Sunday 28 November 2021

Cerebus Around the World and Web #108 by Oliver Simonsen

Oliver Simonsen:

J.C. Vaughn of "Diamond Previews World" on "The Strange Death of Alex Raymond": "This is an amazing piece of work." "compelling" "thought-provoking" "convincing" "superbly produced" (click link for full review)
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1020?articleID=255868

The Comics Journal on "Strange Death of Alex Raymond": "A masterpiece of sorts" "The incorporation of other artists’ work and experimental use of layouts and typeface as storytelling devices are masterful through most of the book." "there is beauty in this book" (click link for full review)
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-strange-death-of-alex-raymond/

"Strange Death of Alex Raymond" reader: "intensive research and contextual information, and amazing fine detail in the artwork" (click link for slideshow)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWQrKLKpdt-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

"Strange Death of Alex Raymond" reader calls it "really fascinating"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWcQOV_L3c5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

"Strange Death of Alex Raymond" spotlighted further by stores and readers
https://twitter.com/comics4scott/status/1463333652587106312
https://twitter.com/jeffreyford8/status/1463247467013627915
https://twitter.com/soashworth/status/1462802376453242885
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWHFt-nPfel/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://twitter.com/David_G_Bird/status/1464383800385830917
https://twitter.com/OKComics/status/1464212415890006023

Carson Grubaugh and Sean Robertson have got answers
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlTGM5Ld1u/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Carson Grubaugh has started a youtube channel
Brian Coppola commissions Carson Grubaugh to finish rejected kickstarter bookplate idea (click link for full story and image)
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1771961&

Brian Coppola shares Carson's original preliminary art for first page of "Strange Death of Alex Raymond" (click link for more info on Carson's process and full image)
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1771957&
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Keith Callbeck shares photo in response to Margaret Liss inquiry as they reminisce where the above corner is
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/posts/4564048670329139/

Toronto is known for Dave Sim
https://twitter.com/kylepinion/status/1462643560965156872

Spotted in the wild by Claude Flowers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/posts/4565231393544200/

Speaking of real life, in addition to the late Jeff Seiler as Elrod - Michael Petranech who did the voices for Necross/Thrunk, Despuess, Pigts and more may have passed away. Possibly quite some time ago too. I can't say for certain as of yet:(

Here's a look at the rest of the cast

(Will have to do one for various CGI Artists who did most of the work...not sure how though....there's so many.)

And last but not least, Cerebus fandom's Brian Lee Moore and Daniel Geduld - tried to keep it all in the family!:)

Brian, who did the voice for Bran Mak Muffin, issue 13's "Head Farmer" and "Farmer Bully", "Guard" from issue 4 and issue 1's "Tavern Keeper", made a movie where Dave kindly contributed a Cerebus design for a Sum Burger cap, a fastfood place in the movie, back in 2009. That's Brian in the red T-shirt (see below). He also came and visited me back in 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dws2tRXAL84&list=PLEED52F4B01594E92
[If I remember correctly, Dave also served as a script doctor. -Matt]
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/02/weekly-update-120-thats-sum-burger.html


And Daniel Geduld, if i remember correctly, did the Cerebus radio show in 2003? If I had thought of it sooner he probably would have done more voices - easypeasy:)

You can find the radio show episodes at Jeffrey Tundis' amazing site. (Jeff also did music for our Cerebus film.)
http://www.cerebustheaardvark.com/Cerebus_The%20A-V%20Room.html

3 issues done as radio shows (see above) as well as animated - below are the main issues that form the basis of the Cerebus film. Issues 1, 4, 5 and 13 seen through the prism of the revelation in issue 196 of Cerebus' fractured destiny.



Cerebus film and source material
https://twitter.com/scottpigman/status/1463675485896982530

Our Cerebus film is on "Plex" and "Vimeo On Demand"
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-absurd-surreal-metaphysical-and-fractured-destiny-of-cerebus-the-aardvark
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/363684/646192771
and as mentioned last Sunday our film is coming to Vuuzle

Plus I got a notification that the Cerebus film is coming to Comcast's streaming service "Xumo", too

It's the 5 year anniversary since Meltdown Comic Book store closed - here's that time we were at the store filming a live action Jaka featurette for "Cerebus TV", where we would also show animated clips http://cerebus.tv/

Here's a couple of pictures of the making of "the making of"

Anniversary coming up for the reprint of "Cerebus #1"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWrUE04P3SD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Old Newspaper on Cerebus mural
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWoW6MsF7yn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus and Cerberus Corporation news
https://twitter.com/buzzdixonwriter/status/1463602372798599170
https://twitter.com/TotchosInABox/status/1463594334939324418

Cerebus and future news
https://twitter.com/WaltGarage1/status/1464425781183008770

Cerebus past and possible future
https://twitter.com/InfiniteSWMa/status/1462592125565124609

SpawnWorld spotlights Cerebus "Crossing Over"
https://twitter.com/SpawnWorld/status/1462539502933712903

Philip R. Frey shares Spawn Cerebus preliminary art
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/posts/4564410263626313/

Cerebus and Spawn (in Spanish)
https://twitter.com/FestivoC/status/1463229269534855169

Loves Cerebus and Spawn crossover issue
https://twitter.com/CCP_Fleebix/status/1462473789346881545

Loves Cerebus and spotlights with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for "Turtle Tuesday" (click link for slideshow)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWpQlBjLHWE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Marcin Pajdak draws Cerebus and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - inspired by Josua Even's collection
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwMIR8sYis/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Dave Sim published Ms Tree (in Spanish)
https://twitter.com/Celacanto77/status/1462744448299905031

Cerebus, Watchmen and Maus are often cited as examples of comics that have achieved the status of art
https://twitter.com/A4datBoi/status/1463428168384069635

Cerebus, Watchmen, Sandman and Cherry
https://twitter.com/cerebusdaenerys/status/1463326890018619393

Dave Sim default best sound effects
https://twitter.com/imemi/status/1463528346617270276

Russian translation progress
https://twitter.com/Mostcus/status/1464191446278361091

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/posts/4571685439565462/

Cerebus #25 in Russian. The first Phonebook is now translated:

Italian site spotlights Cerebus "Going Home" Graphic Novel: "Graphically, the stroke reaches what, personally, I consider Dave Sim's apex"
https://twitter.com/la_quasi/status/1463415705253130243
https://www.obloaps.it/quasi/2021/11/24/cerebus-vol-13-going-home-luglio-1998-gennaio-2000/#
Norwegian quotes Cerebus
https://twitter.com/JohnMagneTrane/status/1463522890943500298

Scandinavian Publisher Egmont to publish phonebooks?
https://twitter.com/davidbishop/status/1463901126177308675

Deni Loubert and David Seidman help Charles Band form a comic company. Charles Band has a book coming out
https://www.facebook.com/David.L.Seidman/posts/10165724445320290
https://lithub.com/charles-band-on-shooting-inside-his-own-castle-and-borrowing-a-costume-from-bram-stokers-dracula/

Cerebus arc now complete
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWmmmV9sNVywNl_GM7YMiIUZ6JuphpSHJ8AtPE0/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxHY6DM6V1UT2J3Tdb3YkLdYVkyMm80G4bjM80/

Cerebus featured in "365 Days Of First Issues"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWrhPjRPXcK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

"Cerebus in Hell?" spotlighted
https://twitter.com/nfcomics/status/1464084088155951106

"Cerebus in Hell? in China and Russia
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxF6nBvn5w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/posts/4571710132896326/

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Thanks Oliver!

Next Time: From the AMOC Fax Machine it's the Dave & Mikhail Show!!!

4 comments:

Mr. P said...

How does one go about getting a post (with much humble respect) recognized here? I posted a good Cerebus photo and comment on twitter, hashtagged and everything. (weeks ago) Is there somewhere we are supposed to send in info...? (DMs to AMOC on twitter are blocked.)

@Rafter242

Oliver said...

Maybe it appeared in this column weeks ago? I'm sure I miss a lot of stuff, but I do my best. If it's a photo without the accompanying word "Cerebus" it probably won't show up in my content searches.
Do you have a link to one of your posts? I'll put it in the next Sunday's.

Mr. P said...

I read every post from this site (RSS) and am working my way back through the history, so I would be very surprised if I missed it.

I've been a huge Cerebus fan for decades and it would mean a lot.

https://twitter.com/Rafter242/status/1447698462498123776

Oliver said...

That is a great tattoo! I don't understand how i could have missed it and thank you for giving me a heads up - made me double check how i do my searches to see if there's something i could do differently. It seems both the Brian West and AMOC twitter accounts saw it yet I somehow missed it. Will be in this Sundays for sure. Sorry about that and makes me wonder what else i've missed though I doubt it would be anything as good as yours - really fantastic!