Cynthia Martin | |
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Born | 1961 |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker |
Pseudonym(s) | Cindy Martin |
Notable works | Star Wars |
Cynthia Martin (also known as Cindy Martin; [1] born 1961) is an American comic book artist who worked on the Marvel Comics Star Wars title during the mid-1980s.
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 American comic books. [2] Her work displayed the influence of Japanese manga long before it became common in American comics. [3]
The first comic Martin worked on was the Ms. Victory Special #1 (AC Comics, 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 DC Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, Topps Comics, Dark Horse Comics, 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 ISBN 978-1-4296-0074-3. According to her bio on Silver Phoenix Entertainment Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine , 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.
Comics work includes: [1]
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