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MERRY MARY'S CARTOON GALLERY
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From the outlandishly
screwball to the politically incorrect, MaryJoy Martinalso known in the
art world as MerryJoyhas concocted cartoons for more than thirty years
with a twisted sense of irreverence and completely misguided loyalties to the
bird and rodent communities. From the early days when she created cartoons in
pen-and-ink for the likes of the Rocky Mountain News, The Canticle (Friar
Fabiano cartoon series), and various sci-fi fanzines, to her present style
of digitally warping warped political figures or giving penguins and poodles
heads of state, Martin spares no one. Not even Santa Claus.
Many of her
cartoons have been published as cover art for the gloriously notorious
San Juan Horseshoe since 1986. Others have been
published as part of news or feature stories in the 'Shoe, and as aids
to the unwashed in the online version of the 'Shoe, such as the recent
Cookie Tree Map, with its snakes and lizards, outhouses, and
treasure being eaten by caterpillars. Martin is also founder of LocoFotives, a
bevy of zany Pixelators who cobble together poltical cartoons from stray
pixels.
Reminiscent of the covers and cartoons of
Punch (the British magazine of satire published from 1841-2002),
Martin's work delights in weird details and extravagant exaggerations.
A few samples are shown below from the pen-and-ink variety to the
digitally re-masticated. For more examples, visit the San Juan Horseshoe
Covers page.
All art is
copyrighted by the artist. Please obtain written permission from the artist or
her representatives before
using images.
THE COOKIE
TREE TREASURE MAP (To read the story in the Summer 2013 issue on page 3
click
here
this will open a PDF at the San Juan Horseshoe
website.) |
THE COOKIE
TREE MAP detail
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SANTA
NAUGHTY CLAUS
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THE
AMERICAN COWBOY
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PEAS ON
EARTH
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ATTACK OF
THE SCREWBALLS
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NUCLA
NATIONAL GUARD
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PARLIN SKI
TEAM
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PRARIE DOG
REVENGE
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MORE PRARIE
DOG REVENGE
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PREHISTORIC
BASEBALL
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COLORADO
CHORUS LINE
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THINKING OF
SELLING THE KIDS
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BENEFITS OF
INSURANCE
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XMAS
CANCELLED: SANTA GONE SOUTH
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GO AHEAD,
QUESTION THE EVIDENCE
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THE
PELICAN'S BRIEFS
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AMERICAN
BRAINWASHING
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POLITICAL CARTOONS
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TRAINED
MARMOTS CAN DO WHAT CONGRESS CAN'T
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THE WORLD
IS MINE
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THE BUSH
DAVID STATUE Featured in the Horseshoe November 2005: Heroic Statues Erected In San Juan Cities
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WINCHEATER
GRENADE LAUNCHER
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PRAISE
JESUS, IT'S GOOD MUSTARD FACTORY
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BUSH
ADMINISTRATION DENIES STEROID USE
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FRIAR FABIANO CARTOONS
This series of cartoons
by MaryJoy Martin was featured in the Canticle (now defunct) in the
early 1980s.
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For more
Merry Mary cartoons, visit the San Juan Horseshoe
COVERS page |
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