Comics Unmasked, British Library, London
Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK opens tomorrow, offering the first chance to see the British Library’s extensive comic book collection on display alongside original artwork and scripts. The exhibition includes themes such challenging themes as sex, violence, politics, race and drugs. It covers a period from medieval time through 1825 and Glasgow Looking Glass, thought to be the first ever comic, via a ventriloquist dummy of Ally Sloper and Punch, to Judge Dredd’s helmet from the recent film adaptation of the 2000AD Judge Dredd series. It also include other contemporary work such as the V for Vendetta series which inspired the masks fo Occupy London and cartoons from the band Gorillaz. It traces a long and tumultuous history of the British comic book. British Library, London, UK
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