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"The Mystery Play" pg 67 (1993) Jon J. Muth and Grant Morrison

Artist: Jon J. Muth (All)

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The Mystery Play pg 67 (1993) Jon J. Muth and Grant Morrison Comic Art

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Pasted on the back. Classy.

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Title:	"The Mystery Play" pg 67 (1993) Jon J. Muth and Grant Morrison
Artist:	Jon J. Muth (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	773
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	7/7/2021
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A page from the graphic novel "The Mystery Play" illustrated by Jon Muth and written by Grant Morrison.

Jon J. Muth in a way is responsible for me getting back into comic books. I was at the Alameda flea market in San Fransisco and came across the tpb of Moonshadow. His art style caught my eye and after at least 10 years of not buying or reading a single comic book I picked it up and read through it that night.

That purchase then got me to stop in to a comic shop I was walking past and finding a complete set of Earth X which I then read and loved. That got me to do a bit of research and find out about Universe X & Paradise X then hop on ebay to purchase both sets & side issues.

After reading through those it triggered the thought for the first time in my life...."I wonder if I can buy oeiginal art from these...". I could, did and now look at me....I ended up loving it so muth :).

The Mystery Play is one of those interesting reads because it goes down some roads less traveled and tries to hit some higher notes through an eclectic setting. It walks that line of high art in the comics medium in writing, story/theme and art combined as our beloved comics do best.

Wanted a Muth piece and this is the one that called strongest to me in my price range. Happy to have it and the way he renders things will always appeal to me.

Lastly, this piece is larger that my scan/scanner and is comprised of seperate pieces ripped off watercolor paper then attached to a thick art board to create this look. A cool tactile analogue way to do it...love that.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/7/2021

Muth paintings were first class original art in an age where paintings were seen as the next evolutionary step above regular pen and ink. His moody paintings commanded cover prices at the time.

Adam Law
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 7/8/2021

Marcus Wai wrote:

Muth paintings were first class original art in an age where paintings were seen as the next evolutionary step above regular pen and ink. His moody paintings commanded cover prices at the time.

I can see why. When I see a book done in this style I immediately get the feeling this is going to be special. To see the art in person it does feel a bit more "high art" in a sense. His style is also a bit impressionistic and the pieces are completely finished so that also I think leads my eye to that thought. When I see him involved I get the sense I'm going to get something out of the book; even his Swamp Thing book "Roots" had a simple yet deeper story than the average book. I think work like this is best when carrying a moodier/weightier subject matter.

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