Saturday, May 29, 2010

Donnie Darko

24
24
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I know I know, I am kinda late (movie is from 2001) but I never had chance to watch it until tonight.
LOVED it!
And felt compelled to do a quick tribute: such a strong iconic image :)
Hope you guys dig it.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

GARRISON #5 Cover preview

GARRISON #5
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Hello guys,

GARRISON #2 just came out this week and the first reviews seem to confirm the general consensus: this is GOOD story all around! :D
So why not pre-order issue 5 while you are at the store picking up issue 2? :)
Above is the cover for the penultimate chapter of this mini and here is the solicitation info:

GARRISON #5 (of 6) - JUN10 0251
Garrison finally gets answers to questions about his shadowy origins – answers that raise even more questions. Whether he'll live to put those answers to use is, of course, anybody's guess.

Written by JEFF MARIOTTE
Art and cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

Size: 32 Pages - Price: $2.99


And plese help me spread the word out there: this is my baby, you know :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla. GARRISON © 2010 Jeff Mariotte & Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

GARRISON #2 is here!

GARRISON #2

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Hello guys,

issue 2 of GARRISON is coming out tomorrow and I thought to give an exclusive preview of the first 6 pages just to give a glimpse of the rollercoaster action you guys are gonna get from now until the explosive issue 6 (which concludes the mini).
A huge thanks to all of you who picked up issue 1 and helped spread the good word about it. Hope to see you and many more picking up issue 2: this is gonna be FUN! :)
Look for the below cover on the shelves tomorrow!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla. GARRISON © 2010 Jeff Mariotte & Francesco Francavilla

GARRISON #2
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Monday, May 24, 2010

Death's Blues

Death's Blues
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Just because ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Death's Blues © 2010 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Friday, May 21, 2010

24

24
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Alright, so last night I watched this week's episode of "24" (which I DVRed on Monday) and I have to say, while the seasons have seen highs and lows, the whole sequence of Jack Bauer kidnapping the (former) President Logan was one of the coolest things I have seen on TV in quite some time. The cold resolution he act in that sequence, the super cool outfit, the way he put his boot on the hole of the windshield after throwing in the car the gas bomb... Yeah, that's what 24 should have been all time.
It reminded me a bit of Mann's "HEAT" in the very first sequence of the attack to the safe truck, everyone pretty much wearing that same cool hockey masks :)

Anyhow, I couldn't help this morning - as a warmup - tributing "24" at one of its finest scene.
Hope you guys dig it.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

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Friday, May 14, 2010

IronMan Vs the FrogBot Pt.3

Iron Man
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You asked for it... :D

Is this... THE END? ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

FrogBot & Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Fin Man!

Iron Man
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Hello guys,

Between a cover gig and my Frazetta tribute (see it here) I didn't have time to mess with FrogBot, so for today here's a Fin version of our guy tearing up a (poor) tank ;)

Tomorrow pt.3 of Frogbot :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

IronMan Vs the FrogBot Pt.2

Iron Man
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:D

Should I do Pt.3 tomorrow or I shouldn't bother?

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

IronMan Vs the Frogbot! Pt.1

Iron Man
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Hope you guys dig it.
Tune in for part 2 tomorrow :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Iron Man!

Iron Man
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Hello guys,

How about an Iron Man Week to celebrate the release of IM2? :)
To start, an oldie that probaly the 95% of you haven't seen yet, with a new coat of paint just for the occasion ;)
LOVE to draw the ole TIN version of this guy (as you will see ;))

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Friday, May 07, 2010

HellBoy's "Crap"!

Hellboy Week
Hellboy
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Hello guys,

and let's wrap this week with one of my fav HB illo (I did last year) not everyone might have seen it yet. I thought it is a perfect ending of the Hellboy week :)
Since everyone enjoyed this, stay tuned for some more HB related "specials", very soon ;)
Thanks for the love, everyone, and now go read some Mignola's Hellboy goodness :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
HELLBOY © 2010 Mike Mignola

Thursday, May 06, 2010

HellBoy Vs Nazis

Hellboy Week
Hellboy Vs Nazi~~ click on the image for a larger view ~~

Hello guys,

couldn't let this week go without some evil nazi zombie, could I?
SO here's a quickie (it's one of those days...)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
HELLBOY © 2010 Mike Mignola

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

HellBoy in Mexico

Hellboy Week
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Hello guys,

The new book "HELLBOY IN MEXICO" by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben was released today, so i thought to play close to the topic of the book with this tribute. I haven't read (or picked up) the book yet, so all of this is just a guess, a Mexican guess, that's it :)

Now let's all go tot he store to pick up that bad boy, if you haven't done it yet :)

Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla. HELLBOY © 2010 Mike Mignola

Hellboy in Mexico - Inks
Hellboy in Mexico - Sketch

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

HellBoy and "L'Isola del Terrore"

Hellboy Week
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Hello guys,

I plan to come back to this when I have a little more time and "dress' it as a movie poster, but for now I think it will do as is ;)
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you HELLBOY AND L'ISOLA DEL TERRORE! :)
Hope you guys enjoy it and come back tomorrow for some Mexican Amor :D

Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla. HELLBOY © 2010 Mike Mignola

Monday, May 03, 2010

HellBoy Vs The Giant Eye

Hellboy Week
Hellboy Vs The Giant Eye~~ click on the image for larger view ~~

Hello guys,

With the blessing of Dark Horse, I am dedicating this whole week to one of my favorite comic characters: HELLBOY! :)
Been a huge fan of the Big Red and its incredibly talented dad, Mike Mignola, since the beginning and with the release of a new new HB book this week, I thought it was appropriate to pay tribute by posting some new and some (almost) never seen before HellBoy artwork I have done here and there :)

To start, one of my fav illos (from 2007): Hellboy Vs the Giant Eye (with included lovecraftian tentacles ;))

Hope you guys enjoy it and tune in tomorrow for some mo' Hellboy :)

Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla. HELLBOY © 2010 Mike Mignola

Hellboy Vs The Giant Eye~~ click on the image for larger view ~~

Sunday, May 02, 2010

VICTORY...

SITH
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Inspired by last night episode of Dr Who featuring Daleks and WW2 :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.