Naomi “Franq” Franquiz (she/her) is a freelance illustrator and comic book artist, born and raised in Tallahassee, FL. After completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts from FSU in 2013, she has since gone on to illustrate pages for comic book series such as Misfit City (BOOM! Comics), Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Marvel), and Proctor Valley Road (BOOM!). A prolific cover artist for publishers like Dark Horse, Oni Press, BOOM!, and Tiny Onion, Naomi specializes in expressive character art and the horror genre. Her last two graphic novels (All the Lovely Bad Ones, from Page Turner, and Archives of the Unexplained: Unwanted Guests, from First Second) feature ghost stories and hauntings for the YA audience. From misadventures and characters seeking self, to ghost stories and tales of monsters and mayhem, Naomi works hard to illustrate character-driven stories that drive energy and personal connection from page to reader, inspired by the community and peoples around which she grew up.
Naomi Franquiz will appear at Word of South with Bryan Moss, Jim Rugg, and Daniel Bedrosian in our special session on graphic novels and comic book writers.