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Marty Siegrist
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| Name: | Marty Siegrist |
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| Type: | fan artist, fanzine publisher |
| Fandoms: | Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, Space 1999, Star Wars, Starsky & Hutch, Real Ghostbusters, Man from UNCLE, Doctor Who, Remington Steele, Robin of Sherwood |
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Marty Siegrist was a very prolific multifandom fan artist as well as a zine editor.
She published the Star Trek fanzine Alpha Continuum and the multiple fandom zine Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine?.
Siegrist was the secretary for MSUSTC, the Star Trek fan club at Michigan State University.
Mapmaker
Marty Siegrist drew a map for Melanie Rawn's fantasy pro book, "Dragon Star." [1] See it here.
She went on to do many maps for Rawn's books between 1988-1996.
A 1977 Bio
From Who's Who in Star Trek Fandom:
Marty entered fandom in November 1974 when she attended a Roddenberry lecture and a ST film festival and was hooked. Right afterward she joined MSUSTC, and is still a member. She also belongs to the Logan's Run Organization of Fans and DKAF.
[...]
She is the originator of the sports of Marshmenace and Cromenace, along with Tina Henry.
Fan Comments
Marty Siegrist (artist) has shown her work in GUARDIAN, SANCTUARY, and THOUSANDWORLDS COLLECTED. Although her main bent is ST:TNG, she is also interested in a variety of other universes. Marty's openness to different fandoms is reflected in her willingness to experiment with different mediums and techniques. [2]
Interview
Example Fanart
1975
from Warped Space #10, portrays Janice Rand
![from Warped Space #11 -- "Marty's illos were very good- especially the back cover- moreso since I know where the source of the drawing came from." [3]](/w/images/thumb/2/27/Warped11back.jpg/139px-Warped11back.jpg)
from Warped Space #11 -- "Marty's illos were very good- especially the back cover- moreso since I know where the source of the drawing came from." [3]
![from Warped Space #11 -- "I like her McCoy on p.27, but Kirk's expression is rather ... bizarre. Besides, I don't think anyone can sleep sitting up that straight. Not even James Tiberius." [4]](/w/images/thumb/a/ad/Warped11art-3.jpg/180px-Warped11art-3.jpg)
from Warped Space #11 -- "I like her McCoy on p.27, but Kirk's expression is rather ... bizarre. Besides, I don't think anyone can sleep sitting up that straight. Not even James Tiberius." [4]
![from Warped Space #13 -- "Illo on page 12. My favorite, Marty, but something about Natira's face bothers me. I don't know what." [5] "The illos are mostly marvelous and I would like, for the record, to thank Marty Siegrlst for the really fine illo of McCoy and Natira she did for my story in WS13, "A Different Way of Thinking," Very nice." [6] "The full page illo was the more evocative of this desire than the story itself; the illo was very fine indeed. (No, Gordon, I did not catch the echo of the tree branches in that broken background pattern. Sorry.)" [7] "I liked Marty's illo on p. 12. (Must admit, tho', I like her Natira better in WS12.) Totally outshone the story ... The story stank!!" [8]](/w/images/thumb/4/47/Warped13art4.jpg/134px-Warped13art4.jpg)
from Warped Space #13 -- "Illo on page 12. My favorite, Marty, but something about Natira's face bothers me. I don't know what." [5]
"The illos are mostly marvelous and I would like, for the record, to thank Marty Siegrlst for the really fine illo of McCoy and Natira she did for my story in WS13, "A Different Way of Thinking," Very nice." [6]
"The full page illo was the more evocative of this desire than the story itself; the illo was very fine indeed. (No, Gordon, I did not catch the echo of the tree branches in that broken background pattern. Sorry.)" [7]
"I liked Marty's illo on p. 12. (Must admit, tho', I like her Natira better in WS12.) Totally outshone the story ... The story stank!!" [8]
![from Warped Space #11 -- "Marty's illos were very good- especially the back cover- moreso since I know where the source of the drawing came from." [3]](/wiki/File:Warped11back.jpg)
![from Warped Space #11 -- "I like her McCoy on p.27, but Kirk's expression is rather ... bizarre. Besides, I don't think anyone can sleep sitting up that straight. Not even James Tiberius." [4]](/wiki/File:Warped11art-3.jpg)
![from Warped Space #13 -- "Illo on page 12. My favorite, Marty, but something about Natira's face bothers me. I don't know what." [5] "The illos are mostly marvelous and I would like, for the record, to thank Marty Siegrlst for the really fine illo of McCoy and Natira she did for my story in WS13, "A Different Way of Thinking," Very nice." [6] "The full page illo was the more evocative of this desire than the story itself; the illo was very fine indeed. (No, Gordon, I did not catch the echo of the tree branches in that broken background pattern. Sorry.)" [7] "I liked Marty's illo on p. 12. (Must admit, tho', I like her Natira better in WS12.) Totally outshone the story ... The story stank!!" [8]](/wiki/File:Warped13art4.jpg)
1976
![silkscreened, from Warped Space #14 -- "Overall quality of 14, I felt, was good. The cover was a noble 'attempt, "not bad for a first try," as Connie Faddis would say. Connie, by the way, is probably a good person to talk to about silk-screening techniques, as one can judge by INTERPHASE. Marty, my dear, I still liked yours, though, especially the actual drawing of the thing. Nice Romulan." [9] "The cover was beautiful -- I like the silkscreening, but the ink gets on your fingers. I had blue on my fingers for days after reading it." [10]](/w/images/thumb/a/a9/Warped14cover.jpg/138px-Warped14cover.jpg)
silkscreened, from Warped Space #14 -- "Overall quality of 14, I felt, was good. The cover was a noble 'attempt, "not bad for a first try," as Connie Faddis would say. Connie, by the way, is probably a good person to talk to about silk-screening techniques, as one can judge by INTERPHASE. Marty, my dear, I still liked yours, though, especially the actual drawing of the thing. Nice Romulan." [9]
"The cover was beautiful -- I like the silkscreening, but the ink gets on your fingers. I had blue on my fingers for days after reading it." [10]![from Warped Space #14 -- "As for the illos [in "Pasadena Blues"], I weren't disappointed, Marty. My favorite is the one on p. 17 of McCoy outside the shower stall with Faulwell's eyeballs looking on. ""Cute. " De"" looks appropriately cowboyish, which is what I intended." [11]](/w/images/thumb/6/65/Warped15art2.jpg/174px-Warped15art2.jpg)
from Warped Space #14 -- "As for the illos [in "Pasadena Blues"], I weren't disappointed, Marty. My favorite is the one on p. 17 of McCoy outside the shower stall with Faulwell's eyeballs looking on. ""Cute. " De"" looks appropriately cowboyish, which is what I intended." [11]
from Warped Space #14, for the controversial story, For Sale, Must Sacrifice
from Interphase #3
from ComLoC #18, portrays Victor Bergman (Space:1999)
from Alpha Continuum #1
from Alpha Continuum #1
from Alpha Continuum #1
from Warped Space #20, one of the four fold-outs in that zine
![silkscreened, from Warped Space #14 -- "Overall quality of 14, I felt, was good. The cover was a noble 'attempt, "not bad for a first try," as Connie Faddis would say. Connie, by the way, is probably a good person to talk to about silk-screening techniques, as one can judge by INTERPHASE. Marty, my dear, I still liked yours, though, especially the actual drawing of the thing. Nice Romulan." [9] "The cover was beautiful -- I like the silkscreening, but the ink gets on your fingers. I had blue on my fingers for days after reading it." [10]](/wiki/File:Warped14cover.jpg)
![from Warped Space #14 -- "As for the illos [in "Pasadena Blues"], I weren't disappointed, Marty. My favorite is the one on p. 17 of McCoy outside the shower stall with Faulwell's eyeballs looking on. ""Cute. " De"" looks appropriately cowboyish, which is what I intended." [11]](/wiki/File:Warped15art2.jpg)
1977
from Zebra Three #1
from Pegasus #2
from Interphase #4
from Alpha Continuum #2 (silkscreened)
from Alpha Continuum #2
from Alpha Continuum #2
from Millennium #1
from Millennium #1, for the Diamonds and Rust story, Undone
from Millennium #2
from Odyssey #1
1978
1980
from Alpha Continuum #4
from Alpha Continuum #4, for "Sunflower"
from Alpha Continuum #4, for Year of the Cat
1981
from Odyssey #5, also the back cover of the Best of Issue of I'm a Doctor, Not a..., as well as interior art in "Odyssey" #7
from Guardian #3 (Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
from Alpha Continuum #3, portrays a young and virginal Spock, as noted by the unicorn
silkscreened, from Alpha Continuum #3 (yes, even though it says issue #4), the - portrays Spock and a horse (no longer a unicorn!), a commentary on the back cover and the young Spock's virginity
from Alpha Continuum #3
from Alpha Continuum #3
from Alpha Continuum #3
from Alpha Continuum #3, an example of art imitation, see The Sleeping Gypsy
![from Sol Plus #8 -- "The artwork, consisting of a very nice profile of the Big Three, was done by one Marty Siegrist and, in my opinion, should have been on the cover! Very nice, indeed. And the story matched the illo." [12]](/w/images/thumb/d/d5/Solplus8art5.jpg/137px-Solplus8art5.jpg)
from Sol Plus #8 -- "The artwork, consisting of a very nice profile of the Big Three, was done by one Marty Siegrist and, in my opinion, should have been on the cover! Very nice, indeed. And the story matched the illo." [12]
![from Sol Plus #8 -- "The artwork, consisting of a very nice profile of the Big Three, was done by one Marty Siegrist and, in my opinion, should have been on the cover! Very nice, indeed. And the story matched the illo." [12]](/wiki/File:Solplus8art5.jpg)
1982
from Paladin #2, for the story, "Green Tomato" ("Hutch picks up hitchhiker David Banner; good thing, as both David and his alter-ego will be needed when the bad guys show up to run Hutch off the road.") (Starsky & Hutch/The Incredible Hulk)
from Paladin #2, for the story, "Green Tomato"
1983
from Odyssey #6.5, portrays McCoy and a female in an intimate scene, something fairly uncommon for this character
1984
1985
from Steele Files (Remington Steele)
from Steele Files (Remington Steele)
1986
![from Guardian #7 -- "There is no way I would let Marty Siegrist illustrate anything I wrote, for fear no one would bother with the words. But, that's what she's done in "Pavane for a Dead Princess", and brought it off.... I've already mentioned Marty Siegrist's illos for "Pavanne for a Dead Princess". While they fit perfectly with the story I can't help wondering if she isn't creating a Star Wars Tarot (or is it Sabaac?) deck. In a zine in which good art is not scarce, these are masterpieces." [13] (Star Wars)](/w/images/thumb/2/24/Guardian7art8.jpg/136px-Guardian7art8.jpg)
from Guardian #7 -- "There is no way I would let Marty Siegrist illustrate anything I wrote, for fear no one would bother with the words. But, that's what she's done in "Pavane for a Dead Princess", and brought it off.... I've already mentioned Marty Siegrist's illos for "Pavanne for a Dead Princess". While they fit perfectly with the story I can't help wondering if she isn't creating a Star Wars Tarot (or is it Sabaac?) deck. In a zine in which good art is not scarce, these are masterpieces." [13] (Star Wars)
![from Guardian #7 -- "There is no way I would let Marty Siegrist illustrate anything I wrote, for fear no one would bother with the words. But, that's what she's done in "Pavane for a Dead Princess", and brought it off.... I've already mentioned Marty Siegrist's illos for "Pavanne for a Dead Princess". While they fit perfectly with the story I can't help wondering if she isn't creating a Star Wars Tarot (or is it Sabaac?) deck. In a zine in which good art is not scarce, these are masterpieces." [13] (Star Wars)](/wiki/File:Guardian7art8.jpg)
1988
from Guardian #8
![from Guardian #8 -- "And, taking the liberty of embarrassing our esteemed editor, Marty Siegrist's illustration on page 153 has to win best of zine. It's dynamic, traumatic, and gives me the willies just thinking about it. Brrrrrr! The design of the half-dead faces is magnificent, with just that one really hate-filled (and boy is that HATE!) face in there-magnificent and totally wonderful. In fact, it's one of the best illustrations I've seen anywhere." [14]](/w/images/thumb/2/2e/Guardian8art22.jpg/132px-Guardian8art22.jpg)
from Guardian #8 -- "And, taking the liberty of embarrassing our esteemed editor, Marty Siegrist's illustration on page 153 has to win best of zine. It's dynamic, traumatic, and gives me the willies just thinking about it. Brrrrrr! The design of the half-dead faces is magnificent, with just that one really hate-filled (and boy is that HATE!) face in there-magnificent and totally wonderful. In fact, it's one of the best illustrations I've seen anywhere." [14]
![from Guardian #8 -- "And, taking the liberty of embarrassing our esteemed editor, Marty Siegrist's illustration on page 153 has to win best of zine. It's dynamic, traumatic, and gives me the willies just thinking about it. Brrrrrr! The design of the half-dead faces is magnificent, with just that one really hate-filled (and boy is that HATE!) face in there-magnificent and totally wonderful. In fact, it's one of the best illustrations I've seen anywhere." [14]](/wiki/File:Guardian8art22.jpg)
1990
from Pulse of the Machine
from Rerun #8, ""Bob & June & Will & Data"
1992
from Amazing Grace #1 (K/S, Star Trek: TOS)
![from. Volumes of Forgotten Lore -- "Your first impression of the zine is that it is going to be terrific. That idea comes from the absolutely gorgeous cover by Marty Siegrist. Unlike so many zine covers these days, this one actually provides a compilation of story elements that we will encounter once we start reading. I have no idea how Marty does it, but she manages to convey, in colored pencil, much of the emotion that we will supposedly see in the script. The zine starts with a two and a half page lesson in how to submit a script to Paramount for consideration. (Tell me, am I the only person left in fandom who is not burning to write for these people?)..." [15] (Star Trek: TNG)](/w/images/thumb/d/db/Forgottenlore.jpg/137px-Forgottenlore.jpg)
from. Volumes of Forgotten Lore -- "Your first impression of the zine is that it is going to be terrific. That idea comes from the absolutely gorgeous cover by Marty Siegrist. Unlike so many zine covers these days, this one actually provides a compilation of story elements that we will encounter once we start reading. I have no idea how Marty does it, but she manages to convey, in colored pencil, much of the emotion that we will supposedly see in the script. The zine starts with a two and a half page lesson in how to submit a script to Paramount for consideration. (Tell me, am I the only person left in fandom who is not burning to write for these people?)..." [15] (Star Trek: TNG)
![from. Volumes of Forgotten Lore -- "Your first impression of the zine is that it is going to be terrific. That idea comes from the absolutely gorgeous cover by Marty Siegrist. Unlike so many zine covers these days, this one actually provides a compilation of story elements that we will encounter once we start reading. I have no idea how Marty does it, but she manages to convey, in colored pencil, much of the emotion that we will supposedly see in the script. The zine starts with a two and a half page lesson in how to submit a script to Paramount for consideration. (Tell me, am I the only person left in fandom who is not burning to write for these people?)..." [15] (Star Trek: TNG)](/wiki/File:Forgottenlore.jpg)
1993
from Errantry #1, for "The Midnight Dreary Affair" (Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
1995
from Can We Go Home Now?
from Revenants & Roses #1
for Chekov: In Love and In Trouble, for "Fear Itself"
for Chekov: In Love and In Trouble, for "Fear Itself"
1996
from A Matter of Honor #3
1997
References
- ^ "And speaking of artwork, Marty Siegrist has drawn the map for the fantasy trilogy and my agent and editor fell over when they saw it. It's stunning -- all you other fantasy authors out there with maps in your books, eat your hearts out!" -- from Southern Enclave #16
- ^ from Art Forum #1 (1989)
- ^ from Paula Block in "Warped Space" #12
- ^ from Paula Block in "Warped Space" #12
- ^ from "Warped Space" #14
- ^ from "Warped Space" #14
- ^ from "Warped Space" #14
- ^ from "Warped Space" #15
- ^ from Warped Space #15
- ^ from Warped Space #15
- ^ an LoC by Paula Block in "Warped Space" #16
- ^ from TREKisM #26
- ^ from from Scoundrel #10
- ^ from Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine? #3. The reviewer, Susan M. Garrett, gives it "5 trees." The reviewers in "Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine?" rated zines on a 1-5 tree/star scale.
- ^ from a longer review in Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine? #4. The reviewer gives it "3 trees." The reviewers in "Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine?" rated zines on a 1-5 tree/star scale.
Zine Contributions
Alpha Continuum | Amazing Grace | Bustin' | Can We Go Home Now? | Chekov In Love and Trouble | ComLoC | The Complete Trekfilker | Cosmoconnection | Ecto | Errantry | Felgercarb | Guardian | Interphase | Jihad! | Just the Four of Us | The Loner | A Matter of Honor | Millennium | The M.U.N.C.L.E. Book | Oaken Heart | Odyssey | Paladin | Pegasus | Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine? | Pulse of the Machine | Rerun | Revenants and Roses | The Roving Reporter | Rising Star | Sanctuary | The Scrying Glass | Second Generation | The Sehlat's Roar | Sol Plus | Spin Dizzie | Steele Files | Sun and Shadow | The Tasks of the Chosen | TrexIndex | The U.N.C.L.E. Special | Volumes of Forgotten Lore | Warped Space | Who's Who and What's That: An A-Z Guide to the Real Ghostbusters | Works of Steele | Zebra Three