Publisher: Markosia
Writer: Cy Dethan
Art: Graeme HowardOut: 1st November 2012

The Book: Vince Morley is a dangerously sick man. Within the monstrous alternate world of Cancertown, a creature of horrific violence and limitless rage has burst from the nightmare landscape. The foundations are shaking and the old powers are falling. In response, the deadliest of Cancertown’s inhabitants seeks Morley out to claim a favor that could cost him more than just his life.

The Review: Regular DownTheTubes readers will recall I enthused about the original Cancertown, despite not being much of a horror comics fan. First published by Insomnia but snapped up by Markosia when that publisher went under, it’s proved a deserved success for its creator, and I’m delighted to see this return to what is most certainly a nightmare world.

Dethan ably picks up the threads of the original graphic novel, weaving a heady unsettling mix of nightmares. This time out, the story is brought to life by the talented Graeme Howard, who ably takes Stephen Downey’s original look to the world of CancerTown and makes it his own, with some amazing sequence of the bizarre and grotesque, juxtaposed with the ‘normality’ of Morley’s ‘normal’ life.

  • Pre-Order directly from Cy Dethan and receive the book for a special price, a DVD and a chance to win a sketch! 

• Markosia Official Web Site: www.markosia.com

• Read our review of Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

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Tags: Cancertown, Cy Dethan, Graeme Howard, Horror Comics