Sean Gordon Murphy pulls cover for Bigfoot Bill 2: Finger of Poseidon
Sean Gordon Murphy has announced that his upcoming cover on Doug TenNapel’s comic, Bigfoot Bill 2: Finger of Poseidon which is currently funding on IndieGoGo here, isn’t happening.
Back in March of 2019, Murphy revealed that he was a fan of TenNapel’s in a tweet, and even as recently as Feb 26, 2020 tweeted that his followers should check out the Big Foot Bill comic on the crowdfunding platform IndieGoGo.
Now the artist has announced that after a conversation with TenNapel he will no longer be a part of the project. Murphy cites past “anti LGBTQ” comments made by TenNapel (though he doesn’t mention TenNapel directly in his tweets) as his reason for pulling his cover.
I recently did a cover for a creator. But it’s been brought to my attention that the creator has posted opinions that are anti LGBTQ. I’ve spoken with that creator, and the cover will now be pulled from the project. (1/3)
— Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) March 6, 2020
“I’m sorry if I hurt or upset anyone-I’ve always wanted my work to be about inclusion and about people working together.” Murphy says in the tweet.
“But I can’t be connected to opinions that hurt the LGBTQ community that’s meant so much to my life and my upbringing.”
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a big supporter of the LGBTQ community. From the hard workers at my publisher, to my fellow creators, to the people in my own family. (2/3)
— Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) March 6, 2020
I’m sorry if I hurt or upset anyone-I’ve always wanted my work to be about inclusion and about people working together. It’s a major theme in my Batman work. But I can’t be connected to opinions that hurt the LGBTQ community that’s meant so much to my life and my upbringing.(3/3)
— Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) March 6, 2020
IndieVolt’s Varian Grant and Randy Zimm took a look at TenNapel’s last offering Earth Worm Jim in an unboxing you can find here.
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