Doctor Who ~ "The Angels Take Manhattan" [Ep.7.05]

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And here it is, my poster for tonight's mid-season finale of DOCTOR WHO, "The Angels Take Manhattan", aired on BBC America.
I am not gonna add too much cause I don't want to spoiler the episode for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but it was a REALLY GOOD one.
And the Weeping Angels are some of the scariest thing I have seen on all WHO (and not WHO) seasons.

It's gonna be tough waiting for when the new episodes air in late December...

As always, hope you enjoyed this and please leave me a note if you did :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Doctor WHO ³ ~ "The Power Of Three" [Ep.7.04]

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Hi guys,

As promised, here's my minimalist poster for the new Doctor Who's episode "The Power of Three" aired tonight on BBC America.
This was one of my favorite WHO episodes in recent history: really cool concept, spooky cubes, and without getting in any spoilers, it had something that reminded me of Twilight Zone, and even if the whole episode was Twilight-Zone-y, I am referring to a specific TZ episode. Extra points to who guesses which episode :)

As usual, I am also posting the pencils (below) - done while watching the episode - for the poster.

Hope you guys enjoyed the episode as well and dig the poster :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Doctor Who ~ "A Town Called Mercy" [Ep.7.03]

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Hi guys,

As promised, here's my minimalist poster for the new Doctor Who's episode "A Town Called Mercy" aired last night on BBC America.
And - as usual - I am posting also the pencils (below) for the poster done while watching the episode.
I did 2 sketches for this one: the one that you see here and another cool imagery for the episode. Maybe I will ink it later, when the season goes in hiatus for the winter break, yes? 

And to keep it in the WHO spirit, yesterday I received my comps of the cover (and cover sketch) I did for IDW's Doctor WHo/ Star Trek TNG crossover ASSIMILATION 2 miniseries. Check out the picture below: hopefully you guys have been picking up this books as well.

Asl always, pls let me hear from ya :)

Cheers,
Francesco

 

 

Doctor Who ~ "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship" [Ep.7.02]

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Hi guys,

A little late 'cause I was at the Baltimore Convention this past weekend and away from my TV and drawing board, but here's my minimalist poster for Doctor Who's episode "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship" aired last Saturday on BBC America.
Hope you guys dig it and enjoyed the show :)

Below the pencils for the poster done while watching the episode.

Tune in tomorrow night for the next poster/episode :)

Cheers,
Francesco

CAPTAIN AMERICA and BLACK WIDOW #636

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Hey guys,

the first issue of a new Captain AMerica mini I am drawing is coming out today in the stores all over the Country. It's CAPTAIN AMERICA and BLACK WIDOW #636, and it's written by my dear friend Cullen Bunn and illustrated and colored by yours truly.
You can check the large 7-pages preview above (click on the image for larger view) and hopefully decide to pick up the book in the stores.

Here some things to know about this issue:
• It's a good jump-on point/issue - it's fully enjoyable even if you haven't read previous issues
• It's CAPTAIN AMERICA meets TWILIGHT ZONE meets FRINGE meets LETHAL REDHEADS. Yes, it's as much crazy FUN as it sounds :)
• It's a fun story with good looking (I hope) artwork
• It's only 2.99 bucks.
• Did I mention REDHEADS? I mean, like 2 of them? :D

Hope you enjoy the read as much I enjoyed drawing it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Brand New FF Store for Art, Prints, Books!

Original Art, Limited Prints, Art Books!!!

Hello my Friends,
The new place for purchasing original art, art prints (limited prints like my MONDO's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON or other archival giclee art prints), limited edition sketchbooks and books from me is
http://francavilla.bigcartel.com/

I am updating the store with new items so please check it often. I do most of the announcements of new items via TWITTER - you can follow my feed @f_francavilla to be up-to-date with what is on sale on the store page.
If you are interested in a print that is not yet on the store page, pls contact me for availability.

ON SALE TODAY!!!

MONDO's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON(24" x 36" screen print. Signed and numbered AP edition of 23 - only 15 will be on sale).

 

These are the Artist Proofs of the sold-out special San Diego Comicon 2012 Mondo edition. Printed by D+L Screen Printing.
All prints are signed, numbered, and remarqued - I planned a very cool and nice way to fit the original art in the design of the poster.

This item will be on sale this afternoon (EST) Sept 6. Exact drop time will be announced on twitter (@f_francavilla). Thanks!

Cheers,
Francesco

Doctor Who ~ "Asylum of the Daleks" [Ep.7.01]

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Hi guys,

IT BEGINS! :)

Season 7 of Doctor Who premiered tonight on BBC America with "Asylum of the Daleks" and -as what is now a tradition ;) - I sketched a quick spoiler-free poster for the episode while watching it and inked it right after. Above is the result (and below the pencil sketch). As usual I try to keep it quick and below the 15/20 minutes mark :)
Also: I will never get tired to draw DALEKS, they are so much fun :)

Hope you guys dig it, and pls leave a note if you do: love to hear from ya :)

Cheers,
Francesco

[Invisible] OBAMA plus Prints News

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Here's some more fun/satire stuff based off current news/events. :D

I'll take also the opportunity to let you all know I 've been working on setting up a web based store for my books and prints in the hope to facilitate the process of ordering/purchasing for everyone.
That will be the place where you will be able to get the limited prints like my MONDO's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON or general prints like the INVISIBLE OBAMA poster above.
Stay tuned for link coming soon :)

Also tune in on this blog tomorrow night (E.T.) as I will be posting the new DOCTOR WHO minimalist poster, coinciding with the new season starting tomorrow on BBC  America.
I will draw the poster while watching the episode and post it right after. As usual, my posters are spoiler free so safe to be seen also by those of you who haven't watched the show yet :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Life On Mars... Pt.3

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Hey guys,

Here's a brand NEW LIFE ON MARS starring Mars Rover Curiosity and its newer, improved model :).

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Captain America Cover Fest

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Hey guys,

As I work on my 5th cover for the new CAPTAIN AMERICA & BLACK WIDOW arc, I thought to put together all the previous covers (including those from my previous CAP & BUCKY OLD WOUNDS arc).
Hope you guys will pick up the new arc next month: dear friend and talented writer Cullen Bunn and I are cooking something really cool for this story :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

"TO JOE KUBERT"

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Hey guys,

This past Sunday the Comics industry (and the world in general) has lost another of its GREATS: So long, Joe Kubert, thank you so much for everything you gave and teached us.
We will be forever in your debt.

For more about Joe's incredible body of work and legacy:
~ Kubert School
~ Wikipedia Page

Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Life On Mars... Pt.2

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Hey guys,

Here's some more LIFE ON MARS starring Mars Rover Curiosity :).

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Life On Mars...

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Hey guys,

Taking a little break from the BREAKING BAD posters (no worries, they are coming back soon) to share this little strip I did today :)
In its own way, it's a tribute to the Mars Rover Curiosity which landed just few hours ago on Mars. Hope you guys enjoy it and have a little laugh out of it :).

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (2.08 - 2.09 - 2.10)

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Hey guys,

As promised, here more minimalist posters for BReaking BAd Season 2, specifically for episodes 2.08 (BETTER CALL SAUL), 2.09 (4 DAYS OUT) and 2.10 (OVER).
Keep the feedback coming so I can unlock the next 3 and wrap up Season 2 :)

Regarding the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON AP prints, things are still in the work but no worries, once I figure it out I will give plenty of notice so everybody will have a chance to get one of those limited run of 20 prints.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (2.05 - 2.06 - 2.07)

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Hey guys,

my minimalist posters for BReaking BAd ARE BACK!!!
Here are episodes 2.05 and 2.06 and 2.07.
Hope you guys are still checking this blog and the posters - if so, lemme hear from you so I can get more done :)


Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

AVENGERS: HawkEye

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Hello,

Here's another splash page I did some time ago for a special project/book Marvel released along with the release of the AVENGERS movie in the theaters. Just as a heads-up: HawkEye will appear also in the new Cap America and Black Widow mini I am drawing and that I hope you will all pick up this September :)

I wanted also to let everyone know I received my Artist Proofs (see above) for the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON poster art I did for Mondo. The amount is very limited (about 20 copies) so I am trying to figure out how to put them on sale (and find out related shipping method/costs - never shipped something this big) and make it a very limited/special poster to hang on your wall.
Tune in middle of the week for details.

Also tune in this week for more Breaking Bad minimalist posters!  :)

Cheers,
Francesco

EISNER, The Black Beetle, & Creature From The Black Lagoon!

Hey guys,

I've got lots of great news, all coming out from last week's SDCC. Please read the full post and you'll see. :)

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EISNER!!!

As you can guess from the photo above, I won an EISNER for the BEST COVER ARTIST category! Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible, including you all guys always being so kind and supportive of my work :)
It was great to see lots of my friends being rewarded too: guys like Darwyn Cooke, Ramon Perez, Paolo Rivera, Mike Norton, and list goes on and on. Great comics and great creators being rewarded is always wonderful to see :)
But the Eisner on Friday night was just the cherry on top of a great couple of days at SDCC.

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More BLACK BEETLE! (click on the image for bigger view)


Yes, during the Dark Horse panel on Thursday, I announced the upcoming (and long awaited) NO WAY OUT, a new Black Beetle mini starting at the very beginning of 2013 and that will tell the story that some of you have started reading in the (now sold out) Black Beetle #0 ashcan.
Before the mini, you will also have a chance to get the whole NIGHT SHIFT story that run in Dark Horse Presents #11-12-13 in a one shot that will include some extras and will have a brand new cover. And this is just the beginning of the Black Beetle saga: expect much more in 2013 :)

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MONDO's CREATURE FORM THE BLACK LAGOON! (click on the image for bigger view)


Last but not least, on Friday morning MONDO released my first poster I did with them: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, part of their Universal Monster line.
The poster, limited and numbered to 325 copies, sold out within an hour. I am expecting a certain number of Artist Proofs so stay tuned on my blogs or on my twitter feed (@f_francavilla) for the chance to get a copy if you missed out in SD.

And yes, more collaborations with MONDO are in the plans :)

Hope you all are as excited as I am for the Eisner, The Creature, and  - most of all - for more Black Beetle!


Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (2.03 ~ 2.04) & SDCC & TR!CKSTER 2012 FF Full Schedule

Hey guys,

First, above is my minimalist posters for Breaking Bad Season 2 episode 3 & 4, "Bit by a Dead Bee" and "Down".
I am in the middle of watching season 3 now and have pencilled most of the posters for each episode so far (I usually do that while I watch the show). Not sure if I have time to ink and color some more with the SDCC long week ahead, but I will def be back posting a bunch after the convention (root for me for the Eisner ;)).

Speaking of, following is my entire schedule for this year SDCC (or CCI) and TR!CKSTER shows. Hope to see you guys there in SD: looks like it's gonna be GOOD time :)

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Thursday, July 12


10-11am
SIGNING at DC Booth #1915 - bring your Black Mirror HCs or Swamp Thing #10 issues by to get them signed.

1-2pm:
Dark Horse Panel: Powered by Creators, Room 23ABC
An In-Depth Look at the Best in Creator-Owned Comics— Just over 25 years ago, Dark Horse arrived with a different agenda than any other publisher in comics. The young company was founded on the belief that comics creators should have the option to retain the rights to their own work, and today it continues to be a highly fertile breeding ground for new characters and concepts. Self-publishing sensation Sam Humphries introduces Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson, along with a cast of top talent from around the industry. Expect exclusive announcements, and much, much more!
FF: A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT coming out from this panel, so make sure to be there :)

3-4 pm 
SIGNING at Dark Horse Booth #2615 Creator-Owned Signing with Eric Powell (The Goon), Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle), Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT), Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander (Concrete Park), and Sanford Greene (Rotten Apple)

4-5pm:
SIGNING at CBLDF Booth #1920

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Friday, July 13

10-11am
>>> Secret Project & Con Exclusive Merchandise Signing – Project & Items To Be Announced & Tweeted at Show
FF: make sure to check my twitter feed (@f_francavilla) at 10am for details on the what and where!

12-1 pm SIGNING at MARVEL Booth #2329

2-4pm
Trickster Symposium
NEW LOCATION!!! Wine Steals/Proper, 795 J Street

Get tickets and information for all Trickster Symposia and events at http://trickstertrickster.com/events/symposia/

THE ART WORKSHOP
Afternoons at TR!CKSTER will feature THE ARTISTS’ WORKSHOPS, a series of informal demonstrations by a gathering of today’s top visual storytellers. Designed to allow for up-close-and-personal demonstrations of technique and method, these workshops will feature artists creating original works on-site and in the moment, from watercolor and acrylic to pencil and ink. Work might include actual comics pages being produced, thumbnails, or original paintings that might be used for production. Some work will be available for sale as its produced, some just for demonstration, but these workshops have been hailed as some of the more memorable experiences at TR!CKSTER. Make sure to include this experience in your schedule this year!
Demonstrating artists will include  JILL THOMPSON (Scary Godmother),  JIM MAHFOOD (L.A. Inkstains), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Black Beetle, Sorrow, Garrison), FABIO MOON (BPRD, Casanova), SCOTT MORSE (Strange Science Fantasy, BRAVE), ARMAND BALTAZAR (The Collidescape Chronicles, Pixar designer), and an assortment of other top visual storytellers from comics, film, and illustration backgrounds. Artists will vary daily.

PERFECT FOR: artists and aspiring artists in all fields; anyone looking to explore new media and technique/method

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Saturday, July 14


5-6 pm
SIGNING at DC Booth #1915

7.30 pm 
CBLDF Art AuctionA first look of preview images is available at http://tinyurl.com/CBLDFauction or at the CBLDF’s booth, number 1920! This auction will take place at the Hilton Bayfront, in the Sapphire AB Room, at 7:30 pm. YOU DO NOT NEED A COMIC CON BADGE TO ATTEND. More art will be added up til the auction begins!
FF: I have two pieces in this auction Captain America and Golden Age Sandman (see below). Pls bid generously for a great cause.





Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

AVENGERS: Captain America & HARVEY Award Nominee

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Hello Pulp friends,

Taking a little break from the BReaking BAd posters cause it's July 4th and wanted to celebrate with this exclusive splash page I did for an Avengers project for Marvel showcasing Captain America kicking butts as usual :)
Will try to post the other 5 Avengers pages I did, featuring Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, and Hawkeye.

Also I wanted to share with y'all some more great award news: 


HARVEY AWARDS 2012

I am up for the prestigious Harvey Award in the Best Colorist category for my work on BLACK PANTHER (see below) in 2011!
A big Thank you to everyone who voted me for the award: I really appreciate it :)
And congrats to all the other nominees: many dear friends among them so I feel blessed to be in such great company :)


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From the Harvey Awards website:

"Final ballots are due to the Harvey Awards by Friday, August 17, 2012. Full details for submission of completed ballots can be found on the final ballot. Voting is open to anyone professionally involved in a creative capacity within the comics field. Final ballots are available for download at http://www.harveyawards.org/"


The ceremony will be held in Baltimore during the Baltimore Comic-Con as usual. Hope to see you guys there :)

Happt 4th of July, everyone! :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (2.01 -2.02)

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Hey guys,

Time to start on Season 2, right? :)
Here are my minimalist posters for BReaking BAd episodes 2.01 and 2.02.
As usual, if you are digging these, feel free to leave some love in the comment section and tune in tomorrow for more :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (1.07) + Heroes Con Schedule

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Hello my friends,

Here's my minimalist poster for episode 1.07, aka the finale of Season 1 :)
Hope you all enjoyed these first 7 posters :)

I am half way through Season 2 and loving the show more and more. I will be def posting posters for season 2 too, but it will be next week because...
I will be at HEROES CON in CHarlotte this weekend (Thu to Sunday). I will be sketching and have    prints and sketchbooks (among other stuff) - pls feel free to stop by and say hi. 
Here is all the details about panels and sketching.
 
HEROES CON - Charlotte June 22-24

I'm so excited to be back to one of my favorite shows ever, especially after missing it last year for health issues. A lot of people have asked me about my sketch availability and rates, so here's how I plan to handle that (subject to change if needed).

Location: I'm in Artist Alley, table 313 (see diagram below), near dear friends like the Immonens and Mike Mignola.



Panels: I'm on 2 panels Saturday & a panel on Sunday I hope you'll attend.

SATURDAY 11:00 am
Room 207ABCD
COVER me HELLBOY (Covers Mini-series #2)
How do you scare someone or repulse someone and at the same time entice them enough to buy your comic book?  That is the challenge that Hellboy and BPRD face every time they release a book.  Join Cap Blackard as he examines Hellboy Cover art with Mike Mignola, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla and Dave Johnson.  Stop reading this program and get your-bad-self up here NOW!!!!

SATURDAY 3:30 pm
Room 207ABCD
HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP #48
Batman: Black Mirror with Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla--Join our stalwart Discussion leader Jason Wheatley (sorry ladies--he’s single) as he sits down with Snyder and Francavilla, the creative team behind the best-selling Batman: Black Mirror storyline.  Bring lots of questions.  This is going to be really good!

SUNDAY 12.30 pm
Room 206
Comic Twart
Born on Twitter, several comic artists joined forces to draw a new character each week. Comic Twart is one of the longest running collectives of it’s kind! Visit them at www.comictwart.com/. Please join fellow “Twarters”:  Francesco Francavilla, Mitch Gerads, Andy Kuhn, Dan Panosian, and Ramón Pérez, Ron Salas and maybe more as they discuss this fabulous site and maybe create art right before your eyes!

Signings: I will sign books and prints (and thank you for supporting me by buying my stuff)! If you have a lot of books and there's a long line, I may ask you to let me do it in batches just to be considerate to others. There might be some scheduling for the signing: if so, I will make sure to have a sign at my table.



Convention Sketches: Yes, I will be doing sketches at the show. I can't do any sketching prior to the show due to deadlines.
The sketches will be 9x12 Bristol, single-figure, some background, done with pencils, inks and probably washes.
My prices are: Head/Bust - $60; Full-Figure $200.
I try to do 8-10 of these per day. It's done first-come, first-serve, so just come see me early to get on the list. I will do a new list every day. I take cash or credit card (assuming this new iPad gizmo works).
Above is a sample of a 9x12 full figure, fully inked sketch.

Prints & Books: I'm driving so I will have a larger variety of prints with me. I'll definitely have some Black Beetle, Poe, Lovecraft, Phantoms of SPace (above), USRA, and lots of other prints. I'll also have a limited quantity of my sketchbooks (Chiaroscuro Vol.1 & Schermoscuro Vol.1). If there's something specific you want, I will gladly pre-sell these to you and you can pick them up at the show and save some shipping. Just email me for details and availability.

Hope to see you at the show :)

Cheers,
Francesco

BReaking BAd (1.05 -1.06)

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Hey guys,

here are my minimalist posters for BReaking BAd episodes 1.05 and 1.06.
As usual, if you are digging these, feel free to leave some love in the comment section :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

BReaking BAd (1.03 -1.04)

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Hey guys,

here are my minimalist posters for BReaking BAd episodes 1.03 and 1.04.
If you are digging these and want more, lemme hear from ya, guys :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla