1980's: Martinho forms CanaComics in Calgary, Alberta and draws "The Suppressors", an original Canadian super hero comic book, self published while still in high school. After two years in "pre-med" at the University of Calgary, he sees the light and enters the Faculty of Fine Art. There he majors in painting, creating a series of works which culminate in his graduation project: She Will Be My Ruin, a five by eleven foot work in oil.