Vince Morley lives on a knife-edge between reality and a corrupted, monstrous reflection he calls Cancertown, believing an inoperable brain tumour allows him to move between the two. Assisted by the scarred and homeless Bugfuck, Morley fights to save others from falling into Cancertown. Searching for a missing person named Daniel Grey, Morley is attacked by an escaped Cancertown resident called a Badmouth. When Morley discards the marker that the Badmouth has been using to track him, the creature chooses an alternate victim, dragging him into Cancertown. Morley has no choice but to follow...Now with commentary from writer Cy Dethan and artist Stephen Downey.
Morley's worlds are in ruins. After the mysterious Piecemaker rescues him from Evil Twin, he introduces Morley to the Babyface - the ultimate prize the Cancertown players fight for. Morley learns that this Babyface, Bugfuck and even his own illness are all inextricably connected. His tumour is an organ grown specifically to allow him to enter and leave Cancertown at will. Bugfuck's madness runs so deep that she has created a whole new world to accommodate it, and Morley has been trapped in her nightmares from the beginning...With commentary from Cy Dethan and Stephen Downey.
A simple search-and-rescue mission degenerates into a three-way stand-off as the demented Crosshair tries to trick the Corpsegrinder into killing Daniel Grey. Grey wears Crosshair's mark, and attacking the property of another Cancertown player brings grave consequences. Calling in a favour from the Corpsegrinder, Morley flees to the real world, only to discover that Grey has not only escaped himself, but also seems to be tied to Bugfuck somehow. Questioning Bugfuck only succeeds in enraging Grey, who launches a savage attack...With commentary from writer Cy Dethan and artist Stephen Downey.
Vince Morley lives on a knife-edge between reality and a corrupted, monstrous reflection he calls Cancertown, believing an inoperable brain tumour allows him to move between the two. Assisted by the scarred and homeless Bugfuck, Morley fights to save others from falling into Cancertown. Searching for a missing person named Daniel Grey, Morley is attacked by an escaped Cancertown resident called a Badmouth. When Morley discards the marker that the Badmouth has been using to track him, the creature chooses an alternate victim, dragging him into Cancertown. Morley has no choice but to follow...Now with commentary from writer Cy Dethan and artist Stephen Downey.
Recovering from the head injury inflicted by Daniel Grey, Morley sets about solving the mystery as best he can. Visiting Grey's wife, who is offering a £2000 reward for his return, Morley learns that he has disappeared before. Morley's worst suspicions are confirmed when, peering into the Cancertown version of Grey's office, he finds the man's links with Cancertown are just as strong as his own. Reeling from the discovery, Morley rushes out of Grey's house, only to fall straight into the most deadly corner of Cancertown: the home of Evil Twin...With commentary from Cy Dethan and Stephen Downey.
What kind of lunatic forces a grizzly bear to wear mechanized combat armor and fight his battles? What kind of fiend kidnaps a beautiful Polynesian computer genius to be his child bride? And just who has a ninja for a butler anyway? Meet the Professor: eccentric, scientist, explorer and Englishman par excellence. Madcap steampunk hi-jinks in Endangered Weapon B!
A radically urgent intervention, An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre: 1900 - 1950 uncovers the hidden Black history of this most influential of artforms. Drawing on lost archive material and digitised newspapers from the turn of the century onwards, this exciting story has been re-traced and restored to its rightful place. A vital and significant part of British cultural history between 1900 and 1950, Black performance practice was fundamental to resisting and challenging racism in the UK. Join Mayes (a Broadway- and Toronto-based Music Director) and Whitfield (a musical theatre historian and researcher) as they take readers on a journey through a historically-inconvenient and brilliant reality that has long been overlooked. Get to know the Black theatre community in London's Roaring 20s, and hear about the secret Florence Mills memorial concert they held in 1928. Acquaint yourself with Buddy Bradley, Black tap and ballet choreographer, who reshaped dance in British musicals - often to be found at Noël Coward's apartment for late-night rehearsals, such was Bradley's importance. Meet Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion, who toured Britain's theatres during World War 1 and brought the sounds of Chicago to places like war-weary Dundee. Discover the most prolific Black theatre practitioner you've never heard of, William Garland, who worked for 40 years across multiple continents and championed Black British performers. Marvel at performers like cabaret star Mabel Mercer, born in Stafford in 1900, who sang and conducted theatre orchestras across the UK, as well as Black Birmingham comedian Eddie Emerson, who was Garland's partner for decades. Many of their names and works have never been included in histories of the British musical - until now.
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 favour that could cost him more than just his life.
