Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

Nov 12, 2023

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

From early life in Yorkshire mining town, the documentary plots the rise of Comic Book artist Dean Ormston, co-creator of the Black Hammer universe, and his struggle to recovery from an event that almost cost him his career and his life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Spootlepog Films

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Cast

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Dean Ormston

Self

Fiona Stephenson

Self

Shelly Bond

Self

Duncan Fegredo

Self

Jock

Self

Jeff Lemire

Self

Leah Moore

Self

Steven T. Seagle

Self

Tim Pilcher

Self

Sean Phillips

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