The illustrator

Comrade Andrew King

Andrew became a graphic novel artist by accident. Like Yuri Gagarin he grew up building and flying model planes and even model rockets, but unlike Yuri, he wasn’t brave enough for the real thing. Most of his career has been spent either designing and drawing things or explaining things. Being able to tell such an amazing story as that of the first man in space, by designing and drawing seems like a good mix… and a rare privilege.

When not trying to put Yuri’s story into pictures, Andrew lectures on design history and theory to students on architecture, design and professional model making degrees.

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