Martin Kellerman

Martin Kellerman
Born	24 December 1973 (1973-12-24) (age 37) Växjö, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Area(s)	cartoonist
Notable works	Rocky
Awards	2000 Urhunden Prize

Martin Kellerman (born 1973, Växjö) is a Swedish cartoonist, known for the comic strip Rocky.

Biography

Kellerman was influenced by American and Swedish underground cartoonists such as Peter Bagge, Max Andersson, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Joe Matt and Mats Jonsson.^[1][2] Kellerman states that his work resembles "a mixture between really dark comics and commercial stuff like MAD. That's why to [underground cartoonists] I'm considered a commercial artist."^[2]

After his girlfriend broke up with him and he was fired from his job as a cartoonist for a pornographic magazine, he created the autobiographical funny animal comic strip Rocky, 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.^[3] The strip was picked up by the free newspaper Metro, and moved from publication to publication because multiple newspapers canceled the strip in response to reader complaints over its profanity and sexual content.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Fossberg, Harald (March 10, 2005). "Hundeliv er helt konge". Norway: Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article1127017.ece. Retrieved 11 July 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} MacDonald, Heidi (December 6, 2005). "Martin Kellerman: It's a Dog's Life in Sweden". Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6289263.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ ^{a b} Kellerman, Martin. "Biography". http://www.rocky-digital.com/bio.html. Retrieved 9 July 2009. 

External links

• Martin Kellerman biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Rocky Digital

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Name	Kellerman, Martin
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Date of birth	24 December 1973
Place of birth	Växjö, Sweden
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