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RIP TMNT VHS cover illustrator Greg Martin
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 and here, but TMNT fans will especially want to take a look at his own site, 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.
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01-06-2014, 10:46 PM
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Lots of great art, what a shame, RIP.
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01-06-2014, 11:04 PM
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Omg he created some early Sonic games covers too.
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01-07-2014, 01:57 AM
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Stone Warrior
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RIP. Would've loved to meet him and get a drawing.
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01-07-2014, 08:31 AM
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Wow that sucks. He was so talented. R.I.P.
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01-07-2014, 09:21 AM
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Two big TMNT losses as of late
I love the change art. The covers would make such great posters. |
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01-07-2014, 09:57 AM
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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. |
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01-07-2014, 10:33 AM
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01-07-2014, 11:12 AM
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thanks for sharing!rest in peace!
I feel the same way about this vhs cover, GREAT painting! |
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01-07-2014, 11:26 AM
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R.I.P. to a great person and a great illustrator
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01-07-2014, 03:50 PM
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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   The Incredible Shrinking Turtles   The paintings are large and simply stunning in hand. What an incredible talent. Wow...I'm still shocked.
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01-07-2014, 05:07 PM
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I never realized about how many of the Cartoon VHS covers and video game covers I remember as a kid were done by him.
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01-07-2014, 05:14 PM
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01-07-2014, 05:28 PM
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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!
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01-07-2014, 08:12 PM
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Man, everyone seems to be dying this year. Rip Greg.
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01-07-2014, 09:48 PM
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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.
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01-07-2014, 10:11 PM
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Oh wow: I had no idea he did all that work.
He's left one heck of a legacy: rest well.
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01-07-2014, 10:24 PM
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What a loss of an amazing talent.
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The influence these covers have had on me is huge. Thanks Greg Martin.
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01-07-2014, 11:50 PM
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Never knew the he was the one behind all that fantastic artwork. RIP
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