"Hoping the Emperor would lose a legion or two in the muck"

Hi, Everybody!

As we do:

Mondays!

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Dave's  auctioning these:

• Six Deadly Sins page: Pride
• Six Deadly Sins page: Sloth

Friend to the Blog James Banderas-Smith has launched a Kickstarter for the Seventh issue of Papa Balloon and Cactus (his Ninth issue overall). He's added on Sketches as an Add-on, $30 and he'll send you an etching you can use to pick up chicks... "would you like to come upstairs and see my etching?" It's practically guaranteed to work (although you REALLY need two, so you can say "etchingS" plural, that's what gets the chicks hot...) ends in 25 days, so you have time to sell enough blood to get the cash to buy that second etching.

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I finished resizing all the pages of the Cerebus volume for the laughably named "2019 ReRead":

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 25: Then, then. 

Cerebus #23, The Beguiling (part one) (Based in part on The Beguiled. 1971):

Next Time: Jen's going away for a bit, so I have an raffle...

"...will soon be the wealthiest former president of the United Feldwar States in Darnier Prison"

Hi, Everybody!

And Dave's  auctioning these:

• Six Deadly Sins page: Pride
• Six Deadly Sins page: Sloth

Friend to the Blog James Banderas-Smith has launched a Kickstarter for the Seventh issue of Papa Balloon and Cactus (his Ninth issue overall).

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I finished resizing all the pages of the Cerebus volume for the laughably named "2019 ReRead":

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 25: Then, then. 

Next Time: Mondays!

Mr. (& Mrs.) Sim Goes To Washington

Hi, Everybody!

Dave sent an Off-White House Bulletin

Problems viewing this video? Watch directly on YouTube...

Since it's the Fourth of July, and Dave's discussing the '82 Tour Book, here's a selection that may OR may not make the "final cut" in his version:

Mr. (& Mrs.) Sim Go To Washington:

This is either a bad photo of the subway, a bad photo of the museum at Ford's Theatre, a bad photo of the Washington Monument, a bad photo of the Lincoln Memorial, or a bad photo of the Smithsonian. It's DEFINITELY a bad photo...

The Lincoln Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial.

Abe's place...

I like to imagine somebody randomly finds this post, reads through it, and shouts "HOLY SHIT IT'S GRANDMA!" when they see this photo...

Dave Sim, after riding the hidden slide BEHIND the statue of Lincoln. (Sadly the slide was torn out in 1989...)

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, GET OUT OF THE WAY PHIL!!!"

The view from the top of the Washington Monument.

Dave's CONTINUING the Please PAY For Dave Sim format, if YOU want more '82 Tour Book discussion, go HERE, and pay for "Dave Sim 82 Tour Book". But if YOU'd rather hear more stereotypical Please Hold (*shudder*) "content", go HERE and pay for "Please Hold For Dave Sim". Either way, I have to amuse myself in the Editing Suite assembling these things...

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Dave's  auctioning these:

• Six Deadly Sins page: Pride
• Six Deadly Sins page: Sloth

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Friend to the Blog James Banderas-Smith has launched one for the Seventh issue of Papa Balloon and Cactus (his Ninth issue overall).

Next Time: Old Cerebus pages...

The Book of Zechariah, Ch. 4-6 (Dave's weekly update #649)

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 20th...

Hi, Everybody!

Like it says on the Logo:

That little bit on the bottom there...

It's Friday, so that means:

Dave's Weekly Update:

Chapters 1-3, and now 4-6:

Problems viewing this video? Watch directly on YouTube...

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And Dave's  auctioning these:

• Six Deadly Sins page: Pride
• Six Deadly Sins page: Sloth

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I have an audio file from Dave about the '82 Tour Book, so if you were hoping for Please Hold For Dave Sim this month, you should have put your money where your mouth is... Because, Dave's CONTINUING the Please PAY For Dave Sim format, if YOU want more '82 Tour Book discussion, go HERE, and pay for "Dave Sim 82 Tour Book". But if YOU'd rather hear more stereotypical Please Hold (*shudder*) "content", go HERE and pay for "Please Hold For Dave Sim". Either way, I have to amuse myself in the Editing Suite assembling these things... (wanna find out how many of these I already own? Then you're gonna wanna pay for more '82...) 

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The last Kickstarter is shipping, so check your mailbox...

Speaking of Kickstarters, Friend to the Blog James Banderas-Smith has launched one for the Seventh issue of Papa Balloon and Cactus (his Ninth issue overall).

Okay, back to "bizness as usual"...

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A Moment of Cerebus runs Saturday through Friday. 

The past Week in AMOC:

• Saturday: The Death of Elrod.
• Sunday: Mail call.
• Monday: The Monday Report, and I googled the wrong thing...
• Tuesday: Jen is making progress, and she posted to help raise funds on The Strange Death of Alex Raymond GoFundMe, $20 until page 133 of Dave's POST-Carson SDOAR mock-up pages unlocks. AND GoFundMe has a MONTHLY option now, so you can schedule a reoccurring donation. 
• Wednesday: MORE Weekly Cerebus in Hell? Strips. I think this one is written by Dave. Follow along on Instagram. And https://www.ebay.com/itm/236664955396 (Somebody was looking for the Vardalorian...) 
• Thursday: Margaret has also posted ALL of Albatross One. (If you click that link, you can see all the pages of the notebook, OR, you can get a PHYSICAL copy here.) And all of The Last Notebook. Now she's gonna burn through all of Notebook #21. So sit back and get ready for pages and pages and pages of walls of handwritten text... This week, what is Viktor Davis thinking about?
• Friday: that's this post. You're reading the Friday post right now. This is STILL like that bit in Spaceballs. (Should I link to LAST WEEK'S Update in these things?)

Okay, so that was the last week on AMOC.

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I've decided that the FULL Rigamarole is only running on Fridays now...

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I had these made:

Twenty bucks USD gets you a set. momentofcerebus@gmail.com.

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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill. OR(!) you could buy Bill's book with the Dave backcover. I have discovered links:
Wanderland (Paperback)
Wanderland (Hardcover for the guys who get "hard" for hardcovers...)
Wanderland (Paperback but slightly more expensive...I dunno why...)
The site offers UK shipping, so PRESUMEABLY it's printed and shipped there(?).
And Journey Complete:
Hardcover
Paperback
And if you wanna see how the book looks in Real Time...
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Larry Shell could use a hand to keep his house.
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Dave also wanted me to post this:

Lots of little words, click for bigger.

http://www.dougcomicworld.com/

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The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe

Up to 35% off July 3-5, 15-19, and 23-26.*

*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.

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You can get all 16 volumes of Cerebus, many of them Remastered (but probably NOT Guys) for $99 CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)

On sale for $49 on the July 20th:

Next $25 day is tomorrow.

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My friends at the Waverly Press, are moving their office, and to lighten the loads, they're temporarily cutting prices on their remaining Cerebus inventory on their eBay store starting this weekend. They're gonna be gradually listing more things in the coming days and any orders placed next week will receive new ‘82 Tour promo cards. They may go ahead and offer the remaining prototypes of the big book and comic versions next week. MAYBE. So if you're interested, maybe stalk their eBay page like a crazy person...

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Heritage has: 

• Six Deadly Sins page: Pride
• Six Deadly Sins page: Sloth 
• Jailhouse Vark #5 of 9

And ComicLink (remember ComicLink? Seiler brought us ComicLink. R.I.P Jeff.) has:

• And a list of ALL the issues they got.

Thanks to Steve for sending the link. 

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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: Dave sent an audio file for '82, but I'm working, so maybe if I get it done?

Notebook 21: Cerebus #182 & TMNT in Estarcion

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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Another “quick” – well, for me. If you’re reading all the small text on these notebook pages, which yes, you can click on to enlarge them and read Dave’s notes yourself, then it’ll take you a while – notebooks post as it has been a heck of a 1.25 year. 

If that 182 issue box number looks familiar, you’ve got a decent memory for it appeared already in this same notebook, on page 186 shown in the post from last month called Notebook 21: Cerebus 182 & Viktor Davis.

We can see that Dave is continuing to edit Viktor’s diatribe about whatever is on his mind because “What are you thinking about?” And Viktor sure loves to tell us what he is thinking about. Including TMNT? Well, perhaps they don’t exist in Estarcion. Or at least Viktor’s version of it.

Notebook #21, page 204

Notebook #21, page 205

Notebook #21, page 206