Cengiz Üstün

Cengiz Üstün (born 1972) is a Turkish comic artist.

Early life and education

Üstün is the older brother of comic artist Bülent Üstün. He started drawing when he was 8. When he was 13 he got a drawing published in the magazine Türkiye Çocuk.[1] He graduated from the Graphic Design Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1996.[2]

Career

He began his career at Pişmiş Kelle[3] and was part of the core staff at L-Manyak along with his brother Bülent Üstün, Memo Tembelçizer, and Bahadır Baruter. They practiced comically violent, grotesque, and anarchist humor.[4] On L-Manyak he used a gaudy, carnival-esque style. He created the Buttbanger Monster (Turkish: Kunteper Canavarı), who rapes enemies with his giant penis.[3] The character got him popularity but brought the comic into trouble with the law.[4] Later, he worked on magazines Avni, Dıgıl,[2] Lombak, Penguen, Uykusuz, Kemik, and Fermuar, which his brother founded.[5] Üstün joined the art gallery Atölye Cer around 2021.[6] He serial published Üzeyir and Macerayı Seven Adam (English: The Man Who Loves Adventure). He also made the characters Kaptan Onedin and Tribal Enfeksiyon.[7]

He has cited as influences the Limon magazine, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series,[1] Quentin Tarantino,[5] R. Crumb,[6] and has said the spirit of punk resonates with him.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Erdivanlı, Koray (30 August 2022). "Kunteper Canavarı ve Kaptan Onedın'ın yaratıcısı Cengiz Üstün ile röportaj Cengiz Üstün ile röportaj". İndigo Dergisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "CENGİZ ÜSTÜN". Karakarga Yayınları (in Turkish). 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Field, Christopher B.; Lannon, Keegan; MacBride, Michael David (6 March 2019). "I'm Just a Comic Book Boy": Essays on the Intersection of Comics and Punk. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9641-9. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Cantek, Levent (1996). Türkiye'de Çizgi Roman. İletişim Yayınları. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Türkiye'nin En iyi 10 Karikatüristi". Aydınlık (in Turkish). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "ÇİZGİ ROMAN SANATÇISI CENGİZ ÜSTÜN 2022'DE SOSYETE ART'TA!." sosyeteart. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cengiz Ustün". lambiek.net. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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