Showing posts with label Michael R. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael R. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Cerebus@50 7/31/2026-9/19/2026

Hi, Everybody!

Kickstarters:
There's all sorts of neat little limited add-ons. I'd tell you what they are, but they'll probably be gone before you get there.


For Cerebus readers, "Cerberus," our 3-headed, 31st century version of Cerebus, returns and figures prominently in one of our stories; we also have the 2 "Sparkybus" micro-prints that Matt Dow masterminded and Dave Sim signed, plus 3 different variants of "Tails of Sparkybus" that Dave drew stuff for and signed on a tipped-in plate. These are very limited editions and quantities of some are running low, so this could be the last chance to get them.
So get 'em while they're HOT!
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Dave's CONTINUING the Please PAY For Dave Sim format, if YOU want more '82 Tour Book discussion, go HERE, and pay for "Dave Sim 82 Tour Book". But if YOU'd rather hear more stereotypical Please Hold (*shudder*) "content", go HERE and pay for "Please Hold For Dave Sim". I should be working on the latest '82 Tour stuff, but there's a lot of stuff I have to do besides that...

So, Dave has continued working on his Cerebus@50 logo that you'll probably be seeing all over the place next year:
This is a photocopy (I guess. That's how it's labeled.)
Click to see it in patented "Bigger-Vision"

And apparently "Dave did some inking on the page":

Click to see it in patented "Bigger-Vision"

I took it and did a "clean up" pass:
It's not "Birdsong pretty", but it's not terrible...

Then I tweaked it some more for:
NOT Final (obviously...)

Anyway, all this is the lead-up to Dave's plans for Cerebus@50 (we kinda saw some of this in Please Hold 9/2027 part one)

Can Cerebus Fandom subsidize Michael R's retirement?

Does Zipper even want to give up his fabulous carreer?

Will asking Dave anything about Cerebus@50 add a third option to the Please Hold VS '82 Tour Book deal? 

And when will Cerebus Fandom turn into this:

I guess we'll all find out together...

Next Time: I don't see myself getting anymore videos edited tonight, so...Old Cerebus?

Saturday, 11 July 2026

Aardvark Comment: 7/11/26

Hi, Everybody!

I'm working on the five audio files about the '82 Tour Book Dave sent, but the first one is fifty minutes long, and I can't imagine they get shorter from there (they probably do, but I won't know until I get there...). SO, I'm a run the Aardvark Comment stuff Dave's sent that's piling up:



Click for huge...

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Next Time: IF I get the audio transformed into video...

Monday, 9 March 2026

I HAD a decent post, but life...

Hi, Everybody!

I had the beginnings of a nice long respectable Moment of Cerebus post, but the evening got away from me, and then the Faux ran:





You can obtain Scromit here.

Then it's:



Dave Sim eBay Auctions:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/127720633262 Dave Sim VARKDALORIAN - LONE VARK AND CUB (#1) Signed 3/5 (#14/26) 9.8 SCARCE
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Like the logo? I stole it...








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And, coming in February, who knows. Who. Knows. The 1982 Tour Book (click the link to be notified on launch). They've been sharing updates on the Instagram. 

And Tyrant. Don't forget Tyrant. Sean's remastering it. I've been sending sketches and jams I find. I should look through the Spirits stops in the AV Family Photo Album...
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And there is a new Humble Bundle with The Strange Death of Alex Raymond included.

And while not related to Cerebus/Dave Sim/Gerhard, there's also a Humble Bundle for the works of Los Hernandez Hermanos.
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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)
Wanderland (Hardcover for the guys who get "hard" for hardcovers...)
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:
Hardcover
Paperback
And if you wanna see how the book looks in Real Time...
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Larry Shell could use a hand to keep his house.
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Dave also wanted me to post this:
Lots of little words, click for bigger.
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Up to 35% off March 10-15, and 25-29.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.

Speaking of Merch, if you want a strange near-antique, shoot an email to momentofcerebus@gmail.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...
Back and front.
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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: (I talked about this up top...)
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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Next Time: glamourpuss...

Sunday, 7 December 2025

The Ol' AMOC Mailbag is bursting with Cerebitey goodness! (Including original mostly unseen Dave and Gerhard art!)

Hi, Everybody!

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:

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.


Well, that's page 140 of Latter Days, and was part of the original post:
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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
Click for bigger
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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
So bid big. It's for charity...

And there's still Larry Shell could use a hand to keep his house.
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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:
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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Dave also wanted me to post this:

Lots of little words, click for bigger.
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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...
Back and front.
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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:
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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Next Time: Mondays!