Francis Manapul
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Awards | Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist (2011) Inkwell Award for The All-in-One Award (2011) |
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Francis Manapul (born August 26, 1979) is a Canadian
Career
Manapul is known for his work on
In 2007, he signed an exclusive contract to work with DC Comics.[dead link][1] Manapul served as a guest judge in the fourth week round of the third season of
In 2008 Francis became the artist for DC's
He was also one of the TV presenters on
In 2011 Manapul was awarded the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist[4] and the All-in-One Award (Favorite artist known for almost-exclusively inking his/her own interior comic book pencil work and rarely the work of others in '10) from the Inkwell Awards. That May, DC Comics announced a massive revamp and relaunch of their entire superhero line, as part of this Francis was named writer/artist on the Flash, with his longtime colorist/collaborator, Brian Buccellato co-writing with him.[5]
In April 2014, Manapul and Buccellato moved from The Flash to Detective Comics.[6] That August, Manapul created Batman poster for New York Comic Con.[7] In 2016, Manapul became the writer and artist for the DC Rebirth comic book series Trinity.[8]
On October 12, 2023, Manapul and a group of colleagues announced at the
Bibliography
Interior work
- Love in Tights #1 (with J. Torres, Slave Labor Graphics, 1998)
- Monster Fighters, Inc. (with J. Torres, Image):
- The Ghosts of Christmas (one-shot, 1999)
- The Black Book (one-shot, 2000)
- Top Cow, 2001)
- Witchblade (Top Cow):
- "XLVIII" (with Paul Jenkins, in #48, 2001)
- Witchblade/Lady Death (with David Wohl and Joel Gomez, one-shot, 2001)
- "LIII" (with Paul Jenkins, David Wohl and Brian Ching, in #53, 2002)
- "The Return of Tora No Shi" (with David Wohl and Joel Gomez, in #54-57, 2002)
- "Endgame, Part Two" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez and Eric Basaldua, in #60, 2002)
- "LXII-LXV" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez, Mike Choi and Romano Molenaar, in #62-65, 2003)
- "Road Trip" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez and Mike Choi, in #68-69, 2003)
- "Death Pool" (with David Wohl, Joel Gomez, Mike Choi and David Nakayama, in #70 & 72-75, 2003–2004)
- "10th Anniversary" (with Ron Marz and various artists, in #92, 2005)
- Tomb Raider: The Series (Top Cow):
- "Without Limit" (with Dan Jurgens, in #15, 2001)
- "Alpha Omega" (with Dan Slott, in #50, 2005)
- Image Comics FCBD '04: "First Strike" (with Robert Place Napton, Image, 2004)
- Magdalena/Vampirella (with Robert Kirkman, one-shot, Top Cow, 2004)
- The Darkness#21: "The Reckoning" (with Brian Buccelato, Top Cow, 2005)
- Necromancer #1-6 (with Joshua Ortega, Top Cow, 2006)
- Aspen):
- Iron and the Maiden #0-4 (with Joel Gomez, 2007)
- Iron and the Maiden: Brutes, Bims and the City (with various artists, one-shot, 2008)
- Sept Guerrières (7 Warriors) (with Michaël Le Galli, graphic novel, Delcourt, 2008)
- Legion of Superheroes(Vol. 5) #37-46, 48-49 (2008–2009)
- Adventure Comics #0-3, 5-6 (with Geoff Johns, DC Comics, 2009–2010)
- Superman/Batman #60-61 (2009), #75 (2010)
- The Flash(Vol. 3) #1-6, 9-10, 12 (2010–2011)
- The Flash(Vol. 4) #1-25 (writer/artist, with Brian Buccellato, 2011–2013)
- Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #30-34, 37-44 (writer/artist, with Brian Buccellato, DC Comics, 2014-2015)
- Flash Special Edition #1 (2014)
- Batman and Robin Eternal #5 (2015)
- Justice League (Vol. 2) #45-46 (2015)
- Trinity (Vol. 2) #1-2 (2016), #5-6 (2017), #9-11 (2017)
- Batman: The Merciless #1 (2017)
- Justice League: No Justice #1-4 (2018)
- Justice League (Vol. 4) #10-11 (2018), #22 (2019)
- Aquaman/Justice League Drowned Earth #1 (2018)
Cover work
Aspen MLT
- Aspen, 2006)
- Aspen Showcase: Benoist #1 (Aspen, 2008)
- Executive Assistant Iris #2 (Aspen, 2009)
- Soulfire #2 (Aspen, 2010)
DC Comics
- Legion of Superheroes#47, 50 (2008–2009)
- Wonder Woman #32 (2009)
- Red Robin #1-5 (2009)
- Green Lantern (Vol. 4) #45 (variant cover) (2009)
- Blackest Night: The Flash #1-3 (variant covers) (2009-2010)
- The Shield (Vol. 2) #1-3 (2009–2010)
- Justice League of America(Vol. 2) #46 (variant cover) (2010), #49 (variant cover) (2010)
- Adventure Comics #4 (2010)
- Superboy (Vol. 4) #5 (variant cover) (2011)
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (Vol. 3) #5 (2011)
- The Flash(Vol. 3) #7, #11 (2011)
- Flashpoint: Grodd of War #1 (2011)
- Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #1-3 (2011)
- Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 2) #62 (variant cover) (2011)
- Green Lantern (Vol. 5) #4 (variant cover) (2012)
- Sword of Sorcery Featuring Amethyst (Vol. 2) #2 (variant cover) (2012)
- Superman Unchained #5 (Superman 75th Anniversary 1930s variant cover) (2013)
- Flash Season Zero #1 (variant cover) (2014)
- Lobo (Vol. 3) #3 (variant cover) (2014)
- Superman (Vol. 4) #36 (variant cover) (2014)
- Superman/Wonder Woman #16 (variant cover) (2015)
- Justice League of America (Vol. 4) #2 (variant cover) (2015)
- Aquaman (Vol. 5) #44 (variant cover) (2015)
- Convergence #4 (variant cover) (2015)
- Multiversity #2 (variant cover) (2015)
- Batman/Superman #25 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Superman #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Lex Luthor #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Flash #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War SHAZAM #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Batman #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Green Lantern #1 (2015)
- Batgirl (Vol. 5) #1-12 (variant covers) (2016-2017), #34-36 (2019)
- Superman: American Alien #5 (variant cover) (2016)
- Scooby Apocalypse #5 (variant cover) (2016)
- Flash Omnibus By Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (new cover) (2016)
- Kamandi Challenge #10 (2017)
- Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps #33-36 (2017-2018)
- Action Comics (Vol. 3) #992 (2017), #993-994 (variant covers) (2017), #1001-1006 (variant covers) (2018-2019), #1009-1011 (2019)
- Teen Titans (Vol. 6) #15 (2017)
- Super Sons #11 (2017)
- Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1 (variant cover) (2018)
- Flash Starting Line DC Essential Edition (new cover) (2018)
- Titans (Vol. 3) #36 (variant cover) (2019)
- Green Arrow (Vol. 7) #49 (variant cover) (2019)
- Justice League (Vol. 4) #18 (2019), #26 (2019)
- Flash (Vol. 5) #75 (Year of the Villain variant cover) (2019)
Devil's Due Publishing
- G.I. Joe #16 (Devil's Due, 2003)
- G.I. Joe: Reborn #1 (Devil's Due, 2004)
- G.I. Joe Declassified #1-3 (Devil's Due, 2006)
- G.I. Joe Dreadnoks: Declassified #1-3 (Devil's Due, 2006–2007)
- G.I. Joe Special Missions: Antarctica #1 (Devil's Due, 2006)
Image Comics
- Top Cow, 2000–2005)
- The Darkness#2 (Top Cow, 2003)
- Masters of the Universe (Vol. 3) #2 (variant cover) (2002)
- G.I. Joe: Frontline #9-14 (2003)
- Pilot Season: The Necromancer #1 (Top Cow, 2007)
- Sons Of The Devil #5 (variant cover) (2015)
Writer
DC Comics
- Detective Comics: Futures End #1 (2014)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Superman #1 (2015)
- Justice League: The Darkseid War Lex Luthor #1 (2015)
- Trinity (Vol. 2) #1-6 (2016-2017), #9-11 (2017)
References
General references
- Francis Manapul at the Grand Comics Database
- Kousemaker, Kees. Francis Manapul. Kees Kousemaker's LambiekComiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
Inline citations
- ^ "WW Chicago: Francis Manapul in the Future - and on DC's Legion". Newsarama. August 10, 2007 Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Round 4: The Final Four" Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Resources' February 29, 2008
- ^ Arrant, Chris (January 4, 2010). "Ten for '10: Things to Watch in the New Year - Creators". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015.
- ^ "2011 Nominees and Winners". Joe Shuster Awards. February 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ Hyde, David (June 2, 2011). "The New Justice". DC Comics: The Source.
- ^ Campbell, Josie (October 10, 2013). "NYCC: Manapul & Buccellato Go Gotham For 'Detective Comics'". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ "New York Post Reveals New York Comic Con 2014 Poster". DC Comics. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (September 19, 2016). "DC's biggest heroes reunite in this Trinity #1 exclusive". A.V.Club. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "NYCC 2023: Ghost Machine Launches A Cooperative Media Company". Graphic Policy. October 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Connelly, Eileen A.J. (October 12, 2023). "Comic Book Artists, Writers Launch Creator-Owned Media Company 'Ghost Machine'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (October 12, 2023). "NYCC: Johns, Meltzer, Frank, Hitch and More Form New Creator-Owned Company, Ghost Machine". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Ghost Machine". Ghost Machine Productions. October 11, 2023. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via YouTube.
- Johnston, Rich (October 12, 2023). "Johns, Hitch, Frank, Fabok, Tomasi, Meltzer & Manapul's Ghost Machine". Bleeding Cool. Archivedfrom the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Current blog and old one
- Francis Manapul at DeviantArt
- Francis Manapul at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- "WC11: The Art of the Cover". CBR.com. April 23, 2011. Archivedfrom the original on March 24, 2017.
Reviews
- Review of Witchblade #54, #56[permanent dead link], #57, #68 and #69 at Comics Bulletin
- Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider #50 at Comics Bulletin
- Review of Necromancer #1 and #2 at Comics Bulletin