Outer Orbit (co-writer/co-artist/colorist, with Zach Howard, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, 2006 – 2007)

As a collective group, those of us who don't believe in God need to stop acting like belligerent teens and start acting like the intelligent, thoughtful people we claim to be. The next time that Jehovah's Witness is standing on your doorstep, maybe you should offer them a bottle of water before sending them on their way? It's nice that despite being an acclaimed artist, he has his own stories to tell. Hope to read more from him in the future. Batman: Beyond the White Knight (script and art, with Dave Stewart, sequel to Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, eight-issue limited series, DC Comics, March 2022 - February 2023)This book is not predictable at all. I didn’t see a lot of the twists coming and twists are pretty frequent. Murphy tangles the story in some really absurd parts, "there´s no alcohol in the island, but we have seen Gwen become and alcoholic before and the audience digs that" If Murphy’s other work is this clever I’m interested. It has a very interesting story, it has pretty interesting characters that I cared about, there’s some sweet action scenes, it’s pretty humorous and there’s some clever, interesting social commentary. However, there are quite a few flaws.

You know the kind I'm talking about...all angsty and earnest, because they know how the world works. And if 'we adults' would just listen to them, then everything would be sunshine and roses. Murphy started working professionally before graduating, on titles such Star Wars and Noble Causes, before moving onto various projects for Dark Horse Comics. [1]Bittersweet Ending: Chris is dead, but the J2 project gets dismantled, it's implied that the lower-class denizens of New York may have a shot at living better lives, Thomas manages to achieve at least a measure of redemption, and Slate gets a supremely satisfying Karmic Death. Clone Jesus: Chris and Rebekah, at least at first, until it's revealed that they while they are indeed clones, the DNA they came from was a two-day-old sample from an anonymous donor, and not a 2,000-year-old sample lifted from the Shroud of Turin. A reality tv show based around a clone of Jesus? Whoa! Now that sounds like a really cool premise. There were a lot of delicious slimy worms that could have crawled out of that newly opened can! O'Shea, Tim (January 18, 2010). "Talking Comics with Tim: Sean Murphy". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 19, 2010. All Republicans are evil, all Christians are bigots, & America is a country brimming with the fat, lazy, and stupid. I mean, these are just facts, right?

Break the Cutie: Almost everyone in the story who isn't Slate gets this at some point. Most notably Gwen (who at one point nearly gets Driven to Suicide) and Dr. Epstein.

Took a Level in Jerkass: The need to debate and fight against a religious norm is debatable. Calling your perpetually-depressed mother who died trying to save you a media whore is not.

The ending is okay, but to me the build up of the first half was very well done. the protagonist's conversion a to something quite contrasting with his upbringing afterwards, was quite rushed comparing to that. This was a 6 issue mini series, if the creator told the story in 10 issues i think it might have done the work. Adams, Tim (July 16, 2020). "Batman: White Knight Universe Expands With Harley Quinn Spinoff". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December 8, 2022. Joe the Barbarian (with Grant Morrison, 8-issue limited series, Vertigo, March 2010 – present, hardcover, February 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2971-9) The story is pretty interesting. There’s no denying it’s unique. I also think it’s interesting as sure, it is sacrilegious science fiction but it’s also oddly fitting. As this story points out, Jesus was against the government and religions of his time so in a more modern setting it makes sense to make him punk. Not to mention, all the stuff about the show and controversy before he becomes punk is fairly interesting. Driven to Suicide: Gwen has a dream that she jumps off the balcony of her room at the psychiatric hospital after escaping J2, but is saved by what she believes is an angel. This leads to her renewed efforts to rescue Chris from J2.Ultimately the premise of the story could have been something really thought provoking and different but it was very one sided and ironically all independent thought is smothered by the author's obvious opinions. He does not ask you to think, he tells you what to think. He is also the creator of the Murphyverse, a sub-continuity that serves as the setting for stories featuring Batman that is separate from the main DC Universe continuity. These include Batman: White Knight and its sequels Curse of the White Knight and Beyond the White Knight, which Murphy wrote and illustrated. The Shroud of Turin is a fake, but let's assume it's real. DNA from the Shroud could only have remained viable if frozen and vacuum-sealed - did they have fridges and vacuum cleaners in Jesus's time? How about for the following, say, 1900 years? No? OK, but it's a story, right? I mean the scientist claims to have developed a method to undo 2000 years of damage to the DNA, so there you go. She also mentions pheromone production as important in a child's development. Humans can't detect pheromones like animals in the wild can. That's just something perfume companies use in commercials. Seriously, what scientists worth his salt believes these things? Unless they are blinded by money. Then again, it could just be faith or something, so maybe I'm full of crap.