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.
Francesco Francavilla | |
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Born | Francesco Francavilla |
Nationality | Italian |
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 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]
Interior comic work includes: