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Batman – 80th Anniversary Celebration of First Issue

Batman first appeared in the comic book universe 80 years ago. To celebrate, and sell more merchandise, DC Comics are hosting a series of events globally including a pop-up exhibition at The One.

Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego Batman has evolved from a comic book character to the Dark Knight in TV dramas, animated series, blockbusters films, and video games.

The exhibition at The One runs until 22 September and features several life-size representations of Batman and assorted memorabilia. There’s also a ‘Batman timeline’ so you can see how the character has evolved since he first appeared.

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Batman Exhibition – 80th Anniversary of First Issue
Date: 28 July – 22 September, 2019
Venue: The One
Tickets: Free

Travel to Hong Kong With Blur – A Comic by KongKee

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Blur and local comic artist KongKee worked together to create Travel to Hong Kong With Blur. The comic book, set in a futuristic Hong Kong, is inspired by the band’s new album, The Magic Whip – much of which was written locally when the band toured here in 2013.

Watch KongKee – an artist with the studio Penguin Lab – discusses the making of the comic book and its relationship to his longtime home in this youtube video.

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Although Blur and KongKee have never met in person (the band contacted him after reading one of his previous comic’s, Pandaman), the artist explains in the video that the album itself was all he needed: “Every time I listened to The Magic Whip, it all became so clear to me. It’s magical how their music brought me many vivid visions, and I just let them slip out through my pens — the feeling of Blur’s music, the feeling of Hong Kong.”

Travel to Hong Kong With Blur – is available on the Blur website http://shop.blur.co.uk  from 12 June priced GBP10