Martí
Martí Riera Ferrer (1955 – 19 January 2024), signing simply as Martí, was a Spanish comics artist and comics writer.
Also recorded as Marti · Martí Riera Ferrer
Martí
- Born
- 1955. · Barcelona.
- Died
- 2024. · Barcelona.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- comics artist, cartoonist, draftsperson, painter and comics writer.
- Languages
- Spanish and Catalan.
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Institutions cited
Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Martí Riera was born in Barcelona in 1955. He studied at the Massana School of Arts and Crafts.
Documentary record
Martí appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a comics artist and comics author (1955 – 19 January 2024). The birth of Martí is recorded in 1955, and the death on 19 January 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Martí was born in Barcelona, Spain, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Career
Career
Between 1975 and 1979, he published his stories in alternative magazines, including Rock COMIC and Star. In 1979, Martí collaborated for the magazine El Víbora since its first issue, developing the series Tony Nuevaola and Lola Lista contra los Nada (1979), with the collaboration of Rodolfo, as well as various short stories. In 1982, he began his most-popular series, Taxista (The Cabbie), about an urban vigilante. His next long-form work was Doctor Vertigo (1988). In 1989, he began collaborating with another magazine recently launched by Ediciones La Cúpula: Makoki. He also wrote erotic comic scripts for Tobalina. From then on, he retired to live in a village, sporadically publishing stories, including Calvario Hills.
Death
Death
On 22 January 2024, Ediciones La Cúpula announced his death from cancer.
Collected works
Collected works
• 1977 Propaganda Moderna (Pastanaga) • 1984 Taxista, I (La Cúpula) • 1985 Comer (Unicorn) • 1987 Museo Vivo. Dieciséis historietistas y su cámara (Instituto de la Juventud del Ministerio de Cultura) • 1988 Monstruos Modernos (La Cúpula) • 1989 Terrorista. (Complot: Misión Impossible, núm.16) • 1989 Doctor Vértigo (La Cúpula) • 1990 Teléfono erótico, with art by Tobalina (La Cúpula: Colección X, núm. 29) • 1990 El cuarto poder contra los N.A.D.A. (La Cúpula) • 1991 Taxista, II (La Cúpula) • 1992 Call Girl/Línea caliente, with art by Tobalina (La Cúpula: Colección X, núm. 54) • 1992 Cien dibujos por la libertad de Prensa (Reporteros sin Fronteras) • 2000 Almanaque extraordinario Bardín baila con la más fea, colectiva (Mediomuerto, núm.5) • 2002 Historias de realismo sucio (Edicions De Ponent: Sol y sombra, núm.10) • 2004 Taxista (Glénat España: Integral); • 2007 Calvario Hills (Coconino Press); • 2013 Atajos (La Cúpula).
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1955
Martí born at Barcelona.
2024
Martí died at Barcelona.
Holdings and surviving copies
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Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Martí is held. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Marti and Martí Riera Ferrer. His recorded languages were Spanish and Catalan.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1057695300, Martí.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6002431: Martí
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Gerardo Vilches. Muere Martí, el dibujante de los bajos fondos de los ochenta.
- 2.Cuadrado (2000), p. 790-791.
- 3.VIDAL-FOLCH, Ignacio y ESPAÑA, Ramón de (1996), p. 135.
- 4.Facebook.
- 5.Sr. Ausente (21/05/2013). El Gabinete del Doctor Martí (V). Una cronología (Parte 1): Underground 1975-1978, El blog ausente.
- 6.Sr. Ausente (18/04/2013). El Gabinete del Doctor Martí (I): Atajos, El blog ausente.
- 7.Sr. Ausente (19/04/2013). El Gabinete del Doctor Martí (II): Antológica, El blog ausente.
- 8.Eduardo Bravo. Taxista de Martí recorre de nuevo la ciudad en una edición definitiva.
References
Citations
References
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1057695300, Martí.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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