tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post5641991989724595447..comments2023-10-12T15:06:03.587+01:00Comments on Dinlos and Skilldos: Roy of the Rovers MonthlyRob Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-64732180116475384782010-03-17T18:15:24.850+00:002010-03-17T18:15:24.850+00:00Absolutely brilliant,
I moved to the USA in the 90...Absolutely brilliant,<br />I moved to the USA in the 90's and had no idea of these newer "Rovers" comics.<br />Wonderful artwork; I love the style, it gives the story a realistic dark side.Loo Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526611198698494270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-67385064558777196972009-04-06T22:00:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:00:00.000+01:00Rob/Wow this brought some memories back! I drew a ...Rob/<BR/>Wow this brought some memories back! I drew a couple of stories for Stuart in ROY and also in SHOOT. The first work I ever did in colour. In fact I taught myself to colour so that I could get the job. My mate Garry Marshall brought me in, but Stuart wasn't convinced that I could draw Footie ( not being a fan at that time ) so I didn't get on board until quite late ( until Stuart was desperate ).<BR/>I really enjoyed the little work I did on ROY, due in no small part to the excellent work that you and Stuart had done setting it up and making it 'real' again.<BR/>It was a short step ( ish ) into the JD MEGAZINE from ROY and the rest in history, as they say.<BR/><BR/>Love your work on HUZZAH too, great to see you're still doing comics.<BR/><BR/>Si.SiFraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190183638781423019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-8706062700209212222009-03-27T07:44:00.000+00:002009-03-27T07:44:00.000+00:00Hi Darren, glad you enjoyed the strip.Egmont are p...Hi Darren, glad you enjoyed the strip.<BR/><BR/>Egmont are putting out some reprints as a Summer Special next month. But I'm not part of any plans for a relaunch.Rob Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-20143730474626442812009-03-26T16:44:00.000+00:002009-03-26T16:44:00.000+00:00I loved what you guys did with the old Roy of the ...I loved what you guys did with the old Roy of the Rovers comic. Back in the day I made sure that I bought both the monthly comic and even started buying shoot simply for the strip!<BR/><BR/>Would love for them to all be collected in one volume, I would definitely buy it!!!!<BR/><BR/>I hear there are plans to relaunch Roy of the Rovers again... are you likely to be involved?Darren Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724596634209608925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-71091078868606321302009-03-23T10:09:00.000+00:002009-03-23T10:09:00.000+00:00StrKav: I always imagined it must be difficult for...StrKav: I always imagined it must be difficult for people to follow a story when 100+ pages of it are syndicated in a different magazine.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if David does collect the 90s RotR strips together the Monthly stories and the weekly Shoot strips could be tied together.Rob Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-87277764012728364592009-03-23T09:16:00.000+00:002009-03-23T09:16:00.000+00:00Thanks for the reply Rob. I already have all the R...Thanks for the reply Rob. I already have all the RotR Monthlies...<BR/><BR/>The fact that the storylie continued in Shoot mag was very confusing and if you haven't read the Shoot strips it is hard to make sense. Great artwork, though, although completeley different to the David Sque style we grew up to...StrKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437976196125226553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-39008169824810999382009-03-23T08:08:00.000+00:002009-03-23T08:08:00.000+00:00StrKav: Many of the pictures I've put up are from ...StrKav: Many of the pictures I've put up are from RotR monthly issue 6. If you feel tempted to buy an issue via Ebay or whatever, that'd be a good one to get as it's probably the closest Stuart and I got to getting it right.<BR/><BR/>David: If that happens, drop me a line. Cheers, mate.<BR/><BR/>Shane: Thanks, "cool wallop" sounds like something I want in my armoury ;-)<BR/><BR/>One of the first things I remember Frank and Stuart talking about was the cultural divide between people who were into football and people who were into comics - in short the jocks versus the geeks syndrome. I think the popularity of football among a wider public after the 1990 world cup allied to the success of books like Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby gave them a sense that there was a way to bridge the cultural chasm. <BR/><BR/>Would have been interesting to see how Glory Glory would have done. I think it had the opportunity to allow a lot of talented young British writers and artists to produce comics about reality (even it was under the guise of football strips). <BR/><BR/>RotR was for football fans not comic fans, of course, and giving Roy Race the Alan Moore style deconstruction that had proved so successful on superheroes was probably doomed from the off.Rob Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-63931884552204122362009-03-22T20:38:00.000+00:002009-03-22T20:38:00.000+00:00ullo, rob. i HATE football but i do remember actua...ullo, rob. i HATE football but i do remember actually PAYING for one of those comics, cus your art was so lovely. and i recall a meeting at the SSI(society of strip illustrators)with a GLORYGLORY guest panel-cum-talent search night. i even came up with an idea on the spot with a co-writer mate, all set in some local pub, bout a group of fans 'thru the ages'.<BR/>like i said, i have no love for the game, but back then i was hungry for work, and would even do football. <BR/>but, i think we weren't taken serious, since our team is STOKE CITY.<BR/><BR/>really dig your art, rob, it's got style and cool wallop.shane oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668872825335440593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-54549125809905117822009-03-22T18:47:00.000+00:002009-03-22T18:47:00.000+00:00Hey Rob,Yep, I'd be that David Leach. I didn't kno...Hey Rob,<BR/><BR/>Yep, I'd be that David Leach. I didn't know you knew Faz, but then comics tends to be a small community. It's quite possible Titan does, at some point do a 90's Roy book. So far we've done a Best of the 80s and now I'm working on the 70s. So the 90s could be next, I'll keep you posted.David Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660892313319868250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-52374600738103462602009-03-22T18:09:00.000+00:002009-03-22T18:09:00.000+00:00A ROTR Monthly pt2 would be grand, Rob!Is anyone g...A ROTR Monthly pt2 would be grand, Rob!<BR/><BR/>Is anyone going to admit to working on <I>Gary Lineker's Hot Shot</I>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-19787956062564243292009-03-22T17:46:00.000+00:002009-03-22T17:46:00.000+00:00Fantastic info. Being a keen RotR fan from Greece,...Fantastic info. Being a keen RotR fan from Greece, I'd be happy to get to know more about that period.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Rob...StrKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437976196125226553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-22223001662317887612009-03-20T19:17:00.000+00:002009-03-20T19:17:00.000+00:00Nice article. Remember reading about Glory Glory i...Nice article. Remember reading about Glory Glory in an issue of Comics Forum and thinking 'there's a football comic I'd read.' and I hated football.paulhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927319711682494407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-88073927472026941982009-03-20T14:55:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:55:00.000+00:00Cheers Grant. There's plenty of this Roy stuff kic...Cheers Grant. There's plenty of this Roy stuff kicking around the studio here. Maybe I'll do a RotR Monthly part two blog.Rob Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-46322341275478424072009-03-20T14:52:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:52:00.000+00:00Bristle: by the time the Monthly ended I was exhau...Bristle: by the time the Monthly ended I was exhausted and badly needed a break from football strips, so it took a while before it sank in. Initially I was just glad to have a weekend off.<BR/><BR/>John: Cheers and thanks for Down the Tubes one of the best comic sites out there.<BR/><BR/>David: You'd be David Leach then? Hello. Faz told me you were collecting the Roy strips together for Titan. God help you if you ever have to do RotR: The 90s - trying to bring any continuity to that could be fun!<BR/><BR/>I remember Bobby Stone although I didn't realise that was you. I think we must have met at the Tundra offices...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, great shame about Glory Glory. Yet another occasion of an awful lot of money squandered without even getting a comic out in the shops. Seen that happen too often.Rob Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971248641347207358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-67090447381887529702009-03-20T14:36:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:36:00.000+00:00Wow, I would really love to see more from this per...Wow, I would really love to see more from this period of Roy! Your artwork is wonderful.G.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14139897093825738777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-73821243255670405822009-03-20T14:18:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:18:00.000+00:00What a great read, thank you for that, I love your...What a great read, thank you for that, I love your take on Roy and the effort you went to. I also remember your artwork for Glory Glory, In fact I think I might have some samples panels of your artwork at home, don't know how I ended up with it. I also did a strip for Glory Glory called: Bobby Stone Football's Man of Rock.<BR/><BR/>Last year I edited The Best of Roy of the Rovers: The 1980s and also The Bumper Book of Roy of the Rovers for Titan books and this year I'm doing The 1970s and another Bumper book. As a result I've had to read through all of the 70s and 80s Roy strips as well as every annual from 1957 to 1990. <BR/><BR/>What a shame Glory Glory never happened, it would have been great.David Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660892313319868250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-55212893408280564092009-03-20T12:15:00.000+00:002009-03-20T12:15:00.000+00:00Fascinating post - thanks for sharing. There's an ...Fascinating post - thanks for sharing. There's an official web site for Roy of the Rovers - www.royoftherovers.com btw.John Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275476513933849893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788992031258195893.post-49056639621302482052009-03-20T09:48:00.000+00:002009-03-20T09:48:00.000+00:00Fascinating stuff - cheers for a most interesting ...Fascinating stuff - cheers for a most interesting post. So were you gutted when ROTR Monthly ended?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com