Everyone Loves Detective

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Hi guys,

Detective Comics #871 (with the brand new team of Scott Snyder on the story, and Jock, David Baron, and me on art chores, all under the great supervision of editors Mike Marts and Janelle Siegel) come out last week and since then reviews are poring in and the verdict seems to be the same: Detective is the Bat book you must buy :D
Check these reviews out :) (click on links to read the reviews)

iFanboy: 5 out of 5!

TECHLAND: I like the new look of Detective a lot--two schools of European cartooning in just one book!

CBR

Crave OnLine: t’s hard to read Detective Comics #871 and not feel like a new era is upon us. With only one issue, Snyder and the team of artists have established a very new take on Dick Grayson, Jim Gordon, and their relationship with Gotham City. If you don’t love absolutely everything the new Detective Comics, there’s something fundamentally wrong with the way you view art.

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Multiversity Comics: I can't say enough about this book. From top to bottom, from the writing to the art to the editing to everything else, this book is simply one of the best big two superhero books of the year. 9.8

The Outhousers

Read/Rant: A-

Comics And... : Overall Grade A + - If you aren’t reading this book you are missing what could become a classic.

Paradox Comics Group: the Vertigo sophistication and sensibility being applied to the DC Universe [..] 8/10

Comic Attack!: I highly recommend it!

The Weekly Crisis: Must Read. You are going to want to be in on the ground floor for what’s going to be a great year for Batman. this reads like Dashiell Hammett’s take on the character and the city.

Weekly Comic Book Review: Snyder “get’s it” and is writing a uniquely Dick Grayson detective story. Jock and Francavilla are delivering awesome art. Must read! A-

Gotham Knights Online: Jock and Francesco’s artwork matches Snyders writing perfectly and [..] puts Detective Comics at the top of the pile for Batman titles currently out there. 5/5

Heroes Online: Atmospheric and intelligent, an excellent start for this title’s new direction.

There is plenty more reviews posted in the last days and more coming out this week, but you get the idea... :)
Thanks everyone for the support: I, Scott, Jock, David, Mike, Janelle, and all the DC COmics gang really appreciate all the bat-love you guys are throwing our way :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
Detective Comics ™ and © 2010 DC Comics

IT

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Been talking about Stephen King on Twitter today, and IT was one of the topic. I read the book (gosh) like 20 years ago, but I felt inspired to do a little quick tribute ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

28 Days Later

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"28 Days Later" soundtrack (by the excellent John Murphy) is playing in a loop the whole day, so... ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Masks of Fear: "Terror Train" (1980)

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"TERROR TRAIN" was on TV, so... ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

The pencil sketch done while watching the movie.


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Multitasking

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A litle sketch to visualize how my day went and inspired by a comment on Twitter (thanks, Chris ;))
I gotta say i did more cleaning than arting :P

Cheers,
Francesco

GARRISON - The Conclusion! (plus Concept Art)

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Hello guys,

issue 6 of GARRISON is out today and it's the explosive conclusion of this rollercoaster thrilling fun :)
To celebrate I thought to share some concept art I did for the F83 Whisperfighter (airplanes featured in this issue and invented by mastermind Jeff Mariotte) , as you can see above :)
And below is an unused cover art which still is enough cool looking to share I think ;)

A big THANKS to all of you who supported this book by buying it and a huge thanks to the WildStorm folks who have been fantastic to work with on this mini: I am gonna miss them greatly.
I raise my glass in a toast to all of you.

CHeers,
Francesco



Here's WildStorm solicitation for the issue:
GARRISON #6 (of 6)
Written by JEFF MARIOTTE • Art and cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
This is it! The slam-bang conclusion to the action epic of the year! Garrison and Jillian are trapped in a small town, and after they're finished with it, it will never be the same! Neither will the hundreds of soldiers out to get Garrison. And neither will Garrison himself – if he can even survive!
DOWNLOAD 5 PAGES PREVIEW HERE!

* Wildstorm Universe
* 32pg.
* Color
* $2.99 US

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

M'Baku!

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A litle sketch of M'Baku (which has nothing to do with my upcoming run on Black Panther) I did for fun some time ago and I can finally post now that the news is out :)

Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO

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A Dr Who illo I did whie in Italy for last week's Twart.
Check here for the colored version and stay tuned for some great news coming tomorrow :)

Cheers,
Francesco

The Way Out...

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More sneak peek at issue 5 of GARRISON - out tomorrow - and one more sample of Jeff Mariotte's magic skills: the whole exchange between Lester and Jillian in this sequence (on these 2 pages and on the next ones) is one of my favorite things of this whole run :)

Cheers,
Francesco

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

"...This Isn't Personal"

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Well, it actually is, despite Agent Bracewell's line ;)

issue 5 of GARRISON will be out this week and is the penultimate issue of this co-creator mini of mine: hence the "personal" thing above :)
I hope you guys have been reading this becuase the last 2 issues are gonna be even more fun to enjoy. In this specific issue there are a couple of the best sequences I have drawn for the whole mini, and some of the favorite moments of the story. Tune in tomorrow for more :)

Cheers,
Francesco

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

Detective Work Pt.1

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Hi guys,

Here's some more samples I did for Detective.
Some good old detective surveillance :)
Hope you guys dig it.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
Detective Comics ™ and © 2010 DC Comics. All rights reserved.

Shadow of the Bat!

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Hi guys,

I thought to share another of the sample pieces I did for Detective.
Thanks again everyone for the excitement and congrats: I am really looking forward to get started on this and hope you guys will enjoy the ride as much as I plan to do :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
Detective Comics ™ and © 2010 DC Comics. All rights reserved.

Detective Comics!!!

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YAY! I can finally announce that I will be part of the new Detective Comics team, along with talented fellas like writer Scott "American Vampire" Snyder, artist Jock (of Losers fame and phenomenal cover artist of one of my fave book, SCALPED), colorist David Baron, and editor Mike Marts and assistant editor Janelle Siegel.
I will be drawing the co-feature focusing on Commissioner Gordon and a figure from his past. It's gonna be a thrilling arc!

Couldn't be more excited about this.

Here's a link tot he DC annoucement and above is a bit of "fanart" done for FUN :)

Book is slated for November relase: will make sure to give more details as we get closer :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
Detective Comics ™ and © 2010 DC Comics. All rights reserved.

Is KRAVEN the New MWF?

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Hello guys,

And this was the subject of Day 5 of MARVEL's "Who Is The Next Man Without Fear?" teaser campaign: KRAVEN!

Hope you guys enjoy these: there were lot of fun to draw :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
KRAVEN ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Is FALCON the New MWF?

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Hello guys,

Here's the offering for Day 4 of MARVEL's "Who Is The Next Man Without Fear?" teaser campaign: FALCON!

One more to go :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
FALCON ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Is BLACK PANTHER the New MWF?

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Hello guys,

Yesterday was Day 3 of MARVEL's "Who Is The Next Man Without Fear?" teaser campaign and it was time to showcase a new possible candidate: BLACK PANTHER!

Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
BLACK PANTHER ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Is GAMBIT the Next MWF?

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Hello guys,

Yesterday was day 2 of MARVEL's "Who Is The Next Man Without Fear?" teaser campaign and it was the turn of another of the posters I drew for this: GAMBIT!

Wondering who will be showing up today for the next possible MWF ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
GAMBIT ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Is NOVA the Next MWF?

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Hello guys,

I am excited to see finally these ads posters I drew for MARVEL's "Who Is The Next Man Without Fear?" teaser campaign :) The teasers will be running all week on MARVEL.com, each day a different poster.
First up: NOVA!

I am also excited to see my art on the frontpage of the MARVEL website.

Did I mention I am excited? ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
NOVA ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

KA-BOOOOOMM, GARRISON!

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Hello guys,

issue 4 of GARRISON is out today and it's an explosive issue, as you can see above :)
Hope you guys are picking this up becuase it's load of FUN action, the more and more we get closer to the conclusion (in 2 issues).

Here's WildStorm solicitation for the issue:
GARRISON #4 (of 6)
Written by JEFF MARIOTTE • Art and cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Garrison goes "home" but doesn't stay long before being swept up in a fight that just might be the coolest sewer battle ever seen in comics history! Hold on to your boots for another over-the-top extravaganza of pure mayhem that ends with Garrison in his toughest spot ever. And Jillian? Pretty much doomed...

* Wildstorm Universe
* 32pg.
* Color
* $2.99 US

Cheers,
Francesco

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

STAN LEE's How To Draw Comics

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Hello guys,

I am so happy to finally be able to reveal this sweet little gig I did a few months back. I was asked to draw a wraparound cover for the limited Hardcover edition of Stan Lee's new "How To Draw Comics".

STAN LEE!
The MAN!!!

I don't know what else to say... maybe "'nuff said"? :D

The Hardcover is published by Random House in collaboration with Dynamic Forces, has 224 pages, will be available in November and it will retail for $75. I think a paperback version will be available as well (I didn't do the cover for it though ;))

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © Francesco Francavilla 2010