Anton Emdin (born 2 April 1976) is a

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and

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from

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Career

Working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist full-time since 1995, Emdin has drawn for numerous

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

s, including the Australian editions of ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...

Ralph Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

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The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

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'', and '' MAD'' (both Australian and US editions). Emdin also draws editorial illustrations for online news provider ''

The Global Mail ''The Global Mail'' was a not-for-profit multimedia site for longform and project-based journalism in the public interest operating from 2012 to 2014. Based in Sydney, Australia, the site launched in February 2012 with philanthropic funding fr ...

''. Amongst a bunch of educationals for schools, Emdin has illustrated various books, standouts being the ''

Graphic Classics ''Graphic Classics'' is a comic book anthology series published by Eureka Productions of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. ''Graphic Classics'' features adaptations of literary classics by authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Alla ...

'' series featuring

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Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book ''The Devil's Dictionary'' was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by t ...

, and

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

. For commercial and

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illustration work Emdin is represented b
The Drawing Book Illustration Agency
and has worked with many large advertising agencies such as JWT, Ogilvy, and

Saatchi & Saatchi Saatchi & Saatchi is a British multinational communications and advertising agency network with 114 offices in 76 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in 1970 and is currently headquartered in London. The parent company of the agency gr ...

for clients including

Macquarie Bank Macquarie Group Limited () is an Australian global financial services group. Headquartered and listed in Australia (), Macquarie employs more than 17,000 staff in 33 markets, is the world's largest infrastructure asset manager and Australia's ...

, Luxbet, and

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, as well as many smaller companies and individuals.

Minicomics

In the early 1990s Emdin started drawing

underground comix Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

and collaborated with Ross Tesoriero on his first

mini-comic A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105& ...

''If Pain Persists''. Shortly after, Emdin published his own comic, ''Cruel World'', and was one of the first in the Australia underground scene to produce full colour covers and professionally printed pages. Unfortunately the high production value did not reflect the low-brow content — ''Cruel World'' ran to issue 8. Throughout his life, Emdin has continued to draw in the art and underground scene, contributing to books and comic anthologies such as ''Sick Puppy'', ''Phatsville'', ''Blackguard'' ', ''Pure Evil'', and most recently, ''Blood and Thunder''.

Awards

Australian Cartoonists' Association The Australian Cartoonists' Association is the Australian professional cartoonists' organisation and was established on 17 July 1924 as the Society of Australian Black and White Artists. It soon became The Black and White Artists Society; and, b ...

's (ACA)

Gold Stanley Award Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile meta ...

for Cartoonist of the Year 2013 Please refer to http://cartoonists.org.au/awards * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

Stanley Award The Stanley Awards, also known as The Stanleys, are an annual comics award issued by the Australian Cartoonists' Association which recognize the best of Australian cartoonists and cartooning. They are named after Stan Cross and were first orga ...

for Comic Book Artist, 2013 * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2013 *

National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

's (NCS) Reuben Division Award for Magazine Feature / Magazine Illustration, 2012 * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2012 * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Cartoonist of the Year 2011 * National Cartoonists Society's (NCS) Reuben Division Award for Magazine Feature / Magazine Illustration, 2010 Please refer to * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2011 * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2010 * Desktop CREATE:2010 Awards for Illustration / Typography Category (shortlisted) * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2009 * National Cartoonists Society's (NCS) Reuben Division Award for Magazine Feature / Magazine Illustration, 2009 Please refer to http://www.reuben.org/news/?p=160 (nominated) * Australian Cartoonists' Association's (ACA)

for Illustrator, 2008 (nominated)

References

External links

Official Portfolio

Anton Emdin's Illustration and Cartooning Blog
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