Roy of the Rovers: Play-offs

Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1786182270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
The end of the season is here, and it’s make or break for Roy Race and Melchester Rovers. Against all the odds, Roy and his teammates are close to getting Rovers promoted. However, if they fail to reach League One, then Rovers’ owner Barry Cleaver plans to sell up, destroying Melchester Rovers for good! Now it’s crunch time: either Rovers make it through to the play-off finals, or it’s over – for the club, for the fans, and for Roy...

Roy of the Rovers: Rocky

Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1786183161
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103

Book Description
Rocky takes over! A struggling student and brilliant footballer, Rocky Race is many things, but to most people she's just Roy Race's little sister. It's not much fun – especially as Melchester Rovers head to the League Cup Final. Rocky's sick of everyone knowing her through Roy, she's had enough of school, and she's even started having panic attacks. Now it's up to Rocky to find her own way – as a person and a player – and she's going to need all her grit and determination to do it...

Roy of the Rovers

Author: ROB. WILLSHER WILLIAMS (BEN.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781086520
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
The landmark and highly anticipated Roy of the Rovers 21st century rebooted in this thrilling original graphic novel series! A NEW ERA KICKS OFF! Roy Race is sixteen, obsessed with football, and in possession of the best left foot in Melchester. All he has to do now is convince the scout from his beloved Melchester Rovers he was what it takes... But the legendary Rovers aren't what they once were. No money, few fans, and barely any hope, the team is languishing in the lower leagues. Melchester Rovers is a club in need of a saviour, a goal-scorer... a legend. Can Roy overcome intense rivalries, tough training, and the pitfalls of a club on the verge of collapse to become the next football sensation?

Roy of the Rovers: Teamwork

Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1786182114
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Roy Race is living the dream. After all, how many 16-year-olds get to play up front for their favourite football team? Except life as Melchester Rovers’ new star striker isn’t easy. Everyone’s looking at him differently, social media is a nightmare, and Rovers are still stuck at the bottom of the league. All that, and he’s still got to go to college, help out at home, and coach his little sister Rocky’s football team. If he’s going to cope, Roy better learn to be a team player – and fast....

Sudden Death

Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781786184382
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Roy of the Rovers: Going Up (Comic 3)

Author: Rob Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781086735
Category : Soccer players
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
The greatest football comic of all time returns! Going Up, written by Rob Williams (Amazing Spider-Man, Star Wars, Judge Dredd), with art from Ben Willsher, is the third awesome footy adventure in the new Roy of the Rovers series - read alone, or alongside the new Roy of the Rovers novels! The new era begins here! After a tumultuous season, Melchester Rovers have turned their fortunes around and promotion is within reach, but going up isn't a foregone conclusion, and there's a crisis looming... Superstar striker Roy Race will miss the play-offs after receiving a controversial red card. If that wasn't bad enough Melchester's unscrupulous owner Barry 'Meat' Cleaver has plans that could spell the end for the club! The exciting, action packed finale to Roy's thrilling first season of professional football is here! "It has everything a football fan needs" - Books for Topics "Football-lovers will love the description of on-pitch action" - That Boy Can Teach "It captures the feel of playing and having a passion for football" - Comic Scene Magazine

Roy of the Rovers GN 5

Author: Rob Williams
Publisher: Roy of the Rovers (Graphic Novels)
ISBN: 9781781087565
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
The smash-hit phenomenon reboot sees the start of an all-new second season!

Roy of the Rovers: Pressure

Author: Rob Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781087640
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
The final pulse-pounding graphic novel in the second scintillating season of the smash-hit phenomenon reboot! TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY? Having had their thirty point deduction rescinded, Melchester Rovers find themselves back in the top half of the table with a chance of promotion to the Championship. For joint-captain Roy Race, things are still far from good. With a League Cup final looming and every point vital in their quest to attract new ownership, Roy has hit a patch of rough form and can't find the back of the net! Prepare for a nail-biting finale as the final whistle blows on another action-packed season!

New Digs

Author: Keith Richardson
Publisher: 2000 AD
ISBN: 9781781089361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
The smash-hit reboot of Roy of the Rovers returns for a third season of action, drama, heartbreak and world class football, drawn by beloved Roy artist David Sque! It's the start of a terrific new season for Melchester Rovers. They are now a Championship club with a new kit, new owners and a fabulous new stadium. With Sowerby now fully integrated into the club, Rocky and Roy Race couldn't be happier. But a personal tragedy and an appalling incident during a Melchester Rovers match in Europe, will push the footballing siblings to the limit.

The Best of Roy of the Rovers: 1980's

Author: Tom Tully
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1845769481
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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!