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Comics News! 12/18/06
Lots of news, so I hope you have 5 min of spare time to
read this ;)
Black Coat: A call to Arms
TPB on the shelves on Wed. December 20th!
For those who still don't know it, all four issues of The Black Coat: A Call to Arms,
including the sold-out first issue, have been collected into a trade
paperback and will be available in stores this Wed.
December 20th. So,
if any of you guys is still looking for a last minute
Xmas gift (to himself or to a friend/relative), here's a
cheap but classy choice :)
The book features, along with the first 4 issues, a
wonderful fully painted cover by Euan Mactavish over my
inks, and some extra content (check this link for some
previews
http://the-black-coat.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=199
) in its 104 pages with a retail price of $12.95.
Also available for pre-orders is:
Left on Mission #1 (Mosher -
Francavilla) - on the shelves in March 2007
Since it is solicited on the new Previews, I think
it's time to officially announce one of the project I
have been (and will be) working on lately.
I will be posting some interior art soon, but
for now here's the solicitation, the pre-order codes,
and the 2 beautiful variant covers by European artist
Steph Stamb. The mini is slated to be on the shelves in
March. I will keep you updated as more info comes in.
(from Previews)
Left on Mission #1 (of 5)
written by Chip Mosher
Drawn by Francesco Francavilla
$3.99, 32 pp, full color
Boom! Studios
JAN073469 /
JAN073470
A spy thriller in the vein of The Bourne Identity!
Former agent Eric Westfall has been called out of his
perfect suburban retirement, complete with wife and kid,
to recover an agent gone rogue.
He has to stop his target from auctioning a stolen
hard-drive, chock full of classified info, on the black
market for $50 million. His mission turn the target back
into a loyal agent for the government, or kill them.
But things get complicated when it's revealed that
Westfall has been called back to duty specifically
because he has history with his target romantic history.
Will he be able to take down Emma, his ex-lover?
Left on Mission is a monthly series for fans of gritty,
dark espionage thrillers like Casino Royale!
Sea of Red #13
on the shelves now!
This is
the third and final book of the acclaimed Image series
from Rick Remender I did the layouts for. It was a fun
ride and I will certainly miss the fellowship of the
blood, as I called the rich cast of this fantastic
series. Hopefully, one day, some of those guys will be
back ;)
Synopsis: THE SEA OF RED SAGA CONCLUDES!
In a story guaranteed to leave readers breathless,
Blackthroat is captured and Marco is under the
Sanguinan’s control, leaving little hope for the Black
Galleon’s surviving crew. To all things comes an end –
even for the immortal.
Story by Rick Remender & Kieron Dwyer, Art by
Francesco Francavilla & Paul Harmon.
BRIEFLY
Also on
the shelves you can find
The Cross Bronx #4,
Ivan Brandon's and Michael Avon Oeming's beautiful
supernatural crime mini. Get all the issues, if you
haven't already. This 4th book features a pinup I did
for Ivan and Mike to tribute their terrific work.
I have been working lately also on a 35 pages GN for a
Canadian publisher. I will give more details as soon I
can.
I have another 2 or 3 of things cooking, including the
second mini of The Black Coat,
so 2007 is shaping to be a very busy year for me.
Stay Tuned!
My sincerest wishes of Happy Holidays to you all and
your families and friends and may 2007 be a great year
for everyone :)
Francesco
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Convention News!
10/12/06
For those who live nearby and are planning to go, I will
be attending at the
Greenville Comicon on October 28th in SC. I have
been in SC for the FreeComicbookDay back
in May, appearing at Planet Comics' in
Anderson. In that occasion I got to know the beautiful
people of SC and the comicbook legend
Dave Cockrum.
I met him again at Heroes (NC) and it
seems I will have the pleasure to spend some more time
with him and his lovely wife in Greenville. Looking
forward to meet him again and meet some more fans.
See you there!
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Comics News!
10/12/06
Black Coat: A call to Arms
TPB available for pre-orders NOW!
For those who still don't know it, all four issues of The Black Coat: A Call to Arms,
including the sold-out first issue, are being collected into a trade paperback and will be
available in stores in December 2006. To make sure to get your own copy, you can pre-order
the book now at your local comicbookstore using the code
OCT06 3123
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The book will be 104 pages with a retail price of $12.95 and feature some new
extra content and a brand new wraparound cover: to see a step-by-step of the
development of the cover,
click here.
Also available for pre-orders is:
Fear Agent 11 (Remender -
Francavilla)
(from Previews)
story RICK REMENDER
art FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
cover TONY MOORE
An issue long "Tales of the Fear Agent" illustrated by legendary Italian illustrator FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA! A population of human flies pays Heath to protect them from a race of spiders slowly taking over their world. However, when Heath becomes impregnated with the spiders' eggs he becomes the planet's greatest threat.
32 PAGES FC NOVEMBER 22 $2.99 order code:
SEP06 1815
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No Dragon*Con
9/03/06
Let me apologize with those who went to the show and
didn't find me. I had some minor injury at the feet
followed by a a minor surgery this past Thursday so I
wasn't able to attend the show on Friday and Saturday.
Today I am feeling a bit better but I rather prefer to
not push it since the wounds are still healing. Sorry
guys, this whole incident wasn't planned at all.
Hopefully I will be able to be there next year for the
whole show :)
Next: The positive part is that being locked at
the desk I have been producing lots of (hopefully) good
stuff which I will be sharing soon, both on the
sequential projects I am working on and the fun/personal
projects.
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Convention News!
8/19/06
My first time at SDCC was as I thought it would
have been: just plain great! :) First of all, let me say
that the town itself is one of the most beautiful US
town I have been in 5 years, maybe because it reminded
me a bit of my beloved Italy :) I and Lisa went there a
couple of days earlier just to enjoy the place, and we
loved it! The show itself was as grand as I was
expecting: huge exposition floor, which was requiring a
30 min walk from side to side, longer when crowded with
100,000 and more visitors ;).The company was great: from
our friend
Senti
who kindly offered us room at his booth, to my dear
friend
Steve Gordon, who I finally met after 2
years of working together in the distance. It was great
to meet lot of Black Coat fans and friends from
different Forums where I usually post my works. It was
nice to meet other artists like Dan Brereton and
Bill
Sienkiewicz and chat
again with legends like Jim Steranko and Mike Mignola
(who wasn't that far from my table). Everything was
great and it was possible thanks to the precious help of
my lovely wife :) I am definitely thinking to go back
next year ;)
Next: I am on the guest list for
Dragon Con, the largest
Sci-fi & Fantasy show in America, which will be held in
Atlanta, GA from
Sept 1st to Sept 4th (check link on the logo for more
info and directions). I still don't know where I will be
exactly located on the floor (probably artist alley) but
keep an eye on this page for updates (hopefully soon).
If you are planning to attend, feel free to stop by and
say hi :)
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Comics News!
8/19/06
Black Coat: A call to Arms #4
has hit the shelves last week, right after discovering
we are officially sold out of issue 1! :) You may still
find a few copies of #1 floating around in some store or
online (speaking of which keep an eye on my store page
;)) but the first book can't be re-ordered anymore
because there aren't anymore copies in stock. Thanks
everyone for making this such a great journey.
Now that the series is complete, feel free to email me
with your feedback: I always love to hear from you
readers, since I pretty much work for you :)
Fear Agent #11 is pretty much done and off
to the colorist and letterist. I will make sure to keep
everyone updated on the release date, even if I hope you
guys are picking up this series regularly, because it's
really good. Meanwhile,
here is a sneak peek of some pages.
Finally, Sea of Red #12
(cover on the left) will be on the shelves this
month. I provided the layouts for Mr Paul Harmon who did
an awesome job as his usual.
Click here for
an exclusive look at the first
pages layouts.
I am
currently doing layouts for another Image book and more
is in the works, but I will tell you more in the next
update.
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Interview on
Newsarama.
7/18/06
For those who missed and are interested in it, Newsarama
(thanks to the good friend Aaron Weisbrod ) put up an
interview with me while I was in San Diego. Feel free to
check it out if you want to know more about current and
future projects.
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Convention News!
7/9/06
Heroes was a
blast: personally I didn't have a slow moment in all 3 days, not even on Sunday when
Cons are notoriously known to be a tad slow. Actually if it wasn't for my wife, who
was there helping me with the sales, I am not sure I could have handled everything
(selling and sketching at the same time). Besides the "commercial" side of the show
(Chiaroscuro was quite popular, along with the
Black Coat books and my convention
sketches), the fun was to meet so many fans and friends. There is much more to
tell about the whole 3 day show, but I have some
pages to finish so I am ending this quick report with a big thanks to my lovely wife
Lisa,
and to the friends and fans who helped to make this a wonderful experience
Next: SDCC. Yes, I
will be attending the San Diego
Con thanks to my friend
Senti,
who kindly made available part of his booth to me and my
long time friend
Steven E. Gordon, designer and director
of smash hits like X-Men: Evolution and
Ultimate Avengers. We will all be sharing
Booth 4609,
so make sure to stop by - there will be tons of goodies
to satisfy everyone's appetite ;) or simply stop by and
say hi - always good to know you guys :)
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Comics News!
7/9/06
Ok guys,
Black Coat: A call to Arms #4 is wrapped up and off to
the printer for a release date at the beginning of
August. Hope you all pre-ordered because it's going to
be a shocking issue ;)
I started to work on my full issue of Fear Agent (#11
for Image Comics). Pages are coming along nicely and I
will be sharing some sneak peek very soon, so stay tuned
;)
Fear Agent #11
Story by Rick Remender, Art by
Francesco Francavilla.
N.B. The image on the left is not the cover of
the book.
Click here for
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June 21st: Black
Coat #3 hits the shelves! 6/18/06
The third installment of the
mini The Black Coat: A Call to Arms will
be in your LCS on June 21st so make sure to grab a copy
because (as you can see from the cover) things are
getting hotter ;)
Synopsis: The Butcher is on a city wide-killing spree and Lt. Gen. Savidge is pinning the crimes on The Black Coat. Ursula has a plan to clear The Black Coat's good name, but will she become the Butcher's next victim instead?
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Black
Coat #4 available for pre-orders now!
6/18/06
The fourth and final chapter of the
mini The Black Coat: A Call to Arms is
available now for pre-orders through Diamond Previews
with order code JUN062855.
Make sure to pre-order it at your LCS so you are
not going to miss the incredible ending of this first
mini!
Synopsis: The Black Coat finally uncovers the secret behind The Butcher's depraved experiments and the evil organization that's funding them. But when a trap set for the crazed killer backfires, these mortal enemies clash in a duel to the death that brings the first series to an unforgettable conclusion.
Click here for a sneak peek of book
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Sea of Red #11
coming in June!
6/18/06
This is
the first of 3 books of the acclaimed Image series from
Rick Remender I did the layouts for. The 3 books are
actually the last 3 chapter of Sea of Red. I already
finished the layouts for issue 12 as well and currently
starting #13.
Synopsis: The world is in ruins: The Sanguinan Vampires have taken over. Marco, Blackthroat and crew return to their former masters at the sect’s home in Spain in hopes of killing the man responsible. A figure from the past returns and a crewmember must die that the others survive.
Story by Rick Remender & Kieron Dwyer, Art by
Francesco Francavilla & Paul Harmon.
Click here for a sneak peek
to some of the layouts for Sea of Red #11 |
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Below you'll find
the Shows
I will be attending this year.
In the news section on the left
I will be trying to give more
info about the location of my
booth/table. Hopefully I will
see you there: make sure
to stop by and say hi :)
Orlando, FL
February 16th – 18th, 2007
Indie Press - RED 17
Atlanta, GA
April 21-22, 2007
TBD
Planet
Comics
2704 N Main St
Anderson, SC
May 5, 2007
Charlotte, NC
June 15-17, 2007
TBD
TBD
TBD |
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