AVENGERS! Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Fist

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Hi guys,

here's another set of my Not-At-NYCC sketches.
Hope you guys enjoy them and pls keep an eye on my blogs (follow them, feed, etc) cause I do plan to do this again in the near future: my blogs are the places where I will announce it.

Today's offering: Marvel's CAPTAIN AMERICA, HAWKEYE and IRON FIST :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Doctor Fate & Dr Who's The Weeping Angels

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Hi guys,

more of my Not-At-NYCC sketches: I amsharing them with you all in here and on Pulp Sunday all week long.
Hope you guys enjoy them and pls keep an eye on my blogs (follow them, feed, etc) cause I do plan to do this again in the near future: my blogs are the places where I will announce it.

Today's offering: DC Comics' DOCTOR FATE and BBC's Doctor Who's WEEPING ANGELS :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Apocalypse & James Gordon JR.

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Hi guys,

now that I am done with my Not-At-NYCC sketches, I am gonna share then with you all in here and on Pulp SUnday all week long.
Hope you guys dig 'em and def keep an eye on my blogs (follow them, feed, etc) cause I do plan to do this again in the near future and my blogs are the places where I will announce it.

To start, here's Marvel's APOCALYPSE and one of my babies (and one of the creepiest villains of all), DC's James Gordon JR. :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Ultimate Marvel VS CapCom 3 Promo Art

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Hello Friends,

I can finally share this sweet piece I did for MARVEL & CAPCOM in relation to the release of the videogame. Frist time I had to deal with so many characters all together on a cover, but it was FUN :)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Captain America VS Bucky! (#Cap&Bucky #626 Cover)

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Hello Friends,

above is my cover for CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #626, out in January. As you can see, things get serious :) Can't wait to start sharing some interior pages too.

To know more about this arc, you can also check out the interview with co-writer James Asmus just posted on the official MARVEL website.

And here's the solicits for this issue:

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #626
Written by Ed Brubaker & James Asmus
Pencils & Cover by Francesco Francavilla

• Captain America battles Bucky Barnes!
• Who is this uncanny twin to Cap’s first sidekick, and where did he come from?
• The deadly legacy of the original Human Torch and the mad android Adam II revealed!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY Teaser Poster

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Hello Friends,

I've been working on the interiors for my first Cap America & Bucky issue (#625) so I decided to put together a little teaser poster (above) with the pre-order code. If needed, you guys can print this, bring it to your local comic shop and help spreading the word & make sure as many people as possible pre-order this.
It's a fun story from those talented Brubaker and Asmus fellas (and me ;)) and can't wait for you all to read it (in December :))

Cheers,
Francesco

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625
Written by Ed Brubaker & James Asmus
Pencils & Cover by Francesco Francavilla

• The original Human Torch guest-stars as Captain America teams up with Bucky in the present day… for the first time?!
• Rising stars James Asmus and Francesco Francavilla join Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker for a rollicking adventure into the future of the star-spangled Avenger’s past!
• Brand new arc! Easy jumping on point!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Pre-order code OCT11 0636

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Black Panther MWF #524 - Spider Island!

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Hello guys,

I hope you pick up my latest Black Panther book: it's a fun roller-coaster special issue, tied into the SPider Island event (even if you can read it by itself without having read all the other books).
You can have a taste of the interior pages by clicking the large preview above.

And below you can see the whole process from layout/sketch to final lettered page (click on the image for bigger size).

Hope you enjoy the process and the read.:)

Cheers,
Francesco

SPIDER-ISLAND TIE-IN!

First it was American Panther, now it’s…Six-Armed Panther? The arachnid infection griping Manhattan hits T’Challa, but that doesn’t mean he’ll stop trying to protect Hell’s Kitchen!

And when Overdrive breaks into the quarantine zone, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Panther swings into a deadly race across the streets of New York City.

What has the Spidey villain stolen that’s worth smashing through a hero-protected border, and why is the lethal Lady Bullseye trying to keep him from getting back out?

Story by David Liss
Art by Francesco Francavilla
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Not-at-NYCC Sketches

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As you might know by now, I had to cancel my attendance to NYCC this week due to workload. It's a bit of a bummer cause I've never been at that show or in NYC at all, so I was looking forward to it, but these pages need to be drawn so...

So, if you were planning to go to the show and you were hoping to get a sketch from me, I wanted to give you a chance to do so even if I am not gonna be on the convention floor physically: just contact me via email (no need to reply on the blog or on twitter - only emails count) at info (at) francescofrancavilla (dot) com with your sketch request. (all skethces will be one character with some bg, fully inked - see above con sketch of the Fly)

I will be replying to the first 10 people who will send me an email and I'll give all the details for paypal payment - once the payment is through, you will be officially on the sketch list. I am also planning to take 2 or 3 additional requests randomly from request #11 and up, so even if yours is request #24 you still have a chance.
Cool? :)
This is for domestic shipping only - US resident only.
Will do something similiar later on for International request.

Good luck, everyone :)

EDIT: 3.35 pm - Closing the request/email window.

Thank you so much everyone for the great warm response :) We have the top ten (who have been contacted already) and we have plenty of runner-ups to pick 2-3 randomly from. All runner-ups will receive an email later today, so if you haven't been contacted so far, it means your email/request is #11 and up. Still a good chance to be picked so fingers crossed :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Dr WHO - The Wedding of River Song

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Hi guys,

here's my tribute poster to this season finale of Doctor Who, The Wedding of River Song.
I realy enjoyed how all came together in this episode, and didn't expect the final twist. I am not adding anything to not spoil the vision of the show (for those who haven't seen it yet), but I hope you guys have been enjoying these posters.
Next Who poster will be this Xmas, when the Doctor will be back on the BBC America programming with new episodes :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - Closing Time

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Hey guys,

And here's "Closing Time", episode 12 of this season of Doctor Who, featuring the good ole Cybermen :)
Tomorrow I will be watching "live" the Season Finale and draw the last poster for this season right after :(
Hope you guys have been enjoying these as much as I did drawing them.

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - The God Complex

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Hey guys,

still catching up on my DVRed Doctor Who episodes.
Here's a 15 minutes quick minimalist poster of "The God Complex". Really enjoyed this episode: had quite a few creepy moments, which is super-fine in my book. Hope you guys dig it :)
Next one will be up hopefully before the new episode will air this Sat.

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - The Girl Who Waited

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Hey guys,

got back home last Sunday night and only today had time to watch the previous episodes of Doctor Who (which I had DVRed).

To start, here's my 15 minutes quick minimalist poster of "The Girl Who Waited". Hope you guys dig it :)

I am gonna watch "The God Complex" next, and the new one this evening on BBC America, so expect two more WHO posters between today and tomorrow :)

Cheers,
Francesco

My next book: CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY!

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Hello Friends,

cross-posting this from my other blog, Pulp SUnday, becuase I am very excited about this book :)

I can finally share what I will be working on (among other things) in the next few months: CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY! :)
I am so excited to have the opportunity to work on such an icon of the Superhero comics (thank you so much, MARVEL :)), and to work with such talented writers like Ed Brubaker and James Asmus, and I hope you guys will be along for the ride :)
I will be drawing a full arc starting with CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625, out in December.
Above is my cover for the book and below is the solicits:

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625
Written by Ed Brubaker & James Asmus
Pencils & Cover by Francesco Francavilla

• The original Human Torch guest-stars as Captain America teams up with Bucky in the present day… for the first time?!
• Rising stars James Asmus and Francesco Francavilla join Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker for a rollicking adventure into the future of the star-spangled Avenger’s past!
• Brand new arc! Easy jumping on point!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Stay tuned for more cool books announcements coming soon :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

DR WHO - Night Terrors

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Here's my 30 min poster to tonight's episode of Doctor Who, "Night Terrors".

Gotta say this episode was one of my favorite so far, so I gave the poster some extra love (and extra time ;)). Hope you guys dig it :)

Bit of bittersweet news now: I am not gonna be able to watch the new Doctor Who episodes the next 2 Saturdays, so I am gonna skip the weekly feature next Sat and the Sat after that, but the week of 19-24 I will be posting those two posters, plus the third one on Sat 24th, so you will get 3 posters in a week :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - Let's Kill Hitler

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The Doctor is back! YAY!! :D

This episode was a hard one to illustrate, but I hope you guys dig my spoiler free, quick 20 min poster for tonight's show.

Looking forward to see what comes next :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Archie Meets KISS #2 Cover

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Hi everyone,

I can finally share one of the covers I am doing for the mini ARCHIE MEETS KISS for Archie Comics :)
Above is my variant cover for ARCHIE #628 (#2 of the KISS mini).
Hope you guys dig it and can't wait to show you all the remaining covers :)

Also don't forget to tune in Sat night for the new Dr Who poster art :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Black Panther MWF #521 & #522 Preview

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Hello guys,

Black Panther Man Without Fear #522 is out today and as usual I have put together a little extra preview for you guys (click on the image above for real size version of it).
#522 is part 2 of the FEAR ITSELF tie-in, featuring one of the meanest villains of all, the Hate Monger, and Black Panther's new nemesis, American Panther.
If you missed 521 (preview below) pick that up too : fans and critics are all agreeing this is one of the best Black Panther stories yet, and you really don't need to know much about the Fear Itself event either to thoroughly enjoy this.
The conclusion of this mini arc will be on shelves next month: I guarantee you it's a highly entertaining read so don't miss it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.


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SDCC & TR!CKSTER 2011 FF Full Schedule

Hey guys,

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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Entire Show - I will have fine art prints for sale at the Trickster store (directly across from the convention center at the SAN DIEGO WINE AND CULINARY CENTER)

Entire Show - HIGH FIVE SELECT POUR AND FINE ART COMBO - available at the Trickster store/event space.
THE HIGH FIVE is the specialty “limited edition” beverage of choice for this event: each night, (from Tuesday, July 19-Saturday, July 23) from 8:00 PM until 1:00 AM, we’ll be pouring a unique and highly praised beverage into a custom screen printed TR!CKSTER HIGH FIVE glass and handing it to you, along with a very limited edition original art print.

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Thursday, July 21

10-11am SIGNING at Marvel Booth #2329 - bring your Black Panther books or Man Without Fear posters by and get them signed!

2-3 pm SIGNING at DC Booth #1915 - bring your Detective Comics issues by to get them signed. Or how about issues of last year's Garrison miniseries from Wildstorm by Francesco and Jeff Mariotte? He'll sign that too!

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Friday, July 22
12-1 pm SIGNING at DC Booth #1915

Trickster Symposium 3:30 – 5:30 pm
SAN DIEGO WINE AND CULINARY CENTER :: 200 HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 120
Directly across the street from the convention center. Wine will be served!!!
Also, I'll have prints on sale at the Trickster store during the entire show.

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

SYMPOSIUM 4:
Friday, 7/22/11, 3:30PM to 5:30 PM
THE ART WORKSHOP
Featuring artists JILL THOMPSON, JIM MAHFOOD, FABIO MOON, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, TOMMY LEE EDWARDS and more TBA
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/181760
Whether you work in single panel illustration, poster design, web design, or sequential storytelling, you more than likely juggle the concept of developing a “style” versus creating immortal visual art that communicates readily with an audience. Technique, theory, method, and madness will all be on display in an intimate workshop environment. Explore paint application and aesthetic, discuss ink and inking implements, and watch as original art is produced on the spot in a variety of styles and media.

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

Friday night - TR!CKSTER and THE CRITERION COLLECTION present: A TRIBUTE TO THE FILMS OF AKIRA KUROSAWA

Location: SAN DIEGO WINE AND CULINARY CENTER :: 200 HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 120 (Directly across the street from the convention center.)

TR!CKSTER and The Criterion Collection have joined forces to curate a one-night-only celebration of the works of legendary director Akira Kurosawa. This intimate show, curated by Criterion designer Eric Skillman, will feature original pieces by artists from the worlds of comics, animation, and illustration, including: Mike Allred, Scott C., Josh Cochran, Francesco Francavilla, Robert Goodin, Victor Kerlow, Ted Mathot, Scott Morse, Sho Murase, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Presing, Jim Rugg, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Connor Willumsen. Though the gallery show will be free to enter and enjoy for the general public, all proceeds from sales of these works will be donated to the Japan Society Earthquake Relief Fund.

This is a special engagement gallery event, existing for one night only: Friday, July 22, 2011.

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Saturday, July 23

10-11am SIGNING at Marvel Booth #2329
2-3 pm SIGNING at DC Booth #1915

DC Panel – The Dark & The Edge: 12:45 – 1:45, Room 6DE

Moderator: John Cunningham EDITOR: Pat McCallum
From the shadowy corners of the new DC Universe comes a startling array of new series featuring some of comics’ top creators! Join DC Editor Pat McCallum and get acquainted with new DC titles from “The Dark” and “The Edge,” including Swamp Thing, written by Scott Snyder, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. and Animal Man, written by Jeff Lemire, Deathstroke, written by Kyle Higgins, Demon Knights and Stormwatch, written by Paul Cornell, I, Vampire written by Josh Fialkov, Suicide Squad written by Adam Glass, Swamp Thing, drawn by Francesco Francavilla, All Star Western by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Moritat, and more! Room 6DE

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Detective Comics #881 Layouts

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Hello Friends,

Here's an exclusive look at some of my layouts for Detective Comics #881, this year long arc grand finale by Scott Snyder, Jock, David Baron, and me, next month in stores :)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Happy 4th of July!

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Happy 4th of July, everyone!
Here are some fireworks, courtesy of ole Captain America :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

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"Rh"

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Those of you who know me for a long time also know I am not new to deal with monkeys and primates (remember aNDy? :)).
So, sightly inspired by a monkey escaped from a medical research facility here in ATL (I know, right? ;) here's the actual news), I imagined the little fella showing up with something picked up along the way ;)

Ladies & Gentlemen, please meet "Rh" :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Rh created by & © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

The Swamp Thing

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hi guys,

I posted the following news on Pulp Sunday yesterday (with a different image/artwork to go with - go check it out!), but I thought to make the announcement on my sketch blog too for those of you who don't follow Pulp Sunday and showcase the above sketch/lobby card I just drew this afternoon :)

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This has been announced a week ago or so all over the web, but I wanted to officially announce it here on Pulp Sunday, so here we go :)

I am part of the new creative team, along with writer extraordinaire Scott Snyder and supertalented artist Yanick Paquette, behind the re-launch of DC's SWAMP THING in September. We are adopting the same formula used in Detective, with Yanick taking care of the main story and me alternating art chores with him on issues that will tie in with the main story.

All I can say is that I am VERY excited to be part of this. I love Scott's writing, that's no secret, and I love the Swamp Thing. I have been a huge fan of Bernie Wrightson since forever, so working on his creation is one of those dreams come true :)

So, come September, make sure to pick up a copy of the new Swamp Thing: Scott, Yanick, and I are cooking a special Cajun dish for y'all :)

Meanwhile I hope you guys enjoy the above little portrait of our beloved guy :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Barbara Gordon

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OK, I am going on records and officially dedicating Detective #879 to Barbara Gordon.
Can't wait for you guys to read these final 3-4 issue of our (Snyder, Jock, Baron, & me) run on Detective :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

DR WHO - A Good Man Goes To War

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Here's the latest poster fresh from the oven, based off the new Dr Who episode aired on BBC AMerica.
Positive part: loved everything about it, from start to the final grand revelation :)
Negative part: no more DR WHO episodes on BBC America until late this Summer :(

Hope you guys enjoy the art regardless :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Clark Kent!

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I tweeted the following last night, a bit after midnight:
"Between Commissioner Gordon & T'Challa's new look, I mastered the art of drawing eyeglasses: I would rock a Clark Kent book right now"

Well, many replied asking to see a Clark Kent, so I took a little break from the Detective page I was working on to do the above quick sketch :)
Hope you guys dig this night-time doodle :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Detective Comics #879 Exclusive Preview

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Hello Friends,

Yesterday I shared the process behind a panel from a page of Detective Comics #879.
Well, today I am sharing the whole finished page, so you have a hint of what to expect from #879 next month in stores :)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

BABS! (from Detective Comics #879)

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Hello Friends,

A little making of a panel from Detective 879 showcasing Babs in the Kord Tower. Hope you guys enjoy it and stay tuned for more sneak peeks as we approach the release of this issue in July :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

DR WHO - The Almost People

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After the Memorial break last week, BBC America was back with new Doctor Who episodes tonight, so here's today installment: "THE ALMOST PEOPLE" (gotta say the last 2 minutes really had me saying "wait, what??!?" ;))

Hope you guys enjoy it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - The Rebel Flesh

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Just saw the new episode of Doctor Who on BBC America and I absolutely loved it except... for the fact that is a two part story and the second part will be aired in 2 weeks (can't wait that long, BBC!!!)

Here's my spoiler free mini poster (which apparently scares my wife a bit ;)) for this episode: a whole 10 minutes start to finish.
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - The Doctor's Wife

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Since evryone seemed to dig the idea to make this a weekly thing (connected with the weekly airing of the episodes on BBC AMerica), here's my 15 min quick sketch of the 4th episode of Dr Who: The Doctor's Wife, penned by the talented and awesome Neil Gaiman.
Hope you guys enjoy this as much as you enjoyed the episode :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Friday the 13th: Checking the Generator

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Inspired by today's date, that's all ;)
(that AND the fact I like drawing Jason Voorhees - or his hand & machete ;))

Cheers,
Francesco

EDIT: took a break from pages to do some Jason sketches :) (click below)


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Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Black Panther MWF #518 Preview

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Hello guys,

Black Panther Man Without Fear #518 is out tomorrow and as usual I have put together a little extra preview for you guys (click on the image above for real size version of it).
#518 concludes this first arc (intrducing and featuring the new favorite villain Vlad the Impaler) and hints (in the last two pages) to things to come.

Hope you guys have enjoyed the read as much we did making this run and pls stay tuned for the HUNTER 2-issue story (out next month and drawn by Jefte Palo) and for the 3-issue FEAR ITSELF tie-in starting in July with me back on the interiors :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

DR WHO - The Curse of the Black Spot

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Watched the third episode of DR WHO's new season yesterday and the above image has been stuck in my brains since then, so today I took a 10 min break from work (Panther layouts) to draw it :)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you "THE CURSE OF THE BLACK SPOT" :)

I wonder if I should make this a weekly thing?

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - Day of the Moon

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A little late (I was out of town last weekend when the episode aired the first time on BBC America) but finally got around watching part 2 of the season premiere of Doctor Who last night - and TOTALLY enjoyed it :)

Of course, as with "THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONAUT", I felt inspired to do a quick (10-15 min) tribute of the episode right after watching it.

So, Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you "DAY OF THE MOON" :)

Cheers,
Francesco

DR WHO - The Impossible Astronaut

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Just watched the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who on BBC America and couldn't help to do a quick drawing: the episode was full of very iconic imagery that I had to draw something... before I forget it ;)

AnyWHO, here's 10/15 minutes of fun drawin' :)
Not sure if I should leave as is, or if I should do a more finished/detailed version. Hope you enjoy this in the meanwhile :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Black Panther MWF #517 Preview & BP MWF News

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Hello guys,

After Jefte Palo's guest artist issue of Black Panther #516, I am back teaming up with David Liss and wrapping up the first arc of Black Panther Man Without Fear with issues 517 and 518.
Issue 517 is out today (see the exclusive preview above) and 518 has been already delivered to editorial and it will be out a month from now. These two issues are without doubts my best work on this title yet: lots of fun action and lots of revelation by David Liss that will have you say "I didn't see that coming" :)


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After 517 (out today) and 518 (out in May), Jefte Palo will be back for a 2-issue event that will see both Storm and Kraven the Hunter guesting on the title. These two issues, #519 & #520, will be both out in June.

I will be back on the book starting with issue 521 that will start a tie-in arc with the big MARVEL event FEAR ITSELF and will feature a new character I was lucky enough to be asked to design (cause it was lot of fun to design :)): AMERICAN PANTHER! (see above teaser released recently by MARVEL).
We will get to this in more details soon :) For now I hope you enjoy the teaser and - most of all - issue 517 in stores today :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

PIGS #2 Cover

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Hello guys,

One of the many projects announced at WonderCon this past weekend is PIGS, a new ongoing book at IMAGE by Nate Cosby, Ben McCool, and Breno Temura.
I was invited to do a cover for issue 2 and I happily accepted: big fan of the subject (some of you may remember LEFT ON MISSION, one of my eralier creator owned books) I didn't need to be asked twice to be part of this :) (even if in a cover artist capacity)

Here's McCool's quick synopsis for it (via Twitter):

A 2nd-generation KGB Cuban sleeper cell is activated & assigned to overthrow the U.S. Government.

Story by Nate Cosby & Ben McCool
Art by Breno Tamura
Colors by Chris Sotomayer
Covers by Jock, Francesco Francavilla, Amanda Conner, Paul Mounts, Ben Templesmith, Humberto Ramos, Becky Cloonan and Edgar Delgado.
Publisher: IMAGE Comics

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

RoboCharity - Artwork Auction

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--- Edit: Noshino is the winner of the auction
Noshino, please contact me via email so we can arrange payment/shipping for the artwork and the book. If you have trouble contacting me via my website, please leave a note here and we will figure out a way.
Thanks again for bidding on the artwork, the folks at Forgotten Harvest and I really appreciate it :) ---

By now most everyone knows that earlier this week, a group of folks managed to raise $50,000 to build a Robocop statue in Detroit. That's a pretty cool idea--I mean, who doesn't love Robocop? Besides, maybe it could help with tourism in Detroit or something.

Anyway, the event got some other folks on twitter talking, especially good friend and comics creator Ron Marz [@ronmarz] and Book of Eli scribe Gary Whitta [@garywhitta]. After much debate, they both decided to each donate to a fantastic Detroit charity, Forgotten Harvest [@ForgottnHarvest]. Thus, RoboCharity [@RoboCharity] was born. So far, Forgotten Harvest's donations are up 10-fold, but that isn't enough to meet the need. I've donated too but I'd like to do more and have some fun in the process.

Those of you who know me know that my wife and I are both avid organic gardeners and are big believers and supporters of making fresh, nutritious food available for everyone. Forgotten Harvest rescues surplus, prepared, and perishable food from grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers, then donates that would otherwise go to waste to local agencies like soup kitchens, homeless and domestic shelters, senior citizens, and more.

Inspired by the topic and events, I did this sketch of RoboCop doing what he does best -- protecting and serving the citizens of Detroit! I plan to auction off the sketch in the next week and donate the proceeds to Forgotten Harvest. I'm counting on you guys to come through and help provide some nutritious food to some folks who could use our help.

I don't have an eBay account (I know--I'm so last century), so I plan to just have an informal auction here on my blog.

Here's how it'll work:
I've posted the art here on the blog.
If you're interested, please type your bid in the comments feature. Bidding starts at $50 and goes up in $5 increments. Bidding will end at 6pm EST (that's 3pm for the west-coasters) on Sunday, Feb. 27.
-- BIDDING ENDED! --

Highest bidder* gets the art and the money raised goes straight to Forbidden Harvest.
I'm also covering the shipping cost for the winner and throwing in a signed copy of my limited edt sketchbook CHIAROSCURO Vol.1.
Original artwork in on 9x12" bristol board.

$50 is enough to buy 250 meals, so the more you bid, the more we can all help. This is a great chance to donate to a needy cause and get some nice art in the process.

Cheers,
Francesco

*Paypal payment only

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Harvey

Here's a panel from a page I worked on last night for Detective Comics: it's part of a pretty cool opening scene ;)

Speaking of Detective, I CANNOT wait for you guys to get #874 next week: I think it might be one of my best issue yet (and I am trying to top that with #875)
Hope ya dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2011 DC Comics. All rights reserved.

A little taste...

...of Black Panther to come: look for these in #517 :)

Also I take the opportunity to let you all know Black Panther TMWF #516 will feature talented guest artist Jefte Palo: please let's all give him a warm welcome to the Panther family :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2011 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Black Panther MWF #515 Preview

~~ Click on the above and below images for the preview ~~

Hello guys,

Black Panther TMWF #515 will be in stores tomorrow, along with the below second printing edition of the now sold out #513 (the first of this new run)! The first 2 issues (513 and 514) have been acclaimed by both fans and critics and ranked in the top 50 best selling books in December and January.
Click on the above image for a 8 pages preview plus cover and find out why IGN lists every month Black Panther in their absolute must-buys.
Hope you like what you see here and hope you pick up a copy tomorrow:)

Here's MARVEL solicts for it:

For the fate of Hell's Kitchen: T'Challa vs. Vlad the Impaler in a desperate rooftop battle of wills, wits and fists! "Urban Jungle" heats up as Luke Cage guest-stars, friends fall, dark forces prepare to step from the shadows, and a dangerous conspiracy begins to unfold!

Story by David Liss
Art by Francesco Francavilla
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover by Simone Bianchi & Simone Peruzzi

Price: $2.99

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
All Characters ™ and © 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.