| Francis Manapul | |
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 Manapul at the Toronto Comicon |
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| Nationality | Filipino Canadian |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
| Notable works | Witchblade The Necromancer |
| Official website | |
Francis Manapul is a Filipino-Canadian comic book artist.
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Biography
Manapul is best known for his works 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.
In 2007, he has 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]
He also provides covers for various titles, most notably for some of the recent G.I. Joe comics from Devil's Due Publishing.
Recently, he has been named to be the artist in DC's new Flash Series written by Geoff Johns which will star Barry Allen and Wally West.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
- Witchblade #48, 53-65, 68-75, 92 (Top Cow, 2001-2005)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider #50 (with Dan Slott, with inks by Kevin Conrad and Jay Leisten, Top Cow, 2005)
- The Darkness #21 (with Brian Buccelato, with inks by Kevin Conrad, Rob Hunter and Jay Leisten, Top Cow, 2005)
- The Necromancer (with Joshua Ortega, 6-issue limited series, Top Cow, 2005-2006)
- Iron and the Maiden (with Jason Rubin and backgrounds by Joel Gomez, Aspen Comics, 2007-ongoing)
- Adventure Comics, vol. 2 (with Geoff Johns, colors by Brian Buccelato 2009-ongoing)
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
- Francis Manapul at the Grand Comic-Book Database
- Francis Manapul at the Comic Book DB
- Francis Manapul at Lambiek
External links
- Official website
- Current blog and old one
- Francis Manapul at DeviantArt
- 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
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