Larry Shell Benefit Auction

Hi, Everybody!

I know today was supposed to be more of my reviews of Cerebus in Hell? (which you could support by getting a postcard from the Kickstarter...), but I got a message from Dave, so wearing my "Go-And-Get-Whatever-He-Wants-As-Long-As-it-Ain't-Loaded Wise Fellow" hat:

Hey Matt,

Could you put this on the Moment of Cerebus website.

Larry Shell Benefit Auctions Begin Monday on Heritage!

Auction Starts -- Monday July 15th
Auction Ends -- Sunday July 21st

There are 69 items up for auction. Link Below:

https://www.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Nty=1&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Ns=Item+Title%7c0&N=0+52+794+793+792+4294944272&Ntt=shell&ic4=SortBy-071515

There are 8 items that I sent to Larry that are up for auction.

- Dave Sim "The Strange Death of Alex Raymond" Preliminary Artwork Original Art-

 

- Dave Sim "The Strange Death of Alex Raymond" Preliminary Artwork Original Art 

 

- Dave Sim "The Strange Death of Alex Raymond" Preliminary Artwork Original Art

 

Dave Sim Cerebus Archive Number Five Signed Limited Edition #193/300

- Dave Sim Cerebus Archive Number Six Signed Limited Edition #77/250

 

- Dave Sim glamourpuss #15 The Strange Death of Alex Raymond Excised Story Page 23 Original Art

 

- Dave Sim Hermitage Awesomes Silicon Session Catalog Signed

 

- Dave Sim The Strange Death of Alex Raymond Signed Portfolio #Artist's Edition Prototype

 

Thanks so much and have a great day!!

From the Heritage listings: Auctioned on behalf of longtime comics professional, Larry Shell, whose artist friends have donated this and other pieces to assist him in this time of need.

There's all sorts of neat Non-Dave stuff, like Neal Adams, Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Hernandez, Rick Veitch, Shannon Wheeler, Carl Barks, Rob Walton, Howard Chaykin, and more!


Okay, I done did what I was axed to do, see you tomorrow!

Next Time: More reviews?

On Sale 7 Years Ago: Cerebus Archive #8

Cerebus Archive #8 (June 2010)

Art by Dave Sim

DAVE SIM:

(From Cerebus Archive #8, which reprinted "Oktoberfest" by Dave Sim & Gene Day from 1976 )

Kitchener stages an annual Oktoberfest that is reputed to be the largest outside of Munich so what could make more sense than to link this enormous beer festival to a children's comic, modeled on the work of Carl Barks... particularly his legendary "The Golden Helmet" storyline from Dell Four Color #408, of which I had, then, recently obtained a coverless copy?

You can all put your hands down -- it's a rhetorical question.

It was basically an act born of desperation for paying work, originating in one of those comic-store jokes: "Hey, Harry, you should publish Oktoberfest Comics!"

Harry was Harry Kremer, owner of Now & Then Books who had already been roped into publishing the money-losing Now & Then Times #1 in 1972 and #2 in 1973.

The way I looked at it, he was overdue for another money-losing publication...