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In Pictures “Heroes” exhibition at the Cartoon Museum – Opening Night

By John Freeman on May 1, 2024

Following up on James Bacon’s review of the new “Heroes” exhibition at the Cartoon Museum in London, here’s some photos from the opening night.

Our thanks to graphic novelist Andrew Donkin – online at andrewdonkin.co.uk – for these, shared with kind permission.

• Check out James Bacon’s review of the “Heroes” exhibition here

Heroes - Cartoon Museum Exhibition 2024 | Photo: Andrew Donkin

• Check out James Bacon’s review of the “Heroes” exhibition here

Andrew Donkin is the author of over eighty books and graphic novels for children and adults. His books have been translated into thirty languages around the world and have sold over ten million copies in the last decade.

Working closely with the New York Times bestselling author, Eoin Colfer, Andrew adapted four Artemis Fowl books into full length graphic novels for Hyperion. The pair also adapted Eoin’s The Supernaturalist into a graphic novel. Andrew’s original fiction has been published by HarperCollins, Hachette, and Scholastic. His non-fiction books have appeared on the lists of Bloomsbury, DK, and Scholastic.

His work in comics includes Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight for DC Comics, 2000AD, and Doctor Who. He happily believes he is the only writer alive to have written for the characters of Batman, Superman, Doctor Who, and Artemis Fowl. His most recent graphic novel works includes the award-winning Illegal, and Global, with long time friends and collaborators Eoin Colfer and Giovanni Rigano.

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.