Gerry Embleton (born 1941; London, UK)
Gerry Embleton is a British artist, born in London. He is the brother of Ron Embleton.

When 21-year-old artist Gerry Embleton began contributing centre-page illustrations to Look and Learn in 1962, he was already an 11-year veteran of the comic industry, his artistic career having begun at the age of nine inking pages for his older brother, Ron.

He worked with Ron regularly throughout the 1950s, inking 'Strongbow the Mohawk' for Zip and colouring 'Wulf the Briton' for Express Weekly. His first solo work, an illustration, was published in Mickey Mouse Weekly when he was 14 and he began working freelance at the age of 15. Some of his best early work appeared in Zip, where he took over the 'Strongbow the Mighty' strip in 1958, and Cowboy Picture Library where he drew Davy Crockett, Kit Carson and Kansas Kid (1959-62).

From 1961, he became better known for colour strips, producing fill-in episodes of 'Riders of the Range' for Eagle and taking over 'Colonel Pinto' for TV Express. Embleton contributed strips to Boys' World, Robin, Tiger and illustrations to Look and Learn in the 1960s, although his best-known work was 'Stingray' for TV Century 21 (1966-67).

In the 1970s, Embleton concentrated on illustrating books and became noted for the historical accuracy of his military illustrations, although he also illustrated fairy tales and histories of the American West. He briefly returned to comics to draw 'Dan Dare' for the revived Eagle in 1982.

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

In 1988, he co-founded Tima Machine AG, a company based in Switzerland involved in creating vivid life-size historical figures for museums and exhibitions. Embleton wrote and photographed The Medieval Soldier: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Colour Photographs (1994).

He is now best known as an illustrator of military and historic subjects. He has illustrated more than 40 titles for the military publisher Osprey. Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s and he is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular.

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.