| Ron Embleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ronald Sydney Embleton 6 October 1930 London, England |
| Died | 13 February 1988 (aged 57) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Area(s) | Illustrator, Painter |
Notable works | Oh, Wicked Wanda! |
Ronald Sydney Embleton (6 October 1930 – 13 February 1988) was a British illustrator who gained fame as a comics artist. In the 1950s and 1960s, Embleton also pursued a career as an oil painter, and he exhibited his works widely in Britain, Germany, Australia, Canada and the USA. He was a member of the London Sketch Club and the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers, and in 1960 was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Following Embleton's death at age 57, his obituary in The Times described him as "responsible for some of the finest full-colour adventure series in modern British comics ... a grandmaster of his art."[1] David Ashford and Norman Wright, writing in Book and Magazine Collector (March 2002), note that "his work for such diverse periodicals as Express Weekly, TV Century 21, Princess, Boys' World, and Look and Learn have earned him the respect of every practitioner in the field and the gratitude of all of us who admire the art of the comic strip."[2]
His younger brother is fellow illustrator and comics artist Gerry Embleton.