Laura Martin (b. 1971)

Biography:

Laura Martin is a colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC, Marvel and CrossGen.

Martin has worked in comics professionally since 1995, and served for five years as a "staff colorist and assistant supervisor," and "occasional designer" for Jim Lee's WildStorm Studios. In 1999, after the sale of WildStorm to DC, DePuy became sole colorist on Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's Planetary series, as well as Ellis and Bryan Hitch's Authority. Much of her work since then has involved coloring the artwork of both Cassaday and Hitch, who rarely work with other colorists.

From November 2001's Ruse #1, Martin worked on a handful of non-CrossGen comics (occasional issues of Planetary) until summer 2004. In addition to Ruse, she also colored Edge as well as occasional issues of Meridian, Negation and Sojourn, before the companies ultimate collapse.

Post-CrossGen, Martin worked primarily for Marvel Comics, among others working on Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, Star Wars, Thor, Uncanny Avengers, and Wolverine & the X-Men.

Name:

  • Laura Martin
  • Type: Changed Name
    Given name: Laura Family name: Martin

Other Names:

  1. Avalon Studio's Laura Type: Studio Name
  2. Avalon Studios' Laura Type: Studio Name
  3. Laura DePuy Martin Type: Changed Name
    Given name: Laura Family name: DePuy Martin
  4. Avalon Studios' Laura DePuy Type: Studio Name
  5. Laura DePuy Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Laura Family name: DePuy
  6. WildStorm Effects (Laura DePuy) Type: Studio Name
  7. Laura Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Laura
  8. Laura Martin of Wildstorm FX Type: Studio Name
  9. Лаура Мартин
  10. Лора Мартин
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Signatures:

  1. DePuy [generic]
  2. Laura [generic]
  3. Laura
  4. Laura Martin [generic]
  5. LD [generic]
  6. LM [generic]
  7. Martin [generic]
  8. Лаура Мартин [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1999: Eagle Awards - International Section - Favourite Comics Artist (Colourist)
  2. 1999: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Colorist
  3. 2000: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Creative Team
  4. 2000: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Colorist
  5. 2000: Eisner Award - Best Coloring
  6. 2000: Eagle Awards - International Section - Favourite Colourist
  7. 2001: Harvey Award - Best Colorist
  8. 2001: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Colorist
  9. 2001: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  10. 2002: Eisner Award - Best Coloring
  11. 2002: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  12. 2002: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Colorist
  13. 2003: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  14. 2003: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Colorist
  15. 2004: Squiddy Award - Best Colorist
  16. 2004: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  17. 2004: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  18. 2005: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Colorist
  19. 2006: Harvey Award - Best Colorist
  20. 2008: Harvey Award - Best Colorist
  21. 2010: Harvey Award - Best Colorist
  22. 2014: Inkwell Awards - Ambassador
  23. 2015: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  24. 2016: Harvey Award - Best Colorist
  25. 2017: Ringo Awards - Best Colorist

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1999: Eagle Awards - Favourite Graphic Novel
    JLA: Earth 2 (2000 series)
  2. 2000: Eagle Awards - International Section - Favourite Reprint Collection
    The Authority (2000 series) #2 - Under New Management
  3. 2001: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Novella
    Ruse (2001 series) #1
  4. 2004: Wizard Fan Awards - Comics' Greatest Moment of 2004
    Astonishing X-Men (2004 series) #4 [Direct Edition]
  5. 2010: Eisner Award - Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
    The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures Deluxe Edition (2009 series)
  6. 2024: Eisner Award - Best Anthology
    Comics for Ukraine (2023 series)

Relations:

  1. Employee of - Avalon Studios (b. 1998) using the name: Avalon Studios' Laura DePuy
  2. Employee of - Avalon Studios (b. 1998) using the name: Avalon Studio's Laura
  3. Employee of - Gaijin Studios (b. 1991)
    Notes: The artist did color work for the studio from 2008 to 2010.
  4. Spouse - Randy Martin (b. 1960)
    Notes: Married since 2001.
  5. Employee of - Wildstorm FX (b. 1994)
  6. Employee of - Wildstorm FX (b. 1994) using the name: WildStorm Effects (Laura DePuy)

Schools:

  1. College of Central Florida 1989 to 1991

    Notes: General (as Central Florida Community College)

  2. University of Central Florida 1992 to 1995

    Notes: B.A. Graphic Arts

  3. Art Institute of Tampa 2005 to 2006

    Notes: Media Arts and Animation (part-time only)

Degrees:

  1. B.A., University of Central Florida in 1992

    Notes: Graphic Arts

Art Influences:

Influences by Laura Martin (b. 1971) were stated by:
  1. Matthew Wilson (b. 1980)
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