Fresh from the large pile of formerly deciduous trees near the ol' AMOC Fax Machine...

Hi, Everybody!

I get the faxes:

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There's a story here. You'll hear it on this month's Please Hold For Dave Sim, which we'll be recording on Thursday. If you wanna get it on it, send your questions/comments/concerns to momentofcerebus@gmail.com so I can send it to Dave Wednesday night.

Dave got his 80's Earth Pig Warrior "action" figure. I expect he'll do a Weekly Update about it at some point(?) If you want one, there's a chance Josh Even can get you one of his "Basic Bitch" Earth Pig Warriors:

Happy New Year! Let’s make this the Year of the Earth Pig. I have recovered from the inaugural 2024 run of 30 ‘Deluxe’ Earth Pig Warriors.
I will start off 2024 by opening up orders for the 2025 ‘Basic Bitch’ Earth Pig Warrior.
Here’s the pricing. The two prices are for ‘unpainted’ and ‘painted’. ‘Painted’ for this run means painted heads and black-lined bodies- so the medallions swords will be the comic-style gray.
If you want gold or silver medallions or a gold & silver sword, that’s a bit extra.
Shipping to the US will be included. Shipping out of the continental US will be extra (determined at time of shipping).
All orders will come with a collector’s card and some stickers!
Basic figure (1 head, 1 pair hands- right grip/left fist, one gray sword) $90/$100. Choose from one of 4 available heads (see photo).
Extras:
Painted medallions (silver or gold) $5
Extra Head $10/$20
Hands $8/$10 - left grip/right fist or open pair
Painted sword (silver and gold) $20
Fabric Vest $20
Let’s see how this goes!
Direct message me to order.
Each order will need a $20 down payment to get going.
I’ll place an order with the printer at the end of a week if I have orders. Those will be completed in the order they are received.
Thanks everyone! Tell your friends!

If you click on Josh's name, it's supposed to take you to his Facebook post. But if that doesn't work, or you don't deal with Zuck the Fuck's bullcrap, you can always send an e-mail to momentofcerebus@gmail.com, and I'll get you in touch with Josh. You can see a video of my 80s Earth-Pig Warrior here.

Anyway, back to the Fax Machine:

Well, if Sean needs digital backups, I promise to only use anything he sends me for Good and never Evil...

And keep checking CerebusDownloads.com for Updated Phonebooks. 

Speaking of the Robinson Clan:

The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe

Up to 35% off February 5-9 and 17-23.*

*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.

Will I be uploading new designs? I dunno, maybe...

And if you haven't backed the CAN11/Narutobus Kickstarter, I just don't know what to do with you...

Next Time I got more faxes...

Matt cleans the deck from the Incoming...

Hi, Everybody!

Remember when Dave said he doesn't have some of the phonebook negatives? Well Sean checked in:

Here's the "positive":

Anyway, Dave sent me:

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And here's an AKIMBO Update:

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And here's the Diamond Edition:

And then Dave has a request:

And Christon had another cover commission:

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Friend to the Blog, James Windsor Banderas-Smith's new Papa Balloon & Cactus Kickstarter has a Dave Sim variant cover (limited to 50 copies). 14 days and 239 dollars to go!

And Pal to the Blog, Lee Thacker is the artist on a new Kickstarter for a book Dave REALLY liked, fully funded with a week to go.

And Sean and Living The Line have another new book on Kickstarter: Moonray: Ascension

Okay, back to Bizness as unusual:

Rigamarole:

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The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe: up to 35% off:

Your store will be up to 35% off

March 23-24.*

*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.

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Heritage has stuff.

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The Last Day Without nothing.

   "      "     "        "  Dave's signature.

   "      "     "        "  an Old Cerebus Remarque

   "      "     "     Auction catalog for the Panoramic Remarques. 

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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill.

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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: The Albatross Deal.

What does the Fax say? *yipping noises*

Hi, Everybody!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! (I WAS just gonna post this story, but Tim already did...)

Which means I gotta find that sweet, sweet Cerebus content you come to AMOC for...

Friend to the Blog, James Windsor Banderas-Smith has a new Papa Balloon & Cactus Kickstarter. He's offering A BRAND NEW Dave Sim variant cover on this campaign. As Dave faxed:

Dave's been playing up Idyl so much, I bought a copy. It arrives Tuesday...

Let's see, this one is worrying:

Hopefully Flight, Women, and Rick's Story can be completed with out the negatives. And Dave can figure out WHERE the negatives went...

Anyway, this is a sequel to this fax:

This one arrived with no explanation: 

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Dave remembered:

And Dave commented on Chad Lambert's notice of Aardvarkian Splendor getting nominated for an award:

Chad says how to vote:

Voting for the HEROIC Awards has started, and it's March Madness bracket style. Yay, said no one.

H.E.R.O.I.C Awards voting instructions

Round 1 = march 15-17

Round 2 = march 18-21

Round of 32 = march 22-25

Sweet 16 = march 26-29

Elite 8 = march 30-april 2

Final 4 = april 3-5

Championship 2 = april 6-8

STEP ONE

Go here: (If the link doesn't work, let me know. Then I gotta figure this crap out. Try this.)

STEP TWO

On the home page, enter the date on the bottom left (under the trophy)

STEP THREE

Scroll down to Bracket 53 and vote for Aardvarkian Splendor.

STEP FOUR

Scroll to the very bottom of the form and click the Submit button. 

Rigamarole:

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The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe: up to 35% off:

Your store will be up to 35% off

March 20-24.*

*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.

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Heritage has Dave Sim's recreation to the cover of Cerebus #17.

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The Last Day Without nothing.

   "      "     "        "  Dave's signature.

   "      "     "        "  an Old Cerebus Remarque

   "      "     "     Auction catalog for the Panoramic Remarques. 

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The Help Out Bill Messner-Loebs Go Fund Me, or buy Rodney Schroeter's book with proceeds going to Bill.

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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: Cerebus!

"Manly" Matt Dow's Suggested Church & State Volume II Bookplates

Hi, Everybody!

The Rigmarole:

I'm giving away free @#$%! (And NOT "pulling a Hemingway" and rushing to get done "so I can go down to La Floridita and drink my body weight in margaritas" (metaphorically speaking) (And I'm pretty sure La Floridita was were Hemingway drank daiquiris, but I digress...)

Send pics of your @#$%ING Flimsy postcards From Hell? to momentofcerebus@gmail.com. Most bent to @#$% postcard wins a valuable prize from Dave Sim! (Is this still a thing? I'm thinking it's gonna end the next time I talk to Dave...) 

You should order a COLOUR YOUR OWN CEREBUS IN HELL? #1 Diamond Order Code AUG191433 

Also, the EXPERTLY REMASTERED CHURCH AND STATE VOL II is available to order NOW (Diamond Order Code JUL191359) Submit your ideas for the bookplate contest.

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Speaking of the bookplate contest, here's MY picks (In the order I found them in Church & State Volume II):

I'm using my old and busted digital copy of Church & State II...

Partly, because it's the only thing I have...

And partly because...

it makes Sean Robinson's eyes bleed...

I think it works better cropped...

Bit of a spoiler...

Of course, if Dave wanted to keep the theme of the Jaka's Story bookplate in mind, then he should use a commission piece, like this one:

That has a caption from David Birdsong, that reminds everybody that I'm talking to Dave on Thursday, so last chance to get your questions in for this month.

(Obviously, I'd run the commission piece WITHOUT the caption balloon.)

Make it so Robinson!

Next Time: I pull something out of my @$$ at the last minute...

Agents of Facebook (Dave's Weekly Update #297)/C + S II ... almost there!/ Help Wanted/Who the sweet @#$% is running this $#!* show?!?

Hi, Everybody!

Heeeeeere's...Sean?

What the fuck?

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Sean Michael Robinson:

Hello friends!

Welp, the race against time to get C + S II to the printers in its best form possible continues!

To that end—

1. Does anyone out there (comic shop owner) have a copy of the most recent C + S II printing? According to a certain Cerebus super-fan named Nat, it is most likely the tenth printing. If you DO have such a mythical item, what is the DATE listed next to the printing on the indicia?

2. We still need your bookplate image suggestions! Any ideas welcome—post them here and I'll round up all the ideas and send them to Dave for his evaluation!

Now, off to address Dave's faxed C +S II notes! More on this next week. Now get out there to your local comic store and order a good dozen copies of C + S II and Jaka's Story!
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Okay, Heeeeeere's Dav...id Birdsong?

What the shit?
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If look at the AMOC sidebar you'll see that we've added a link to the ordering information for COLOUR YOUR OWN CEREBUS IN HELL?  If you click on any of those cover images you will link to Diamond's Preview page for that issue.  We encourage anyone that wants to share the links to do so, but we are now looking for an Official Twitter and Facebook Linker.  (Hey, we just invented that!). The idea is that the day David Birdsong updates the AMOC sidebar he will also send a clickable link to the volunteer(s).  You can do one or you can do both.  All we ask is that you are willing to add the link for each new issue as it comes out as soon as you can to give everyone looking for information on the new issues as much time as possible to alert their LCS and get their hands on the latest CIH? issues.  All you need is an email and an addiction... errrr an account at Twitter and/or Facebook.  The job pays tremendous satisfaction, inclusion in an ever-shrinking circle of Dave Sim fans and the heartfelt thanks of the entire team (and Dave might say your name on one of the Weekly Updates).  Man, how can anyone turn that down?

Please send your resume (well, maybe just say you'll do) it to: cerebusinhell@gmail.com
(this is NOT Dave's email [Dave has no email and will probably not have email ever], please do not send messages to Dave there.)

Thanks from Dave, Sean, Benjamin & David

(Stay tuned for Dave's Weekly Update later today!)

UPDATE:  Three cheers for Brian W. who is now the "Agent Of Twitter". Facebook is still open for anyone that wants to jump onboard.  Thanks, Brian!
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I can do it:

If Facebook asks, my name is Ron. Also, I'm a girl.

ANYWAY...

Heeeeeere's Dave:

Problems viewing this video? Watch directly on YouTube...

And Heeeeeere's Superman (it's cool, the Fleischer Studios cartoons are in the public domain...)

And you can get your VERY OWN "Matt D's A Moment of Cerebus" T-Shirt by going to Cafepress and giving them money.
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I'm giving away free @#$%! (And NOT "pulling a Hemingway" and rushing to get done "so I can go down to La Floridita and drink my body weight in margaritas" (metaphorically speaking)

Send pics of your @#$%ING Flimsy postcards From Hell? to momentofcerebus@gmail.com. Most bent to @#$% postcard wins a valuable prize from Dave Sim! (Is this still a thing?)

Also, the EXPERTLY REMASTERED CHURCH AND STATE VOL II is available to order NOW (Diamond Order Code JUL191359) Submit your ideas for the bookplate contest.

And you should order a COLOUR YOUR OWN CEREBUS IN HELL? #1 Diamond Order Code AUG191433
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Whoa, Deja Vu.

And next Thursday is:

So, PLEASE post any questions you have, and I'll send them up to Dave...

Next Time: A post I've been holding off on because I'm a lazy fuck...

Jaka's Story Restored, an EXTREME CLOSE-UP View

Sean Michael Robinson:

Well, hello, you lot! Long time no type...

I'm here today to drop a bit of information on you regarding the long-delayed-but-finally-happening Volumes 4 and 5 of the Cerebus Restoration Project!

Yes, Jaka's Story is now fully-restored, in print, and available from your local comic store of choice! 

And it looks (ahem, no false modesty here) amazing. Which, you might have noticed, can be difficult to communicate on a computer screen but is night-and-day clear in person.

Let's give it a shot anyway. Here's a single tier from a page about halfway through, selected because I've always liked the acting of this particular sequence. The first is how the page appeared in my 4th printing of the book, the latter as it was restored from a scan of the original art board (which, this page having no tone other than the border tapes, was exceptionally light work).

 You can see that there are two general problems with the original printing. There's a tremendous amount of fill-in present in the line work, especially in the white-on-black areas of the background. Secondly, several areas are blown out from the original photography, the balloon borders and the lettering being blown out most likely for slightly watery application of ink, and the hair feathering and facial details being just too fine to be caught by the photography that day.

Here's a close-up so you can see it a little clearer.

 This is much more drastic a difference in print, and there is this level of difference on literally every panel of the book. Combine that with lovely cool-white paper and sewn binding, and you have a radically different reading experience. As super-retailer Menachem Luchins told me, seeing the work in this level of detail can be like looking at the work of different cartoonists.

So, what to do if you've already picked up your copy of Jaka's Story and you're ready for more? Well, you're in luck. Church and State II is currently being solicited from Diamond in a fully-restored, special signed-and-numbered edition! You have about three weeks to order your own copy, so please head on over to your local comic store now and beg and plead until they accept your demands. Or, if you'd rather order by mail, contact Escape Pod Comics in the US or Page45 in Europe. 

And coming next week — a Church and State II bookplate contest! WIN random production items from the Cerebus Restoration Project! (press tests? blank dummy hardback books?? unattached covers??! tune in next week!)

There just might be a few more EXTREME CLOSEUPS in your future!