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This one is extra special to me. A cursory look thru my CAF and you'll see Tokyo Ghost is one of my most favorite books and Sean Murphy, one of my favorite artists.
When Sean was working on Tokyo Ghost he teased progress pics of the top panel and I just fell in love. The form and composition - so great! So much of comics is about capturing moments of tension (clenched fists and jaws, scowling brows), which i think is easier than capturing subject matter in repose. The way Sean grounds the figure, the way he shows his command of how gravity informs Debbie's form. She looks at rest, yet so dynamic!
The middle panels do a great job capturing a moment between Debbie and Dent as she nurses him through his detox.
The bottom panel is gold! Gorgeous! Glorious! I love the cast shadow of the baby whale and how Sean conveys shafts of light in the water, using wisps of white ink. As well as how the mama whale's form fades into the murk. Bonus - Sean gives us an outside shot of the submersible vehicle! The photo doesn't do the page justice.
By the time I was looking to buy my very first OA from this series, this page had already sold. When I found CAF and saw the page in a fellow CAF members gallery I reached out to see if he'd be willing to sell. While he was open to selling, we couldn't agree on a price and he shortly thereafter found another buyer.
One night, years later, after feeling particularly sour over missing out on a grail piece, I went back to the original owner and asked if he could contact the buyer and make them an offer on my behalf. The same night the deal was struck and the page was mine...i ended up paying more than I would have, had I just accepted the original sales price, way back when, but that's just part of the hobby.
Thanks Rabid Ferret for the assist.
When Sean was working on Tokyo Ghost he teased progress pics of the top panel and I just fell in love. The form and composition - so great! So much of comics is about capturing moments of tension (clenched fists and jaws, scowling brows), which i think is easier than capturing subject matter in repose. The way Sean grounds the figure, the way he shows his command of how gravity informs Debbie's form. She looks at rest, yet so dynamic!
The middle panels do a great job capturing a moment between Debbie and Dent as she nurses him through his detox.
The bottom panel is gold! Gorgeous! Glorious! I love the cast shadow of the baby whale and how Sean conveys shafts of light in the water, using wisps of white ink. As well as how the mama whale's form fades into the murk. Bonus - Sean gives us an outside shot of the submersible vehicle! The photo doesn't do the page justice.
By the time I was looking to buy my very first OA from this series, this page had already sold. When I found CAF and saw the page in a fellow CAF members gallery I reached out to see if he'd be willing to sell. While he was open to selling, we couldn't agree on a price and he shortly thereafter found another buyer.
One night, years later, after feeling particularly sour over missing out on a grail piece, I went back to the original owner and asked if he could contact the buyer and make them an offer on my behalf. The same night the deal was struck and the page was mine...i ended up paying more than I would have, had I just accepted the original sales price, way back when, but that's just part of the hobby.
Thanks Rabid Ferret for the assist.
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About Sean Murphy
Sean Gordon Murphy is an American animator and comic book creator known for work on books such as Batman/Scarecrow: Year One, Teen Titans, Hellblazer: City of Demons, Shaun of the Dead, Joe the Barbarian, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest, and Punk Rock Jesus.
