Francis Manapul
| Francis Manapul | |
|---|---|
 Manapul at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 10, 2010. | |
| Nationality | Filipino Canadian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Witchblade The Necromancer |
| http://www.francismanapul.com | |
Francis Manapul is a Filipino-Canadian comic book artist.
Career
Manapul is known for his work on Witchblade and The Necromancer for Top Cow, working on the former for three years, off and on, returning for the tenth anniversary issue in 2005.
He provided covers for various titles, most notably for some G.I. Joe comics from Devil's Due Publishing.
In 2007, he signed an exclusive contract to work with DC Comics.[1]
He also served as a guest judge in the fourth week round of Comic Book Idol, third season, sponsored by the Comic Book Resources.[2]
In 2008 Francis became the artist for DC's Legion of Superheroes with Jim Shooter as the writer. Francis co-created the character Gazelle with Shooter before leaving the title.
Recently, he was named to be the artist in DC's new Flash series written by Geoff Johns which stars Barry Allen in the lead role.
He's also one of the TV presenters on Beast Legends from Yap films, which currently airs Wednesday nights at 10pm EST on History Television Canada. It's set to premiere in the US September 9, Thursday at 10pm EST on SyFy.
Bibliography
DC Comics
- Legion of Superheroes (Vol. 5) #37-46, 48-49 (artist, with writer Jim Shooter, 2008–2009)
- Superman/Batman #60-61 (artist, with writers Michael Green and Mike Johnson, 2009)
- Superman Secret Files 2009 (artist, amongst others, with writer Geoff Johns, amongst others, 2009)
- Adventure Comics (Vol. 2) #0-3, 5-6 (artist, with writer Geoff Johns, 2009–2010)
- The Flash: Secret Files and Origins 2010 #1 (artist, with Scott Kolins, with writer Geoff Johns, 2010)
- The Flash (Vol. 3) #1-12 (artist, with writer Geoff Johns, 2010-2011)
Aspen
- Iron and the Maiden #1-4 (artist, with writer Jason Rubin, 2008)
Image
- Monster Fighters Inc.: The Ghosts of Christmas (artist, with writer J. Torres, 1999)
- Monster Fighters Inc.: The Black Book #1 (artist, with writer J. Torres, 2000)
- Witchblade #48, 54-57, 60, 62-65, 68-70, 72, 74-75 (artist, with writer David Wohl, 2001–2004)
- Darkness (Vol. 2) #21 (artist, with writer Brian Buccellato, 2005)
Top Cow
- Tomb Raider #15, 50 (artist, with writers Dan Jurgens and Dan Slott, 2001, 2005)
- Fear Effect: Retro Helix #1 (artist, with writers Frank Mastromauro and David Wohl, 2001)
- Magdalena/Vampirella #1 (artist, with writer Robert Kirkman, 2004)
- Necromancer #1-6 (artist, with writer Joshua Ortega, 2006)
Notes
- ^ WW Chicago: Francis Manapul in the Future - and on DC's Legion, Newsarama, August 10, 2007
- ^ Round 4: The Final Four, Comic Book Resources, February 29, 2008
References
External links
- Official website
- Current blog and old one
- Francis Manapul at DeviantArt
- Francis Manapul at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Interview with Legion of Substitute Podcasters
Reviews
- Review of Witchblade #54, #56, #57, #68 and #69, Comics Bulletin
- Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider #50, Comics Bulletin
- Review of Necromancer #1 and #2, Comics Bulletin