The Best of Roy of the Rovers: 1980's [Paperback]

Tom Tully (Author), David Sque (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 2009

Britain’s most famous fictional soccer star — Roy Race — makes his long-awaited return in this first bumper volume, collecting the very best of Roy’s thrilling escapades!

Featuring the best of Roy’s matches and adventures from the ’80s, this incredible collection is a must-have for soccer fans of all ages! Thrill once more to the roar of the crowd, as Roy and his team, Melchester Rovers, face trials and tribulations on and off the pitch, as they face relegation, Roy’s marriage is in trouble, and an assassin strikes!

With a foreword by former soccer star turned BBC legend Gary Lineker, these are the tales that endeared Roy of the Rovers to British fans of all ages, and provide the ultimate introduction to the best soccer comic ever created!

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About the Author

TOM TULLY is a British comics writer who has worked on countless strips including The Steel Claw, Kelly’s Eye, Heros the Spartan, Dan Dare and Johnny Red.

DAVID SQUE one of British most prolific artists. Working largely uncredited, David drew for legendary comics like Tiger and Lion and Roy of the Rovers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (February 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845769481
• ISBN-13: 978-1845769482
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.6 x 11.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Roy Rampages On, August 26, 2011

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The David Beckham of the footballing comic book world enters the fourth decade of his playing career looking nothing like the fifty-something he should resemble. Moving with the times as the publisher fought a slowly declining readership as the age of online entertainment loomed like a giant technological shadow, the eighties saw Roy facing ever more intruiging off-field challenges to flesh out his on-field adventures. Marriage problems, fatherhood, attempts on his life, battles with errant supporters, disobedient players and recalcitrant relatives add to drama, and Rovers even suffer a dreaded relegation from the old English First Divsion.

One can only imagine how Roy would have responded to the 21 century (sans foot) had he lived long enough to see it. would he still be turning out for Melchester, covered in tribal tattoos, battling to hold down a first team spot as a 75 year old against, his son, grandson and great-grandson? We can but dream.

I really enjoyed this comic strip nostalgia trip, and I recommend all the Roy of the Rovers collections to other sad old footballing nerds like me.