The long-running Steve Dillon: Preacher, Punisher and Dredd Exhibition, curated by his family, is currently running at Stevenage Museum until the end of August 2025.
Steve is best known for his work on comics such as 2000AD, Preacher and The Punisher. This exhibition has over 50 hand-drawn panels on loan from his family and a private collector, dating from 1978 when, at just 16 years old, his first work was published.
The latest iteration of this brilliant, free exhibition includes many new pieces of artwork that weren’t on display during its previous outing in Northampton.
“I took my two sons to see it yesterday, and like me, they loved it,” enthuses Dillon fan and art collector Robert Cox, who has very kindly shared some photographs of the exhibition with downthetubes, urging us all to see it in person.
“The curator was an absolute delight to chat too about how they managed to get the artwork,” he tells us, “and how long its being displayed for and she had a genuine appreciation and warmth towards the artwork and the significance of it.”
“I’d very much encourage a visit… t’s only a small museum and this is the absolute pride of their exhibition and they’ve made a superb and very impressive effort to highlight Steve’s work.”
• Steve Dillon: Preacher, Punisher and Dredd Exhibition runs until 30th August 2025 Stevenage Museum, St George’s Way, Stevenage, Hertforshire SG1 1XX | Open Wednesday to Friday 10.00am to 4.30pm and Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm | Website | Facebook | Steve Dillon Exhibition Facebook Page
With thanks to Robert Cox
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
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