Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1980s: Dream Team

Tom Tully, David Sque

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From the publisher:

The ‘Gold’ Generation!

Melchester Rovers’ reign of the 80s continues! As the team surges forward towards a Milk Cup final, they are undoubtedly the best in the country. But this hasn’t stopped some discontent behind the scenes. With cricket legend Geoff Boycott acting as chairman for the club and Roy bringing veteran keeper Bob Wilson and Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes back into the game, many fans and critics are questioning Roy’s managerial decision-making. And now Roy is about to sign Steve Norman and Martin Kemp from the hit-making pop group, Spandau Ballet – they may be worth their weight in gold as musicians, but can they perform on the pitch?

The author:

Tom Tully is a comics writer best known for producing action and sports stories, the most noticable being his long-serving stint on the Roy of The Rovers strip and his work on Steel Claw and Return of The Claw for Valiant. His other 2000 AD work includes Dan Dare, Mean Arena and The Mind of Wolfie Smith.

David Sque studied at Bournemouth Art College and got his National Diploma in Art and Design. He started working for IPC in the 60s - one of his earliest strips being The Skids Kids - a sports strip in the kids' humour title, Buster. He defined the 'modern day' look of Roy Race in the Roy of the Rovers comic during the 70s, and continued to draw it until August 1986. While concentrating on his fine art, David still kept a hand in football comic art, illustrating some Scorer strips in the Daily Mirror newspaper. In 2020 he returned to familiar territory, becoming the new artist on the rebooted Roy of the Rovers.

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Rebellion

29 x 25 cm

Hardback

176 pages

June 2023

English

9781786189509