Roy of the Rovers Print Offer

By John Freeman on 2 June 2009

With Father’s Day just a month away – on 21st June 2009 – many people may be racking their brains to think of the perfect present. Well, publishers Egmont may have the solution – the chance for your Dad to feature alongside the legendary comics football hero Roy of the Rovers in his own comic strip, and be the star.

Simply visit this dedicated page on the Egmont UK web site (www.egmont.co.uk/royoffer), pop in his name, pick a look, and your perfect gift should arrive in good time for Father’s Day!

With 17 name checks and 12 illustrated features, your Dad should feel really special as he reads about himself as a super striker saving the day for Melchester Rovers, but as an added incentive, Egmont are currently offering everyone the opportunity to purchase a unique Roy of the Rovers personalised book with a discount of 20% using the code U09-FDP — and extending the 20% discount to all products bought from the Egmont website at the same time.

That means you can continue shopping (using the ‘continue shopping’ button!) and buy more Egmont titles.

Of course, this offer might not appeal to the Father in your life, but you must know at least one football fan with a birthday — or perhaps even Christmas if you’re the kind of person who really plans ahead. The offer is valid until 30th June 2009: spread the word…

• Egmont website www.egmont.co.uk/royoffer Discount Code: U09-FDP

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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.