DARK SHADOWS

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Hello Pulp Friends,

It's a creepy Pulp Sunday courtesy of DARK SHADOWS (covers for #15 and #17).
Hope you enjoy ;)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

SHADOWS ON PULP SUNDAY! The Shadow & Dark Shadows Covers

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Once more, it's Double Feature here on Pulp Sunday!
Here's my covers for THE SHADOW #9 and DARK SHADOWS #13, both in stores in December.

THE SHADOW #9 is written by Victor Gischler with Art by Aaron Campbell
Here's what you need to know about this story:
Revolutionary Part 2 (of 4) - The Shadow finds himself face to face with George Orwell smack dab in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, but his mystic powers fail to illuminate what significance this literary legend holds for the world. No time to figure that out! The Shadow's campaign against a murderous gang of gun runners takes him on a tour of Barcelona's underbelly where he meets the beautiful and dangerous Black Sparrow! But is he really an old friend in disguise? Pause to ponder that and you might miss the deadly dogfight over the Spanish countryside. Pack a parachute, Shadow, because you're going to need it!

DARK SHADOWS #13 is written by Mike Raicht with Art by Guiu Vilanova
Here's what you need to know about this story:
A glimpse of the dark future of the Collins' bloodlines is revealed. What horrors reside in Collinwood in the year 1984? Will Barnabas be able to find out where it all went wrong and stop it? Or has his family's fate already been written in blood?

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone, and tune in tomorrow for some October/Halloween month related announcements: if you are fan of Universal Monsters and creepy Horror, don't miss this :)

Cheers,
Francesco

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Back to the regular transmissions on Pulp Sunday after the Baltimore Comicon break of last week.
Today is a Horror Sunday with my cover for DARK SHADOWS #12.

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Pulp Double Feature: DARK SHADOWS & THE SPIDER

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Time for another Double Feature here on Pulp Sunday.
Here's my covers for DARK SHADOWS #11 an THE SPIDER #3.

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

So Long, Barnabas Collins ~ A salute to Jonathan Frid

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Hello Pulp Friends,

while I was working on the cover for Dark Shadows #11 thi past Friday, I heard the sad news about the passing of Jonathan Frid, the actor who borught to life the character of the romantic gothic vampire we all love: Barnabas Collins.

In memoriam of Jonathan, here's the latest cover for issue 10 and a collage/poster of the first 9 covers I did, all portraying his on-screen character.

So long, Jonathan, thanks for all you have done.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

A Vampire's Paper Dolls (Dark SHadows #9 Cover) + EISNER!!!

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Hello Pulp Friends,

here's the latest cover for Dark Shadows, featuring some very creepy PAPER DOLLS :D



I wanted also to let you all know I have been nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award in the Best COver Artist category, thanks to the covers I have been doing for DARK SHADOWS, LONE RANGER, WARLORD OF MARS, ZORRO, BLACK PANTHER, and ARCHIE MEETS KISS.
I can't even express how excited and honored I am to be an Eisner nominee: as someone who has been working in this industry for some time now, it really means a lot.
Let's cross fingers now and hope I can bring that little trophy home :)

Thank you all for the continuing love and support: you guys def inspire me to do more and better every time :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Double Feature: THE LONE RANGER #5 & DARK SHADOWS #8

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Hello Pulp Friends :)

Time again for a Classic Matinee Saturday: today's double feature includes good ole western with THE LONE RANGER (#5 cover) and the gothic horrors, creepy dolls and vampires of DARK SHADOWS (#8 cover).

Pls seat back and enjoy the show :)

Tune in tomorrow on Pulp Sunday for another Double Feature!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Time for Classic Vampires! Dark Shadows #7 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Barnabas Collins is definitely up there in the Classic Vampires pantheon, I think we can all agree on that :)
Here's the cover for DARK SHADOWS #7: I hope you guys are picking this book becuase the story has been great so far: Vampires, witches, I mean, c'mon :)

Wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday!

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Vampire Skulls! aka 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

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

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

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

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

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