Gerry Embleton

Gerry Embleton

Gerry Embleton is an Anglo-Swiss artist, born in London. He is the brother of Ron Embleton. [ [http://lambiek.net/artists/e/embleton_gerry.htm Comic creator: Gerry Embleton ] ]

Career

Embleton began as a comic strip artist, and worked on TV Century 21 in the 1960s. He later began working in children's educational illustrations and then advertising. He also paints landscapes. He was the first artist to work on the new Dan Dare in 1982.

In 1983, he moved to Switzerland. He lives in Prêles near Neuchâtel.

He is now best known as an illustrator of military and historic subjects and runs a company called Time-Machine that works with museums all over the world, specializing in vivid displays with 3D figurines.

Gerry Embleton is a founding member of the Company of Saynt George, a living-history association. His book "The Medieval Soldier", co-authored with Tolkien illustrator John Howe, had a big influence on the living-history hobby as a whole.

References

External links

* [http://www.gerryembleton.com Own website]
* [http://www.time-machine.ch Time-Machine website]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/e/embleton_gerry.htm Biography on Lambiek.net]
* [http://www.dandare.org.uk/DanDareReprint1.htm Reprint of "Return of the Mekon" from 1982]
* [http://www.technodelic.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Upload03/Stingray02.htm Stingray comic archive including Embleton's work]
* [http://www.lookandlearn.com/cgi-bin/if.cgi?search=Gerry+Embleton&cat=&x=19&y=11 Look and Learn archive search]


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