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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

breaking in a new mic and pick up combo

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Back at it after a cold or something had me down for a minute #comics #art #comicsky

Comics page depicting a magic user summoning monsters and throwing them at a security guard

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Finishing this page up today and on to more monsters tomorrow #art #process #comics #comicsky #horror

Comics page showing a magic user summoning monsters

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@patrickzircher.bsky.social Pro Tip being applied to the page I am currently working on before and after, applying the gutter tip definitely sped up the middle three panels and helped the pages pacing overall #comics #makingcomics #process

Comics page before pro tip about gutters being applied

Comics page being edited showing pro tip regarding gutters applied, it sped up the action in the middle three panels

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Working on Breath of Bokor, cleaning up sketched pages #comics #art #process #horror #comicsky

Horror comics page in process of getting edited and detailed

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Some more linework on our main for our next space opera #comic #art

sketch of woman kicking bad guy in the face for a comics panel

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Along with the body horror book we are working on, I'm also getting a new space opera ready #spaceopera #art #comics

space opera comics cover idea from my sketchbook

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I also do full 11x17 and 23x17 pencil and ink drawings #art #comics

pencil drawing 11 x 17 comics cover depicting a voodoo doll a scull and a seated woman

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Doing a round of character sheets this weekend to bring in some money while I wait on some freelance checks. All hand drawn pencil to paper no Ai or digital, all analogue all real deal stuff. Any character you want in either my books or anyone of the classics. DM me! #art #comcis

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hanging out with my all time bestie and my favorite writer @karlymurphy.bsky.social #SDCC

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Being invited to pitch this project at one of the big publishers has me over the moon, this has been a really good con for me. I also got to catch up with great friends and pick up some amazing art I will share more on that later #SDCC #SDCC2026

comics cover with young mambo sewing a voodoo doll

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I love his work, Hard Boiled was central to my formative comics art years and some of the first stuff I liked along with everything Moebius, thinking of bringing these three with me when I stop by to pick up more of his work

Geoff Darrow art covers for the comic Hard Boiled

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Find me at SDCC, preview night I will be around Artist Alley, Thursday I can be found at the Odyssea Bar at the Bayfront Hilton between Artist Alley trips and Later that evening I will be at the (CBLDF) #SDCC Welcome Party and then Friday at the Eisner's #comics #SDCC2026

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Here is where to find me at SDCC, preview night I will be around Artist Alley, Thursday I can be found at the Odyssea Bar at the Bayfront Hilton between Artist Alley trips and Later that evening I will be at the (CBLDF) #SDCC Welcome Party and then Friday at the Eisner's #comics #SDCC2026

Third issue comics cover image from Cosmic Debris an anti authoritarian psychonautic space opera comic

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

this was great page to design, a lot of visual storytelling in this one #processart #process #art #comics

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Ain't nobody here but us chickens

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Double Voids 🐈‍⬛ these siblings are the center of my life 🐾

two black cats sitting together touching paws

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Character studies, they start as pencil sketches then photo of the sketch with the phone and then into clip studio for process #cmics #art #characterdesign

9 study sketches of a character focused on facial expression and and various camera angles

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

More of this on the way in Breath of Bokor #comics #art

undead voodoo doll carrying a sewing pin

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I drew a lot of scull stuff back in high school during my formative punk rock flyer drawing years #sketchbook #art

pencil sketch of a scull with exaggerated teeth central flanked by two skulls

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Set list from the show at Largo at the Coronet, by the looks of this the Greek show this Saturday be a hoot!

Song Set list for Flight of the Conchords at their most recent show in LA at Largo

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

If you see this, drop a hero with a sword!

Orlock a character I designed for Cosmic Debris, He is cuttin up brown shirts walking down the hall dual wielding swords

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

If you see this post a monster

giant pink space bug attacking, bottom panel of this space opera comics page is the two characters discussing the charging bug

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Always the same shit from these vacuous automaton ice agents

Ice robot attempting to detain the main characters of this comic, in the background a pro trump pro musk pro project 2025 propaganda poster is pasted on the wall. This panel is from the space opera comic I painted last year

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

and thats why we put this comic out there, this is one of those all hands moments, we need everyone onboard when it comes to understanding this

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This project is coming together, it's eating up time but it's worth it #comics #comicsky #horror

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 10 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 11 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 12 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 13 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 14 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 15 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 16 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 17 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 18 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 19 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A psychonautic Space Opera thrill ride of a comic, Page 20 of Issue 3 Cosmic Debris, so much debris in space, so much Cosmic Debris #psyconaut #comics #comicsky

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

This was a blast to draw this page from issue 3 of Cosmic Debris written by KL Murphy drawn by me co created with Stu and briefly published at Markosia #comics #art #spaceopera #cosmicdebris

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I saw a lot of shows at this place growing up

punk flyer a Youth Brigade and 7 Seconds show at Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach circa 1986

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

fare thee well Jimi Cliff R.I.P.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Wheres a hand grenade when ya need one

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

some sketch book stuff from one of the batches of little thumbnail sketches I do for funsies #comicsky #art #pencil

pencil drawing of a caveman looking at a flying saucer

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I do life drawing exercises in charcoal to help get a handle on anatomy #comicsky #art

charcoal drawing from model, male figure pointing

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John Murphy @johnmurphy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

villain design pencil sketch, I think this comes from my fears and anxieties that developed from seeing weird pundits and politicians on TV and internet growing up, they all seemed like ghouls to me #art #pencil #comicsky #comics

pencil sketch of a space vampire bust torso and head

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