Dubravko Mataković (illustrator)
Dubravko Mataković (born 20 August 1959) is a Croatian illustrator best known for his grotesque comic books.[1][2][3]
Mataković was born in Ivankovo near Vinkovci, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb in 1983. He has published comics since 1984.[4] His work was published in the newspapers Nedjeljna Dalmacija, Jutarnji list, as well as children's newspapers Smib and Modra lasta.
One of his most popular characters was Protman, a mutant crime-fighting superhero who is able to fly, propelled by his intestinal gasses.[5]
In 2003, Mataković co-founded heavy metal band called Septica, that published an eponymous album Septica for Aquarius Records in 2006.[6][7]
The city theatre in Vinkovci produced a play based on Mataković's strip characters, in which Mataković himself produced the scene, costumes and most of the music.[8]
References
- "Dubravko Mataković snima svoj prvi animirani film Cigla". Globus (in Croatian). 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- "Mataković u vinkovačkoj Vili Lenije predstavlja "Overkloking"". Večernji list (in Croatian). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- "OVERKLOKING Svakodnevica u šest slika". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- "Večer stripa s Dubravkom Matakovićem" (in Croatian). City of Vukovar. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- "Od Starog Mačka i Tupka do Horny Dyke: Oni su najzanimljiviji likovi domaćeg stripa". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- "Septica". Aquarius Records. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- "Zlatna Koogla za Flyer, Rooglo za Feminnem". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 3 April 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ""Iz Kabula s ljubavlju" - Dubravko Mataković" (in Croatian). City Theatre "Joza Ivakić" Vinkovci. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.