Cynthia Martin ( Cindy Martin;dANdeLION
"Our Very Own Cynthia Martin!," Kevin's Watch (June 20, 2007).
Retrieved July 19, 2008. born 1961) is a

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

best known for her work on the

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'' title during its waning years in the mid-1980s. She was one of the few women working in mainstream American comics during that time. Martin's clean lines and strong sense of movement during action scenes set her apart from other ''Star Wars'' artists of the time in addition to being one of the few women working in comics. Her work displayed the influence of Japanese

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long before it became common in American comics.Hudson, Mark
"Cynthia Martin," Home of the Lost Star Warriors Original Art Annex!
Retrieved July 19, 2008.

Career

The first comic Martin worked on was the '' Ms. Victory Special'' #1 (

AC Comics AC Comics (formerly known as Paragon Publications and Americomics) is a comic book publishing company started by Bill Black.

, 1985). She then got the ''Star Wars'' assignment, where she did the covers for issues 92 and 93, and then the pencils for most of the issues between 94 and 107. Besides AC and Marvel, Martin has worked for

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, and a number of other small presses. Martin then began illustrating early-reader "graphic biographies" for Capstone Press. She also illustrated Edge Books: ''How to Draw Comic Heroes'' . According to her bio o
Silver Phoenix Entertainment
Martin's currents projects include books for ABDO Publications and the graphic novel '' Shadowflight''. On May 1, 2010, she was inducted as an Honorary Member of the 501st Legion international costuming organization in recognition of her contributions to the ''Star Wars'' saga.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

Marvel

* ''

'' 92, 93 (covers only), 94–97, 100–101, 103–107 * ''

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'' 2, 4, 33 * ''

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'' 60–67 * ''

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'' 295 * ''

Midnight Sons The Midnight Sons is a fictional team of supernatural superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Including Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze, Blade, and Morbius, the original team first formed as part of ...

'' 1 * ''

Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' 133

DC Comics

* ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' 45, 50, 52, 60, Annual 2 * ''

War of the Gods ''War of the Gods'' is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. The album was produced by Gamble & Huff, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin (producer), Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula. Released in 1973, the album reached number 12 o ...

'' 1, 2 * ''

Blue Beetle Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ri ...

'' 3, 6

Eclipse Comics

* ''

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'' * ''

California Girls "California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album, ''Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics detail an appreciation for women across the world and a wish th ...

'' 6 * ''

Dragonflight ''Dragonflight'' is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the first book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. First published by Ballantine Books in July 1968, it was a fix-up of two novellas which betwee ...

AC Comics

* '' Ms. Victory'' #1 (

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) * ''Bad Girl Backlash'' (

AC Comics AC Comics (formerly known as Paragon Publications and Americomics) is a comic book publishing company started by Bill Black.

) 1

Other publishers

* ''Atilla the Ham'' ( Modanim Company) production * ''Big Guy and Rusty'' (

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) storyboards * ''Crossroads'' (

) 1 * '' Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' (

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) 9, 25 * ''Fan Base'' (

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) * ''Go Girls'' (

) 1–3 (cover art) * ''Jason Goes to Hell'' (

) 1 * ''Psi Kix'' ( Krislin Company) storyboards * ''Renegade Romance'' (

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) 1 * ''Roller Derby Drama'' (

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) 1 * ''SPECWAR'' ( Peter Four Productions) colorist * ''Wild Irish Roses'' (

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) * ''Zoombies'' (

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)

Capstone Press graphic novels

* ''Elizabeth Blackwell: America's First Woman Doctor'' * ''George Washington: Leading a New Nation'' * ''Helen Keller: Courageous Advocate'' * ''Jane Goodall: Animal Scientist'' * ''Sacagawea: Journey into the West'' * ''Theodore Roosevelt'' * ''Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Track Star'' * ''Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer'' * ''Booker T. Washington: Great American Educator'' * ''Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System'' * ''Story of the Statue of Liberty'' * ''Story of the Star-Spangled Banner'' * ''Nathan Hale: Revolutionary Spy'' * ''Max Axiom, Super Scientist: Sound'' * ''Max Axiom, Super Scientist: Adaptation'' * ''Max Axiom, Super Scientist: Food Chains'' * ''Max Axiom, Super Scientist: Magnetism'' * ''Max Axiom, Super Scientist: Global Warming''

Notes

References

Capstone Press

* ttp://lambiek.net/artists/m/martin_cynthia.htm Cynthia Martinat

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's Comiclopedia * Sautter, Aaron and Cynthia Martin. ''How to Draw Comic Heroes'' (Edge Books, 2007). * dANdeLION
Our Very Own Cynthia Martin!
Kevin's Watch: By

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity ...

Fans for Stephen R. Donaldson Fans (June 20, 2007)]. Retrieved July 19, 2008.

External links

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