Martin Kellerman (born 1973 in
Växjö
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) is a
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cartoonist, known for the
comic strip ''
Rocky
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''.
He was influenced by American and Swedish
underground cartoonists
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such as
Peter Bagge
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,
Max Andersson,
Robert Crumb
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,
Harvey Pekar
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,
Joe Matt
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Early life
Matt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He started drawing comics in 1987.
Career
In his autobiographical c ...
and
Mats Jonsson.
Kellerman states that his work resembles "a mixture between really dark comics and commercial stuff like ''
MAD''. That's why to
nderground cartoonistsI'm considered a commercial artist."
After his girlfriend broke up with him and he was fired from his job as a cartoonist for a
pornographic magazine
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, he created the
autobiographical
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anthropomorphic animal comic strip ''
Rocky
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'', about a grumpy, horny,
hip-hop-loving dog and
cartoonist living in
Stockholm. Kellerman drew the strip as a means of dealing with his current situation and entertaining himself and his friends, but did not initially take it seriously.
The strip was picked up by the
free newspaper ''
Metro
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'', and moved from publication to publication because multiple newspapers canceled the strip in response to reader complaints over its profanity and sexual content.
References
External links
Martin Kellerman biographyon Lambiek Comiclopedia
Rocky Digital
1973 births
Living people
People from Växjö
Swedish cartoonists
Swedish comics artists
Underground cartoonists
Swedish autobiographers
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