Dawn Of The Ogre

“I will be full on, if it's up to me!”

This article contains unofficial material. The contents of this page or section are not officially authored by Gorillaz, but are still of great relevance to its history and therefore deserving of inclusion. Illustration by Richard Van As.

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Dawn of the Ogre is a fan-made continuation of Gorillaz' 2006 autobiography Rise of the Ogre, covering events from Phase 3 to Phase 5, using official interview excerpts and input from the writers, including Mat Wakeham, Cass Browne and Jamie Hewlett themselves.

Information[]

The project began in 2019 as a "total Headcanon piece" to simplify some of the more complex story elements (e.g. The Ending of Phase 3), but after a year of development on the fourth draft, all fan work was scrapped and the team took a more official approach to documenting each and every piece of writing by Cass Browne and Ed Caruana/Thomas O'Malley.^[1]

Dawn of the Ogre was officially announced on 14 March 2022, with a preview available on Issuu^W the same day.^[2] By 27 March 2022, the book was "20% finalized".^[3] It was completed by June 2022 and was scheduled for release on 31 October 2022,^[4] but due to circumstances beyond the team's control, the release was delayed to 15 November.^[5]

Contents[]

Prelude

Chapter 1: A Synthetic Snapshot… so Far

Running Gun Blues
Sun Moon Stars

Chapter 2: An Escape… to Plastic Beach

Pirate's Progress
Cyborgs in the Closet
Life's a Gas
Trouble in Hobbsville

Chapter 3: An Album in the Making

The Recording of ‘Plastic Beach’
Plastic Beach Song by Song
Stylo: Terror on the Murder Mile
On Melancholy Hill: Beyond the Sea
A Pirate's Broadcast
The Grand Opening of Plastic Beach
Stylo Released

Chapter 4: Plastico, where Green Green Glows

Plastic Beach Released
The Coachella Incident
Roundhouse Shows
Superfast Jellyfish Released
Trouble Below Decks: The O2 Walk Through
On Melancholy Hill Released
A Big Field on Somerset & The Arabian Nights

Chapter 5: Across the Dark Seas

iTunes Session
Beauty of the Web
Doncamatic: All Played Out
The Obligatory Awards Section
The Battle of Rhinestone Eyes
The Recording of ‘The Fall’
The Fall Song by Song

Chapter 6: The Final Curtain Call

Escape To Plastic Beach World Tour
The Fall Released
The Girl in the Cat Mask
A Familiar Face
The Fall… of Plastic Beach
Gorillaz are Ten
DoYaThing

Interlude

Unfinished Monkey Business
Gorillaz Sound System

Chapter 7: The Making of Humanz

Murdoc Niccals and the Heavy Seas – Live at the De De De Der^W
The Chronicles of Noodle
The Reunion
The Recording of ‘Humanz’
Humanz Song by Song
Noodle Goes Jaguar
Hallelujah Money

Chapter 8: Bass Tzar Run

Saturnz Barz
Humanz Singlez Released
Grand Opening of Spirit House
Sounds like Gorillaz
The Lenz

Chapter 9: We Are Still Humanz

Humanz Released
Gorillaz on the Small Screen
Gorillaz x E.ON, a Solar Collaboration
Sleeping Powder by 2D
Demon Dayz 2017
The Devil's Due
Jaguar Continued: The Spirit House Extension

Chapter 10: The New World

Night of the Spinning Dead: The Cologne Palladium
We Are the Pride
Strobelite
The Rejects
Humanz Tour
Garage Palace

Chapter 11: Humanz in the Now Now

The Brit Awards Rejuvenation
Things I Like with Russel Hobbs
The Recording of ‘The Now Now’
The Now Now Song by Song
Humility: Opium on Rollerskates
The Now Now Singlez Released
The Boiler Room

Chapter 12: No More Unicorns Anymore

Free Murdoc!
The Now Now Released
Tranz: Algorithm is a Dancer
The Now Now Tour
Meanwhile, in Patagonia…
G Time is Now
Demon Dayz 2018
The New Dawn

Epilogue

Credits[]

Created & Directed by Gisanh Oróstica
Words: Heather Beck Waters & Austin Mink
Additional Words: Jotka Kałwa, Naxla Morales, Mariana Venzor Durán & Gisanh Oróstica
Official Words: Cass Browne, Ed Caruana, Thomas O'Malley, Remi Kabaka Jr., Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett & Gorillaz
Editing: Leo Straughan, Emily Chung, Chris Crystal & Heitor Augusto Pires
Images: J.C. Hewlett, Tim Watkins, Kate McLauchlan, Alan Salguero, Eduardo Castañeda & Naxla Morales
Design: Eduardo Castañeda, Gisanh Oróstica & Felipe Torres C.
Additional Design: Matthew Mosley, Darío Jaimes & Dinko Páez
Layout: Chris Callard at beachstone.co.uk for layout inspiration
Help and advice: Mat Wakeham & Alexis Ferrada.

Video[]

Gorillaz - Dawn Of The Ogre (Teaser Trailer)

Gorillaz - Dawn Of The Ogre (OUT NOW)

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ @DawnOfTheOgre (19 July 2022). "Dawn of the Ogre on X". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.
↑ @DawnOfTheOgre (14 March 2022). "Dawn of the Ogre, the fan continuation of Rise of the Ogre 3 years in the making, now has a Preview Copy available to read!". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.
↑ @DawnOfTheOgre (27 March 2022). "You know, sometimes I look at someone and think 'your personality smells like coleslaw marinating in a wet fridge' do you ever get that?". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.
↑ @DawnOfTheOgre (25 June 2022). "Thank you all, we love this community and it’s the perfect sendoff. Many tears have been shed this night 🙏 #gorillaz". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.
↑ @DawnOfTheOgre (28 October 2022). "A message from Dawn of the Ogre... Coming Nov 15. #Gorillaz". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

External Links[]

[1] @DawnOfTheOgre (19 July 2022). "Dawn of the Ogre on X". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

[2] @DawnOfTheOgre (14 March 2022). "Dawn of the Ogre, the fan continuation of Rise of the Ogre 3 years in the making, now has a Preview Copy available to read!". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

[3] @DawnOfTheOgre (27 March 2022). "You know, sometimes I look at someone and think 'your personality smells like coleslaw marinating in a wet fridge' do you ever get that?". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

[4] @DawnOfTheOgre (25 June 2022). "Thank you all, we love this community and it’s the perfect sendoff. Many tears have been shed this night 🙏 #gorillaz". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

[5] @DawnOfTheOgre (28 October 2022). "A message from Dawn of the Ogre... Coming Nov 15. #Gorillaz". X. Retrieved on 12 May 2025.

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