Francisco Ruiz Velasco

Francisco Ruiz Velasco is a Mexican artist who drew for various Star Wars comics published by Dark Horse.

Born in Mexico in 1972, he spent many afternoons of his childhood immersed in anime from the 1970s and 1980s. He has also drawn for Marvel and DC, and in 2001 he was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the Eisner Awards.

Velasco has worked in the art department as a concept designer for such movies as Pacific Rim and Thor: Ragnarok. He directed the short film A Gentlemen's Duel.

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