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Gareth Edwards]]
Matt frank at Gfest 2017.JPG|Matt Frank with [[Kiyotaka Taguchi]] at [[G-Fest|G-Fest XXIV]]
File:Matt frank at Gfest 2017.JPG|Matt Frank with [[Kiyotaka Taguchi]] at [[G-Fest|G-Fest XXIV]]
Matt Frank and Shinji Higuchi.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Shinji Higuchi]]
File:Matt Frank and Shinji Higuchi.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Shinji Higuchi]]
Matt Frank and Shinji Nishikawa.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Shinji Nishikawa]]
File:Matt Frank and Shinji Nishikawa.jpg|Matt Frank with [[Shinji Nishikawa]]
Matt Frank with Redman.jpg
File:Matt Frank with Redman.jpg
File:Haruo Nakajima with Matt Frank0.JPG|Matt Frank with [[Haruo Nakajima]]
File:F-pcicibcAAmZIU.jpg|Matt Frank dressed for the ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' U.S. premiere, with a [[Bandai]] [[Movie Monster Series]] [[Godzilla (Godzilla Minus One)|Godzilla 2023]] figure on his shoulder
File:F-pcicMboAA0Gza.jpg|Matt Frank and ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' director [[Michael Dougherty]] meeting at the ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' U.S. premiere
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ccGchNE3gg8</youtube>|''SciFi Japan TV'' appearance}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">IdkA8rDauL8</youtube>|2020 Kaiju Masterclass panel}}
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[https://www.mattfrankart.net Official site]
*[https://www.mattfrankart.net Official site]
*[http://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com DeviantArt account]
*[http://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com DeviantArt account]
*[http://mattfrankart.blogspot.com Blogspot account]
*[https://mattfrankart.blogspot.com Blogspot account]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/spankzilla85 Twitter account]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/spankzilla85 Twitter account]
*[http://spankzilla85.tumblr.com Tumblr blog]
*[https://spankzilla85.tumblr.com Tumblr blog]
*[https://www.instagram.com/mattzilla85/ Instagram account]
*[https://www.instagram.com/mattzilla85/ Instagram account]
*[https://www.patreon.com/mattfrankart Patreon account]
*[https://www.patreon.com/mattfrankart Patreon account]
*[https://posterspy.com/profile/matt_frank/ Posterspy account]
*[https://posterspy.com/profile/matt_frank/ Posterspy account]
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2011/02/25/covering-godzilla/ SciFi Japan interview (February 2011)]
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2011/02/25/covering-godzilla/ SciFi Japan interview (February 2011)]
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2016/08/18/first-look-matt-frank-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-godzilla-rage-across-time-1/ SciFi Japan interview (August 2016)]
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2016/08/18/first-look-matt-frank-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-godzilla-rage-across-time-1/ SciFi Japan interview (August 2016)]<!--
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 8 January 2024

Matt Frank
Matt Frank
Born December 4, 1985
Austin, Texas, United States
Occupation Artist
First work Ray Harryhausen Presents: Back To Mysterious Island (2008)
Notable work Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (2013-15)

Matt Frank is an American comic book artist and writer. He first became known among kaiju fans for his Godzilla Neo project on DeviantArt, a series of redesigns and stories about Toho's many kaiju set in a single continuity. He was involved in IDW Publishing's Godzilla comics from the beginning, drawing and retouching many of the 80 variant covers for Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1. After drawing interiors for Godzilla: Legends #1, he became the main artist for Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, which remained the longest-running U.S. Godzilla comic in the character's history until 2023.

Selected filmography

Actor

Selected bibliography

Other credits

  • Smash City (2019) - Art
  • Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection Blu-ray (2020) - Cover and interior art
  • SRS Cinema Konga TNT Blu-ray and VHS (2020) - Cover art
  • SRS Cinema Monster Seafood Wars Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
  • SRS Cinema War of the God Monsters Blu-ray and VHS (2021) - Cover art [Blu-ray] / interior art [VHS]
  • Arrow Video Gamera - The Showa Era Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
  • Arrow Video Gamera - The Heisei Era Blu-ray (2021) - Cover art
  • SRS Cinema Howl from Beyond the Fog Blu-ray 2nd printing (2021) - Cover art
  • Arrow Video The Daimajin Trilogy Blu-ray (2021) - Cover and interior art
  • Titanic Creations Gorgo plush (2023) - Designer
  • Titanic Creations Gorgo figure (2023) - Display box art
  • Colossal Kaiju Combat (canceled) - Concept artist
  • Vinegar Sydrome Gorgo Blu-ray (2023) - Packaging design

Gallery

Videos

SciFi Japan TV appearance
2020 Kaiju Masterclass panel

See also

External links

Comments

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