Cerebus Around the World and Web #9 by Oliver Simonsen

Hi, Everybody.

Before we get into it, Blair Kitchen, creator of The Possum, Friend to the Blog, and all around nice guy, has passed away.

From his Facebook:

For our friends and family who have been concerned about Blair. He developed a blood clot in his brain last Monday and has been in ICU. Unfortunately it caused extensive damage and he passed away just before 3am Jan 5th. I will post funeral details when I have them. Rochelle

My deepest condolences go out to Blair's family. I expect I'll be talking about this more tomorrow.
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Oliver Simonsen:

Blair Kitchen RIP.
His wife Rochelle shared to facebook the extremely sad news of his passing this morning.
https://www.facebook.com/blair.kitchen.9/posts/10162730353410228

Blair Kitchen, who Dave Sim traditionally spends Christmas with, is the creator of the indie comic Possum. Blair's animation can currently be seen on the NetFlix show "Green Eggs and Ham" and he was working on a Possum animated film as well. He developed a blood clot last Monday. I posted about his incredible work just the day before at "A Moment of Cerebus"
https://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2019/12/cerebus-around-world-and-web-8-by.html

Here Blair draws his character The Possum with Cerebus and some tiger.
https://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2015/01/cerebus-meets-possum-tony-tiger.html


Blair and his brother also did videos of their pilgrimage to see Dave Sim's last signing
https://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2012/01/last-signing.html

And here is an interview with Blair Kitchen by Brian John Mitchell
http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/51bkitch.html

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

I was thinking about doing a "Necross destroys the universe?" spin off long ago (Necross is only in issue #15, not counting when he appears as Thrunk). Here's a sketch that i posted in the Cerebus facebook group way back when
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/permalink/1097296170337757/

Will this be the year I finally do it? Nah...probably not:).

New Year resolution achieved. Kyle Pinion, Entertainment Editor at Comics Beat, read all 300 issues of Cerebus and concludes: "It’s the Ulysses of comics"
https://twitter.com/kylepinion/status/1211348587776532485
https://twitter.com/kylepinion/status/1211369242811080705

DC comics Editor Andy Khouri rereading Cerebus
https://twitter.com/andykhouri/status/1211118359237951489 

Top vlogger Comic Tropes looks back at Cerebus review
https://twitter.com/CTropes/status/1212277741183090688

Multi Podcaster Ed Moore calls Cerebus top 5 best comic he read this year, maybe even this decade
https://twitter.com/TealProductions/status/1212072086337929216

Tim Benson of OmahaBound, producing and showcasing great art, is doing a Cerebus reread
https://twitter.com/TBRAMBLIN/status/1212255883272568832

A look back at when it all began. Podcaster: "Man, this is a stronger opening issue than I remembered. Very self assured."
https://twitter.com/xtinctiona/status/1212792177903964160

High Society turning 30?
https://twitter.com/comicbookhist/status/1213085584870252546

Cerebus alternate ending
https://twitter.com/dcurtisj/status/1212569324537278464

Top comic news site Bleeding Cool spotlights splendid "Varking Dead - Cerebus in hell?" music video
https://twitter.com/bleedingcool/status/1212459228583079936
https://twitter.com/900milesBook/status/1212042501655158788
https://twitter.com/JungleMafia2/status/1212042793503330310

Cerebus High Society, Church + State and world affairs
https://twitter.com/ulysseas/status/1212457729844867073

Cerebus talks like who?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zD7HHBycF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus taverns
https://twitter.com/Kreniigh/status/1211440474344624129

Cerebus says what?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B63Q5YZBzsD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Getting into Cerebus
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6uNcobhTAE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus is comic and Graphic Novel?
https://twitter.com/BigglesRosie/status/1213058489876123649
https://twitter.com/RegalPastry/status/1212153135625469952

Cerebus helped pave the way for Graphic Novels
https://twitter.com/Exalted_Speed/status/1211804608944910336
https://twitter.com/fletch_penna/status/1211116479879532544

"Cerebus in hell?" promotional strips shared by Robert Brian L. West
https://twitter.com/BigBWest/status/1212373243291734022
https://twitter.com/BigBWest/status/1212193820202479616
Maybe should do a film "Cerebus in Hollywood hell?" promotional strip...hmmm

A look back at 1986 on origin of the comics-as-literature movement and Cerebus
https://twitter.com/ClaremontRun/status/1211329851187220480

Cerebus is video game
https://twitter.com/i/status/1212407920819888128
https://twitter.com/gr3yf3ath3r/status/1212409393142214661

Cerebus is "motion comic"
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qiPXwhNOM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus and Spawn drawing progress by Allen Dunlap
https://www.instagram.com/p/B62Yt3nh7GH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus drawing by Justin 'Moritat'
https://twitter.com/CadenceComicArt/status/1211822026257829888

Cerebus and Howard the Duck drawn by Dave Sim
https://twitter.com/PeteDoree/status/1213161440829485056

Cerebus and the Conan and Red Sonja films
https://twitter.com/AlexxKay/status/1212641753385381888

Cerebus, Sandman and Gary Groth
https://twitter.com/andykhouri/status/1211839206697234432

Cerebus and Spawn (thanks Spanish google translate)
https://twitter.com/gusconfor/status/1211782792109068301

Cerebus and Groo
https://www.instagram.com/p/B62QawwhHrz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus and MoonRoach
https://www.instagram.com/p/B62iS_GBF9B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cerebus published by Marvel
https://twitter.com/jlr_1969/status/1213358837652021255

Cerebus record
https://twitter.com/JamesQPurcell/status/1213342399025631232

A devout feminist Professor loves Cerebus
https://twitter.com/ToddCMatthy/status/1211142577434562566

Cerebus hardcover
https://twitter.com/spiderbob007/status/1213491660346314752

George Gatsis self promoter:)
https://twitter.com/tbdeinc/status/1211061703284285441

Review of Cerebus Archive Number Five
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=nGeH5jDepd8

CEREBUS FACEBOOK GROUP
Dion Turner asks and George Gatsis answers. All "Cerebus TV" episodes have been aired as reruns
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/permalink/2688309581236400/

Cerebus gets framed

Claude Parish shares the submission to Cerebus' Single Comic Page Feature and it's funny response

 

Cerebus remastered news:
Film critic and Editor at Comics Beat, Kyle Pinion, asks in his first Cerebus facebook group post:
Forgive me if this has been answered before, but is there a sense out there of when/if the High Society remastered edition is getting reprinted? I was angling to maybe replace all my phone books as I can.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/permalink/2689700794430612/
The Cerebus remasterer himself, Sean Robinson, replies:
Working on the solicitation now! So it'll need a few months to go through the Diamond solicitation period. Will look super snazzy (20+ more pages of original art than previous edition, MUCH sharper printing w no dot gain, richer blacks, etc, just like the other new editions from the last two or three years).

Margaret Liss‎ shares Cerebus drawn by legend and fan Alex Toth. Toth is most known as Character Designer on shows like Scooby Doo, Space Ghost, Thundarr, Super Friends, Birdman etcetc
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebus/permalink/2677966178937407/

Also, see Toth's other drawing for Dave Sim where he writes: "We all love Cerebus ol' son" that appeared on the inside of the front cover of Swords of Cerebus volume 4. The link also features some panels of none other than Necross!
https://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2017/04/swords-of-cerebus-magiking-cerebus-13.html

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Thanks Oliver!

Next Time: I remember Blair...