Francis Manapul (born August 26, 1979) is a Filipino Canadian comic book artist and

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Career

Manapul is known for his work on ''

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'' and '' The Necromancer'' for

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, working on the former for three years, off and on, returning for the tenth anniversary issue in 2005. He has provided covers for various titles, most notably for some ''G.I. Joe'' comics from

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. In 2007, he signed an exclusive contract to work with

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. Manapul served as a guest judge in the fourth week round of the third season of

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, a comic book art competition sponsored by

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. In 2008 Francis became the artist for DC's

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with

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as the writer. Francis co-created the character

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with Shooter before leaving the title. In January 2010,

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named Manapul one of ten creators to watch for the coming year. In 2009, he was named to be the artist in DC's new ''

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'' series written by

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which stars Barry Allen in the lead role. He was also one of the TV presenters on ''

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'' from Yap films, which currently airs Wednesday nights at 10pm EST on History Television Canada. Its premiere in the US was on September 9, Thursday at 10pm EST on

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. In 2011 Manapul was awarded the

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for Outstanding Artist and the All-in-One Award (Favorite artist known for almost-exclusively inking his/her own interior comic book pencil work and rarely the work of others in '10) from the

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. That May, DC Comics announced a massive revamp and relaunch of their entire superhero line, as part of this Francis was named writer/artist on the Flash, with his longtime colorist/collaborator, Brian Buccellato co-writing with him. In April 2014, Manapul and Buccellato moved from ''The Flash'' to ''

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''. That August, Manapul created Batman poster for New York Comic Con. In 2016, Manapul became the writer and artist for the

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comic book series ''

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''.

Bibliography

Interior work

*''Love in Tights'' #1 (with

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, 1998) *''Monster Fighters, Inc.'' (with J. Torres,

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): **''The Ghosts of Christmas'' ( one-shot, 1999) **''The Black Book'' (one-shot, 2000) *'' Fear Effect: Retro Helix'' (with Frank Mastromauro and David Wohl, one-shot,

, 2001) *''

'' (Top Cow): ** "XLVIII" (with Paul Jenkins, in #48, 2001) **'' Witchblade/Lady Death'' (with David Wohl and

Joel Gomez Joel Gomez is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as WildStorm Productions' '' Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs''. Career Gomez started his career at Top Cow, working on books such as '' Witchblade'' and '' The Darkness''. A ...

, one-shot, 2001) ** "LIII" (with Paul Jenkins, David Wohl and Brian Ching, in #53, 2002) ** "The Return of Tora No Shi" (with David Wohl and Joel Gomez, in #54-57, 2002) ** "Endgame, Part Two" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez and

Eric Basaldua Eric Basaldua (born August 26, 1980, and sometimes credited as Ebas) is an American comic book artist Career Basaldua started his career at Top Cow studios working directly under its founder, Marc Silvestri, starting with backgrounds for him. ...

, in #60, 2002) ** "LXII-LXV" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez, Mike Choi and Romano Molenaar, in #62-65, 2003) ** "Road Trip" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez and Mike Choi, in #68-69, 2003) ** "Death Pool" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez, Mike Choi and

David Nakayama David Nakayama (born August 15, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American concept artist and comic book artist, currently working in the video game field and as cover artist Career David Nakayama's first professional comics work was published ...

, in #70 & 72-75, 2003–2004) ** "10th Anniversary" (with

Ron Marz Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', '' DC vs. Marvel'', '' Green Lantern'', '' Silver Surfer'', and '' Witchblade''. Career Marz is known for his work on '' ...

and various artists, in #92, 2005) *'' Tomb Raider: The Series'' (Top Cow): ** "Without Limit" (with

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...

, in #15, 2001) ** "Alpha Omega" (with

Dan Slott Dan Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer'', '' The Superior Spider-Man'', '' Tony Stark: Iron Man'', ''Th ...

, in #50, 2005) *'' Image Comics FCBD'' '04: "First Strike" (with Robert Place Napton, Image, 2004) *'' Magdalena/

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'' (with Robert Kirkman, one-shot, Top Cow, 2004) *'' The Darkness'' #21: "The Reckoning" (with Brian Buccelato, Top Cow, 2005) *''Necromancer'' #1-6 (with

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, Top Cow, 2006) *''

The Iron Saint ''The Iron Saint'', originally known as ''Iron and the Maiden'', is Aspen Comics' first creator-owned comic book. It was created by Jason Rubin, co-founder of Naughty Dog, the key creative force behind ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Jak and Daxter''. ...

'' (with

Jason Rubin Jason Rubin (born 1970) is an American video game director, writer, and comic book creator. He is best known for the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Jak and Daxter'' series of games which were produced by Naughty Dog, the game development studio he c ...

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): **''Iron and the Maiden'' #0-4 (with Joel Gomez, 2007) **''Iron and the Maiden: Brutes, Bims and the City'' (with various artists, one-shot, 2008) *''Sept Guerrières (7 Warriors)'' (with Michaël Le Galli,

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, Delcourt, 2008) *''

'' (Vol. 5) #37-46, 48-49 (2008–2009) *''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' #0-3, 5-6 (with

, DC Comics, 2009–2010) *''

Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...

'' #60-61 (2009), #75 (2010) *''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' (Vol. 3) #1-6, 9-10, 12 (2010–2011) *''

'' (Vol. 4) #1-25 (writer/artist, with Brian Buccellato, 2011–2013) *''

'' (Vol. 2) #30-34, 37-44 (writer/artist, with Brian Buccellato, DC Comics, 2014-2015) *''Flash Special Edition'' #1 (2014) *''Batman and Robin Eternal'' #5 (2015) *''Justice League'' (Vol. 2) #45-46 (2015) *''

'' (Vol. 2) #1-2 (2016), #5-6 (2017), #9-11 (2017) *''Batman: The Merciless'' #1 (2017) *''Justice League: No Justice'' #1-4 (2018) *''Justice League'' (Vol. 4) #10-11 (2018), #22 (2019) *''Aquaman/Justice League Drowned Earth'' #1 (2018)

Cover work

Aspen MLT

*'' Soulfire: Chaos Reign'' #2 (

, 2006) *''Aspen Showcase: Benoist'' #1 (Aspen, 2008) *''Executive Assistant Iris'' #2 (Aspen, 2009) *'' Soulfire'' #2 (Aspen, 2010)

DC Comics

*''

'' #47, 50 (2008–2009) *''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' #32 (2009) *''

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'' #1-5 (2009) *''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' (Vol. 4) #45 (variant cover) (2009) *'' Blackest Night: The Flash'' #1-3 (variant covers) (2009-2010) *''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt pol ...

'' (Vol. 2) #1-3 (2009–2010) *''

Justice League of America The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'' (Vol. 2) #46 (variant cover) (2010), #49 (variant cover) (2010) *''

'' #4 (2010) *''

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

'' (Vol. 4) #5 (variant cover) (2011) *''

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'' is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday pe ...

'' (Vol. 3) #5 (2011) *''

'' (Vol. 3) #7, #11 (2011) *'' Flashpoint: Grodd of War'' #1 (2011) *'' Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost'' #1-3 (2011) *''

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residin ...

'' (Vol. 2) #62 (variant cover) (2011) *''

'' (Vol. 5) #4 (variant cover) (2012) *''Sword of Sorcery Featuring Amethyst'' (Vol. 2) #2 (variant cover) (2012) *''Superman Unchained'' #5 (Superman 75th Anniversary 1930s variant cover) (2013) *''Flash Season Zero'' #1 (variant cover) (2014) *''Lobo'' (Vol. 3) #3 (variant cover) (2014) *''Superman'' (Vol. 4) #36 (variant cover) (2014) *''Superman/Wonder Woman'' #16 (variant cover) (2015) *''Justice League of America'' (Vol. 4) #2 (variant cover) (2015) *''Aquaman'' (Vol. 5) #44 (variant cover) (2015) *''Convergence'' #4 (variant cover) (2015) *''Multiversity'' #2 (variant cover) (2015) *''Batman/Superman'' #25 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War Superman'' #1 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War Lex Luthor'' #1 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War Flash'' #1 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War SHAZAM'' #1 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War Batman'' #1 (2015) *''Justice League: The Darkseid War Green Lantern'' #1 (2015) *''Batgirl'' (Vol. 5) #1-12 (variant covers) (2016-2017), #34-36 (2019) *''Superman: American Alien'' #5 (variant cover) (2016) *''Scooby Apocalypse'' #5 (variant cover) (2016) *''Flash Omnibus By Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato'' (new cover) (2016) *''Kamandi Challenge'' #10 (2017) *''Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps'' #33-36 (2017-2018) *''Action Comics'' (Vol. 3) #992 (2017), #993-994 (variant covers) (2017), #1001-1006 (variant covers) (2018-2019), #1009-1011 (2019) *''Teen Titans'' (Vol. 6) #15 (2017) *''Super Sons'' #11 (2017) *''Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth'' #1 (variant cover) (2018) *''Flash Starting Line DC Essential Edition'' (new cover) (2018) *''Titans'' (Vol. 3) #36 (variant cover) (2019) *''Green Arrow'' (Vol. 7) #49 (variant cover) (2019) *''Justice League'' (Vol. 4) #18 (2019), #26 (2019) *''Flash'' (Vol. 5) #75 (Year of the Villain variant cover) (2019)

Devil's Due Publishing

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G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

'' #16 ( Devil's Due, 2003) *'' G.I. Joe: Reborn'' #1 (Devil's Due, 2004) *'' G.I. Joe Declassified'' #1-3 (Devil's Due, 2006) *'' G.I. Joe Dreadnoks: Declassified'' #1-3 (Devil's Due, 2006–2007) *'' G.I. Joe Special Missions: Antarctica'' #1 (Devil's Due, 2006)

Image Comics

*''

'' #43, 55-56, 61, 62-65, 68-70, 73, 84 (

, 2000–2005) *'' The Darkness'' #2 (Top Cow, 2003) * ''

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince Ada ...

'' (Vol. 3) #2 (variant cover) (2002) * '' G.I. Joe: Frontline'' #9-14 (2003) *'' Pilot Season: The Necromancer'' #1 (Top Cow, 2007) * Sons Of The Devil #5 (variant cover) (2015)

Writer

DC Comics

* ''Detective Comics: Futures End #1 (2014)'' * ''Justice League: The Darkseid War Superman'' #1 (2015) * ''Justice League: The Darkseid War Lex Luthor'' #1 (2015) * ''Trinity'' (Vol. 2) #1-6 (2016-2017), #9-11 (2017)

Notes

References

* *Kousemaker, Kees
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Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

External links

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Reviews

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