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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|name =Matt Frank | |name =Matt Frank | ||
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|caption =Matt Frank | |caption =Matt Frank | ||
|occupation =Artist | |occupation =Artist | ||
|birthday =December 4, 1985 | |birthday =December 4, 1985 | ||
|birthplace =Austin, Texas, [[United States]] | |birthplace =Austin, Texas, [[United States]] | ||
|first ='' | |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| | '''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 | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla: | *''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (2018) - Special thanks | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Gangsters | *''[[wikipedia:Monster Island (2019 film)|Monster Island]]'' (2019) - Tengu concept artist | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Legends]]'' (2011 | *''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (2019) - Special thanks / Kickstarter supporter | ||
*''[[Godzilla | *''[[Kaiju Gaiden]]'' (canceled) - Poster illustrator | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' (2013-[[2015]]) - Story [with [[Chris Mowry]]] / | *''[[Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks]]'' (2022) - Crowdfunding supporter | ||
*''[[Godzilla | *''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Character designer (Akari) | ||
*'' | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' | *''[[SciFi Japan|SciFi Japan TV]]'' (web 2012-2014) as himself [episode 8] | ||
*''[[The Last Hope]]'' (2017) - Story / | *''[[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 / | *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9phqIwMtM Bride of Godzilla ?]'' (2020) as narrator [voice] | ||
==Selected bibliography== | |||
*''[[G-FAN]]'' #75, 87, 100 (2006, 2009, 2012) - Covers | |||
*'' | *''[[Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters]]'' (2011-2012) - Covers | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths]]'' [[Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths issue 1|#1]] (2011) - Convention cover | ||
*''[[ | *''[[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 | *[[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 (film)|Gorgo]]'' Blu-ray (2023) - Packaging design | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
File:Matt Frank at Toho Studios.png|Matt Frank at [[Toho|Toho Studios]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |||
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| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ccGchNE3gg8</youtube>|SciFi Japan TV appearance}} | {{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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*[[Priscilla Tramontano]] | *[[Priscilla Tramontano]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.mattfrankart.net Official site] | |||
*[http://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com DeviantArt account] | *[http://kaijusamurai.deviantart.com DeviantArt account] | ||
*[ | *[https://mattfrankart.blogspot.com Blogspot account] | ||
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/spankzilla85 Twitter account] | *[https://mobile.twitter.com/spankzilla85 Twitter account] | ||
*[ | *[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)]<!-- | ||
==References== | |||
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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
- The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) - Special thanks
- Monster Island (2019) - Tengu concept artist
- Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019) - Special thanks / Kickstarter supporter
- Kaiju Gaiden (canceled) - Poster illustrator
- Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022) - Crowdfunding supporter
- AKARI (2022) - Character designer (Akari)
Actor
- SciFi Japan TV (web 2012-2014) as himself [episode 8]
- Ultraman Fusion Fight! (2017) as Ultraman Belial [voice, English version]
- Bride of Godzilla ? (2020) as narrator [voice]
Selected bibliography
- G-FAN #75, 87, 100 (2006, 2009, 2012) - Covers
- Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters (2011-2012) - Covers
- Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #1 (2011) - Convention cover
- Godzilla: Legends #1 (2011) - Story [with Jeff Prezenkowski] / art / cover
- 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 #2 (2015) - Subscription cover
- Project Nemesis (2015-2016) - Art / covers
- Godzilla: Rage Across Time #1 (2016) - Art / cover
- The Last Hope (2017) - Story / art / cover [with Goncalo Lopes]
- Redman: The Kaiju Hunter (2018-2020) - Story / art / covers
- 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: Classic Collection '95 (2022) - Godzilla Store exclusive cover
- Godzilla: Best of Godzilla (2022) - Art
- Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #1 (2022) - Online exclusive cover
- Godzilla Rivals: Round One (2022) - Godzilla Store exclusive cover
- Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla (2023) - Story / art
- Thinking on Our Feet (2023) - Story / art
- Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book (2024) - Art
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
Matt Frank at Toho Studios in Tokyo, Japan
Matt Frank with Gareth Edwards
Matt Frank with Kiyotaka Taguchi at G-Fest XXIV
Matt Frank with Shinji Higuchi
Matt Frank with Shinji Nishikawa
Matt Frank with Haruo Nakajima
Matt Frank dressed for the Godzilla Minus One U.S. premiere, with a Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2023 figure on his shoulder
Matt Frank and Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty meeting at the Godzilla Minus One U.S. premiere
Videos
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See also
External links
- Official site
- DeviantArt account
- Blogspot account
- Twitter account
- Tumblr blog
- Instagram account
- Patreon account
- Posterspy account
- SciFi Japan interview (February 2011)
- SciFi Japan interview (August 2016)
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