PULP TRIPLE FEATURE! The Shadow, The Spider, and MASKS!

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Hello Pulp Friends,

   Today we have a TRIPLE PULP FEATURE with The Shadow, The Spider, and MASKS! :)

  MASKS is the miniseries featuring all of the classic pulp heroes in one book: Shadow, Spider, Zorro, Green Hornet, Kato, you name it and it will probably be in there :)
I was fortunate enough to provide a variant cover for the first issue and I was very happy to be asked to do some more covers, like the one for #7 above.


   In addition, above and below are the newest covers for THE SHADOW and THE SPIDER: all these books are slated to be released in May, so make sure to have them on your pull list: good writing (from dear friends Chris Roberson and David Liss) and great art make these a no-to miss addition to your pulp reads.



Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone, and don't forget to pick up Black Beetle #2 this coming Wednesday! :)

Cheers,
Francesco

THE SHADOW Double Feature! Introducing MASKS!!!

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Hello Pulp Friends,

here's a couple of pulpy covers that will hit the stores in November.

The bottom one is the cover for #8 of THE SHADOW, which will see our hero bringing some action in the alley of Paris, France :)

The top one is for what it might be one of the coolest projects that are coming your way.
Written by my dear friend Chris Roberson and illustrated (for the first issue at least) by Alex Ross, MASKS will see some of the top Pulp heroes joining forces (and guns): this promises nothing good for the criminal underworld, doesn't it? :)

Hope you enjoy these covers/illos (pls drop a note if you do - this place got really quiet lately ;)) and I wish you all a wonderful Pulp Sunday :)

BONUS QUESTION: Next Sunday (August 26th) will mark the 5th anniversary for PULP SUNDAY: should I put together something special to celebrate? 

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla 

Green Hornet Year One #11 & Kato Origins #10 covers

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Hello Pulp Friends,

On December 5, 1933, the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment signed the end fo the Prohibition.

Today, December 5, 2010, to celebrate, I am posting two covers I did for the fine comics that are set during the Prohibition: I am referring to Green Hornet Year One #11 and Kato Origins #10 (currently soliciited in December Previews)

Hope you guys dig it, and -of course- celebrate this Pulp Sunday with a shot of your favorite drink* :)

Cheers,
Francesco

*Drink responsibly

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla


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Green Hornet Year One #9 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's my cover of Green Hornet Year One #9, solicited in the upcoming October's Previews: hope you guys are enjoying these as much as I am enjoying drawing them :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

The Green Hornet!

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Hello Pulp friends :)

as requested, here some more pulp juice from the Baltimore show :)
Of course, I couldn't spend the weekend without drawing at least once this guy ;)

Got a few more photo, if you guys are still up for them :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.

Green Hornet Year One #8 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's a sneak preview of my cover of Green Hornet Year One #8, in September's Previews for solicitation: hope you guys enjoy it :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Green Hornet Year One #6 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

With the new Green Hornet movie trailer hitting the web, I thought it was appropriate to show my cover for Green Hornet Year One #6 which is solicited in Luly's Previews (in stores tomorrow).

As you know, I tried to give a movie poster feel to the whole run of covers for this arc, and since this is the conclusion of the first arc, I thought to include some credits on the cover as well, just like you would see on a movie poster :)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Green Hornet Year One #5 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Green Hornet Year One (and related crew) gets some love in the current issue of Wizard magazine (click on the image below to read the article) so what better to celebrate the event by showing the cover I did for issue 5 ?(which is solicited in June's Previews)
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla


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GARRISON #2 & GREEN HORNET Y1 #3

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Hello guys,

It's comicbook day and I have a couple of suggestion for ya ;)

First, WildStorm's GARRISON #2 (of 6), my and Jeff Mariotte's new creator owned title (and as such it has a special place in my heart :)). Above is an exclusive preview of the first 6 pages just to give a glimpse of the rollercoaster action you guys are gonna get from now until the explosive issue 6 (which concludes the mini).
A huge thanks to all of you who picked up issue 1 and helped spread the good word about it. Hope to see you and many more picking up issue 2: this is gonna be FUN! :)

Second, Dynamite's GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #3, by Matt Wagner and Aaron Campbell and me at the coloring duties. Below you can see a preview of the pages and the 2 covers (one by yours truly :))
Some really good PULP fun (I know you guys like that) so make sure to pick this up as well while you are in the shop :)

Cheers,
Francesco

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


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Green Hornet #3 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

I am so sorry but - as some of you who follow me on Twitter may already know - I had some major computer crash this past week that really put me behind on some work, so I have been spending most of the time these past few days setting up my laptop for work (with all the compatibility issues) and catching up on projects.
I know this is the second week without a new BB page but sometime real life (and freaking technology) gets in the way of the fun.
Hope you all will forgive me.

To make up for the missing page, here's an absolute preview: the cover for Green Hornet Year One #3, from the initial pencil sketch to the rough color pass to the final inks (below) and final cover in color (above).
Hope you guys dig it.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

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The Green Hornet Is Coming!

Hello Pulp Friends,

because i have been out of town this weekend for the Charlotte MiniCon (again many thanks to Shelton Drum, Linda, Dustin and everyone else for inviting me and my wife at the show and for gifting us such a lovely time :)) I haven't had time to work on a new Kara Bocek page (which will be back next week).
I did have time, though, to do this little teaser illo to finally make a big annoucement (well, it's big for me being the pulp fan you all know): I was asked by Dynamite and Matt Wagner to be part of the new pulp adventures of Green Hornet Year One, which will be on the shelves this April. While I am not drawing the book (the very talented Aaron Campbell is the artist for the title) I will be coloring it and will be providing alternate covers starting from issue 2 (with Matt's covers, just like we have done on Zorro).
Matt and Dynamite were very happy with my colors on Zorro so they asked me if I was willing to color the GH book, and since I am a big fan of the Green Hornet I couldn't pass on the chance to be involved with such cool project (I have seen the pages and read the script and it IS a cool project).

Can't show the interiors colored yet or the covers yet, so I did the above illo this afternoon to go with the annoucement.
I will make sure to share more as soon as I can (very excited :))

Have a great Pulp Sunday evening everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

"The Ghost Who Talked Too Much" (May 25, 1939)

Another ghost story for this week, but with a different hero coming to save the day of the unlucky victims: the Green Hornet! We will get to the Green Hornet profile when he gets the spotlight feature, but for now let's enjoy the episode assuming you all are familiar with this other icon of the pulp genre.

In last week episode, the "ghosts" were after the fortunes of a rich woman. This week the "ghosts" are bringing their savvy counseling to the mourning relatives thanks to the special gift of a medium who can put the living in contact with the dead. Soon the Green Hornet and his faithful manservant Kato will discover that the dead have more practical interest than they should. Ghosts and real estate: that's a genius scam that sadly could also work in reality ;)

Before closing, please let me also thank Bill Cunnigham for sending me links to the radio shows of other pulp characters like the Green Hornet. Thanks, Bill :)

Enjoy the episode of "Il Calabrone Verde" and have a Pulp Sunday!

Francesco


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