Roy of the Rovers the brilliantly gifted striker who, along with his team, Melchester Rovers, is synonymous with football – and publisher Rebellion are currently offering a terrific “bundle” of some of his classic collected stories.
Launched in Tiger in 1954, the creation of writer Frank S. Pepper and artist Joe Colquhoun, who wrote many of the early strips as Stewart Colwyn, Roy of the Rovers is still going strong to this day. Most recently, Roy Race, the son of the famous footballer, returned in the graphic novel, The £100 Million Game, from writer Rob Williams, drawn by ROTR veteran David Sque – the eighth in a series of strip adventures spanning three football seasons, alongside a series of prose novels. Published in 2022, Rebellion described it as “concluding the current Roy of the Rovers graphic novel series.”
This “Classic Roy of the Rovers” value bundle, only available from the 2000AD and Roy of the Rovers webshops, takes you from the beginning of Roy Race’s journey as a young striker in the 1950s to the legendary storylines of the 1980s, including assassination attempts, famous faces, and so much more.
As well as six hardcover books – Roy of the Rovers: Best of of ’50s, Best of of ’60s, Best of of ’70s Volume One, Best of of ’70s Volume Two, and Best of of ’80s, also available separately, this bundle includes the Roy of the Rovers 65th Anniversary Special, giving you the complete career of Roy Race.
• Check out this classic Roy of the Rovers bundle on the 2000AD webshop
• Check out this classic Roy of the Rovers bundle on the Roy of the Rovers webshop
• Check out the official Roy of the Rovers website at royoftherovers.com
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “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.
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