Sunday, December 25, 2011

"Dr.Freezyll & Mr.Ice" ~ A Chilling Tale of Horror (2011)

Dr.Freezyll & Mr.Ice -A Chilling Tale of Horror
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Merry Christmas, Pulp Friends!!! :)

As some of you know, in the FF/PulpSunday tradition, in the past few years my Xmas cards have been about classic movies and snowmen (remember "CAPTAIN COLD" & "HOUSE OF ICE"?) and this year is no exception :)
So I give you "DR.FREEZYLL AND MR.ICE", A Chilling Tale of Horror!

Thank you so much , everyone, for the continous love and support: exciting things are ahead for the 2012, for Pulp Sunday's 5th Anniversary and - you might have heard ;) - for The Black Beetle and much more. So, stay tuned and - meanwhile - Buon Natale and Happy Holidays to y'all :)

Cheers,
Francesco

"Dr.Freezyll & Mr.Ice" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Friday, December 23, 2011

Lord of the Jungle #4 Cover

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #4 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

More pulpy goodness to put us all in a good Xmas spirit :D
Today we have the cover for Lord of the Jungle #4, with a big scary croc to make things more interesting :D

Pls enjoy and see you tomorrow for more :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Vampire Skulls! aka Dark Shadows #6 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #6 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

it's that time of the month where I share my next Dark Shadows cover, and this time is it's the turn for one of my personal favorite yet :)
Hope you guys dig it too and hope this put you all in a holiday festive mood :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Saturday, December 17, 2011

The BLACK BEETLE Lands at Dark Horse!!!

The BLACK BEETLE Lands at Dark Horse!!!
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Hello Pulp Friends,

I am leaving it to the Dark Horse press release that just went out yesterday :D

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Francesco Francavilla Unleashes The Black Beetle!
12/15/2011 3:59pm

Adding an exciting new layer to Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce a new three-part story by New York Times best-selling artist for Batman, and current Captain America artist, Francesco Francavilla: The Black Beetle!

The Black Beetle is centered on a pulp-noir character and takes place in a fictional universe that’s based in Colt City. Francavilla published several stories online and even put out an ashcan. When the ashcan sold out, Francesco quickly realized that many fans were interested in exploring this world with him. It was only a matter of time before Dark Horse approached him about bringing some Black Beetle tales to Dark Horse Presents!

“I’m working on a 24-page story, titled ‘Night Shift’ that will be spread over three issues of Dark Horse Presents. I am hugely influenced by pulp stories of the ‘30s and ‘40s, and wanted to develop a series that used that influence as a jumping-off point to explore some modern storytelling with fun twists. I think this will be a great introduction to readers who are new to this character and universe, but will also be an exciting new adventure for those who’ve been reading the online stories over the years,” Francesco states.

“As a huge fan of pulp and noir, working on my own characters and stories really gives me free reign to explore this world and create lots of fun scenarios and thrilling situations. The stories are definitely full of mystery and intrigue, plus I get to give The Black Beetle lots of cool and funky gadgets. ‘Night Shift’ promises to be full of action, excitement, danger, and double-crosses, so I am overjoyed to see this new tale in print, and hope this is the first of many more to come in Dark Horse Presents.”

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I am so excited I can't even start to describe how much :D
More details coming soon.

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone, and thanks again for all the love and passion for my work :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
KARA BOCEK, BLACK BEETLE & COLT CITY created by, ™ and © 2006-2010 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, December 11, 2011

The LOVECRAFT Anthology Vol.II

The LOVECRAFT Anthology Vol.II Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

As you know I am a HUGE fan of HPL, so you can imagine how thrilled I am when I get involved with books that are about Lovecraft or inspired by him.
In this case I was invited to do a cover for the volume 2 of THE LOVECRAFT ANTHOLOGY, a wonderful book published by SelfMadeHero.

The book, “A sublime selection of Lovecraft’s greatest tales of cosmic horror”, is edited by Dan Lockwood and includes graphic adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories like: ‘Pickman’s Model’, ‘The Festival’.‘The Picture in the House’, ‘From Beyond’, ‘The Nameless City’, ‘He’, ‘The Temple’, ‘The Hound' and 'The Statement of Randolph Carter’.

The lineup of amazing creators includes: Jamie Delano, Steve Pugh, Simon Spurrier, Matt Timson, Ben Dickson, Mick McMahon, David Camus, Nicolas Fructus, Attila Futaki, Pat Mills, Dwight Macpherson, Paul Peart-Smith, Chris Lackey, Ade Salmon Bryan, Baugh Chad Fifer and Warwick Johnson Cadwell.

The Lovecraft Anthology – Volume II will be out in March 2012, but meanwhile I hope you will enjoy the above cover I did for it, and have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Lord of the Jungle!

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #3 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Can't recall if I mentioned this already in here, but I am doing covers for yet another Pulp icon: Lord Greystoke! aka Tarzan :D
The book is titled "LORD OF THE JUNGLE" and will be published by the fine people at Dynamite Entertainment.

Here's the cover for issue 3, and can't wait to share the other covers (asap, I promise)

Pls enjoy and Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Flash Gordon and Lion Men!

FLASH GORDON #4 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here is my cover for Flash Gordon #4, feat. the Lion Men!!!

Here's a quick summary of this issue: Flash Gordon and his allies -- the plucky Dale Arden and brilliant Dr. Hans Zarkov -- move closer to a confrontation with the forces of Ming the Merciless. Amid the political and military machinations of Mongo, Gordon faces the ferocious Lion Men, the sinister Shark Men, and a band of rebels commanded by Prince Barin!

Pls enjoy and Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Friday, November 25, 2011

It's a Western Friday with Lone Ranger!

Lone Ranger #2 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

hope you all survived to the Thanksgiving food, had the required nap and are all rested today :)
How about my cover for Lone Ranger #2 to get back in the Pulp mood? :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, November 20, 2011

DARK SHADOWS #5 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #5 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

once again I find myself posting a DARK SHADOWS cover just right after I finished drawing the next issue's one (and once again I can't wait to show that one too).
Meanwhile I hope you guys enjoy my vampiric take on the "WOman in Red" :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Friday, November 18, 2011

"Reign's End" (Black Panther #529 cover)

BLACK PANTHER MDMA #529 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

above you can see the cover for Black Panther #529, out in February. This is also my last Black Panther cover for the time being since the series will end with issue 529, which concludes the Kingpin of Wakanda arc, the current arc written by David Liss and drawn by Shawn Martinbrough and Mike Avon Oeming. As mentioned earlier in here, this arc is another great noir, pulp tale of our hero set in NYC so I suggest everyone to pick it up until its conclusion in February.

I wanted also to say THANKS to David Liss, guest artist Jefte Palo, letterer Joe Caramagna, editors Bill Rosemann, John Denning, and Jon Moisan, and everyone at MARVEL, all a joy to work with, and a huge THANKS to all of YOU guys who loved and supported our book since day one - it has been a wonderful ride and hopefully will get together again in the future, like old friends, to tell more Panther tales :)

Until then, I'll see you all on the pages of Captain America and Bucky starting in December.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Flash Gordon Double Feature!!!

FLASH GORDON #2 Cover
FLASH GORDON #3 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here are my covers for Flash Gordon #2 & #3, coming in your local stores in the next 2 months. There is the evil Ming, rayguns, space rockets, Nazis (!?!), and, fo course, your favorite Space Opera Classic Hero, FLASH GORDON! What not to like? :D

Pls enjoy and Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Back on the Saddle! Lone Ranger #1 Cover

Lone Ranger #1 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

After my run of covers on the critically acclaimed mini of Lone Ranger/Zorro from a few months ago, I have been asked by the fine people at Dynamite to be the regular cover artist for their new Lone Ranger ongoing series, request that I HAPPILY accepted :D

SO I give you the first cover I have done for the series, and can't wait to show you more :)
The new Lone Ranger #1 , written by Ande Parks and drawn by Esteve Polls, will be in stores in January and you can pre-order it now at your local comic shop: it's gonna be good :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

DARK SHADOWS #4 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #4 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Since today I worked (and turned in) the cover for #5 and - most importantly - since issue 1 hits the stores tomorrow (go grab a copy - it's good comics!), I thought it was the perfect time to post in here my cover for DARK SHADOWS #4, def one of my fave so far :)

Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Chills, Thrills, and Fear... From The Deep!

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP

Hello Pulp Friends,

And this is the last installment for October of "FROM THE DEEP". But no worries: I've been developing this over the month and you are definitely gonna see more of it (in comic format) in 2012: another thing to look forward in the new year ahead :D

Wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday and a HAPPY HALLOWEEN tomorrow!

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, October 23, 2011

"The Living Dead" (USA, 2011)

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The LIVING DEAD

Crazy busy week, so I didn't have time to finish a new FROM THE DEEP piece (which is in the work) but I managed to do this poster for the zombie-themed (it was my pick this week) Twart.
Hope you enjoy it and I wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Gazing into the Deep ("From The Deep", 2011)

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP

"If you gaze long into the Deep, the Deep will gaze back into you"

Hello Pulp Friends,

Hope you guys dig this new "FROM THE DEEP" poster: am I the only one who want to go see this at the theater? :)

Wish youa lla wonderful Pulp Sunday!

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Abyssal Horror "FROM THE DEEP"

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP

Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's some more "FROM THE DEEP featuring what will probably be the final logo for it - hope you guys dig it and hope you all are having a wonderful Pulp Sunday :)

SPECIAL NOTE: As mentioned, I am not gonna be able to attend NYCC this week (due to work) but for those who were going and hoping to get a sketch from me, pls tune in on my sketchblog tomorrow, Monday 10th, at noon ET: I will be taking the first 10 email requests/reply to my noon post. I will also be picking 2 random after the 10th reply. As you may know, my commissions are temporarily on hold due to a busy schedule, so this is your chance to get some original art from me. Sketches will be fully inked, one character and some bg, on 9x12 bristol board. Pls submit request only if you are resident in US. I am gonna do another round of sketches for international requests later on, before end of the year.
As always, you can order the sketchbooks and prints via website or emailing me. They all come signed and the sketchbooks come with a little sketch inside, just like at the show. :)

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Captain Bloch's Diary

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP ~ Captain Bloch's Diary

Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's some more "FROM THE DEEP". Story is shaping up almost automatically so expect to see it full fleshed out in 2012.
Oh, the above Captain Bloch's Diary will play a big part in it :)

SPECIAL NOTE: In other news, I had to cancel my NYCC attendance due to work committments, which include Captain America & Bucky and getting started on a couple of creator owned books that got the green-light and will be out early 2012 (YAY!) and that I can't wait to tell you about. :)
To not disappoint the fans who were looking forward to get a sketch from me at the NY show, keep an eye on my sketch blog tomorrow for details on how to get one. And, as always, you can order the sketchbooks and prints via website or emailing me. They all come signed and the sketchbooks come with a little sketch inside, just like at the show. :)

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

More "FROM THE DEEP"

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP

Hello Pulp Friends,

just wanted to let you know these are officialy sneak peeks and not random "made-up" images. I'll tell you more if you wnat to hear more ;)
Oh, and pls click on the image for the real-deal view :)

Also got lots' of request/emails about the availability of these as prints: yes they are available and if you order in October, you will get a special Lovecraftober discount (and ordering multiple prints will make you save on shipping). Pls email me if interested.

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Francavilla's "FROM THE DEEP"

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Francavilla's FROM THE DEEP

Hello Pulp Friends,

It's October again, and that means Halloween month, and you all know here at Pulp SUnday we take Halloween very seriosly ;)
For this month, I decided to dedicate all my posts to H.P. Lovecraft, so expect anything that is inspired by HPL or even more direct tribute to the greatest horror writer of all.
To start, here's a poster for "FROM THE DEEP". I am not gonna tell anything more about this today: tune in on Pulp Sunday regularly as I will reveal more bits about this Lovecraftian Mystery Tale :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone... and keep out from the water ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

"From TheDeep" created by and © 2011 Francesco Francavilla
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, September 25, 2011

La Pantera Noir (Black Panther MDMA #526 & #527 Covers)

BLACK PANTHER MDMA #526 Cover
BLACK PANTHER MDMA #527 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

above are my covers for Black Panther MDMA #526 and #527, both on sale in December. As you can see, I am keeping with my homage to classic noir/pulp magazine/movie posters, completed with title/taglines :)
Hope you guys dig it and can't wait to see what those insanely talented Shawn and Mike fellas will bring to the interiors.

Here's the solicits for these issues:
BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #526 & #527
Written by David Liss
Penciled by Shawn Martinbrough & Michael Avon Oeming
Covers by Francesco Francavilla

The war with the Kingpin heats up – with two issues hitting this month! Lady Bullseye and Typhoid Mary are out to kill T’Challa…time to call in Falcon and Luke Cage! The former King of Wakanda and the former Kingpin of crime wage in a deadly game, with the Panther’s homeland as the prize!

32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)


Wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday :)
Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Thursday, September 22, 2011

DARK SHADOWS #3 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #3 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

This morning I turned in the cover for Dark Shadows #4 (which I can't wait to share with you all) and what better way to celebrate than posting the cover for issue 3? :)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Here's the solicits for #3.

DARK SHADOWS #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by STUART MANNING
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (50%), AARON CAMPBELL (50%)

Television’s original reluctant vampire is back! Barnabas Collins fears that another vampire is loose at Collinwood, while his friend Dr. Julia Hoffman finds herself in the thrall of a sinister force. As a seance is held to contact a restless spirit, Quentin Collins finds himself drawn into a dangerous mission to restore an ancient force to life.


Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625 Cover

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

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

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Warlord of Mars - Fall of Barsoom #5 Cover

WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #5 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's my fifth cover for WARLORD OF MARS - FALL OF BARSOOM , the last issue of this miniseries. As you can see, I am still playing the Western angle, the only difference is that 6 legged horses ain't easy to draw ;)
Hope you guys dig it. :)

I am gonna take a little break from my blogs/work to re-charge batteries, but I will see you in a little more than a week :)
Have a wonderful PULP SUNDAY everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Flash Gordon - ZeitGeist #1 Cover

Flash Gordon #1 Incentive Wraparound Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

I am not just providing the regular covers for the new Flash Gordon series at Dynamite, but the first issue will have this Al Williamson inspired, incentive wraparound cover by yours truly as well :)
Thi is one of those cases where it's really a good thing to click on the image to see it in full big size ;)
Below is the solicts for the first issue.

FLASH GORDON: ZEITGEIST #1
The year is 1934, a time of two-fisted swashbuckling, of fearsome threats and wild adventure -- and of ever-growing threats on the horizon. Three valiant humans -- Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov -- are plucked from the Earth, traveling to the distant planet Mongo. Their exploits are legendary, battling the machinations and terror schemes of the dreaded emperor Ming, the All-Seeing Ruler of Mongo. But they did not fight alone...

32 pages for $1!!!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Flash Gordon #1 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #2 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Sorry I missed posting this past Sunday but I was in Baltimore for the Comicon (speaking of which, the show was fantastic and I had a wonderful time meeting lots of people and sketching no-stop all weekend :))

To make up for the lack of Sunday post, here's a Tuesday one with the first cover of a book that does not need any introduction: FLASH GORDON :D
The series will be published by Dynamite Enterntainment and I will eb providing the variant covers.
Saying that I am very excited about working on such icon is an understatement.
Hope you guys dig my forst cover above :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

DARK SHADOWS #2 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #2 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

I can finally share the cover for Dark Shadows #2, def one of my fave so far (I just turned in the cover for issue 3 yesterday) becuase of the design approach on this. (click on the image to check out all the details)
Hope you guys dig it and hope you are putting this on your pull-list: Aaron Campbell is drawing the interiors and he has proven to be really good on genre comics like this.

Here's the solicits for #2.

DARK SHADOWS #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by STUART MANNING
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (50%), AARON CAMPBELL (50%)

Television’s original reluctant vampire is back! Barnabas Collins fears that another vampire is loose at Collinwood, while his friend Dr. Julia Hoffman finds herself in the thrall of a sinister force. As a seance is held to contact a restless spirit, Quentin Collins finds himself drawn into a dangerous mission to restore an ancient force to life.


Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, August 14, 2011

"The Abyss of Innsmouth" - A Mystery Novelet

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The Abyss of Innsmouth

Hello Pulp Friends,

I missed doing these "for FUN" things :)
Inspired by the great Master of Horror, H.P. Lovecraft and his "Shadow over Innsmouth" tale.

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Warlord of Mars - Fall of Barsoom #4 Cover

WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #4 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's my fourth cover for WARLORD OF MARS - FALL OF BARSOOM series. I started to give these a Western vibe: I guess I am hinting I like to draw westerns ;) Hope you guys dig it. :)

Here's the solicits for this issue 4:
WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #4
Written by Robert Place Napton
Art by Roberto Castro
Covers by JOE JUSKO & FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

100,000 YEARS BEFORE THE TIME OF JOHN CARTER! A tribe of Red Martians attacks the Atmosphere Plant just as it's about to go operational. Meanwhile, the savage Warhoon march on the last stronghold of the Orovar -- the city of Horz--determined to wipe the White Martians from the face Mars. This is the penultimate chapter in the Fall of Barsoom!


Have a wonderful PULP SUNDAY everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Saturday, August 6, 2011

"The Swamp Thing" Saturday Matinee Movie

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The Swamp Thing

Hello Pulp Friends,

In between pages, yesterday I put some colors and dressed up a bit the quick B/W sketch of The Swamp Thing I posted earlier.
And this is the result, perfect for a Saturday Matinee movie here on Pulp Sunday :)
Hope you guys enjoy :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Friday, August 5, 2011

Swamp Thing - un Esercizio in Bianco e Nero

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The Swamp Thing

Hello Pulp Friends,

A little Swamp Thing B/W warm-up (or Esercizio in Bianco e Nero, if we want to make it sound more fancy ;)) I did this morning before working on some Panther pages. I am very excited to be starting working on Swamp Thing pages later this month: can't wait to sink my teeth into Scott Snyder's script! :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Kingpin of Wakanda! (Black Panther MDMA #525 Cover)

BLACK PANTHER MDMA #525 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

this is the cover for BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #525, which debuted at SDCC last week. It will be out in November and will be the beginning of a new arc where T’Challa will be facing the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), Lady Bullseye, Typhoid Mary, and lots and lots of ninjas.
Just plain old school pulp/noir fun, which I tried to portray in the above 60s style cover.
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Friday, July 29, 2011

BLACK PANTHER in "SPIDER ISLAND"! (#524 Cover)

BLACK PANTHER #524 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

I was very happy to find out that starting on issue 524 I will be providing covers for the Black Panther books: been working on the title for almost a year so that is just a cherry on the cake for me :)
Issue 524 is a tie-in with the SPIDER ISLAND event, where everyone on Manhattan gets some sort of spider power/quality/feature. Editor Bill Rosemann asked me to go retro/pulp (which is not a problem for me at all, as you know ;)) and directly tribute a famous Amazing Spider Man cover by Gil Kane featuring a 6 armed Spidey, and above is the result of such homage :)

All titles and icons and types are all hand drawn.
Hope you guys dig it: I had LOT of FUN drawing this :)

BLACK PANTHER #524 - SPIDER ISLAND tie-in, written by David Liss and with art and cover by me, will be on sale in October.

Here's the solicits:
The Story: 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?

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Thursday, July 28, 2011

DARK SHADOWS #1 Cover

DARK SHADOWS #1 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Back from SDCC this past Monday and had to jump back in the crazy work schedule right away, making up for the 1 week break I took to attend the biggest crazy show in the comics industry :)
Lot's of news coming out during last week, most of them will make you (and me) pulp fans happy :)

Let's start with the cover for DARK SHADOWS #1, the first issue of the mini Dynamite Ent. will be publishing starting in October.
Talk about of a classic Horror title :D

Here's some more info about the book (source: iCV2) and CANNOT wait to show you guys the cover for issue 2 :)

Just in time for Halloween Dynamite Entertainment is bringing Barnabas Collins back to comics. The hero of the popular Gothic TV soap opera, which is soon to be a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp that is due from Warner Bros. in 2012, is returning to the four-color world in this new series of Dark Shadows comics written by Stuart Manning and drawn by Aaron Campbell with covers by Campbell and Francesco Francavilla (Black Panther, Swamp Thing). Dark Shadows #1, which is due out in October, will use the likeness of the actors in the classic Dark Shadows show in which Jonathan Frid played Barnabas.

TV’s original reluctant vampire, who is laboring under his vampiric curse and haunted by dreams of his age-old lover and nemesis, Angelique, is one of the small screen’s most original horror creations. Manning’s stories for the new comic book series pick up right where the narrative of the original ABC soaper left off in 1971. Barnabas starred in a series of Gold Key comics that were published from 1969-1976 and which are being published in book form by Hermes Press (see “The Complete Dark Shadows Comics”). Innovation published a few Dark Shadows comics based on an ill-fated revival of the show in the early 1990s. Dynamite has wisely chosen to base its comics on the original classic Dark Shadows TV series.


Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Monday, July 18, 2011

SDCC & TR!CKSTER 2011 FF Full Schedule

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

Sunday, July 17, 2011

FleshDigger!

Pilot; FLESHDIGGER #1 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

The sollicitations from Image for October releases are out so I can finally reveal one of my most recent covers I worked on and a foray in one of my favorite genre: the HORROR.
Also in October from Image it will be released the PIGS issue #2 with my cover (see below).
Hope you guys dig it and tune in tomorrow for a full SDCC schedule: I will be attending the show and the TRICKSTER fest as well and will have exclusive prints for sale.
CHeck in tomorrow for more details and wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday :)

Here's the solicits for this issue:
PILOT SEASON: FLESHDIGGER #1
story SHANNON ERIC DENTON & BRAD KEENE
art ALEX SANCHEZ
cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

OCTOBER 26 - 32 PAGES / FC / T+ - $3.99

PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL!
A random act of kindness can be damning. When a man witnessed the ruthless beating of an innocent woman, he rushed to help her and was brutally murdered for his trouble. Now driven by revenge, sorrow, and guilt, the woman enacts arcane forces to resurrect him. From out of the earth he'll rise, a twisted, worm-riddled monstrosity forced to carry out vengeance to maintain whatever life he has left, all while confronting the unimaginable truth of his new, hideous existence. Is he forever damned to be a rotting monster driven by an insatiable bloodlust...or is it possible to shed the curse and return to normal? The torment belongs to the living nightmare they'll call Fleshdigger. God help anyone who gets in his way!

From Harvey Award nominee SHANNON ERIC DENTON (GRAVESLINGER, Common Foe) and screenwriter BRAD KEENE (The Grudge 3) and artist ALEX SANCHEZ (Fathom: Blue Descent) comes a tale of supernatural horror!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

PIGS #2 Cover
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

MOONRAKER

MOONRAKER
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Hello Pulp Friends,

A couple of days ago the Shuttle Atlantis took off for the last mission of the Space Shuttle program. Being a huge fan of this NASA program (and of the Shuttles) and being also a huge fan of Bond (an old aquaintance for our Pulp Sunday blog) I thought to tribute the last mission with a classic Bond movie: MOONRAKER!
I wish I had time to draw Jaws and Drax too. Will save them for the next MOONRAKER tribute :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Twilight Zone Triple Feature Pt.2

The Twilight Zone ~ The Invaders~ (1961)
The Twilight Zone ~ Nick Of Time ~ (1960)
The Twilight Zone ~ Nightmare at 20,000 Feet ~ (1963)

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe 4th July celebration.

As promised, here's the second Twilight Zone triple feature with the classic episodes "The Invaders", "Nick of Time", and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".

And this is it for now, hope you guys enjoyed it.
Next year I promise several new episodes :)

Have a great pulpy holiday!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Twilight Zone Triple Feature Pt.1

The Twilight Zone ~ The Dummy ~ (1962)
The Twilight Zone ~ To Serve Man ~ (1960)
The Twilight Zone ~ The Dummy ~ (1960)

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Hello Pulp Friends,

I am buried in deadlines (between Detective Comics and Black Panther and a bunch of new things you PULP afecionados are gonna love it :)) so, in the spirit of SyFy, I am re-running the pisodes of Twilight Zone I did some time ago.
Here is the first triple Feature: "Eye Of The Beholder", "To Serve Man", and "The Dummy".
Tune in tomorrrow for more :)

Have a great pulpy holiday!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Behind you, Johnny Canuck!

Johnny Canuck
Happy CANADA Day to all my Canadian friends!!!
This has became officially a Pulp Sunday tradition, so I give you the annual illustrated leaf with Johnny Canuck , 1942 circa :)

Have a great pulpy holiday!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Warlord of Mars - Fall of Barsoom #3 Cover

WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #3 Cover
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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's my third cover for WARLORD OF MARS - FALL OF BARSOOM series. This is definitely my favorite so far: it really came out like something you would find in an old trunk in the attic, doesn't it? :)
Hope you guys dig it too as much as I do.

Here's the solicits for this issue 3:
WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #3
Written by Robert Place Napton
Art by Roberto Castro
Covers by JOE JUSKO & FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

General Van Tun Bor leads the survivors of Thark on a perilous exodus across the Red desert. The once proud race of Orovars are reduced to the survival of the fittest as the tide of barbarism begins to sweep across the face of Barsoom. At the Atmosphere Plant, Scientist Tak Nan Lee and the Red Martian Anouk face unexpected danger from Anouk's own people! The tale of Barsoom set 100,000 years before the time of John Carter continues!


Have a wonderful PULP SUNDAY everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Swamp Thing!

Click on the image for the larger BIG POSTER!!! ;)
The Swamp Thing

Hello Pulp Friends,

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

Sunday, June 19, 2011

U.S.R.A. ~ P40

Click on the image for the larger BIG POSTER!!! ;)
U.S.R.A. ~ Coming in 2012

Hello Pulp Friends,

what better to celebrate this Father's Day with a good old U.S.R.A. illo? :)
This is shaping upt o be quite a cool story, can't wait to get it all wrapped up and ready for you to enjoy.

Meanwhile have a wonderful Father's Day Pulp Sunday, everyone, and I hope you enjoy this new poster :) (click on the image for the large size)

Cheers,
Francesco

U.S.R.A. (United States Robot Army) created, TM & © 2010-2011 Francesco Francavilla.
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla