The Strange Death of Cerebus part 2: Form & Void

Hi, Everybody!

So when I was filling in for Jen on Tuesday, I talked about Cerebus' death and Square One.

Well, at the end of Form & Void, this happens:

Now in the notes, Dave talks about how Cerebus is performing the traditional Hebrew mourning rituals of rending your clothes and covering your face in ashes. 

And I'm not denying that, but there's other layers going on as well.

On one level, Jaka is enacting Cerebus' march from Minds when he was on Pluto:

(Which Cerebus reenacted in Going Home:)

On another level, as the Cerebus/Jaka relationship goes the way "Dave" prophesized it would in Minds, Cerebus covering his face with dirt is also an inversion of the Square One Motif. Cerebus is trying to go into silhouette. And of course he keeps "going blank" which leads to WHITE panels instead of Black silhouette.

I guess I'll ask Dave about it for the January Please Hold For Dave Sim...

Rigamarole:

New AV Book:

Cerebus #1 Facsimile Edition and Cerebus #1 Facsimile Edition Signed

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December 25-29.

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Heritage has a few Dave Sim/Cerebus items. Including a thing I didn't realize Dave didn't have..

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The Strange Death of Alex Raymond Go Fund Me.

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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill.

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Larry Shell could use a hand. (I still haven't heard about where/when Dave's donation is getting sold.)

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   "      "     "        "  Dave's signature.

   "      "     "        "  an Old Cerebus Remarque

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Next Time: The Anniversary, Part 2