Champion! Check out these Roy of the Rovers Greeting Cards

By John Freeman on January 16, 2021

Keep an eye out for the exclusive range of Roy of the Rovers greeting cards from Hype Cards, available in many independent shops, card shops, and bookshops, although unfortunately, they havent yet filtered through to any online retailers who stock other Hype Cards products.

Hype Cards licences a huge range iconic designs such as Dennis from the BEANO, Hello Kitty, Mr Benn and many more, bringing well loved characters to everyday products.

• Head on over to the BBC Sport website to read a brilliant interview with author Tom Palmer all about how Roy of the Rovers is staying relevant, 67 years after it started

• There’s a wide range of Roy of the Rovers merchandise, including the graphic novels and books, available from the official web site

• Roy of the Rovers book and graphic novels are also available from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) | Check out our checklist of Rebellion releases here

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.