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Francesco Francavilla

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Nationality
  
Italian

Name
  
Francesco Francavilla

Role
  
Comic book artist


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Area(s)
  
Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Letterer, Colourist

Notable works
  
The Black BeetleThe Black CoatZorroDetective ComicsBlack Panther

Books
  
Hawkeye, Vol. 4: Rio Bravo

Nominations
  
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics

Similar People
  
Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire, Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Aaron, Becky Cloonan

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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.

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Career

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Francesco Francavilla made his professional comics debut in the Italian comics anthology Amazing Comics in 2006.

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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.

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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). 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 and has been made an ongoing series as a part of Dark Horse Comics' superhero push.

Awards

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  • 2012: Won "Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award
  • 2012: Won "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award
  • 2016: Nominated "All-in-One Award" Inkwell Awards

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    References

    Francesco Francavilla Wikipedia