Thursday, 15 October 2026

Notebook 21: The Cerebus Annual

MARGARET LISS:

A few years ago I scanned all of Dave Sim's notebooks. He had filled 36 notebooks during the years he created the monthly Cerebus series, covering issues #20 to 300, plus the other side items -- like the Epic stories, posters and prints, convention speeches etc. A total of 3,281 notebook pages detailing his creative process. I never really got the time to study the notebooks when I had them. Just did a quick look, scanned them in and sent them back to Dave as soon as possible. So this regular column is a chance for me to look through those scans and highlight some of the more interesting pages.

We’re continuing our look at Dave Sim’s 21st notebook used during the creation of Cerebus #164 to 187. We’ll be looking at this notebook, which there were 260 out of 300 pages scanned, until we’ve seen every single page of it. Well, the pages scanned. If you want to see all of the notebook #21 posts to date, just use the Notebook 21 tag. 

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This is it dear AMoC reader who lives rent free in Matt’s head, the last of Dave’s 21st notebook. And yes, as I promised last week, no more “walls of text”. Last week I pointed you at the post Down in A Minute, Sweetheart. It has the pages immediately before the ones I’m about to show you so go check it out if you haven’t already. I’d say I’d wait for you, but I’m not going to.

Finally a page with a sketch:

Notebook #21, page 258

Yeah, if I could draw like that, I would never leave my house. Ha-ha-ha. 

The next page has a cover sketch for “The Cerebus Annual”. 

Notebook #21, page 259

The Cerebus Annual probably turned into the World Tour Book. There is a reference for the Chester Brown and Dave Sim mash-up, some of which we saw in the pages immediately before these (I did say to go check out that other post). 

Another look at a thumbnail for the “No. 1 Summer 1994” comic by Chester Brown and Dave Sim:

Notebook #21, page 260

The text down the bottom says:

I would be willing to bet that Jack didn’t let Marilyn ‘in’. I think Bobby did. Which only goes to prove, you should never send a boy to do a man’s work.

Jackie was an elegant cat. Jack was a Great Dog. Elegant cats are a dime a dozen. And they keep executing the Great Dogs. Jackie, Imelda, Yoko. Take a bow. I’m not sure for what exactly, but take a bow. You really seem to . . .need it somehow.


Wednesday, 14 October 2026

 CEREBUS IN HELL? WEEKLY STRIP #63

TRADING FOR BEATRICE 7 OF 16





next: Margaret


Tuesday, 13 October 2026

The Strange "Death" of the "Jen"venture?

Hi, Everybody!

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The vote for Choose Your Own "Jen"venture (Chapter the first, Chapter the second, Chapter the third, Chapter the fourth & Chapter the fifth) has stayed the same...at two. So no CONSIGNED The Strange Death of Alex Raymond pages this week, as a reminder:
So, here's the deal. Sean had TWENTY-FOUR SDOAR pages in CONSIGNED (not 21 like he said he was gonna have...). I'ma run three of them today. For every TWENTY-FIVE people who vote for the next chapter of Choose Your Own "Jen"venture (and not anonymously, ya gotta give me a name...even a fake one...), I'll post another page until all twenty-four are posted.
Better luck next time...
I'm putting the "Jen"venture "on hold" until November. I got a lot of stuff going on, and I don't have the time for this kinda thing currently... Go ahead and re-read all the parts and makes your choice...

If you want to seek immediate shelter, comment "Hide".
If you'd rather lay there and let the universe have it's way with you, comment "Toto".
I'll wait.
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Anyway, Big Board: 
  • 137 pages released so far as mocked up and/or drawn by Dave Sim through 7 March 2022
  • $22,380.00 raised to date from 436 donations
  • $110 away from unlocking page 138.
  • If you have not donated, a $5+ donation gets you access to all 136 pages and all future unlocked pages. Donate once or set up monthly donations here https://www.gofundme.com/f/sdoar-2023
  • If you have donated, why not donate again! All money goes to Dave Sim to continue his work on The Strange Death of Alex Raymond.


The raffle continues...
An UNREADABLE copy of glamourpuss #10!

ALL GoFundMe donations of $5, between July 1st, and Halloween (October 31st) gets you in the pot. Every $5 is another entry. On All Hallow's Eve, I'll pick another number, and Jen'll tell me Margaret won again and I'll cry like a bitch turn her in as a witch and collect six dollars from the magistrate. And declare a different winner. I'm sure this won't piss off anybody. (Should have just let me pick #102 Jen...)
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 This, then:








Next Time: More. Of. This. Kind. Of. Thing...

Monday, 12 October 2026

"Fresh" from the Faux machine to you...

Hi, Everybody!

As we do:

Mondays! 

I had somebody ask about some of the earlier Monday Reports. I actually have a PDF of all of them. If you're interested in a copy, lemme know at momentofcerebus@gmail.com...
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Kickstarters:
There's all sorts of neat little limited add-ons. I'd tell you what they are, but they'll probably be gone before you get there. 10 days left.
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I'm still working on the last batch of Audio. Part of the problem is I sent a Faux with a bunch of ideas for Cerebus@50, and listening to Dave shoot them down (like he does with 95% of all my ideas) isn't my idea of a great time...

So you're not getting "Video Stimulation" today...

Plus, it's been more than a month, so there's a big pile of crap stuff Dave sent:
From Dan, to Sean, to Dave, to me, to...YOU!

Wait for it...

Wait for it...



Click for readable biggerness


Click for Original Dave Art biggerness


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Sent without comment:

And:

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And Dave talked about this in a video:
I got the Internet to translate it:
Click for bigger
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Okay, how 'bout some more Original Art (click for bigger):




Next Time: Not new Dave Art, I'll tell ya that much...

Sunday, 11 October 2026

4-Hour Crazy Sale at Cerebus Downloads

TO! MORROW!


All 300 (not really) Issues of Cerebus are for sale digitally at CerebusDownloads.com for Twenty-Five CANADIAN Dollars.

Sale starts at 10am and ends at 2pm Eastern Time.

Act fast, or pay $49 CAD on the 27th...

Saturday, 10 October 2026

"It's just talk..."

Hi, Everybody!

I'm not gonna get the audio formatted tonight, so you get old Cerebus. But first a message from our sponsor:
There's all sorts of neat little limited add-ons. I'd tell you what they are, but they'll probably be gone before you get there. 4 days to go...
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Let us continue with the Increasingly-misnamed-"2019 Cerebus Re-Read":

Cerebus Volume 1: Cerebus #1-#25 (including the Swords shorts that take place in-between issues)
Issue #1: First, then, then, then. Issue #2: Then, then, then, then. Issue #3: Then, then, then. Passage (in part. I REALLY need to get a decent version of Passage up here one of these days...). Issue #4: Then. Issue #5: Then, then, then. Demonhorn. Issue #6: Then, then, then. Issue #7: Then, then, then. Issue #8: Then, then, then. Issue #9: Then, then, then. Issue 10: Then, then, then. Issue #11: Then, then, then, then. Issue #12: Then, then, then. Magiking. Issue #13: Then, then, then. Silverspoon. Issue #14: Then, then. Issue #15: Then, then.  Issue #16: Then, then. Issue #17: Then, then. Issue #18: Then, then. Issue #19: Then, then. Issue #20: Then, then. What Happened Between Issues Twenty & Twenty-One. Issue #21: Then, then. Issue #22: Then, then. Issue #23: Then, then. Issue #24: Then, then. Issue #25: Then, then.

Cerebus Volume 2 "High Society": Cerebus #26-#50 (including "Goat")
First. Then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then. And then.

Cerebus #51 "Exodus": Then, then

And now, Church & State: Cerebus #52-#113

Then. Then. Then. Then. Then: