Some people will do anything for a buck. He went so far as to put RIP in his title.
Unbelievable.



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Item specifics
Seller Notes: “Excellent condition”
Original/Reproduction: Original Style: Urban Art
Listed By: Collector Size Type/Largest Dimension: 9"w x 12"h
Signed?: Signed Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Medium: Pencil, Graphite Region of Origin: US
Subject: Fantasy Artist: Greg Martin


Greg Martin's Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the iconic characters that is representative of the digital age. Artist Greg Martin, was responsible for some of the most iconic box art in video game history.
This drawing is 9" wide and 12"h. Dated August, 2007.

9"w x 12"h, Collector, Fantasy, Pencil, Graphite, US and Urban Art

"Gregory James Martin[1] (14. October 1956 - 21. May 2013) was a freelance artist, who began his career in Disney & Hanna Barbera Studios.[1] Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, he has done many promotional artworks for television shows and video games.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog community, Greg Martin is known for drawing American and European box-arts and advertising artworks for early Sonic the Hedgehog games. He has also done promotional artwork for many other Sega Genesis games as well. It was not until in early 2014 that he was revealed to be passed away on May 21st, 2013 and then gained the attention of being the artist behind the western promotional artworks for early Sonic games" (reference Wikia.)

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