Martinez, Carmen (b. 1984) is a Mexican American cartoonist and letterer from El Paso, Texas, who grew up crossing the border to Ciudad Juárez. She earned a BFA in illustration from the University of Arizona and completed graduate work in sequential art at SCAD. After assisting at a small Phoenix comics press, she self-published mini-comics that blend folklore with transit maps and nighttime urban studies. Her work has appeared in independent anthologies and gallery shows in Tucson, Austin, and Mexico City. Since 2016 she has lived in Mexico City, where she teaches community workshops and freelances as a colorist and storyboard artist.
