RIP TMNT VHS cover illustrator Greg Martin

[John Pannozzi]

Greg Martin, an animator and illustrator, recently passed away. He did a lot of promotional artwork for animation and video games, including the American covers to many classic Sonic games. You can see some of his work here (http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=117907) and here (http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/greg-martin-1956-2013/), but TMNT fans will especially want to take a look at his own site (http://www.gregmartinstudio.com/), the front page of which includes an iconic VHS cover to the Fred Wolf TMNT cartoon. That particular cover always struck me as being really cool-looking ever since my childhood, so I definitely mourn his passing.

[zkarlette]

Lots of great art, what a shame, RIP. :(

[Shark_Blade]

Omg he created some early Sonic games covers too. :(

[NYShell]

RIP. Would've loved to meet him and get a drawing.

[BubblyShell22]

Wow that sucks. He was so talented. R.I.P.

[The Fifth Turtle]

Two big TMNT losses as of late :(

I love the change art. The covers would make such great posters.

[ticktack]

I had VHS covers, few have now.
I've have had in my mind earlier though had any one of them, who illustrated VHS cover for tmnt FW cartoon show, did a female turtle in it?
R.I.P.

[The Turtle Terminator]

Two big TMNT losses as of late :(

Really sad to be 1 week into the 30th anniversary year to hear this. 7 days and already have a bad feeling about 2014:fshifty::fshifty::fshifty::fshifty::fshifty:: fshifty:

[marcelangelo]

thanks for sharing!rest in peace!
I feel the same way about this vhs cover, GREAT painting!

[alliance]

R.I.P. to a great person and a great illustrator

[OA]

Wow...I was just chatting with him a few months ago. You just never know...:(

I'm fortunate enough to own two of his beautiful covers from Season 2 of the OT:

The Case of the Killer Pizzas
(http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=998103) http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d131/dmerced/Comic%20Art/VHS%20Cover%20Art/CaseoftheKillerPizzasVHSart_zpse9961e60.jpg (http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=998103)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d131/dmerced/Comic%20Art/VHS%20Cover%20Art/VHS_zpsff36d6d3.jpg

The Incredible Shrinking Turtles (http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1008159)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d131/dmerced/Comic%20Art/VHS%20Cover%20Art/TheIncredibleShrinkingTurtlesVHSCoverCAF_zpsc60c9a 49.jpg (http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1008159)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d131/dmerced/Comic%20Art/VHS%20Cover%20Art/ShrinkingVHS_zps9ab21eb4.jpg

The paintings are large and simply stunning in hand. What an incredible talent. Wow...I'm still shocked.

[Garfield]

I never realized about how many of the Cartoon VHS covers and video game covers I remember as a kid were done by him.

Sadness :(

[TurtleTitan97]

I never realized about how many of the Cartoon VHS covers and video game covers I remember as a kid were done by him.

Sadness :(

Yeah, same here. I had no idea he was the one who did the cover for Scooby Doo on Zombie Island. I always loved that one.:cry:

RIP Martin

[oldmanwinters]

Woah.

Hate to admit it, but in spite of being familiar with all that artwork, I never suspected there was one guy who was primarily behind all of them. What a resume! As big a Sonic fan as I am, I never really loved the U.S. art compared to some of the Spaz-era Archie and Japanese stuff (Sonic's head always looked like clip art to me). But his TMNT work might have been the best the Fred Wolf Turtles ever looked.

And despite my criticisms, I would have SERIOUSLY tried to look into owning that original Sonic CD cover art. Too bad it already sold!

[snake]

Man, everyone seems to be dying this year. Rip Greg.

[Ninjinister]

That Pac-Man art is flawless. I remember looking at some of it a few weeks ago and thinking how kick-ass it would be to have at least one as a poster.

[Pterobat]

Oh wow: I had no idea he did all that work.

He's left one heck of a legacy: rest well.

[DonatelloNinja82]

What a loss of an amazing talent. :(

[AquaParade]

The influence these covers have had on me is huge. Thanks Greg Martin.

[Eiko]

Never knew the he was the one behind all that fantastic artwork. RIP

[Mayhem]

Greg was a very talented guy... I knew he had done many of the videogame covers (being the old gamesplayer I am), but it wasn't until people posting here showed me that he had done some of the TMNT cartoon artwork as well. Which looking at it, now seemed obvious in hindsight because it's a very similar style.

[pannoni1]

VHS cover art is underrated; I'm glad I have dozens of classic VHS tapes, and am delighted at how much he has sold, especially the Sonic drawings. RIP; never knew you until you passed for us. It's not the same today with CGI.

[MrPliggins]

Man, he was just selling some of these TMNT works last year. Sad to hear this. :(

[Gin Rummy]

He was a wonderful artist. Such sad news. RIP.

[Gwydion]

Wow, that is quite the body of work! Recognize far more of it than I thought I would considering my family wasn't big on buying movies or video games back then. A real shame - I'll be sure to keep his friends and family in my thoughts and prayers.

[MikeandRaph87]

An underrated talent and even so in TMNT fandom. His images were apart of my childhood. Thank you and rest well, sir.

[blindturtle02]

Although I might not have been able to appreciate these images visually, those tapes were also a part of my childhood no matter how ya slice it. RIP, sir. You made some fantastic memories.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Oh man, such a shame, I always loved his Sonic, TMNT and especilly the sega Taz cover art.

Didn't realize how much other art he did that I have always loved. RIP:cry:

[Aaronardo]

Thank you, Greg Martin, for illustrating my and many others' childhoods.

You will be missed.

(2 TMNT stars. Gone. And we're not even 10 days into the 30th Anniversary year).

[triplexxx]

This makes me glad I kept my VHS copies, couldn't believe all this from TMNT, Sonic, Pacman, etc... was all one man, RIP Greg Martin.

[turtlefanforever]

So R.I.P to both him and Avery, like I did on other sites.