Martin Perscheid | |
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 Perscheid at 2019 CCXP in Cologne | |
| Born | 16 February 1966 Wesseling, Germany |
| Died | 31 July 2021 (aged 55) Wesseling, Germany |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Known for | Perscheids Abgründe |
| Awards | Max & Moritz Prize |
| Website | www |
Martin Perscheid (16 February 1966 – 31 July 2021) was a German cartoonist. He created a main character in 1994, who appeared from 1998 under the title Perscheids Abgründe (Perscheid's abysses). More than 4,300 strips appeared in several German newspapers and magazines. He is known for his "fearless glimpses into human abysses of sexism, racism, ignorance, corruption and stupidity, captured with black humour."[1]