Francesco Francavilla

Italian comic book artist
Francesco Francavilla
Francavilla at Special Edition NYC
BornFrancesco Francavilla
NationalityItalian
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Letterer, Colourist
Notable works
Zorro
Detective Comics
Black Panther
The Black Beetle
Afterlife with Archie
Awards"Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award 2012
"Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award 2012
http://www.francescofrancavilla.com
http://francesco-francavilla.blogspot.com/
pulpsunday.blogspot.com
http://theblackbeetle.blogspot.com

Francesco Francavilla is an Italian comic book artist known for his creator-owned series The Black Beetle and pulp-inspired comic covers. Other notable works include The Black Coat (which he co-created), Dynamite's Zorro series, and his recent run on Detective Comics with Scott Snyder and Jock.

Career

Francesco Francavilla made his professional comics debut in the Italian comics anthology Amazing Comics.[1]

Within the industry he has become known for his pulp and retro-inspired style. He runs a blog, Pulp Sunday, dedicated to this kind of work.[2] His cover work is particularly noteworthy, he won an Eisner for it in 2012.[3]

He has worked as an interior artist for both Marvel Comics (Black Panther: The Man without Fear, Captain America and Bucky, Hawkeye) and DC Comics (Detective Comics for The Black Mirror story arc, which won the 2012 Eisner for best ongoing series).[4] Most recently he has been focusing on The Black Beetle, a series he originally created for his Pulp Sunday blog, which is now being published by Dark Horse Comics. This series has already had wide critical acclaim[5] and has been made an ongoing series as a part of Dark Horse Comics' superhero push.[6]

Nowadays, he is the featured visual artist in today's issue of The New York Times Magazine, his artwork is now moving into the non-fiction realm.[7]

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

  • The Black Coat (with Adam Cogan and Ben Lichius, Ape Entertainment):
    • A Call to Arms #1-4 (2006)
    • Or Give Me Death #1 (of 4) (2007)
  • Sea of Red #11-13 (layouts for Paul Harmon, written by Rick Remender, Image, 2006)
  • 24Seven Volume 2: "Confession" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2007)
  • Fear Agent #11: "Along Come a Spider" (with Rick Remender, Image, 2007)
  • Left on Mission #1-5 (with Chip Mosher, Boom! Studios, 2007)
  • Sorrow #1-4 (with Rick Remender and Seth Peck, Image, 2007–2008)
  • Zorro vol. 6 #1-8, 15-20 (with Matt Wagner, Dynamite, 2008–2010)
  • Tales of the Starlight Drive-in: "1966" and "1972" (with Michael San Giacomo, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2008)
  • The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta: Dracula Meets the Wolfman (with Steve Niles, one-shot, Image, 2009)
  • Scalped #27: "High Lonesome, Part Three: The Ballad of Baylis Earl Nitz" (with Jason Aaron, Vertigo, 2009)
  • Green Hornet: Year One #1-6 (colors on Aaron Campbell, written by Matt Wagner, Dynamite, 2010)
  • Garrison #1-6 (with Jeff Mariotte, Wildstorm, 2010)
  • Detective Comics (DC Comics):
    • "Skeleton Cases" (with Scott Snyder, in vol. 1 #871-872, 874-875 and 879, 2011)
    • "The Face in the Glass" (with Scott Snyder and Jock, in vol. 1 #881, 2011)
    • "Rain" (script and art, in vol. 2 #27, 2011)
  • Black Panther (with David Liss, Marvel):
  • Captain America (Marvel):
  • Outlaw Territory Volume 2: "Lullaby" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2011)
  • The Black Beetle (script and art, Dark Horse):
    • Dark Horse Presents (anthology):
      • "The Night Shift" (in vol. 2 #11-13, 2012)
      • "Kara Böcek" (in vol. 3 #28-32, 2016–2017)
    • No Way Out #1-4 (2013)
    • Necrologue #1-5 (announced for 2013; unreleased)[8][9]
  • Swamp Thing vol. 5 #10: "Arcane's Lullaby" (with Scott Snyder, DC Comics, 2012)
  • Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5: "Dark Agnes" (with Paul Tobin, anthology, Dark Horse, 2012)
  • Hawkeye vol. 4 #10, 12 (with Matt Fraction, Marvel, 2013)
  • Batwoman #21: "Interlude III" (with Haden Blackman and J. H. Williams III, DC Comics, 2013)
  • Afterlife with Archie #1-10 (with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Archie Comics, 2013–2016)
  • American Vampire Anthology #1: "The Producers" (script and art, Vertigo, 2013)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #8-9: "Infinity" (with Brian Michael Bendis, Marvel, 2013–2014)
  • Vertigo Quarterly: CMYK #4 "The Dying of the Light" (script and art, anthology, Vertigo, 2015)
  • The Shadow #100: "The Laughing Corpse" (script and art, co-feature, Dynamite, 2015)
  • Moon Knight vol. 6 #5-9 (with Jeff Lemire, Greg Smallwood, Wilfredo Torres and James Stokoe, Marvel, 2016–2017)
  • All-Star Batman #6-9: "The Cursed Wheel, Act Two" (with Scott Snyder, co-feature, DC Comics, 2017)
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit: The Corpse Makers #1-5 (script and art, Dynamite, 2017–2018)
  • DC Holiday Special 2017: "Going Down Easy" (with Tom King, anthology, DC Comics, 2018)
  • Hungry Ghosts #4: "The Cow Head" (with Anthony Bourdain, anthology, Berger Books, 2018)
  • Shock (script and art, anthology graphic novel, Aftershock):
    • "Invasion" (in Volume 1, 2018)
    • "The Last Confession" (in Volume 2, 2019)

Covers only

Awards

  • 2012: Won "Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award[12][13]
  • 2012: Won "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award[14]
  • 2016: Nominated "All-in-One Award" Inkwell Awards[15]

Notes

  1. ^ Hooper, Terry (2006). "Wearing the Black Coat: Francesco Francavilla". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 19, 2006.
  2. ^ Francavilla, Francesco. "Pulp Sunday". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-present". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-present". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. ^ Francavilla, Francesco. ""The Black Beetle: No Way Out #1" is a Smash Hit!". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. ^ Khouri, Andy. "Dark Horse Superheroes: New Ongoings, Pulp Revivals and DC Refugees". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  7. ^ Bunce, C.J. (2018-05-06). "Francesco Francavilla–Looking for the work of your favorite comic artist in new places". borg. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  8. ^ Glendening, Daniel (July 17, 2013). "SDCC EXCLUSIVE: Bodies Fall in Francavilla's "Black Beetle: Necrologue"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "Black Beetle: Necrologue". Atomic Avenue.
  10. ^ Also used as cover for chapters 75 and 76.
  11. ^ Also used as cover for chapters 27-30 as well as print edition of Sensation Comics #10.
  12. ^ Morris, Steve (May 25, 2012). "The Final Eagle Awards have Landed". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  13. ^ Spurgeon, Tom (May 25, 2012). "Your 2012 Eagle Awards Winners". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  14. ^ Francavilla, Francesco. "EISNER, The Black Beetle, & Creature From The Black Lagoon!". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  15. ^ Inkwell Awards 2016 Winners

References

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  • Official website
  • Francesco Francavilla at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  • Pulp Sunday
  • The Art of Francesco Francavilla
  • Comic-Twart: Francesco Francavilla
  • An Audio Interview with Francesco Francavilla, Word Balloon, May 25, 2011
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