Building Cancertown

It's been a strange experience watching Cancertown continue to evolve since I finished the last script in July 2008. During that time, I received a steady flow of pages at various stages of completion from the art team of Stephen Downey and Mel Cook. It's been fascinating, and I doubt I'll ever lose the sense of excitement I get from seeing something I've written come to fruition in the artwork.

Let me give you an example of how a piece of Cancertown comes to life:

First there is the script

Cancertown script page. Chapter 5. By Cy Dethan

 

Then there are pencils and inks

Cancertown sample pencils by Stephen Downey
  
Next come the colours
Cancertown sample pencils by Stephen Downey, inks by Melanie Cook

 

And finally the letters
Cancertown sample pencils by Stephen Downey, inks by Melanie Cook, letters by Nic Wilkinson

And that's how you make a comic!

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