Peter Pontiac

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.

Peter Pontiac
Photo: Frank van Oortmerssen
Born	Peter J.G. Pollmann (1951-04-28)28 April 1951 Beverwijk, Netherlands
Died	20 January 2015(2015-01-20) (aged 63) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Area(s)	Cartoonist, Artist
Notable works	Kraut Biografiek Requiem Fortissimo
Awards	2011 - Marten Toonderprijs 1997 - Stripschapprijs
www.peterpontiac.nl

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]