Comments on: Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Sean Gordon Murphy

By: Just wanted to share « Harder is better

Just wanted to share « Harder is better — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:16:51 +0000

[...] I have been quite impressed by Murphy’s new project… You can check it in Brian’s related post, just scroll down to the end until you reach the last few [...]

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:27:21 +0000

I second the request for a date for Punk Rock Jesus. Looks powerful.

By: fanboy d

fanboy d — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:26:03 +0000

dude is awesome. would love to know who the most frequently mentioned name is btw.

By: Declan Shalvey

Declan Shalvey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:23:29 +0000

I’m delighted to say i actually own one of those Hellblazer pages.

Sean is a obviously a fantastic artist in how he executes various techniques, but what’s less obvious is how much work must go into his storytelling, layout, design, etc. He’s firing on all cylinders. One of the most interesting artists working these days for sure.

By: C. Adams

C. Adams — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:29:38 +0000

I love seeing the fact that the artists that other artists look to are all creative and original, and do not come from the Land school of photorealism.

By: George M.

George M. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:50 +0000

I spent a good chunk of time discussing his techniques with him at NYCC. Seeing scans or even printed pages doesn’t really convey some of the really amazing textures in his work. To this day, he is the only artist from whom I own an original page. It is from an unpublished Teen Titans story, and depicts Robin and Ravager fighting the Rogues. It’s also only 2/3 the size of a regular page, which is extremely impressive considering how much detail is on it.

By: chroom

chroom — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:57:58 +0000

I knew I recognized that name! OFF ROAD was a beautiful book, but that newer stuff is amazing. Too bad I have no interest in most of these books beyond the art …

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:57:16 +0000

That’s good. I liked his art in Off-Road and it looks like he’s got even better since then

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:55:26 +0000

Fuck yes.

Murphy is amazing. He started out great and has only gotten better. He, like Skottie Young, actually, has really come into his own lately, loosening up his style and including all manner of techniques (benday dots! spatter! thumbprints!) to achieve the best possible results.

I absolutely can’t wait for Joe the Barbarian and his next Hellblazer run.

By: Nick Marino

Nick Marino — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:42:28 +0000

man, these Artist’s Choice choices are really hitting some of my favorite artists out there. i hope at least one of the artists doesn’t just pick a penciler and selects a colorist or letterer. but anyway, about Murphy, i loved his work in Crush, which was an AWESOME mini from Dark Horse a few years ago.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:27:55 +0000

also! he’s pretty active on his deviantart account.
http://seangordonmurphy.deviantart.com

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:20:52 +0000

Wow!

By: Mark Irwin

Mark Irwin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:57:13 +0000

Sean is indeed a rock star. Looking forward to watching him continue to grow!

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:25:13 +0000

His style is gorgeous. I am very, very excited for his upcoming Vertigo mini with Grant Morrison, “Joe the Barbarian.”

By: Dunc

Dunc — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:38:52 +0000

[Punk Rock Jesus that is - Dunc]

By: Dunc

Dunc — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:38:07 +0000

Although having read his description of it on his website I really hope it’s not a sympathetic IRA story unless. I can’t stand how they, of all murderers, can be romanticised in popular fiction so much.

By: Dunc

Dunc — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:33:50 +0000

Wow.
Just wow.

When will Punk Rock Jesus see print?

By: wally

wally — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:29:50 +0000

I first saw his stuff in the house of mystery issue where he did the side story. Since then I’ve been trying to find all of his stuff. Wish I could find a copy of Off Road that wasn’t 100 bucks.

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:13:21 +0000

His earlier stuff reminds me of Vertigo era Chris Bachalo. The more recent stuff is going off in its own direction. Let’s no one hires him to draw the Hulk before his style has its own fan-base.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:19 +0000

“WOW, those most recent pages are absolutely stunning.”

Uh, I’d have to agree with that.

Those pages of Hellblazer, were the ones written by Jason Aaron, weren’t they?

Why in the HELL, Vertigo, didn’t get those two together for the next Hellblazer creative run after Diggle, is beyond me.