The "V" and the "Z"

Hello my friends,

Last Sunday I was flying to San Diego and didn't have chance to update the blog. This evening I just got back from San Diego and I didn't want to let another Sunday go without some artwork, so here's the front cover of Zorro #17 (part of the third arc I am drawing). Hope you guys are preordering this new arc (the first issue, #15, should be out next month) because it's REALLY a very FUN arc - Matt really made it very entertaining to draw for me and to read for you all.

Order code of issue 17 is AUG09 0814.

Next SUnday: more Black Beetle!!! :)

Cheers,
Francesco

OOOOPS!!!

Hello Pulp friends :)

Sorry for the "CLICK HERE" button but when you see the pages (yep, double spread this week, baby! ;)) you will know why :)
Lemme know when you click on it ;)

Have a great Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2009 Francesco Francavilla.
BLACK BEETLE & COLT CITY created by, ™ and © 2009 Francesco Francavilla

Nikola Tesla

Inspired by the top logo of GOOGLE (which informed me today was Nikola's birthday), I decided to pay a tribute, in the old fashioned way, to the great Tesla, a figure that has defintiely all the cards to be included in any pulp story (fictional or real).
Loved what they did with him in "The Prestige" (played by the excellent David Bowie).

Happy Birthday, Nikola!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2009 Francesco Francavilla.

The Welcoming

Hello Pulp Friends,

John, one of the cool folks who commissioned me art at Heroes Con sent me the scan of the Mars Attacks! drawing I did for him at the show and I couldn't resist to dress those inks up a bit, especially considering the pulp nature of the subject ;)

Attached both the original sketch (well, the scan of it I received from John) and the final color version.
Hope you guys dig this little tribute to the classic Topps card set :)

Cheers,
Francesco

CHINK!

Hello Pulp friends :)

Things will get REALLY HOT next week: meanwhile hope you are enjoying the story (and this Holiday weekend) so far. :)

Have a great Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2009 Francesco Francavilla.
BLACK BEETLE & COLT CITY created by, ™ and © 2009 Francesco Francavilla

Let the action begin!

Hello Pulp friends :)

I know this is not "PULP" in the traditional way but it's definitely gonna be PULP in its themes (babes, bullets, and lots of bad guys). Plus this is what I have been working on in the last few months (the mini is almost completed - working on the last issue), so I hope you all will forgive me if I pimp it a little in here.

The big news is that there is finally (and officially) a preview of the GARRISON covers and artwork over at the Wildstorm Blog.
The great news is that I will be doing some signings at the WS booth during SDCC in a couple of weeks, and we will be giving away big size postcards with the above teaser poster I just did for teasing about the upcoming mini.
So, if you plan to attend SD, make sure to stop by and say hi (and for those who can't, I am going to save a few postcards ;))

Now head to the WS blog and lemme know what you think of GARRISON :)

Have a great 4th July everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2009 Francesco Francavilla.
GARRISON created by, ™ and © 2009 Jeff Mariotte & Francesco Francavilla - © 2009 Wildstorm - DC Comics

Pulpy Canada Day!!!

Happy CANADA Day to all the Canadian (and not Canadian) friends!!!
Of course I had to take inspiration from the 1942 version of Johnny Canuck :)

Have a great pulpy holiday!

Cheers,
Francesco

All images © 2009 Francesco Francavilla.