Born in Badalona, Spain, Francis Portela has been working in the American comics industry since 2001. He has worked on numerous Marvel Comics' series, including Black Panther, Wolverine, and M.O.D.O.K.'s 11, and on The Legion of Super-Heroes, Animal Man, and Green Lantern for DC Comics. At Valiant Entertainment, Francis illustrated a number of series including Faith, Ivar: Timewalker, and Quantum and Woody. Francis's most recent project is a miniseries based on the still-in-development Unknown 9: Awakening video game.