Although he's not attending Comic-Con International this year, Sean Murphy is keeping busy. The Brooklyn-based cartoonist, who's illustrating the Vertigo series The Wake, has opened his doors to do a limited number of commissions. It's rare for Murphy to accept private commissions, but he's hoping to help fund the purchase of a house. Whatever the reason, these are a chance for fans to see Murphy draw something he seldom does in comics --- superheroes.

While Murphy has work like Batman/Scarecrow: Year One and Teen Titans: Cold Case to his credit, he's best known for non-superhero projects like Joe the Barbarian, American Vampire and Punk Rock Jesus. These commissions -- four have been released so far -- show Murphy doing Marvel and DC's top heroes, from Batman to Wolverine to the Punisher. Oh, and also ... Tom Waits.