Gerry Hunt (born 1936)[1] 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 comic which he gave away to friends.[2] In 2003 he created a short series of inner-city Dublin fables told in rhyme, In Dublin City, published by Atomic Diner.[3] He then founded Dublin Comics,[4] 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.[1]
| Gerry Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 2018 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Blood Upon the Rose (2009) |
In 2009 he created Blood Upon the Rose, a graphic novel retelling the events of the Easter Rising of 1916, again coloured by BrenB, published by O'Brien Press.[5] He is working on the forthcoming Draugr in Dublin City, about a dead Viking reawakened in modern Dublin.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b National Library of Ireland catalogue
- ^ "O'Brien Press author bio". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ Danielle Lavigne, Rob Curley: The Interview Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Octocon, 8 July 2009
- ^ New Writing from Ireland, Ireland Literature Exchange, 2009/2010, p. 35
- ^ "Blood upon the Rose at O'Brien Press". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ Ken Sweeney, "Cartoonist tears strips of Spire", Irish Independent, 5 August 2010
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