Peter Pontiac

Kraut Biografiek
Requiem Fortissimo

Awards2011 - Marten Toonderprijs
1997 - Stripschapprijswww.peterpontiac.nl

Peter Pontiac (born Peter J.G. Pollmann; 28 April 1951 – 20 January 2015) was a Dutch cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator. He was the winner of the 1997 Stripschapprijs.^[1] Pontiac died on 20 January 2015,^[2] after a lengthy battle with severe liver disease.

Biography

He was known for leading a life in the fringe and was addicted to heroin for several years, something he drew autobiographical comics about as well.^[3] He illustrated various album covers for bands like Parados, Thud!, The Bouncers, The Schizofrenics, Dead Moon and bootleg singles by Lou Reed and Bob Dylan.^[4]

At the time of his death, Pontiac was working on a new graphic novel (STYX of de zesplankenkoorts) about his disease and awaiting death.^[5] He got money for this project through crowd funding.^[6]

Lettering

For Oog & Blik he did the lettering of the Dutch editions of Art Spiegelman's Maus and Robert Crumb's Introducing Kafka.

Bibliography

2011 - Rhythm, Oog & Blik (Complete collected comics 1969–2011, except Kraut)
2000 - Kraut Biografiek (Podium)
1998 - De ketens van kitsch (ISBN 90-801-821-0-9)
1998 - The Quick Brown Fax
1990-1997 - Pontiac Review (a series of 7 books) (Oog & Blik)
1997 - Lost in the Lowlands, self-published, 2nd printing Oog & Blik
1994 - De luchtgitaar (Meulenhoff)
1993 - The making of sacred pin-ups (Griffioen)
1990 - Requiem Fortissimo (ISBN 90-303-8941-9) (Oog & Blik)
1981 - Natural Jewboy (illustr.) (ISBN 90-70460-01-7)

Awards

1997 - Stripschapprijs for his entire oeuvre
1998 - Professor Pi Illustrator's Prize from the city of Amsterdam
2011 - Marten Toonderprijs for his entire oeuvre ^[7]

References

^ "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Striptekenaar Peter Pontiac overleden". www.NOS.nl (in Dutch). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Peter Pontiac - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
^ "XS4ALL - First Class Internet".
^ "Graphic Novel: Kunstenaar Peter Pontiac over de dood" (in Dutch). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "STYX of de Zesplankenkoorts, door Peter Pontiac". www.voordekunst.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Marten Toonderprijs voor Peter Pontiac". www.eenvandaag.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2015.