Martin's first major work in the 1980s was
Gnatrat, a parody of
Batman, featuring a rat who dresses as a gnat to fight crime. He went on to work on the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and created "20 Nude Dancers 20," a long-running humor strip featured in ''
Comics Buyer's Guide''. As an editor, Martin created the anthology
Hyena and briefly oversaw a humor section in
Heavy Metal. He also edited the first edition of
Scott McCloud's
Understanding Comics. Martin then moved toward working almost exclusively in children's comics, often for
Nickelodeon's
Nickelodeon Magazine, while producing other work for his website. His collaborations with long-time friend
Jim Woodring include the children's series
Tantalizing Stories, and several
minicomics featuring their characters
Frank and Montgomery Wart. Martin is often mistaken for the race-car driver
Mark Martin; this is a frequent subject of his comics in recent years. ==Bibliography==