The Great 2019 AMOC Re-Read Part, the sixth

Hi, Everybody!

I've FINISHED my Re-Read of Cerebus Volume 1!

But first:

The Birthday Card is available.

And the Postcard Kickstarter.

Which is offering personalized posters (that you gotta print yourself,) they look like this:

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The Great 2019 a Moment of Cerebus Re-Read

Alright, Cerebus Year Three (part one):

Now that Dave went monthly, he kicks it off with a 71 page (ya gotta include the eleven Silverspoon strips...) EPIC. We meet Lord Julius, learn the ins and outs of Palnu, see Cerebus engage in swashbuckling adventure, and it all wraps up with the revelation that Jaka is Lord Julius's niece. The art and writing are progressing at an extraordinary rate now that Dave is producing 40 pages every two months instead of Year One and Two's 22 pages every two months.

And after ALL that, Cerebus rides off in silhouette...

Ah Damn it!!!

Let's see how this motif continues for the rest of Year Three:

Issue 17, "Champion" 

Cerebus in Silhouette. "But," you say, "Issue 17 ACTUALLY ends with an epilogue featuring Lord Julius."

You are correct:

Lord Julius... IN SILHOUETTE!

Then there's "Fluroc":

You may not be able to see Cerebus in the crowd THAT'S IN SILHOUETTE!

Then there's "She-Devil In The Shadows":

See, you're SUPPOSED to think that Geeta is the She-Devil, but it's ACTUALLY Perce. 'cause she drugged and kidnapped Cerebus...

Next is "Mind Game":

Hey look! An ending where NOBODY'S in silhouette! It's a Cerebus Re-Read Miracle!

And then it's "Captain Cockroach":

Yeah, next to the Roach in the shadows, Cerebus...

And "The Death of Elrod":

It's almost a joke at this point...

Which leads to "The Beguiling" which is another multi-part story:

Nobody's in silhouette. 

The next part is "Swamp Sounds":

See, my theory is that Dave doesn't do the stock ending for multi-part stories. It's... a working theory.

And finally: "This Woman, This Thing":

Did you see it?

Did ya?

Cerebus is just about to walk away in silhouette when his greed brings him back.

Wait.

Was this whole Motif a set-up for this gag?

I mean, fifteen of the first twenty-five issues end with somebody in silhouette.

Just sayin'.

Next Time: More of Year Three...