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

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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, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World. The final printed issue of British ''F ...

Ralph Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ra ...

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, Penthouse,

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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 ...

''. 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 Allan ...

'' series featuring

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, and

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. 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,

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, and

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for clients including

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, 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 (ACA) is the Australian professional cartoonists' organisation and was established on 17 July 1924 as the Society of Australian Black and White Artists. It was the first association of newspaper artists in ...

's (ACA) Gold Stanley Award 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 organi ...

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) Gold Stanley Award 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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