Notebook 21: The Throne

MARGARET LISS:

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.

We’re continuing our look at Dave Sim’s 21st notebook used during the creation of Cerebus #164 to 187. We’ll be looking at this notebook, which there were 260 out of 300 pages scanned, until we’ve seen every single page of it. Well, the pages scanned. If you want to see all of the notebook #21 posts to date, just use the Notebook 21 tag. 

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Last week we got up to page #233 which started showing us some thumbnail sketches of pages from Cerebus #184 and the throne being lifted up out of the throne room. This week that continues. A hand holding up the throne with Cirin and Cerebus on it:

Notebook #21, page #234

Another potential look for the throne this time on a small tower of heads that looks similar to the black tower:

Notebook #21, page #235

And on the next page we get a look at a different look at the throne. Looks a bit like. . .umm. . .a Georgia O’Keefe painting. . .

Notebook #21, page #236

Or perhaps page 235 has Cerebus' view of the throne and page 236 has Cirin's view? Neither were used in the end. Which is unfortuate, I'd chuckle at the above image on the cover to Cerebus #188.