Continuing Visions of Lorelei, a 13-part artistic event that celebrates the recent publication of Lorelei: Sects and the City, a Mature Readers graphic novel that reintroduces the soul-stealing succubus. Today we feature an artist who knows a thing or two about drawing sexy women…
“Draw ’em like you wanna f— ‘em!”
That was the advice a bunch of fledgling artists and I were given during a one-day class titled “How to Draw Women the Frank Thorne Way,” held at the 1988 Great Eastern Convention. And who better to dispense such a pearl of wisdom than the man who’d made a name for himself as the premier artist of Marvel Comics’ Red Sonja? Although, honestly, hearing it come from a guy who looked like a kindly old grandfather was a major shock to everyone in the room. Still, anyone familiar with my own drawings of Lorelei can’t be too surprised that Thorne’s words have always stuck with me… 😀
When I made plans in 2001 to revive the Lorelei comic series, Thorne was one of the first artists I tracked down in my desire to gather together as many old-school horror artists as I could. (The new series was designed to look like 1970s horror comics.) Having a fondness for redheaded sexpots, he was more than willing to provide an illustration for the second issue’s cover—and thus made a small-press publisher (and big-time fan) very happy.
