You would begin to suspect that I don't like doing this...
Please Hold For Dave Sim 2/2025
And the rest:
Part the tenth, Daniel F asked:
Hello Dave!
Congratulations on the recent successful launch of the CAN11+Narutobus Kickstarter. On a post in the Cerebus Facebook group discussing it, someone complained about the choice of earliest pages in the A-V Cerebus Archive, rather than the "best" pages. "Manly" Matt Dow replied, saying that the "best" pages are subjective, and that Gerhard had taken a number of pages for himself, limiting the number of page options available for use in the Archive series.
My question is: what were the circumstances of Gerhard taking certain pages from the A-V Cerebus Archive for himself? Was it part of the final agreement of buying out Gerhard's shares of the company? Roughly how many pages did Gerhard take?
Thanks,
Daniel F
Part the eleventh, Mark Rogacki asks:
Oh my god! I bought issue 2 when it was first released long ago. Buffalo's Queen City Books.I hooked Mark up with Josh, and Mark said:
I've got to say (insert standard fanboy babble here). I mean it man! Sincerely!
Anyway I've got yankee dollars to buy an action figure. Can you get me contact info for Josh?
Just fer nuthin' I have Issue 46 Pg 12 that you dropped off and signed for me at a truly ratty shop in Niagara Falls, NY.
I shoulda asked for a sketch but I was a little overwhelmed, maybe embarrassed for the shop owner. Such is life.
I'll contact Cerebusarthunt@gmail.com next.
Finally, I wonder, are you or Gerhard doing commissions?
Mark Rogacki
Thanks Matt.
Yeah, please pass my admiration along (and my thinly veiled request for a commission).
I really am a comic book kid - still occasionally at age 69.
Part the twelfth, And in a follow-up to last month’s Please Hold:
Matt:
I am indeed the same Fernando from the SPIRITS OF INDEPENDENCE in Austin, TX. My book was WORDS & PICTURES and our 'company' was Maverick Studios. I met Dave in Austin, TX. I didn't assist with setting up the event, but I took part in it. He actually sat us right next to his table (Dave and Gerhard) and Rick Veitch was on my other side. It was a glorious day.
I wrote Dave about doing a LEGENDS OF CEREBUS style comic. Here's what I would submit. I wrote/drew/toned/lettered this 12 pager called "The Bag." Most of my books I do through Amazon (print on demand) in an 8.5" x 11" format, and I've kind of settled into doing my pages at 8.5" x 11" ... so that's what I did here. Dave can do the same thing (can you guys use Amazon for print on demand in Canada?).
Maybe this can be a one-shot. If others are moved to do stories and/or one pagers, I'd be happy to assemble it into a PDF that can be submitted for printing. Dave is of course free to use this story wherever he wants if he likes. I found my copy of CEREBUS JAM and that is the closest to what I was thinking about.
Matt if you're missing the issue (190) I have extras... I can mail you one. Just send me your address.
Let me know what he thinks. I've been wanting to send him a package of some books I've done.
Thanks!
Fernando H. Ramirez
Okay, beat Dodger with your question by getting it in for NEXT month's Please Hold, to momentofcerebus@gmail.com
You can buy these Stay-Flats (for the prices indicated on them).
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The times listed are how long Dave spent on each drawing. "First come, first cervix" HOW ya can buy these are a Birdsong question. Ask here.
Rigamarole:
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Josh Even has a new deal for the new year:
Happy New Year! Let’s make this the Year of the Earth Pig. I have recovered from the inaugural 2024 run of 30 ‘Deluxe’ Earth Pig Warriors.
I will start off 2024 by opening up orders for the 2025 ‘Basic Bitch’ Earth Pig Warrior.
Here’s the pricing. The two prices are for ‘unpainted’ and ‘painted’. ‘Painted’ for this run means painted heads and black-lined bodies- so the medallions swords will be the comic-style gray.
If you want gold or silver medallions or a gold & silver sword, that’s a bit extra.
Shipping to the US will be included. Shipping out of the continental US will be extra (determined at time of shipping).
All orders will come with a collector’s card and some stickers!
Basic figure (1 head, 1 pair hands- right grip/left fist, one gray sword) $90/$100. Choose from one of 4 available heads (see photo).
Extras:
Painted medallions (silver or gold) $5
Extra Head $10/$20
Hands $8/$10 - left grip/right fist or open pair
Painted sword (silver and gold) $20
Fabric Vest $20
Let’s see how this goes!
Direct message me to order.
Each order will need a $20 down payment to get going.
I’ll place an order with the printer at the end of a week if I have orders. Those will be completed in the order they are received.
Thanks everyone! Tell your friends!
If you click on Josh's name, it's supposed to take you to his Facebook post. But if that doesn't work, or you don't deal with Zuck the Fuck's bullcrap, you can always send an e-mail to momentofcerebus@gmail.com, and I'll get you in touch with Josh. You can see a video of my 80s Earth-Pig Warrior here.
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Up to 35% off February 9 and 17-23.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
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The Cerebus Humble Bundle is over, the check made it to Dave and was cashed, *yay*, you can STILL get all 16 volumes for $99CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)
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Heritage is getting a Grail Page. I'm making sure Dave'll get a high quality scan. If you wanna buy this for me, I'll make sure Dave gets to see it in person...
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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill. Dave's cover to Bill's bio-comic Wanderland os available as a print on the CAN11/Narutobus Kickstarter. Just a head's up...
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The Last Day Without nothing.
" " " " Dave's signature.
" " " " an Old Cerebus Remarque
" " " Auction catalog for the Panoramic Remarques (one of these is a chase prize on the postcard packs available through the CAN11/Narutobus Kickstarter...)
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Oliver' Simonsen's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". If you're in Brazil..., "Mometu", "Nuclear Home Video".
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Next Time: a @#%*ing nap...
