Rise of the Ogre book

In October 2006 the band released the book Rise of the Ogre . Presented as an autobiography of the band ostensibly written by the fictional members and expanding on the band’s fictional backstory and universe, the book was actually written by official Gorillaz script writer and live drummer Cass Browne and featured new artwork by Hewlett. Later the same month, the band released another DVD, Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades , compiling much of the band’s visual content from the album cycle. A second B-sides compilation, D-Sides was released in November 2007, featuring B-sides and remixes associated with Demon Days as well as unreleased tracks from the sessions for the album. In 2008 the documentary film Bananaz was released. Directed by Ceri Levy, it documents the behind-the-scenes history of the band from 2000 to 2006.