Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

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Dean Ormston - Working Class Superhero

2023

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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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Dean Ormston

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Fiona Stephenson

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Shelly Bond

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Shelly Bond

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Duncan Fegredo

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Jock

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Jeff Lemire

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Leah Moore

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Steven T. Seagle

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Tim Pilcher

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Sean Phillips

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Sean Phillips

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