Peter Pontiac (born ''Peter J.G. Pollmann''; 28 April 1951 – 20 January 2015) was a Dutch

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and

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. He was the winner of the 1997

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. Pontiac died on 20 January 2015, after a lengthy battle with severe liver disease.

Biography

He was known for leading a life in the fringe and was addicted to

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for several years, something he drew autobiographical comics about as well. He illustrated various album covers for bands like Parados, Thud!, The Bouncers, The Schizofrenics, Dead Moon and bootleg singles by

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and

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

Lettering

For Oog & Blik he did the lettering of the Dutch editions of

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Bibliography

* 2011 - ''Rhythm'', Oog & Blik (Complete collected comics 1969–2011, except ''Kraut'') * 2000 - ''Kraut Biografiek'' (

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) * 1998 - ''De ketens van kitsch'' () * 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'' (

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) * 1993 - ''The making of sacred pin-ups'' (Griffioen) * 1990 - ''Requiem Fortissimo'' () (Oog & Blik) * 1981 - ''Natural Jewboy'' (illustr.) ()

Awards

* 1997 -

for his entire oeuvre * 1998 - Professor Pi Illustrator's Prize from the city of Amsterdam * 2011 - Marten Toonderprijs for his entire oeuvre

References

External links

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Peter Pontiac at Lambiek
1951 births 2015 deaths Dutch comics artists Dutch comics writers Dutch graphic artists Dutch graphic novelists Dutch poster artists Dutch humorists Underground cartoonists Counterculture of the 1960s Counterculture of the 1970s Counterculture of the 1980s Dutch magazine illustrators 20th-century Dutch illustrators 21st-century Dutch illustrators Dutch album-cover and concert-poster artists People from Beverwijk Deaths from liver disease Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub