Preview: THE SHADOW #5 Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Who Knows What Evil...?

Francesco Francavilla does, as this cover from #5 of Dynamite's new Shadow comic book shows!
Check out his blog entry about it HERE !

BTW, if you want more The Shadow stuff, have a look at...

The Shadow: the never-reprinted 1994 movie adaptation HERE!

The Shadow's never-reprinted Bronze Age adventures with The Batman and The Avenger HERE!

The Shadow's never-reprinted campy Silver Age adventures HERE!

Tribute to Jonathan Frid...the ORIGINAL Barnabas Collins!

Courtesy of the amazingly-talented Francesco Francavilla...

...a graphic tribute to the late Jonathan Frid, who embodied Dark Shadows' Barnabas Collins for two generations of fans, and who passed the torch to Johnny Depp in the new film opening next week.

Plus the cover for #11 of the new Dark Shadows comic book, also by Francesco...

Superb art, eh?

Francesco Francavilla's the Black Beetle Cometh...

Our old friend, Francesco Francavilla, has a new series out this week...

...with a decidedly retro-kool flair!

Note that the cover above is one of two for the anthology title Dark Horse Presents #11.

But, of course, we'd want the Black Beetle cover...

Flash Gordon #8 Cover Preview

There's no Flash Gordon like a "classic" Flash Gordon.

Have you noticed that all the attempts to "update" the character modify him so much as to be unrecognizable?

(Remember the Smallville-ized Sci-Fi, er, SyFy version? YUK!)
Thankfully, Dynamite's current series goes back to the basics, combining the best of Alex Raymond's (and successor Mac Raboy's) original strips with the movie serials, 1980 feature film, Filmation tv series, and Al Williamson's contributions in the '60s and '80s, to make a kool pastiche almost on the level of the Dini-Timm-McDuffie DC Animated universe.
Top it off with superb covers like this one for #8 by Francesco Francavilla, and it's a must-have package for high-adventure fans of all ages.
Sadly, this is Francisco's final Flash for the foreseeable future. (Say that five times fast!)
But, considering he's doing covers for The Shadow, The Spider, and other classic genre characters, I think I'll still be getting a hefty dose of Francavilla art every month!

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Flash Gordon #7 Cover Preview

There's no Flash Gordon like a "classic" Flash Gordon.

 Have you noticed that all the attempts to "update" the character modify him so much as to be unrecognizable?
(Remember the Smallville-ized Sci-Fi, er, SyFy version? YUK!)
Thankfully, Dynamite's current series goes back to the basics, combining the best of Alex Raymond's (and successor Mac Raboy's) original strips with the movie serials, 1980 feature film, Filmation tv series, and Al Williamson's contributions in the '60s and '80s, to make a kool pastiche almost on the level of the Dini-Timm-McDuffie DC Animated universe.
Top it off with superb covers like this one for #7 by Francesco Francavilla, and it's a must-have package for high-adventure fans of all ages.

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Preview: THE SPIDER #1 Alternate Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Francesco Francavilla continues to astound us with his renditions of classic pulp heroes...

...ash shown with this alternate cover for the new Spider series from Dynamite!

The look is based on the movie serial version of the character...

...not the original pulp look(s)...

...which is fine by me.

I liked the more distinctive costume from the serial. ;-)

Preview: THE SHADOW #1 Alternate Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Who Knows What Evil...?

Francesco Francavilla does, as this alternate cover from #1 of Dynamite's new Shadow comic book shows!
Check out his blog entry about it HERE!

The Coming of...The Black Beetle!

Now, that's kool!

Francesco Francavilla's new retro-style character, The Black Beetle, makes his print debut in Dark Horse Presents #11 this April!

It's on my pull list.

Add it to yours, now!

Flash Gordon #6 Cover Preview

There's no Flash Gordon like a "classic" Flash Gordon.

Have you ever noticed that all the attempts to "update" the character modify hm so much as to be unrecognizable?
(Remember the Smallville-ized Sci-Fi, er, SyFy version?)
Thankfully, Dynamite's current series goes back to the basics, combining the best of Alex Raymond's original with the movie serial, feature film, and Filmation tv series to make a kool pastiche almost on the level of the Dini-Timm-McDuffie DC Animated universe.
Top it off with superb covers like this one for #6 by Francesco Francavilla, and it's a must-have package for high-adventure fans of all ages.

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Flash Gordon #5 Cover Preview

Nifty cover for #5 of the new Flash Gordon comic from Dynamite by Francesco Francavilla featuring Nazi Zeppelins!
Retro Kool!

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Beware The Black Beetle!

It's kool to see a friend do well...

Francesco Francavilla, noted artist on everything from Black Panther to Green Hornet has added another colorful character to his resume, this time one of his own creations...Black Beetle!
The film noir/pulp-influenced Internet sensation will see print in a three-parter at Dark Horse Comics' anthology title Dark Horse Presents!
Congratulations, Francesco!

Flash Gordon #4 Cover Preview

Kool cover for #4 of the new Flash Gordon comic from Dynamite by Francesco Francavilla featuring Thun the Lion Man!
Modern, yet retro!

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This is NOT The Batman...

...though it is by an artist who works on Detective Comics...

It's the cover for Black Panther #529, out in February.

The current story arc is ending along with artist Francesco Francavilla's work on the title.

But he's moving on to the retro-themed Captain America & Bucky, as of #625, so don't despair!

Flash Gordon Double Feature!

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Absolutely magnificent covers of issues #2 (below) and #3 (above) for the new Flash Gordon comic from Dynamite by Francesco Francavilla.
Nice to see the comic also utilizing a rather obvious connection between Ming and the Nazis.
(You didn't think Hitler & company developed advanced tech like rockets and jets without help, did you?  ;-)  )

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Cover Preview: Dark Shadows #4

One last Halloween treat (no trick)...

...the moody cover for Dark Shadows #4, one of our favorite artists, Francesco Francavilla!
 (and the first issue comes out tomorrow! Pick it up!)

Btw, there was a series of Gold Key Comics, published from 1969-1976, and currently being reprinted in collected editions by Hermes Press...
Innovation Comics published a comic series based on the short-lived prime-time revival of the show in the early 1990s, some of which we re-presented on our blog, True Love Comics Tales™ here and here.

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Dark Shadows: the NEW Comic about the 1960s TV series!

With a NEW movie version starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins coming..

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...what better time to do a new comic book about Dark Shadows?

But, not the new movie version...they're doing the original 1960s tv series!

And who better to do the covers than one of our favorite Gothic-style artists, Francesco Francavilla?

TV’s original reluctant vampire, Barnabas Collins, laboring under his vampiric curse and haunted by dreams of his age-old lover and nemesis, Angelique, is one of the small screen’s most original horror creations.
The stories for the new comic book series pick up right where the narrative of the original ABC soaper left off in 1971, using the likenesses of the original actors.

There was a series of Gold Key Comics, published from 1969-1976, which is currently being reprinted in collected editions by Hermes Press...
Innovation Comics published a comic series based on the short-lived prime-time revival of the show in the early 1990s, some of which we will be re-presenting in October on our blog, True Love Comics Tales™.
The new series from Dynamite will be available in October!

Cover Preview: WARLORD OF MARS: Fall of Barsoom #5

Whether doing Western, Film Noir, or Space Opera-themed art, Francesco Francavilla consistently astounds and amazes with his ability to capture the "essence" of the subject!
For proof, just look up!
And he's one of those rare combination penciler/inker/colorists! (Do you realize how few of them there are?)

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Welcome Back, Flash Gordon! We Missed You!

Besides doing the alternate covers for each issue of the new Flash Gordon comic from Dynamite, Francesco Francavilla is also doing a wraparound cover inspired by the work of Al Williamson for the first issue.
If that's not enough to make you put this on your pull-list...
The year is 1934, a time of two-fisted swashbuckling, of fearsome threats and wild adventure -- and of ever-growing threats on the horizon. Three valiant humans -- Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov -- are plucked from the Earth, traveling to the distant planet Mongo. Their exploits are legendary, battling the machinations and terror schemes of the dreaded emperor Ming the Merciless, the All-Seeing Ruler of Mongo. But they did not fight alone...
And, it's only 32 pages for $1!!

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Cover Preview: WARLORD OF MARS: Fall of Barsoom #4

Whether doing Western, Film Noir, or Space Opera-themed art, Francesco Francavilla consistently astounds and amazes with his ability to capture the "essence" of the subject!
For proof, just look up!
And he's one of those rare combination penciler/inker/colorists! (Do you realize how few of them there are?)

Check out the Barsoomian artifacts at the

Collectibles Corner

Cover Preview: WARLORD OF MARS: Fall of Barsoom #3

One of my favorite cover AND interior artists is Francesco Francavilla, who works in a style conveying both current and classic (Pulp/Golden Age) influences with work that consistently makes me go WOW!
The above cover, one of the alternate covers for the new Dynamite Comics mini-series "Fall of Barsoom" #3, beautifully-evokes the "scientific romance" feel of the early pulps.

Here's #2...

...and #1!

and here's one he did just for the heck of it...