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The Kickstarter for the Cerebus #4 CAN Portfolio 6-7/78 Update:

The Real Update

They're all real, really, but the last thing we wanted to do was too much babysitting and too many updates for this campaign. Unfortunately there were some bumps in the beginning but we'll try to get them smoothed out as fast as possible.

There are two new Tiers:
1) The Cerebus No 4 CAN Portfolio + Remastered Comic Book in one package
2) The Cerebus No 4 CAN Portfolio + All 3 comics: Cerebus No 4 Remastered, Cerebus No 4 All Gold Remastered and Pieces Of Turtles 8.2 US Edition

You may now also purchase individual copies of any of the comics in the Add-Ons section.

And THIS POINT that may have been overlooked: The photo on the main page of the campaign shows Dave Sim with the pages of Cerebus No 4 spread out on the floor in front of him. We should make it clear that when this project was in the planning stages it was made clear to all involved that the only way to keep the cost reasonable and to make this A SINGLE ITEM, the pages in the portfolio are TWO-SIDED. The pages are thick enough that you will not see pages bleeding through to the opposite side and we will share the work in progress as we move along. The best thing about this format is that you may place the pages into an artist's portfolio and have your very own Artist's Edition that you are able to easily read and enjoy.


And so, about that comic that being remastered:

Cerebus No 4, Pg 1 VS Red Nails, Pg 17

From Dave Sim's Commentaries on Cerebus No 4 (in progress):
"...My panel 1 is BWS's pg. 17 panel 1. "Why doesn't mine look as good?" (I was fuming to myself) Well, because BWS's figure has a dramatic tilt to him where he's practically falling forward and the captions are providing a counterwieght in a SQUARE..."

Cerebus No 2 Page 2 - Original Art VS Restored Art

Anyone that has seen any of the Cerebus volumes restored by Sean Michael Robinson of Living The Line knows that they are the definitive versions of the series. Some of them have been improved so much beyond what even appeared in the original comics that Dave Sim was heard to say, "Maybe I wasn't as bad as I thought I was back then."

The 17th and latest printing of Cerebus volume 1 has pleased both Dave Sim and Cerebus fans worldwide. At this point no one had ever seen the original issues look so pristine and clear. Except for issues like number 4. No original art or original art scans (or few, if any) were available for this issue's restoration so using methods he perfected on his own, Sean painstakingly restored the individual issues or pages or panels that needed special attention. Until now this was the best we could hope for.

Look closer. You can see below the original art scan has so much more information than the restored art. A comparison of the two close-ups makes you think. If Sean could get the restored art this close to the original using subpar sources... imagine what the restored version will look like. If you like it as is, with all the pencil lines and smutz, you get all that in the CAN Portfolio. How often do you get the Artist's Edition and the restored version at the same time?

If at all possible we'll see if Sean can share some of his work in progress on the restoration but he is currently in the middle of relocating his entire operation. But not to worry, we'll send someone by to flog him if it looks like he's falling behind or nodding off.

Little lines, getting clearer all the time

You can find out more about Sean Michael Robinson and his brand new publishing venture at: https://www.livingthelinebooks.com/

Living the Line also got a new book, and it's on the Kickstarter. 6 days left. And then they've ALSO got a new series with Carson Grubaugh  The Abolition of Man #1. It's a comic "drawn" by an AI.

They also published The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, which has the website of annotations, (FINALLY!) so if you want a "Cerebus" moment, I'd click over there, because I'm running kinda dry today...

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Cerebus in Hell?:

Flailing At Love

CIH PRESENTS KURTZ VS KURTZ ONE SHOT (this one reaches Final Order Cut-off shortly...)

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If YOU have anything related to the 1982 Tour, that'd be of interest, shoot me an email at momentofcerebus@gmail.com and I'll get it to the Waverly Press.

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The Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing is BACK on CerebusDownloads.com (if it doesn't show up, refresh the page.)

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Next Time: A REAL Moment of Cerebus, promise...