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Tokyo Ghost issue #2 page 13

Location: Tokyo Ghost
Artists: Sean Murphy (All) , Rick Remender (Writer)

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Location: Tokyo Ghost
Title: Tokyo Ghost issue #2 page 13*
Artist: Sean Murphy (All) , Rick Remender (Writer)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 2049
Likes on CAF: 18
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 20
Added to Site: 5/26/2022

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.

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Michael 07 Member Since 2011

Posted On 5/26/2022

One of the best ( the best ?) serie of Murphy and an amazing page!!!! Huge congrats and thanks for sharing ;)

Red Raven Member Since 2012

Posted On 5/26/2022

beautiful pièce 👍

Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art Member Since 2017

Posted On 5/26/2022

Sequential art genius...!

John C Member Since 2014

Posted On 5/26/2022

Great pickup. Money comes and goes but this art,it is in your clutches forever. Or perhaps until the other two previous owners realize what they lost and come back higher again. And on it goes and on it goes and on it goes...

Wolvie Fan Member Since 2020

Posted On 5/26/2022

Sean Murphy is tremendous!

Evan Atherton Member Since 2017

Posted On 5/26/2022

Yassssss! There it is! Such a beautiful piece Steve - congrats my friend

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005

Posted On 5/26/2022

If you want something drawn with a cool attitude, gotta go SGM. Remender probably expanded what he wrote to get the most out of him in this series.

Joe A Member Since 2019

Posted On 5/26/2022

This really is a great page. It's funny how some pages haunt you and never let you forget them. Congrats on finally getting this grail piece!

Yo Kuri Member Since 2019

Posted On 5/26/2022

Great, great, great just great! Love the long and winding road to acquisition!

artless artmore Member Since 2013

Posted On 5/27/2022

Amazing page, and love the backstory! The overall page is so well ballanced and every panel is worth hours of examination and enjoyment

George H Member Since 2009

Posted On 5/27/2022

Fantastic page from Murphy!

G. C. Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/27/2022

Beautiful page. Thanks for sharing !!

Rabid Ferret Member Since 2005

Posted On 5/27/2022

So happy this gorgeous piece found such a perfect home:) It's glorious!!

kent mansley Member Since 2015

Posted On 5/28/2022

The storytelling is superb on the whole page. But I just love that last panel so much. So glad this one made it into your collection after all. Huge congrats!

Bill J Member Since 2009

Posted On 6/1/2022

Love this page! Gogeous example of Sean Murphy's work! Loved Tokyo Ghost!

Eric B Member Since 2008

Posted On 6/1/2022

I love this the sense of space in this one. Those too top panels. Wow. And then the open space in the last panel. Just a lovely example. Congrats.

kermy 75 Member Since 2010

Posted On 6/13/2022

Yup. 'Tis a beaut! A story within a page…

Paul Martini Member Since 2021

Posted On 11/15/2022

Great piece, great story. Especially liked "Thanks Rabid Ferret for the assist." Haha!

Bill J Member Since 2009

Posted On 7/11/2024

Jawdropping page from Sean Murphy's "Tokyo Ghost"! This is an incredible sequence of scenes in which we see Debbie at rest in a submersible vehicle of some sort, then we see Dent detoxing, and then Debbie nursing Dent...And then...POW!... it's revealed they are under the ocean and a massive whale and its baby are drifting past them. We also see the tiny submersible they are riding in and it's a magical moment. Amazing work by the great Sean Murphy. Unbelievably cool.

CJ Design Member Since 2018

Posted On 12/28/2025

Such a wll paced page...beautifully done

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