The Great Detective and The Devil

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Hello Pulp Friends,

   It's a Great Detective inspired Pulp Sunday with my most recent covers for the new Sherlock Holmes mini - THE LIVERPOOL DEMON - that started this last December.

   The book - published by Dynamite Ent. - is written by the fantastic - and Holmes veteran - Leah Moore & John Reppion, richly illustrated by Matt Triano with colors provided by Brennan Wagner, and letters by the talented Simon Bowland.

   Issue 2 will be in stores this month so I thought to give you a round up of the covers for issues 2, 3 and 4 and some quick synopsis (here as chapters) for each issue so you can add to your pull list: it's a great read!


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Chapter 2: The streets of Liverpool are abuzz with rumors of a demon known as Spring Heeled Jack loose in the city. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson visit the city Bridewell to examine the body of one of Jack's supposed victims but find the officer in change, Inspector Thornton, unimpressed by The Great Detective's reputation. Meanwhile, a collection of mysterious, eldritch Australian Aboriginal artifacts arrive at the William Brown Museum while, in the city's underworld, crime lord Mr. Drummond comes up with a novel solution to the problem of a lost dog.

Chapter 3: At William Brown Museum, Holmes and Watson examine the clawed remains of curator Christopher Connor and find themselves on the trail of a mysterious missing object. Inspector Thornton has to deal with the bloody aftermath of crime lord Drummond's somewhat unorthodox approach to dog fighting, while down at the docks a visit is paid to a vessel by the name of Matilda Briggs.


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Chapter 4: Drummond, now on the run, seeks shelter in Hitchcock's Menagerie, but how long will it be before Inspector Thornton tracks him down? The final piece of the puzzle falls into place for Holmes as he and Watson return to the scene of Tom Christian's murder. Yet the route they take is far from straight and perhaps more dangerous than even the Great Detective could imagine.

Have a wonderful PULP SUNDAY, everyone, and don't forget:
THE BLACK BEETLE NO WAY OUT #1 is coming out in stores this week! :D

Cheers,
Francesco

SHERLOCK HOLMES ~ The LIVERPOOL DEMON #1

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Hello Pulp Friends,

I am very excited to announce that a new Sherlock Holmes mini will be hitting the stores in December and that I will be providing the main covers for it.
I missed drawing the Great Detective since my cover run on Sherlock Holmes Year One last year.

Above is the cover for #1, out in December, and below is the Press Release from Dynamite :)

Cheers,
Francesco

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September 18th, 2012, Mt. Laurel, NJ – 
Leah Moore and John Reppion return to Sherlock Holmes after their acclaimed Sherlock Holmes: The Trial of Sherlock Holmes series.  Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon features dynamic pencils from Matt Triano and a fantastic cover by the winner of the 2012 Eisner-Award for Best Cover Artist, Francesco Francavilla!
In Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1, Sherlock Holmes is busy doing what he does best, solving a case of far-reaching international notoriety. It has landed him at the Port of Liverpool, a bustling hub of commerce both legitimate and illicit. As that chapter closes, ours begins. They head to Lime Street Station, to catch a fast steam locomotive home to London and Baker Street, when violent weather keeps The Great Detective and Watson in  Britain’s second city a while longer. Long enough to encounter a monster, discover the Liverpool underworld, and to become embroiled in one of his strangest cases yet.

“The year is 1888: the Great Detective and the ever dependable Dr. Watson find themselves in the bleak northern port city of Liverpool from whose still bustling docklands grim slave vessels once sailed,” says writers Leah Moore and John Reppion. “Violent gangs roam the streets and the city’s struggling police force are fighting a war against an all pervading criminal underworld. A strange creature is sighted high among the rooftops and soon dead bodies bearing strange wounds begin to mysteriously appear. Only Sherlock Holmes can cut to the heart of the mystery and expose the truth behind the spectre of The Liverpool Demon.”

“Moore and Reppion craft a sober, literate mystery in which historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven,” adds artist Matt Triano.  ”The Liverpool Demon is whimsical and horrific, an absolute pleasure.”
“We’ve been waiting to release this one for a bit and had to find the right artist to do justice to John and Leah’s work,” states Dynamite Editor Joe Rybandt. “They’ve put a tremendous amount of work into each and every Holmes series, culminating with the Liverpool Demon, enjoy!”

“Sherlock Holmes: The Trial of Sherlock Holmes is one of Dynamite’s most acclaimed series,” adds Dynamite President Nick Barrucci.  “It is a pleasure to have Leah and John back aboard for more mystery and intrigue with Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon!”

Sherlock Holmes Year One #6 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

For today's installment of COVER WEEK, here's my final cover for the Sherlock Holmes Year One mini. I am gonna miss drawing the Greatest Detective of all times, at least in the near future.
I hope you guys are picking up this book becuase it's a really entertaining read, Scott Beatty is doing it right :)

Covers by Francesco Francavilla, Aaron Campbell, Daniel Indro
Writer: Scott Beatty
Penciller/Inker: Daniel Indro

Captured by the Twelve Caesars Killer, Holmes, his reluctant partner Dr. John Watson, and the fetching Irene Adler fight to free themselves before the maniacal murderer completes his deadly dozen! But when the madman's identity is finally revealed, the greater horror may be what the Killer intends to accomplish with his terrible infamy! Will London survive?

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sherlock Holmes Year One #5 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

I can finally reveal my cover for the issue 5 of Sherlock Holmes Year One.
Hope you guys enjoy it :)

I also hope you guys picked up Detective Comics #874 this past Wed: it's the first of 2 issues written by mastermind Scott Snyder and entirely illustrated by me and both focus on Gordon and his "prodigal" son James Jr.
Critics and fans seem to LOVE it, so if you haven't picked up yet, please do so: it really is a good read :)
Also I will be at ECCC this next weekend: details coming soon, but if you are attending, pls feel free to stop by and say hi :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Sherlock Holmes Year One #3 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

As part of this Pulpy Xmas Week - and partially inspired by my working on another Sherlock Holmes cover today and having the heater out of service at the same time - here's my cover for Dynamite's SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #3, solicited in January Previews.
Hope you guys enjoy it and make sure to tune in tomorrow for a full Xmas tale illustrated :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Sherlock Holmes Year One #2 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

Here's my cover for Dynamite's SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #2, currently in December Previews.
Hope you guys enjoy it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Sherlock Holmes Year One #1 Cover

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Hello Pulp Friends,

2011 will have some new sweet covers from yours truly :)

One of the title I was lucky to be asked to provide main covers for is Dynamite's SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE. I have read the first 2 scripts and - trust me - it's a book you wanna put on your pull list.
For this title I decided to try a different approach, more like a tribute to the classic Holmes dime novel covers.
Here's the first one: please let me know if you dig the direction here :)

About the other covers I am doing... well, we will talk about them when I am allowed ;)
Meanwhile come back all week since this is gonna be COVER WEEK! :)

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Holmes: The Clockwork Murders

Hello Pulp Friends,

while waiting for the big Black Beetle KARA BOCEK return next week, I hope you guys enjoy this Sherlock Holmes cover I finally had time to put together (based on the belkow commission I did before ECCC).
As usual, click on the images for larger view.

Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco




Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla

Holmes: A Study In Sepia

Hello Pulp Friends,

today I am sharing a little tribute to the Great Detective, based off this (below) pencil sketch I did during the holidays while visiting the in-laws.


I decided to bring it to the inkwash stage and start to build the studio around him. Finally added some digital colors to get the final result you can see on top.
Stay tuned in the next days for more Holmes and Mignola's Baltimore :)

Cheers,
Francesco




Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla