JOE KUBERT by Francesco Francavilla

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We are dedicating some time to honor and tribute 2 great Masters of Comics and Illustration who have left us in this past couple of weeks: JOE KUBERT and SERGIO TOPPI.
I can't even come close to say how much these two artists have influenced the way I draw, the way I ink, and the way I compose a page or a panel. For that, I will forever be in their debt.

Here's my tribute to Joe.
Planning to do one for Sergio soon.

For more about Joe's incredible body of work and legacy:
~ Kubert School
~ Wikipedia Page

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

JEAN "MOEBIUS" GIRAUD by Francesco Francavilla

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I will miss you, Gir. Thank you so much for all the magic and inspiration.

Au revoir,
Francesco

SILVER SURFER by Francesco Francavilla

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I missed drawing this guy since my minimalist take a long ago for this very blog. Thank you, Mitch, for giving me chance to draw him again.

Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

SPACE by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, Chris!!! :D

When I hear the word SPACE the first thing that comes to mind is SPACE:1999, a show I used to watch when I was a kid and toally LOVED it :)
Starring Martin Landau, I didn't miss one episode of the saga of these guys stranded on the Moon which - kicked out by its orbit around the Earth - is now fluctuating in the deep space. Plus: EAGLES! (the ships, not the band ;))
Good, good stuff :)

Anyhow, decided to do my tribute in the same vintage sci-fi magazine style I did Jeff Hawke and Dan Dare previously. Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

CONDORMAN by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, Ramon!!! :D

The feather costume was so campy that I decided to challange myself and try to make it look cool. Hope I succeded but you decide :)

HAve a wonderful Holiday, Xmas, and Happy New Year everyone :D

Cheers,
Francesco

(more) JUDGE DREDD by Francesco Francavilla

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As promised, here's something fresh (pencils and final art), from the oven done for this week's topic.
I wish I had more time to draw more Dredd - just such a fun character to play with :)

Hope you guys dig it.

Cheers,
Francesco

JUDGE DREDD by Francesco Francavilla

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AWESOME (and quite honestly overdue ;)) pick, Dan!!! :D

To start, here's IT'S THE LAW! starring Judge Dredd punching Mean Machine. :)
Stay tuned - will do another one soon - HUGE fan of Judge Dredd here and have been reading his adventures with 2000AD since I was a teenager.

Cheers,
Francesco

USAGI YOJIMBO ~ VAMPIRES by Francesco Francavilla

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Many thanks to Dave Johnson and Andy Kuhn for picking such cool subjects this past 2 weeks.

Since I was a little behind on Twarts, I thought to kill two birds with a stone ;)

What if, somewhere in a basement, someone finds this reel of an old japanese horror movie... :D

Cheers,
Francesco

CHEL by Francesco Francavilla

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Let's leave it to Mike Hawthorne to always bring the ladies (and some fresh air) to the Twart: God bless him for that :)

Here's my take on CHEL, just a quick warm-up before I dig into work.
Hope you guys like it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

DAMIAN WAYNE by Francesco Francavilla

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Click on the image.
That's all I have to say :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

GROO THE WANDERER by Francesco Francavilla

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A quick tribute to Sergio Aragones' iconic creation :)
Thanks, Tom, for picking such a fun subject for this week.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

THE LIVING DEAD by Francesco Francavilla

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Crazy busy week, but I had to twart some zombie action for here: after all I choose the topic for this week ;)

Hope you dig it and wish you all a happy and safe Halloween :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

THE PUNISHER by Francesco Francavilla

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Had some time to kill while waiting on layouts approval so...
Here's my tribute to The Punisher, def one of the characters I would LOVE to draw at somepoint, if MARVEL let me :D

Click on the image above for the reveal and I hope you dig the Italian poster approach: when the hunter becomes the prey...

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

HACK SLASH by Francesco Francavilla

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Gawd, I missed this blog.

Not many know this but I did a cover for Tim Seeley's Hack/Slash (for #32) right before he (rightly so) moved his creator-owned book over at Image. The issue came out but was kinda "lost in transition".

Well, click on the image above (if you dare) and you'll see this "rare" cover art :)
Hope you dig it :)

Now I need to find time to go back and twart all the past subjects I missed...

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

A GENE COLAN TRIBUTE by Francesco Francavilla

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Pencils by Gene ColanInks & Colors by me.

I wish I had time to ink that whole pencil sketch of Dracula Gene did a few years ago and that has beeen inked by many fellow artists in recent times, but I am buried in deadlines and I hope this is enough to pay respect to one of the greatest artists we had and who just left us last week.

You will be greatly missed, Gene.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

WEAPON X by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, Dan!
Hope you, and everyone else, enjoy my little tribute to the topic (it was too fun to draw).
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Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

THE PRINCESS BRIDE by Francesco Francavilla

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Running a little late on these, but I hope you enjoy it nevertheless: it was FUN to draw :) (I miss drawing black masked swordsm = I miss drawing Zorro)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

WOLFMAN by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, Andy!! You know I LOVE me some good old horror monster movies :)

Superbusy lately with a tons of books to draw but I couldn't pass on one of my favorite characters: the WOLFMAN! :)
Hope you guys dig the movie poster (click on the image above for the reveal)

Cheers,
Francesco

"THE WOLFMAN'S CLAWS" & Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

PANDA by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, Mike!! I've been fan of this book since it came out many years ago :)

I am a little late tot he party, but here's my offering: click ont he image for larger view & I hope you guys dig it. :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIGHTING AVENGER by Francesco Francavilla

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Great pick, M!tch! :)

I am little late on last week's topic because I went to visit family (overdue trip) and been away from "work" for a few days. Apparently - due to some recent news - this is good timing anyway to show some Cap America action :)

Inspired by a drawing I did a few years ago (WW2 Cap getting ready to parachute) I decided to do this little tale I hope you guys are going to enjoy :)
Hopefully I will find some spare time int he future to add a few more pages to this (good luck to me ;))

Cheers,
Francesco

Story & Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla