Tag: Liverpool author

• Anfield Road: Chris Shepherd’s Bold Graphic Novel About Growing Up in 1980s Liverpool

  

  Chris Shepherd’s Anfield Road is a striking graphic novel that captures what it meant to grow up in 1980s Liverpool — a city of humour, hardship, and heart. Far from football glory, Shepherd’s story follows Conor, a teenager navigating love, loss, and identity in the shadow of Anfield. Drawn in black and white with flashes…

  Alison Little

  14.11.2025

  Arts and Culture, Entertainment & Media, Liverpool

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