Francavilla Takes on the Swamp Thing

I was excited to hear that Francesco Francavilla (Detective Comics and Black Panther) would be joining Scott Snyder from time to time on Swamp Thing after it launches this September. Yanick Paquette (Batman, Incorporated) is the regular series artist, but it will be great to see Snyder and Francavilla on a book again because they've made some serious magic together on Detective.

It looks as though Francavilla is getting his pencils warmed up with his haunting take on the classic leafy character on his blog, Pulp Sunday. The artist has become one of my favorites working today. Every writer should working with Francavilla should ensure there's at least one or two double-page spreads into their stories just to let the artist go to town.

Francesco Francavilla Takes on Superman

I usually check in with Comic Twart a few times a week. First to see what subject the contributing artists are going to tackle and then, periodically, to see what they come up with. This week see interpretations of the Man of Steel and it is going to be difficult to top Francesco Francavilla's homage to one of Superman's most well known catchphrases.

Look! Up in the sky...

A thing of pure beauty.

Comic Twart: A Comic Artist Jam Session

This evening, after a marathon reading session, I came across a wonderfully diverting blog called Comic Twart (TWitter ARTists I believe).  I enjoy seeing work from artists when they take a stab at characters that we don't typically get to see them draw or create pieces that don't fit a comic book format.

The site boasts contributions from artists such as Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger), Ron Salas (Existence 2.0), Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later), Mitch Breitweiser (Captain America: Patriot) and more.  The artists have taken on versions of Nick Fury, Archie, Man-Thing, Captain Marvel, Popeye, the Italian Spider-Man (hilarious!) and many, many more stunning illustrations.

Above is Francesco Francavilla's take on a Marvel What If?: What if the Avengers were Earth's First Heroes?  Below is Evan Shaner's Italian Spider-Man, which is as hilariously dated as the spoof video that inspired it (you can find it on YouTube).

If you want to enjoy comic book artists doing what they clearly love to do, check out Comic Twart:
http://www.comictwart.com/