Tony Weare
Tony Weare (1 January 1912 – 2 December 1994) was an English comics artist best known for drawing Matt Marriott, a daily Western strip written by Jim Edgar, which ran in The Evening News from 1955 to 1977. Tony Weare was born in Wincanton, Somerset, and studied drawing at the Bournemouth School of Art but became a trooper in a cavalry regiment where he developed a love of horses. He illustrated "The Colditz Story" for Junior Express and was voted Serious Strip Cartoonist of the Year, 1961.
Tony Weare
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 2 December 1994
- Birthplace
- Wincanton, Somerset, UK
- Nationality
- British
- Occupation
- penciller · illustrator · draftsperson
- Fields
- comic
- Education
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Languages
- English
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In the 1980s he drew "Rookwood" for Look and Learn magazine and a few sequences in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's V for Vendetta, at the invitation of Lloyd, an admirer of his work. David Lloyd wrote about him:
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• Born — 1912 • Died — 2 December 1994 • Birthplace — Wincanton, Somerset, UK • Notable Works — Matt Marriott • Artist — y • Nationality — British
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Tony Weare was born in Wincanton.
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