Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero (2023)
• November 12th, 2023 • 1h 0min
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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.
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