Francesco Francavilla is an

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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),

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'' series, and his recent run on ''

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and Jock.

Career

Francesco Francavilla made his professional comics debut in the Italian

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''. 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. His cover work is particularly noteworthy, he won an Eisner for it in 2012. He has worked as an interior artist for both

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('' Black Panther: The Man without Fear'', '' Captain America and Bucky'', '' Hawkeye'') and

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'' for ''The Black Mirror'' story arc, which won the 2012 Eisner for best ongoing series). 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

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. This series has already had wide critical acclaim and has been made an ongoing series as a part of Dark Horse Comics' superhero push.

Bibliography

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'' (with Adam Cogan and Ben Lichius, Ape Entertainment): ** ''A Call to Arms'' #1-4 (2006) ** ''Or Give Me Death'' #1 (of 4) (2007) *''

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, 2006) *'' 24Seven Volume 2'': "Confession" (script and art,

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, Image, 2007) *''

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, 2007) *'' Sorrow'' #1-4 (with Rick Remender and

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, 2009) *'' Green Hornet: Year One'' #1-6 (colors on Aaron Campbell, written by Matt Wagner, Dynamite, 2010) *''

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): ** "Invasion" (in ''Volume 1'', 2018) ** "The Last Confession" (in ''Volume 2'', 2019)

Covers only

Awards

*2012: Won "Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award *2012: Won "Best Cover Artist"

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*2016: Nominated "All-in-One Award"

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Notes

References

External links

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Pulp SundayThe Art of Francesco FrancavillaComic-Twart: Francesco Francavilla
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