So yesterday, I had to do a thing all day with my kids. And I've caught a cold, and last night it knocked me on my ass. Consequently, I haven't finished The 2025 Please Hold For Dave Sim Christmas Spectacular (if you follow along in the places, the audio is up on the FuckSpotify and the first four videos are on YouTube.)
But since I just wanna sit and try to heal, here's the post I expected to do last night:
But since I just wanna sit and try to heal, here's the post I expected to do last night:
First up, Michael R. checks in:
Hi Matt!
Happy belated Happy Thanksgiving!
On your Saturday, November 1, 2025 post on AMOC, you were puzzled where Cerebus feet came from Rick's Story. I think, by sheer stupid coincidence, I may have found origin of the feet. I'm still not sure where Dave might have actually used it,though.
On "Behind the Scenes at Aardvark-Vanaheim (Dave's Weekly Update #125) at the 3:32 mark, Dave is showing original artwork and the lo and behold moment, Rick and the Ascendant artwork.
Enclosed are the screenshots.
Hope this helps.
Michael R.
I also received:
I got this at San Francisco's Fan Expo this weekend and believe the Cerebus family may appreciate it. Arthur Adams was there signing books and doing a very limited amount of sketch work. He was presented a stack of blank sketch books to choose from. He could have grabbed any number of books but he actually chose this Cerebus to work on.
What a beautiful piece that he then rewarded me with. I absolutely love it!!! I think its pretty clear that he is/was a Cerebus fan at some point. Would you please forward this to Rolly so Dave may also enjoy it? Thank you!!
-Christon Hunwardsen
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And then I got:
So there is a story behind this if you want me to go into it. Not sure if Dave wants to make a print of it but there is a version for that. (Thanks to Andrew Pepoy for the scanning)
The idea was mine (Iwo Jima) - done after the show in Chicago. Gave it to Hero Illustrated - they published it in an issue that I don't recall the number of, about the size of a postage stamp. Hero went belly up, the piece showed up on eBay as a print. Steve Harold (co-conspirator with the Chicago Spirits stop w/me & Larry Marder) and he scooped it up knowing what it was and gifted it back to me. Probably not that well known to exist - and definitely not viewable like this would be.
Let me know if you want more details.
Tim Gagne
(Unfortunately, I'm not well enough to even Good news is I'm sending these to Sean and Birdsong , so they'll probably make them real pretty and then this might be a bonus print on a future Kickstarter.)
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I was instructed to post:
Hi Matt,
Please put this information on the website. Thanks. There is a link to the auction page and there are links to Dave Sim's artwork.Larry Shell Benefit Art Auction on Heritage for Taxes & House Repairs
Longtime collector and comics professional, Larry Shell, is having a difficult time right now. Due to his being disabled from two spinal surgeries over the past ten years, he is unable to work and earn a living anymore. This has caused his home of close to 50 years to fall into disrepair and the township he lives in has given him a limited time to make at least some of the repairs or face consequences of thousands of dollars in fines. which could ultimately lead to the house being condemned. It is livable and just needs a lot of work.
In addition, property taxes for 2025 are overdue and non-payment would result in the township putting the house up for tax sale!
To this end, Larry has contacted many of his comic book and strip cartoonist friends to donate a piece of Original Art for an auction to help pay the taxes and for the repairs, starting with his front porch which is falling apart and needs to be completely rebuilt! This needs to be dealt with asap!
The auctions are part of the weekly Heritage Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction #322550 and will be live and open for bids later today, Wednesday, December 3rd at 7pm CST and end on Wednesday, December 10th.
Among the artists whose work will be auctioned are:
Dave Sim, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bill Morrison, Geof Isherwood, Peter Bagge, Shannon Wheeler, Rick Parker, Mark Schultz, Mitch O’Connell, Gary Panter, Doug Latino, Mark Bode, Steve Mannion, Timothy Truman, B.K. Taylor, Joseph Michael Linsner, Fred Hembeck, Kim DeMulder, Ron Randall, Gary Hallgren, Hunt Emerson, Bob Smith and others!
To view all the auctions being held for the benefit, click on the link below!
https://www.ha.com/c/search.zx?saleNo=322550&collection=90&type=friend-consignorlive-notice&FC=0
Dave Sim's Artwork:
https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/portfolio/dave-sim-cerebus-archive-number-ten-signed-limited-edition-portfolio-2-150-aardvark-vanaheim-2004-total-19/a/322550-47374.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/story-page/dave-sim-and-gerhard-cerebus-200-story-page-11-original-art-aardvark-vanaheim-1995-/a/322550-47372.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/story-page/dave-sim-and-gerhard-cerebus-200-story-page-14-original-art-aardvark-vanaheim-1995-/a/322550-47373.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515
Thank you,
Larry
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And, coming in February, The 1982 Tour Book (click the link to be notified on launch).
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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill. OR(!) you could buy Bill's book with the Dave backcover. I have discovered links:
Wanderland (Paperback but slightly more expensive...I dunno why...)
The site offers UK shipping, so PRESUMEABLY it's printed and shipped there(?).
And Journey Complete:
The site offers UK shipping, so PRESUMEABLY it's printed and shipped there(?).
And Journey Complete:
And if you wanna see how the book looks in Real Time...
Over on the Facebookees, Mike Jones shared that Dave has a five SEVEN page Strange Death of Alex Raymond story in YEET Presents #68. Mike Jones still has 30 copies of the second printing available, ya gotta back them on Patreon to get it.
And I got my copy of #69, and it has a Journey story in it.
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Our very own Jen DiGiacomo is part of a film production titled The Day Elvis Died. She'll never ask anybody here, but they're crowdfunding to finish the post production on the movie. (It's set in 1977, will a certain obscure Canadian cartoon aardvark make a cameo? (No. Elvis died in August. Cerebus wasn't published until December. Any appearance in the flick would be an anachronism that would ruin the movie for everybody. EVERYBODY!).) Here's the first trailer.
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Up to 35% off December 7-18th*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
And I've been instructed to say:
Make sure to remind your customers to place their orders by the shipping cutoff dates to ensure their goodies from your shop arrive before Christmas! (*Note: These dates apply to all regions.)
- Standard Shipping: December 14th
- Ground: December 16th
I don't think any of you care, but as the TeeGods command...
Speaking of Merch, if you want a strange near-antique, shoot an email to momentofcerebus@gamil.com, and I'll tell ya where to send the $20USD I want for these. No shipping charge in the States or Canada. Everybody else add $10USD for shipping. I'll send 'em anywhere the postman is willing to go...
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You can get all 16 volumes of Cerebus, many of them Remastered for $99CANADIAN at CerebusDownloads.com (More if you want the Remastered Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing...)
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Heritage has:
- Page 11 of issue #200 (on behalf of Larry Shell) (and featuring the first appearance of Cerebus' tavern on the Wall of Tsi just down the road from Castle Wallace)
- Page 14 of issue #200 (on behalf of Larry Shell)
- A Cerebus sketch (that I think looks like one I won a few months ago...)
- Wolveroach preliminaries?
- That Larry Shell CAN10
- 2 different slabbed copies of #1.
- Other stuff.
And ComicLink (remember ComicLink? Seiler brought us ComicLink. R.I.P Jeff.) has:
Thanks to Steve for sending the links.
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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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And our friends in The Great White North are back:
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Next Time: Mondays!
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