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

1. "Dubravko Mataković snima svoj prvi animirani film Cigla". Globus (in Croatian). 25 May 2010. from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. "Mataković u vinkovačkoj Vili Lenije predstavlja "Overkloking"". Večernji list (in Croatian). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
3. . Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
4. (in Croatian). City of Vukovar. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
5. "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.
6. . Aquarius Records. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
7. . Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 3 April 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
8. (in Croatian). City Theatre "Joza Ivakić" Vinkovci. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.