Davy Francis
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Davy Francis, born 14 March 1958, is a cartoonist from Belfast
, Northern Ireland
.
As a child he drew comics influenced by The Beano
and sold them to his family for an old penny each. He contributed to various Northern Ireland-based comics, including his own Tsst! and Gripping Tales, and the anthology Ximoc, for which he created "Loose Chippings", "The Crazy Crew of the Saucy Sue", and "Ciderman". Ciderman also appeared in Francis' own zine Funny Ha-Ha, and a one-off drawn by Seán Doran. He also contributed to the local anthology Blast, which he edited an issue of.
IPC
head Bob Paynter gave him some pages to draw in Monster Fun
, which led to work for Oink! (1986-88) for which he drew "Cowpat County" and "Greedy Gorb". Other titles he drew for included adult humour comics UT
, Brain Damage
, Electric Soup
and Gas
, Ray Zone
's The 3-D Zone, and feminist magazine Spare Rib
. He wrote the strip "Anger", drawn by Jeremy Banx, in Knockabout Comics
' Seven Deadly Sins, co-wrote a "Future Shock" for 2000 AD, and drew for Paradox Press
' The Big Book of Urban Legends. In 1993 he drew the first issue of Malachy Coney
's Belfast-set series for Fantagraphics Books
, Holy Cross.
He lives in Belfast with his wife and daughter, and concentrates on live caricature work. In recent years he has returned to comics, contributing to the Irish comic Sancho in 2006.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
As a child he drew comics influenced by The Beano
The Beano
The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
and sold them to his family for an old penny each. He contributed to various Northern Ireland-based comics, including his own Tsst! and Gripping Tales, and the anthology Ximoc, for which he created "Loose Chippings", "The Crazy Crew of the Saucy Sue", and "Ciderman". Ciderman also appeared in Francis' own zine Funny Ha-Ha, and a one-off drawn by Seán Doran. He also contributed to the local anthology Blast, which he edited an issue of.
IPC
IPC
IPC may refer to:*International Poverty Centre, of the United Nations Development Programme*IPC International, a shopping center security company*Ikano Power Centre, a shopping mall in Mutiara Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia...
head Bob Paynter gave him some pages to draw in Monster Fun
Monster Fun
Monster Fun was a British comic for young children . It ran for 72 issues from 14 June 1975 to 30 October 1976, when it merged with Buster to form Buster and Monster Fun. Its strips included Mummy's Boy and X-Ray Specs. Artists included Robert Nixon, Tom Williams and Trevor Metcalfe...
, which led to work for Oink! (1986-88) for which he drew "Cowpat County" and "Greedy Gorb". Other titles he drew for included adult humour comics UT
UT (comic)
UT was a British adult comic that was published monthly in the mid-1990s.The title began as a weekly pop music parody strip by Kev F Sutherland and Russ Carvell in the music paper Sounds, running from 1987 until Sounds final issue in 1991...
, Brain Damage
Brain Damage (comic)
Brain Damage was a British adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications and edited by Bill Hampton from 1989 to 1992....
, Electric Soup
Electric Soup
Electric Soup is the title of a Scottish underground comic book series which was first published in 1989, and ran until 1992.The title was an anthology title with its most notable strip being The Greens, which was written and drawn by Frank Quitely...
and Gas
Gas (comic)
Gas was a British adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications from 1989 to 1991.Gas was one of many such comics emulating the success of Viz, and like many of its peers was a crude copycat of the format Viz pioneered.Initially, many strips were clearly rejected from Viz; many...
, Ray Zone
Ray Zone
Ray Zone is an American film historian, author, artist, and pioneer in methods of converting flat images into stereoscopic images....
's The 3-D Zone, and feminist magazine Spare Rib
Spare Rib
Spare Rib was a second-wave feminist magazine in the United Kingdom that emerged out of the counter culture of the late 1960s as a consequence of meetings involving, amongst others, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe.-Description:...
. He wrote the strip "Anger", drawn by Jeremy Banx, in Knockabout Comics
Knockabout Comics
Knockabout Comics is a UK publisher and distributor of underground and alternative comic books.-History:It was formed by Tony Bennett and Carol Bennett in the 1980s to distribute Gilbert Shelton's Freak Brothers titles as well as British work from creators such as Hunt Emerson and Bryan...
' Seven Deadly Sins, co-wrote a "Future Shock" for 2000 AD, and drew for Paradox Press
Paradox Press
Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed. It is best known for graphic novels like A History of Violence and Road to Perdition...
' The Big Book of Urban Legends. In 1993 he drew the first issue of Malachy Coney
Malachy Coney
Malachy Coney is a comics writer and cartoonist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He grew up in Ardoyne in the north of the city.-Biography:Coney's first notable comics work was a two-episode installment of Third World War, "A Symphony of Splintered Wood", co-written with Pat Mills and painted by...
's Belfast-set series for Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
, Holy Cross.
He lives in Belfast with his wife and daughter, and concentrates on live caricature work. In recent years he has returned to comics, contributing to the Irish comic Sancho in 2006.
External links
- Davy Francis website (archived)
- Oink Online
- Toonpool Cartoonists Gallery
- Davy Francis at the Irish Comics Wiki