His comics career began in 1992 when he self-published Southern Blood, a small press black and white series about the American Civil War.
The duo continued to write however, and in 2006 produced the rock opera Fallen Angel at the New York International Fringe Festival.
The 208-page, full color book told the true story of Confederate General Patrick Cleburne and his plan to enlist freed slaves to fight for the South.
Dawgtown is an upcoming animated feature Murphy has been working on since late-2010 as the director, writer, producer and production designer.
As a competitor in the most well funded pit-fighting organization in the world, he now must lead the other dogs in a dangerous break for freedom, in a similar vein to the Book of Exodus.