Gerry Hunt (born 1936)National Library of Ireland catalogue /ref> was an Irish cartoonist. He worked as an architect for 25 years, including 18 years at IDA Ireland. In 1986 he turned to cartooning, first drawing political cartoons, then creating a
Spanish-language
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comic which he gave away to friends. In 2003 he created a short series of inner-city Dublin fables told in rhyme, ''In Dublin City'', published by Atomic Diner. He then founded Dublin Comics,''New Writing from Ireland'' Ireland Literature Exchange, 2009/2010, p. 35 which published his crime graphic novel, ''Streets of Dublin'', coloured by BrenB, c. 2005, and a collected edition of ''In Dublin City'', also coloured by BrenB, c. 2007.
In 2009 he created '' Blood Upon the Rose'', a graphic novel retelling the events of the
Easter Rising
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of 1916, again coloured by BrenB, published by O'Brien Press. He is working on the forthcoming ''Draugr in Dublin City'', about a dead Viking reawakened in modern Dublin.Ken Sweeney "Cartoonist tears strips of Spire" ''
Irish Independent
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