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4 unusual facts about Rise of the Ogre


Rise of the Ogre

Band creators Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn also appeared in Oxford Street, London bookstore Waterstone's to sign copies of the book on 6 November 2006 from 6pm-7pm (note the use of sixes on the date as a reference to Murdoc's satanic ways).

Another book signing took place in a Pop-Up shop on London's South Bank where Jamie Hewlett appeared along with Cass Browne.

Ostensibly written by the four band-members in collaboration with (actual) Gorillaz musician and official scribe Cass Browne, the book is 304 pages long and is extensively illustrated.

Tomorrow Comes Today

2D makes a reference to this in Rise of the Ogre, saying "At first I wanted to be a vandal like that bloke Banksy".



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