Q&A with Patrick Kochanek, MD

Which piece in your gallery is your favorite and why?

My favorite piece is The Galleon oil painting by Frank Frazetta. It epitomizes Frazetta linking the past and the future in a fabulous sci-fi fantasy medium. It also just glows from across the room. The Famous Funnies 211 cover is another special piece that is a truly commanding image and is a piece that I literally purchased off of the wall of the Frazetta museum from Frank before he passed away. Also, the oil Nadane Derringer is a terrific piece and the small ace frontis to beasts of Tarzan is similarly outstanding.

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I am a physician and professor of pediatric critical care medicine

How long have you been collecting comic art and what prompted you to start?

Remarkably, I have collected comics since 1963 and comic art since about 1967

How do you display/store your collection at home?

Everything is framed and displayed

What are your top five most wanted original pages or commissions?

Many other Frazetta oils, watercolors, Canaveral Plates, and other selected Frazetta items