tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post2844495371427500157..comments2024-03-28T18:31:29.116-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: Carson Grubaugh's Re-Read Challenge: MelmothA Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-28502589354207804532016-09-22T10:18:24.661-05:002016-09-22T10:18:24.661-05:00I am just tagging in having never blogged before. ...I am just tagging in having never blogged before. I see Carson is back to work, and that is a very good thing. Halloween is coming. What will Carson do all day? Thinking about you, Carson. Mary Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-71152988382968413712016-08-31T15:31:59.013-05:002016-08-31T15:31:59.013-05:00Okay, thanks.
( I can't WAIT to see what I de...Okay, thanks.<br /><br />( I can't WAIT to see what I decide to do!!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-39142266015250473032016-08-31T13:43:20.118-05:002016-08-31T13:43:20.118-05:00Agreed; the work is Dave's, so the way it'...Agreed; the work is Dave's, so the way it's packaged and sold should be up to him.Tony againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-46847470400954339832016-08-31T11:29:15.490-05:002016-08-31T11:29:15.490-05:00I love the Normalman sequence, but I also love Osc...I love the Normalman sequence, but I also love Oscar. I'd prefer to see more variety in each portfolio, so I "vote" for five and five, or any other mix of Melmoth pages that Dave feels like choosing.<br /><br />Personally, I'd prefer for Dave to just pick ten pages that he thinks are good and/or interesting to talk about. I'd enjoy the portfolios more if there were more variety. (On the other hand, I've already supported three of these kickstarters, so it's not like the "first 10 pages" plan isn't getting my support too.)<br /><br />Tony: I think it should be a fiat decision by Dave, in consultation with whoever he feels like consulting - be that the folks here in the comments, Sandeep, or no one at all. A vote among the backers would add way too much unnecessary work and complexity. Keep it simple. Dave decides, the list of included pages go up when the kickstarter goes up, and that's it.<br />Barry Deutschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796981762797604817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-76304929812478287222016-08-30T17:18:53.311-05:002016-08-30T17:18:53.311-05:00I'm pretty sure we've hd this conversation...I'm pretty sure we've hd this conversation before. If an Archive portfolio <i>isn't</i> going to be the earliest ten pages, how is it decided which ten pages it will be? A vote among the backers? Fiat decision by Dave Sim? What are the criteria?Tony againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-43513997337738846582016-08-30T07:54:31.643-05:002016-08-30T07:54:31.643-05:00Taken out of context - and without the payoff of t...Taken out of context - and without the payoff of the final scene - the Roach sequence would be pretty goddamn harsh (I mean, it's already harsh, but in the context of the GN it works). I'm certainly fine with it going ahead with that sequence, anyway, but I'd be substantially less likely to pick this one up (no matter how lovely/funny the drawing) and I could see it being a tougher sell to both casual fans and comic store owners.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-34210084201550815622016-08-30T07:12:59.125-05:002016-08-30T07:12:59.125-05:00The purpose of the Archive portfolios was to produ...The purpose of the Archive portfolios was to produce high-quality prints of the earliest ten pages from each volume. I vote for keeping it that way, rather than suddenly changing to ten relatively-early pages that someone decides they'd rather print than the <i>Iactual</i> earliest ten pages. In other words, keep it consistent. Plus I'd love to see Dave's commentary on the normalroach sequence…which, you have to admit, is pretty damn funny.Tony Dunlopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-25074125671583175932016-08-30T01:04:15.439-05:002016-08-30T01:04:15.439-05:00If the average age of a grandmother in Philadelphi...If the <i>average age</i> of a grandmother in Philadelphia housing projects was 25, what was the range?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730365676866847206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-53531421987018026652016-08-29T17:40:09.170-05:002016-08-29T17:40:09.170-05:00I think I will vote for skipping the prologue. Bec...I think I will vote for skipping the prologue. Because that is what it is, prologue and while Melmoth is not my favorite book, I would rather get to the heart of the story ASAP.John Mosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770517059231913193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-83962228722013193892016-08-29T12:55:17.515-05:002016-08-29T12:55:17.515-05:00Mitch,
I honestly just didn't notice that. Th...Mitch,<br /><br />I honestly just didn't notice that. The panels getting so narrow camouflages it almost.<br />Carson Grubaughhttp://hodtech.net/comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-78948220983747724892016-08-29T12:19:24.899-05:002016-08-29T12:19:24.899-05:00I'll add my tuppenceworth and say I'd prob...I'll add my tuppenceworth and say I'd probably prefer the Oscar pages or go half and half?Robbie Foggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16991944904277425120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-39769659359787165972016-08-29T11:31:04.849-05:002016-08-29T11:31:04.849-05:00The Archive project was fundamentally built on &qu...The Archive project was fundamentally built on "1st ten pages..." (at least on Round 1). I'm not entirely sold on changing that up (regardless of good intentions).<br /><br />I'd almost rather have the CAN6 be based on the "1st ten pages in archive..." and offer an add-on (or incentive) to get the "1st ten Melmoth/Oscar Wilde pages in the archive..."<br /><br />This way, those who wish to have solely the CAN6 as presented in CAN-CAN5 get that, and those who opt to not wait 13 years can pay the add-on to get their fix of Oscar.Bill Ritternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-54261024002921513242016-08-29T10:17:51.235-05:002016-08-29T10:17:51.235-05:00I'm sure I'm just being slow here, Mitch, ...I'm sure I'm just being slow here, Mitch, but I can't spot the difference you're referring to - or at least I can't do so from the panels Carson reproduces.Could you spell it out a little more. please?<br /><br />Also: I vote for Oscar, not normalman - for exactly the same reason Jeff gives above.Paul Sladehttp://ww.planetslade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-67640844278104276962016-08-29T09:54:40.310-05:002016-08-29T09:54:40.310-05:00I'm guessing that Dave's comment in the No...I'm guessing that Dave's comment in the Notes From The President column, "I feel like a big bag of shit." was an unknowing precursor to the bowel obstruction that he had operated on a few years ago...Jeff Seilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543690118315946039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-43816440093873633572016-08-29T09:39:26.943-05:002016-08-29T09:39:26.943-05:00Oscar all the way. He's the focus of the book...Oscar all the way. He's the focus of the book. You can always go back to the Normalroach and you don't have to risk any Kickstarter supporters with the "Cunt, cunt, cunty cunt" page. (Although I quite enjoyed it.)Jeff Seilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543690118315946039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-61541042702149474402016-08-29T09:23:11.218-05:002016-08-29T09:23:11.218-05:00This is maybe a good place to bring up the Melmoth...This is maybe a good place to bring up the Melmoth Quandary posed by CAN6. TECHNICALLY the first ten pages of MELMOTH are #139 -- the "normalroach" issue. <br /><br />Given that it will take another three to five years MINIMUM to "cycle through" the trade paperbacks and -- given that #139 is 20 pages long -- if I do start with "normalroach" that means it will be somewhere between nine and thirteen YEARS before I get to the Oscar Wilde part of the story. <br /><br />Sandeep's already voted for skipping the 139 PROLOGUE and going (ahem) straight (pun intended) to Oscar Wilde. Anyone seconding the motion? I'm fine either way: "normalroach" or Oscar Wilde. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-82290512129360597092016-08-29T09:15:52.713-05:002016-08-29T09:15:52.713-05:00Hi Mitch! Yes, the last two panels...last panel i...Hi Mitch! Yes, the last two panels...last panel in particular...signalling the reversion to full-on unthinking barbarian (which is the problem, right? If he thought about it for a second he wouldn't have mutilated a Cirininst in the middle of Cirinist-occupied territory). I think you're the only person who noticed that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-14939574460182525142016-08-28T23:24:25.560-05:002016-08-28T23:24:25.560-05:00Over the last few panels of #150, I mean.
Mitch.Over the last few panels of #150, I mean.<br /><br />Mitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-72902423684049373502016-08-28T23:19:21.848-05:002016-08-28T23:19:21.848-05:00No comment on how Cerebus's nose and eyes reve...No comment on how Cerebus's nose and eyes revert to their earlier configuration, over the last few panels? This struck me as significant somehow on first read, though no one ever mentioned it, as far as I'm aware. Or maybe I'm just seeing things?<br /><br />Alright,<br />Mitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com