Sean Murphy (artist)
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 Murphy at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 10, 2010. |
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| Born | Sean Gordon MurphyNashua, New Hampshire |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker |
| Notable works | Batman/Scarecrow: Year One Teen Titans Hellblazer Shaun of the Dead Joe the Barbarian |
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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, Shaun of the Dead and Joe the Barbarian.
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[edit] Early life
Sean Gordon Murphy was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1980. He showed an interest in comics during grade school. In Salem he apprenticed to local painter and cartoonist, Leslie Swank. He graduated from Pinkerton Academy high school in 1999, and attended Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, and then Savannah College of Art and Design.[1]
[edit] Career
Murphy started working professionally before graduating, on titles such Star Wars and Noble Causes, before moving onto various projects for Dark Horse Comics.[1]
Murphy's comic book work includes the miniseries Batman/Scarecrow: Year One with writer Bruce Jones for DC Comics and the graphic novel Off Road for Oni Press. Upcoming projects include the four issue mini-series Outer Orbit at Dark Horse Comics, two issues of Teen Titans for DC Comics[citation needed] and a creator-owned project called Punk Rock Jesus which takes place in Ireland during the early 80s at the height of IRA terrorism. He has also had a run on Hellblazer[2] and, also at Vertigo, he is the artist on Joe the Barbarian, with writer Grant Morrison.[3]
In 2005 he published his first original graphic novel, Off Road, which went on to win an American Library Association Award for young adults. His subsequent graphic novels include Outer Orbit and Punk Rock Jesus.[1]
Murphy worked on Joe the Barbarian, which was published in early 2010.
[edit] Personal life
Murphy currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with his girlfriend Colleen.[1]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Full-length comics
- Crush (with Jason Hall, 4-issue mini-series and TPB, Dark Horse Comics, 2003)
- Batman/Scarecrow: Year One (with Bruce Jones, 2-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2005)
- Off Road (script and art, graphic novel, Oni Press, 2005)
- Shaun of the Dead #3-4 (inks, with writer Chris Ryall and pencils and some inks by Zach Howard, 4-issue mini-series and TPB, IDW Publishing, 2006)
- Outer Orbit (co-writer/co-artist/colorist, with Zach Howard, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, 2006–2007)
- Hellblazer: #245-246: "Newcastle Calling" (with Jason Aaron, Vertigo, 2008)
- Grip (with David VonAllman, Marvel Comics, forthcoming)
- Joe the Barbarian (with Grant Morrison, 8-issue limited series, Vertigo, March 2010-present, harcover, February 2011, ISBN 1401229719)
- Hellblazer: City of Demons (with Si Spencer, five-issue limited series, Vertigo, December 2010-present, tpb, May 2011, ISBN 1401231535)
[edit] Animation
- Punk Rock Jesus creator, co-producer, artistic director
- Fanboyz co-creator, background artist, character designer, voice actor
[edit] Short comics
- Batman/Superman Annual as contributing artist
- Angel Spotlight: Lindsey as contributing artist
- Star Wars Tales #19 as contributing artist
- Star Wars Tales #15 as contributing artist
- Noble Causes: Extended Family as contributing artist
[edit] Covers and pin-ups
- Spike vs. Dracula 5 issue miniseries and TPB (2006), cover artist
- Truth Serum TPB (2006), pin-up
[edit] Illustration work
- 5 page comic for Land Rover in Onelife magazine (UK)
- Advertising illustration for Nike
- Concept artwork Digilis with Peter Nelson
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Biography page at Murphy's official site; Accessed October 21, 2010
- ^ Tracking a Rising Star: Talking to Sean Murphy, Newsarama, December 19, 2008
- ^ O'Shea, Tim (January 18, 2010). "Talking Comics with Tim: Sean Murphy". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/talking-comics-with-tim-sean-murphy/. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
[edit] References
- Sean Murphy at the Grand Comics Database
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Sean Murphy at the Comic Book DB
- Murphy's Law: Checking in With Sean Murphy, Newsarama, February 2, 2005
- Sean Murphy Talks Off Road, Newsarama, September 15, 2005
- Space, The Funny Frontier, Broken Frontier, October 20, 2006
- Space Cadets: Howard And Murphy On Outer Orbit, Newsarama, November 9, 2006
- Interview about Outer Orbit, The Pulse, Comicon
