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Cancertown
"I described it to someone asking me what it was about as a "rip-roaring mindf***".
The overall feel of the book is distinctly unsettling but rivetting -- a graphic novel you'll find yourself wanting to read in one sitting...While this is still early days for Downey, with the right guidance I can easily see him making the jump to, say, drawing for Vertigo or other publishers. Good luck to him -- and Cy, too, whose potential as a writer is, frankly, enormous."
"The book grabs you by the throat right from the start and drags you kicking and screaming into the vividly twisted world of Cancertown...what we have here is a well crafted, fantastical story that demonstartes what a comic book should be. I for one can't wait to read more tales from Cancertown."
"For a first graphic novel from a new creative team, Cancertown is remarkable. Cy's Dethan's concept alone is brilliant.
We’re seeing here the first outing of creators who will make their mark on the future comic industry.
Cancertown will disorientate you, suck you in, chew you up and spit you out and you might well be in need of a change of underwear by the end.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you."
"Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth is one of those rare treasures in its originality, well written and beautifully drawn.
Cy Dethan has scripted an exceptional story and Stephen Downey's pencils are a joy, whilst colourist Melanie Cook captures the tone brilliantly. If you like horror stories mixed with detective novels you are going to love it."
"The short review is I bloody loved this graphic novel.
It was a complex, dark and twisted fantasy with a heavy noir feel to it...Think Maltese Falcon crossed with Criminal Macabre and a dash of Alice in Wonderland, trippy as hell (god knows what sort of dreams I'm going to have tonight!)...Seriously though, pick this up as it’s one hell of a read."
"The thought put into the story was exceptional, the heart between Bugfuck (not really her name) and her father was real and Vince's predicament is never far from his mind and he knows it. The twist behind the origins of the leaders of Cancertown wasn't something I was expecting. Essentially, Dethan put together a hell of a book."
"One of the most difficult aspects of any kind of writing is dialogue, making it flow and sound natural. Dialogue is one of Cy’s strengths..."
"Cancertown leaps out of the page at you, grabs you by the jugular and doesn’t let you go. Simply put, it’s weird, disturbing and any number of other words that you’d associate with horror. It is also compelling and, in the tradition of the best horror comics, has just the right mix of action, adventure and mystery thrown in to keep you guessing."
"Check out the Myebook - Cancertown preview and prepare to be impressed”.
Starship Troopers
"Starship Troopers seems reinvigorated under Dethan's command and I see this as the best ST storyline to date."
9/10
"From what I have seen so far the future is bright, and we may well have another Miller, Brubaker, Bendis, Ellis on our hands."
9/10
"All in all, it's an auspicious start to the new look Starship Troopers. I was going to give it a 9, but I think I'll upgrade it to a 10."
10/10