MARGARET LISS:
We last saw Dave’s 18th notebook used in the production of Cerebus back in December of 2021 in Cerebus #141 Cover Sketch. The notebook had 64 out of 80 pages scanned and covers Cerebus #136 through 141. If you check the last entry on this notebook, I made an error by saying 47 pages, but that was for notebook #19. Notebook #18 had 8 blank pages (26, 28, 66, 67/68, 69/70, 71), and page 73 / 74 was ripped out, but only a small corner is still in the notebook (or was when I scanned it). I also made a note that the edges of the pages appeared blue.
Looking at page 43, we some sketches of some of the characters who appear in Melmoth and in the in-between issue of #138.
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| Notebook #18, page 43 |
The two top sketches are of the maids who appear in Cerebus #138. And the other sketch is entitled Sebastien Melmoth. The name comes directly from Oscar Wilde, who took the name when he was in exile. It is a combination of Saint Sebastian the main character from Melmoth the Wanderer.
You can see the sketches of the next page coming through on this page.
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| Notebook #18, page 44 |
On page 44 are sketches of normalroach and Robbie Ross. We also get a quote from Oscar Wilde:
“Horrible as are the dead when they rise from their tombs; the living who come out from their tombs are more horrible still.”
From what I can find from an internet search is that the quote comes from a letter from Oscar to Robbie Ross dated November 1896.
3 comments:
Robbie doesn't look familiar. Where did I miss him?
Dan, he looks much younger in this sketch than he ended up in the comic, but I'm pretty sure this was Oscar's companion in his final hotel room.
Can't wait for the remastered "Melmoth."
Yes! I was stalling my re-read after Jaka's Story but it looks like a remastered Melmoth is still some years away. That book will look lovely someday.
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