GARRISON is here!

Hello guys,

Yep, this above is me pimping the book ;)
GARRISON #1 is finally out: go and grab a copy and enjoy the read (or call the store and tell them to save you a copy if you can go today ;))
I really hope you guys dig the book: being a creator owned project for me, I have a special fond for it so I wish the book to do well :)
If you need more previews, just click on the images here and you'll get it :)

Thanks,
Francesco

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


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Nazgûl

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I was playong the LOTR Return Of The King Soundtrack while doing some storyboards and this guy showed up ;)
The risks to listen to soundtracks while working...

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.


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Sammina "Bellella" Francavilla

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It's a sad day for us: our 17 year old cat Sam has left us to go to kitties heaven.
She has been with my wife since she was born and with me for 10 years now.
I am gonna miss her coming by at noon, in my office, reminding me it was lunch time with a couple of miaow and a WTF look if I wasn't getting up and go to get us all some lunch.

You have been good to us, Sammina, and we will miss you greatly.


Francesco & Lisa

Photo © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

The Return of SITHursday!

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It's Thursday and had fun tackling this guy again, so - dedicated to LucasFilm, Dark Horse, and all the Star Wars fans - I give you SITHursday again :)

Maybe one day I will see this character design I created put to use: now that would be cool :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

More MM...

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More about this guy. Hopefully I will eb able to reveal his story soon :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork & Character Design © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

A New Villain...

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Can't say too much about this yet.
I hope you "like" it anyway ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

HAWKMAN!

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It is HAWKMAN week at Comic Twart so after offering my tribute the other day (see below), I felt inspired to do another piece, above, more some sort of portrait/closeup this time.
Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did drawing it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

That Thing...

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Just a little piece of a larger picture that will be revelead a little later ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

GARRISON Will Knock...

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... Your Socks Off!!! :)

with issue 3 being solicited in April Previews (you can see cover & solicitation also on the Wildstorm website), I thought to put together another little teaser (using actual panels from issue 3) of my new creator owned mini GARRISON coming out next month.
Hope you guys check the mini out and help me spread the word: this is gonna be a fun ride, I promise you.
And it's all done (I finished the mini in 2009) so you know you will get your fix monthly without interruptions :) You can't beat that! ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
GARRISON created by, ™ and © 2010 Jeff Mariotte & Francesco Francavilla & DC Comics

Chris' Basement

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I could't help to do this quick vignette after reading the recent TWITTER posts of my good friend and super talented artist Chris Samnee :)
Click on the image at your risk (no worries, Safe for Work ;))

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

SITHursday

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If Dark Horse says that this is Sithursday, then Sithursday is ;)

Hope you dig this quickie :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Hulk Smash!

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Inspired by the recent PC issues, here's something I doodled while dealing with multiple drivers installations and incompatibilities.
It kinda reflects my mood of the past few days ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

* maybe I will sneak in a couple of more superheroes this week, not sure yet ;)


Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Super Olympics: Black Racer

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Thanks to Jack Kirby's fantastic imagination, I am closing* this edition of Super (Winter) Olypics (while the closing ceremonies is still fresh in our minds) with a character that uses the ski gears for real in his adventures: the Black Racer!

Cheers,
Francesco

* maybe I will sneak in a couple of more superheroes this week, not sure yet ;)


Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Super Olympics: Wolverine

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What happens when you go from desktop to laptop? You get comfortable, that's it ;)
So, a little late, here's today Super Winter Olympics Hero: Wolverine!

Of course, speaking of Logan, this is also a tribute to the host of the current Winter Olympics: VIVA CANADA!!! :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Super Olympics: Punisher

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Been having some PC issue in the last couple of days, but I managed to finish this with my laptop and finally post it.

Who better than Frank Castle to do a perfect biathlon? ;)
Hope you dig'it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Super Olympics: Fantastic Four

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Ladies and Gentlemen, today's Super (Winter) Olympics present you: The Fantastic Four! :D
Hope you dig'em :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Who Are You, GARRISON?

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Hello guys,

the first issue of my & Jeff Mariotte's upcoming new WILDSTORMmini is in this month Previews and you can pre-order it to make sure you egt a copy when it comes out in March.
Need some more reason to buy it? Hopefully the 2 pages above will be enough to tease you on this cool, action packed story.
Stay tuned for more previews, but meanwhile preorder GARRISON #1 next time you go to your local comicbook store :)

Thanks,
Francesco

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

Super Olympics: Silver Surfer and GALACTACUS

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Celebrating the Winter Olympics going on in Vancouver these days, I decided to freshen up and add some colors to this Super Olympics series I did during the last Winter Olympics.
Planning to add some new pieces as well, so to have a recurring tradition and increase the gallery each time :)
To start, Silver Surfer snowboarding on GALACTACUS :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Batman Vs The Duck Squadron!

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Alright, we KNOW you WANT to read this story, right? ;)
Paul Tobin and I are collecting signatures for make this happen: I have been told that 50,000 signatures would be enough to convince DC Comics to give us the green light. ;)
So, sign in and leave your name here below this post and tell to your friends and family. Only 50,000, c'mon, we can make this dream tale happen :D ;)

EDIT!!! Wow, I wasn't expecting this kinda of response! :) Thank you, everyone, I almost feel I have to draw the first page if we get to 100 signatures already... ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

A PostCard From Prairie Rose

A little card I just put together for my good friend and talented writer Jason Aaron.
Buon Compleanno, amico mio :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.