Laura Gascoigne

The true inventor of the superhero comic? William Blake

A muddled but absorbing new show at the Fitzwilliam Museum proves that Blake's prints are an ancestor of Marvel

The first superhero comics: ‘Laocoön’, c.1826-7, by William Blake. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge  
issue 16 March 2024
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    The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, until 19 May

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