- 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 newDan Dare in 1982.In 1983, he moved to
Switzerland . He lives inPrêles 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 withTolkien illustratorJohn 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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