Don Martin (comic artist)
Don Martin (born May 18, 1931 in Paterson (New Jersey) , † January 6, 2000 in Miami ) was one of the most popular cartoonists of MAD magazine .
From 1955 onwards he drew his figures with the characteristic long chin and bent toes for Mad and created a number of onomatopoeia . He was considered a master of illustrated slapstick and black humor . Again and again, there are pop-cultural and literary references such as in King Kong and the transformation of Franz Kafka .
When Don Martin separated from the American MAD in 1987 after a dispute with his publisher William M. Gaines over royalties and went to the competition Cracked , both the American and the German MAD got into a serious crisis, which both editions tried to compensate by the fact that they employed draftsmen who imitated Don Martin's style. But these never had comparable success. Even new editions of the German MAD still contain reprints of Don Martin's old cartoons.
Don Martin died on 6 January 2000 to cancer . He was married with a son and a grandson. His brother was the jazz pianist Ralph Martin .
Individual works by Don Martin were exhibited in Berlin in 2008.
Works (selection)
Monographs
- Nick Meglin (Ed.): MAD Paperback No. 4. Don Martin goes crazy .
- MAD Paperback No. 38. Don Martin's soaring .
Anthologies
- MAD's great masters: Don Martin. Vol. 1. 1956-1967 . Panini 2012, ISBN 9783862014446 . With a foreword by Hella von Sinnen .
- MAD's great masters: Don Martin. Vol. 2. 1967-1977 . Panini 2013, ISBN 9783862017317 . With prefaces by Sergio Aragonés and Jochen Malmsheimer .
- MAD's great masters: Don Martin. Vol. 3. 1977-1988 . Panini 2014, ISBN 9783957981516 . With prefaces by Sam Viviano and Tommy Krappweis .
Web links
- Literature by and about Don Martin in the catalog of the German National Library
- The Don Martin Dictionary - What does which sound mean? (English)
- Internet presence of the Berinson gallery in Berlin, which opened an exhibition about Don Martin in September 2008 (English / German)
- Don Martin exhibition 2008 in Berlin
- Review of the German complete edition Don Martin Volume 1 1956–1967
Individual evidence
- ^ "Mad" artist Don Martin: Schlurch! Shtoink! Fla-dach! , Spiegel Online , December 31, 2012
- ^ A b Don Martin, 'Mad's Maddest Artist,' Is Dead at 68 , The New York Times , January 8, 2000
- ^ Mar: originals. Don Martin's expensive craziness in Berlin. In: The world. World print. Axel Springer SE, September 11, 2008, accessed on January 16, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoonist for MAD magazine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paterson , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 2000 |
| Place of death | Miami |