Benjamin Hobbs:
The toning of Narutobus #1 is finished!
Here's a comparison of the first three Baby Throwing Panels from Church and State I to Narutobus #1:
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
SDoAR 2.45: TWO New Pages Unlocked! $738 Raised in Raffle!
Let's see. Two more pages unlocked since last week and $738 raised in the Cerebus raffle! Not to shabby even if some commenters here like to scoff.
Not to mention new replacement art by Dave Sim for the Giant-Size Ashcan we are producing to continue the tale of The Strange Death of Alex Raymond!
The original mockup from 2021...
And the new art by Dave Sim in 2024...
I repeat, how cool is that?!?
Raffle News!
With 27 total entries, the winner of the Cerebus raffle for Cerebus #16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and Gold #0 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8, The T8 Ashcan Preview book with wraparound Green Foil cover (limited to 120 copies) and Cerebus/TMNT cards #87 and 88, Comics Journal no. 66 with Cerebus Six Deadly Sin ad within is... John Meijer a.k.a. Lord Julius!
SDOAR GoFundMe -->> https://www.gofundme.com/f/sdoar-2023
Just the GoFundMe Facts, Ma'am
- $15,825.00 raised to date from 267 donations
- 83 new pages released as mocked up by Dave Sim from 11 June to 28 December 2021
- 104 total pages available on Dropbox, including Dave's 2019 mocked-up pages
- $175.00 away from unlocking page 105
- If you have not donated > $5+ donation grants access to all 104 pages and all pages moving forward
- If you have donated, thank you, but if you want to donate monthly, GoFundMe does not offer that option, so please do so as we are nearing the middle of month #11 of Year 2.
The Strange Death of Alex Raymond Preview, Part 44
The following are links to previous updates that featured pages from The Strange Death of Alex Raymond hardcover. If you click on the links in order, you can begin to devour the magnum opus that is the Strange Death of Alex Raymond...This,
Then...
Jen xx
Monday, 11 November 2024
A weird but "easy" question...
Hi, Everybody!
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And Dave's 8 page collaboration with Steve will be in the book (even the regular cover version.)
First, Mondays!
So, I got a question at momentofcerebus@gmail.com, from...France:
Hello,
I'm French (English is not my mother tongue), and I've just recently started reading Cerebus for the first time, in the original version since there isn't really a French translation of the whole thing. In the second story, Cerebus says to his attacker: “COMNE YE TAMA STET FEGRIA!”. I couldn't work out what this meant, even using translators. Is it a pun?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Gio
He's referring to this page:
Anyway, I replied:
Anyway, I replied:
Gio!
Hello. I believe there may be a French edition of the second volume: High Society.
As to your question, it's a made up language. Cerebus says it, and the caption says it's an insult (if I remember correctly).
I hope that helps.
Manly Matt Dow
He replied:
Thank you for your answer. I know about the French translation of the second volume (and the third).
It's a made up language, but does it have meaning? Will I understand the use of this made-up language later in the story?
Thank you,
Gio
And I said:
As far as I know, this is the only time the made up language is ever spoken.
In future installments, it's referred to but always in English.
So no worries.
Manly Matt Dow
Sometimes helping people is the best part of the job...
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Rigamarole:
Here's a thing:IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Did you miss out on the LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS: WORDS ONLY Kickstarter campaign featuring a new CEREBUS tale by Dave Sim? The one that's making history by bringing together some of the most legendary characters and creators of the indie comics era in a book of thrilling prose fiction adventures? Well, SMILE! The LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS project is STILL accepting late pledges, so there's time for you to leap in, make a difference, and snag some spectacular rewards in the bargain! Here's the link: http://kck.st/3Y11ZHu
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Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is BACK with Sparky: Cosmic Delinquent on the Kickstarter, the Dave's Variant Sparkybus: The Final Confrontation cover is still in the mix:
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The Cerebus Humble Bundle is over, you can STILL get all 16 volumes for $99CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)_______________
35% off November 10-24, and 40% off November 25-30.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
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Heritage has slapped copies of #1 and #2.
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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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The Last Day Without nothing.
" " " " Dave's signature.
" " " " an Old Cerebus Remarque
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Oliver' Simonsen's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". If you're in Brazil..., "Mometu", "Nuclear Home Video".
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Next Time: Jen helps a guy translate SDOAR into Sanskrit...
Sunday, 10 November 2024
Art School: Dave's advice on drawing your book
Hi, Everybody!
The back:
And Dave's 8 page collaboration with Steve will be in the book (even the regular cover version.)
So, Better pics of Larry's Amazing Acquisition (courtesy of Larry):
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1979 price for a HAND COLOURED original Cerebus piece (what ain't never been printed anywhere):
Damn Sim, how high were you when you set that price?
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Anyway, Dave has more advice for Marc Di Stefano:
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Rigamarole:
Here's a thing:IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Did you miss out on the LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS: WORDS ONLY Kickstarter campaign featuring a new CEREBUS tale by Dave Sim? The one that's making history by bringing together some of the most legendary characters and creators of the indie comics era in a book of thrilling prose fiction adventures? Well, SMILE! The LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS project is STILL accepting late pledges, so there's time for you to leap in, make a difference, and snag some spectacular rewards in the bargain! Here's the link: http://kck.st/3Y11ZHu
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Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is BACK with Sparky: Cosmic Delinquent on the Kickstarter, the Dave's Variant Sparkybus: The Final Confrontation cover is still in the mix:
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The Cerebus Humble Bundle is over, you can STILL get all 16 volumes for $99CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)_______________
35% off November 10-24, and 40% off November 25-30.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
_______________
Heritage has slapped copies of #1 and #2.
_______________
The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill.
_______________
The Last Day Without nothing.
" " " " Dave's signature.
" " " " an Old Cerebus Remarque
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Oliver' Simonsen's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". If you're in Brazil..., "Mometu", "Nuclear Home Video".
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Next Time: Mondays!
Saturday, 9 November 2024
Please Hold For Dave Sim 11/2024
Hi, Everybody!
Please Hold For Dave Sim 11/2024:
Quite possibly the last Audio:
segment, because I fucking hate Spotify, and think I've finally reached my limit for tolerance of their shitty "service"...
Videos:
Part 1: Dave remembers Jeff, And I pimp the new merch
Also available in White.
Part 2: Tony wanted to know about the Remastered Guys
Part 3: Dave answers if there will be an Officially Licensed Cerebus Figure. And I show of Josh Even's Custom figure he's producing
I'm TRYING to get NECA's attention...
Part 4: Dave and I discuss Steve Peters and his second "go" at the Sparky: Cosmic Delinquent Kickstarter. My contribution to the book, and Dave's New contribution aside from the Variant Cover (available signed and unsigned) and the 8-page story he did with Steve. Then We anser Steve's question about Joe Matt's death.
Part 5: Dodger wants to know if Dave will ever reprint his work from CANAR
Part 6: Travis had a question about something from Chester Brown's Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus
Part 7: Michael R. of Easton Pennsylvania and I answer Dave's question "What's it like living in a Swing State?"
Part 8: Dave answers just what the heck Larry got from Steve Hendricks
I personally did not see that coming...
Part 9: Dodger gets in another question. This time about Peter's Place
When in Scenic Lompoc, CA, eat at Mike's restaurant...
Part 10: We end with Michael R's question about Dave's favorite comedians
Next Time: After party!
Friday, 8 November 2024
Political pugilism (Dave's weekly update #564)
Hi, Everybody!
Like it says on the Logo:
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It's Friday, so that means:
Dave's Weekly Update:
Speaking of Politics, I added two new designs to The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe
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| White on dark |
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The whole store is on sale:
35% off November 8-24, and 40% off November 25-30.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
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A Moment of Cerebus runs Saturday through Friday.
The Week in AMOC:
- Saturday: A bit for those going through though times.
- Sunday: New Dave Art, Old Valentino Art.
- Monday: The Monday Report, and faxes, and a bit more Melmoth.
- "Tuesday": Jen lets us know where we are with the Strange Death of Alex Raymond GoFundMe. $158 until page 103 unlocks. More Cerebus "rarities" being raffled. ONE Week left to get in on that...
- Wednesday: Hobbs shares...things I sent him, including (since he asked for clarification) the Bootleg Cerebus trading cards I printed myself. (I might not even have a set anymore...I was using one as a bookmark and I own a wall of books, so who knows where it is...
- Thursday: Margaret continues looking at pages from the first Notebook AKA Albatross 1, YOU can get your very own BETTER-THAN-MARGARET'S-POSTS-O.-M.-G.-YOU-GUYS-SERIOUSLY copy. See here. And she's *this* close to being almost at the end. Then Dave'll start selling replicas of Albatross #2, and she'll post all the pages from that. Or not...
- Friday: that's this post. You're reading the Friday post right now. This is STILL like that bit in Spaceballs. (Should I link to LAST WEEK'S Update in these things?)
Okay, so that was the past week in AMOC. You're welcome.
Rigamarole:
Here's a thing:IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Did you miss out on the LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS: WORDS ONLY Kickstarter campaign featuring a new CEREBUS tale by Dave Sim? The one that's making history by bringing together some of the most legendary characters and creators of the indie comics era in a book of thrilling prose fiction adventures? Well, SMILE! The LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS project is STILL accepting late pledges, so there's time for you to leap in, make a difference, and snag some spectacular rewards in the bargain! Here's the link: http://kck.st/3Y11ZHu
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Ok everyone, I've decided to give Sparky a second chance. This one will be short but sweet: a much lower goal, and just a little over two weeks for funding this time because I don't want to go through another whole month of torture!
If everyone who backed last time backs again, Sparky will easily make it this time. If not, well, perhaps it's time to put the little guy back on hiatus for another 11 years! What do you say?
Click here to rescue Sparky from ignominy! Thanks to everyone who supported last time, and thanks in advance for coming back!
Dave's Variant Sparkybus: The Final Confrontation cover is still in the mix:
And my team-up with the King:
Get your copies here.
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The Cerebus Humble Bundle is over, you can STILL get all 16 volumes for $99CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill.
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The Last Day Without nothing.
" " " " Dave's signature.
" " " " an Old Cerebus Remarque
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Oliver' Simonsen's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". If you're in Brazil..., "Mometu", "Nuclear Home Video".
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Next Time: If I don't give up in disgust, Please Hold For Dave Sim 11/2024!
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Notebook One: Cerebus #27 Part Three
A few years ago I scanned all of Dave Sim's notebooks. He had filled 36 notebooks during the years he created the monthly Cerebus series, covering issues #20 to 300, plus the other side items -- like the Epic stories, posters and prints, convention speeches etc. A total of 3,281 notebook pages detailing his creative process. I never really got the time to study the notebooks when I had them. Just did a quick look, scanned them in and sent them back to Dave as soon as possible. So this regular column is a chance for me to look through those scans and highlight some of the more interesting pages.
Maybe instead of rewriting this opener every week, I’ll be a bit more efficient with my use of time and have this standard opening . . .though Boss Man saying I'm giving the notebook away for free, I see it as a way of advertising all the good stuff in the notebook, and wouldn't it be easier to have a hard copy to flip through and read at your own leisure?
Have you got your copy of Albatross One? That is Dave Sim’s name for his first notebook used in the creation of Cerebus. If you want a copy of the notebook – and trust me, as someone who has held the actual Albatross One, it is a pretty close duplicate and looks great – you can check out this post right here. Well not this post. The one at this link. Go check it out, this post will still be here.
Please buy one so boss man stops yelling at me for "giving the store away for free". Perhaps if he sells one or two or all that he has left, he'll finally give me some PTO. Wait, why am I pushing this, boss man is on vacation. . .I should just take off. . .
And if you don’t want to buy one, you can wait as I release a couple of pages a week and check them out using the Notebook One tag. But trust me, the notebook is much much nicer then my silly little posts.
Okay, now that is done, on with this week’s Notebook One post.
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Last week we saw pages 155, 156, and 157 which contained more bits from Cerebus #27. And then boss man goes and says this “And she's *this* close to being almost at the end. Then Dave'll start selling replicas of Albatross #2, and she'll post all the pages from that. Or not...” I am almost that close. There are 38 pages left in Albatross 1, and we’ve seen 7 of those pages already, so really only 31 pages left to look at. And yes, we will see them all. Perhaps not before the end of the year, but they will be posted here sequentially. And then. . .
Are we on to Albatross 2 once we’re done looking at Albatross 1? Umm. . .
But on to page 158. And is it more on Cerebus #27 or are we moving forward to Cerebus #28, the final issue covered in this notebook?
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It is more material for Cerebus #27. This is closer to what becomes Cerebus #27 than what was in the previous notebook pages. Notice that Dave crossed out ‘Eye in the Pyramid’ between items listed as #4 and #5. If you’re wondering what the line by #9 is: “Engravings . . You remember don’ya? The old peacock road chap what cut up half a dozen derelicts with a pair of rusty hedge trimmers”. Dave had this to say on it: “Didn’t know who the kidnappers were, yet, and I was toying with the idea of doing The Maltese Falcon – that’s Peter Loree in the lower right. . .which is where the Mary Astor character, Astoria, originated.”
Well, Dave didn’t know who the kidnappers were on page 158, but with page 159, he starts sketching some:
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| Notebook #1, page 159 |
As Dave says about this page: “Two of the original three kidnappers / first concept sketch.” We know who the “kidnappers” are going to be, so perhaps the first sketches of the McGrew Brothers.
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Mail Call Part 2
Benjamin Hobbs:
Last week I showed off half the contents of the archeological time capsule that is the package Manly Matt Dow sent me in the mail. This week we'll take a look at the rest of it!
First, he sent 5 trading cards. There are two copies of his TMNT8 card, and three prototype cards from High Society. (At least I THINK they're the prototype cards. We last discussed this AGES ago, and I should have confirmed this with Manly before posting this. Maybe he'll let us all know in the comments!)
He also sent me a bunch of flat pennies from Disney World and a VERY fancy protective sleeve that the coins are currently stored in. I'm not sure if the protective sleeve was meant for the pennies or not. When the package arrived, the pennies were floating around the envelope, and the sleeve was empty:
Finally, he sent a copy of Brer Rabbit. Matt suggests that it can pay to put Little Baby Hobbs through college one day. I checked on ebay, and this thing only goes for about $12 mint. My best bet to pay for college off this book will be to forge Manly's signature and sell in on ebay as signed by "The Manly One." I'll be sure to notify everyone here when that auction is live!
SDoAR 2.44: Final Week of the Cerebus Raffle and an Ashcan Update!
Since today is a slow news day, how about a cool visual update on one of the pages from the Giant-Size Ashcans? Last week we talked about one of the original mockup that Dave Sim did for the continuation of The Strange Death of Alex Raymond...
And that Dave and decided to add new artwork after seeing the amazing remastering done by Philip R. Frey...
Well, here are all the components parts remixed and remastered by the aforementioned Philip R. Frey!
How cool is that?!?
Raffle News!
We are officially down to the FINAL WEEK for our Cerebus raffle with only 12 entries so far. Not bad odds for Cerebus #16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and Gold #0 and...
...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8, The T8 Ashcan Preview book with wraparound Green Foil cover (limited to 120 copies) and ...
... Cerebus/TMNT cards #87 and 88, Comics Journal no. 66 with Cerebus Six Deadly Sin ad within!
So if you ANY interest in helping out the GoFundMe to support Dave Sim continuing his work on The Strange Death of Alex Raymond *and* getting a chance to win some cool Cerebus ephemera, why not make a donation today!
Rules to win the October Raffle and Help Out SDoAR
Entries (or our equivalent of raffle tickets) cost $25 each and can be donated via lump sum to the Strange Death of Alex Raymond 2024 GoFundMe campaign through Monday, November 11, 2024 at midnight, PST.
I will then randomly assign numbers to each entry and have Dave pull one more Karnak, and I'll announce the winner on November 12, 2024.
SDOAR GoFundMe -->> https://www.gofundme.com/f/sdoar-2023
Just the GoFundMe Facts, Ma'am
- $15,442.00 raised to date from 264 donations
- 81 new pages released as mocked up by Dave Sim from 11 June to 27 December 2021
- 102 total pages available on Dropbox, including Dave's 2019 mocked-up pages
- $158.00 away from unlocking page 103
- If you have not donated > $5+ donation grants access to all 102 pages and all pages moving forward
- If you have donated, thank you, but if you want to donate monthly, GoFundMe does not offer that option, so please do so as we are at the beginning of month #11 of Year 2.
The Strange Death of Alex Raymond Preview, Part 43
The following are links to previous updates that featured pages from The Strange Death of Alex Raymond hardcover. If you click on the links in order, you can begin to devour the magnum opus that is the Strange Death of Alex Raymond...This,
Jen xx
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