Don Ivan Punchatz

Don Ivan Punchatz (September 8, 1936 - October 22, 2009) was a science fiction and fantasy artist who drew illustrations for numerous publications, including magazines such as Heavy Metal, National Geographic, Playboy, and Time.^[1]

During 1993, id Software hired him to create the Doom video game package art and logo. The result was named the second best game box art of all time by GameSpy. ^[2] His son, Gregor Punchatz, has worked on special effects for several movies, and also created monster sculptures for Doom.^[1]

Punchatz suffered a cardiac arrest on October 11, 2009 ^[3] and died in an Arlington, Texas, hospital on October 22, 2009.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wilonsky, Robert (October 27, 2009). "From National Lampoon to National Portrait Gallery, Paying Tribute to Don Ivan Punchatz". Dallas Observer. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/10/from_national_lampoon_to_natio.php. 
2. ^ Turner, Benjamin (July 27, 2004). "Top 10 Best Box Arts". GameSpy. http://www.gamespy.com/articles/533/533968p10.html. 
3. ^ "DON IVAN PUNCHATZ (1936-2009)". Spectrum Fantastic Art. http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/full_content.php?article_id=1070&full=yes. Retrieved October 25, 2009. 
4. ^ Spangler, Anthony (October 24, 2009). "TCU teacher left his mark in the art world". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/1708835.html. Retrieved October 25, 2009. ^{[dead link]}

• This article uses content from the GFDL Doom Wiki article "Don Ivan Punchatz".

External links

• Doom logo
• A high-resolution scan of The Ultimate Doom poster
• Spectrum's article on Punchatz

Persondata
Name	Punchatz, Don Ivan
Alternative names
Short description	artist
Date of birth	September 8, 1936
Place of birth	Hillside, New Jersey
Date of death	October 22, 2009
Place of death	Arlington, Texas