Cerebus #4 coming atcha!

Hi, Everybody!

Mondays:

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Dave via Rolly sent me:

Also, I took some photos for the website of Cerebus No. 4 Remastered comic book (I also sent these photos to David Birdsong to put up on the KS).

The Cerebus No. 4 Remastered GOLD comic book should be mostly printed by next week. It takes longer to do the GOLD version, then the printing of a regular comic book.

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Oliver'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".  And if you're in Brazil...

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Steve Peters Week?

Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book.

I was the first backer.

'cause I's Awesome...

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CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1 (like, has the WHOLE issue's original art hit the block recently?!?). And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

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Collected Letters: Dave Sim to Peter Straub 1

Hi, Everybody!

From my copy of Dave's Collected letters 2004 (which I had to scan. And it's a big thick book, so these scans ain't the best. I believe Dave still has copies available. (If you need a copy)):

Okay, more tomorrow.

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Oliver'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".  And if you're in Brazil...

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Steve Peters Week?

Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book.

I was the first backer.

'cause I's Awesome...

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CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1 (like, has the WHOLE issue's original art hit the block recently?!?). And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

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R.I.P.: Peter Straub

Hi, Everybody!

In case you somehow hadn't have heard, Cerebus Fan Peter Straub has died.

I let Dave know.

He has responded:

And the photos:

I'ma run Dave's letters to Mr. Straub from Collected Letters over the next few days (there's 28 pages of them.)

My condolences to his family and friends.

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Oliver'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".  And if you're in Brazil...

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Steve Peters Week?

Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book.

I was the first backer.

'cause I's Awesome...

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CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1 (like, has the WHOLE issue's original art hit the block recently?!?). And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

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Next Time: Eighteen year old fan letters...

Film threat (Dave's Weekly Update #457)

Hi, Everybody!

Dave's Weekly Update:

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Oliver'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".  And if you're in Brazil...

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Steve Peters Week?

Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book.

I was the first backer.

'cause I's Awesome...

____________________________________

CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1 (like, has the WHOLE issue's original art hit the block recently?!?). And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

____________________________________

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Next Time: Peter Straub, Cerebus Fan.

Ignore It, Its Just Another Reality

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 are looking at Dave Sim’s seventh notebook, which we just saw last week in Suck Wet Farts Out of Dead Pigeons in which we saw page 143. This week we are looking at page 144:

Notebook #7, page 144

We don’t get the page thumbnails and dialogue continuing from page 143, but we do get a continuation of what happens in Cerebus #69: Weisshaupt getting angrier and angrier and yelling at the military man to fire the cannon at Most Holy. 

The sketch of Cerebus leaning with his right arm up on some imaginary edge is used in Cerebus #69 page 10. We also get a couple of sketches for the cover to Cerebus #69. The closest one is the small one In the top right corner. The one below it with the foot sticking out of the BRGWST makes me chuckle. 

Cerebus #69 cover

SOCIH? V11 and 12 Fulfillment starts soon!

Benjamin Hobbs:

The SOCIH? V11 and V12 hardcovers are sorted!

The trading Cards arrived! (Not pictured, Hermann):

Fulfillment will begin soon, hopefully this week, after I finish a few things to keep the monthly CIH? book on track.

If you're one of the few people who hasn't filled out your backer survey, please take the time to do so.  Thanks to everyone who already has filled theirs out.

Thanks again to everyone for backing and making the SOCIH? Hardcovers a reality. 

Next Week: I'm hoping all the books will be out and I'll be caught up on the monthly book...

Turtles 8?

Hi, Everybody!

I'm Faxy and I know it:

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Steve Peters Week?

Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book.

I was the first backer.

'cause I's Awesome...

____________________________________

CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

Speaking of which:

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Oliver's got an Instagram and a Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi".  And if you're in Brazil...

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1. And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

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Spore VS Batvark

Hi, Everybody!

Mondays:

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So, the other day, I realized that Todd MacFarlane and DC were doing another Spawn Batman crossover.

So I let the CiH? braintrust (and Dave) know. And Dave responded:

Then Hobbs sent (and Dave responded):

And again:

And Birdsong sent:

And Dave responded:

And then Dave asked:

Then I FINALLY got a chance to get a word in edgewise, and Dave responded:

No, I meant my Spawn Parody Dave:

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Next Time: More faxes.

Update-y things.

Hi, Everybody!

Updatey-things!

Living The Line, Sean Robinson's publishing company that did the Eisner nominated Strange Death of Alex Raymond (Grubaugh Edition*), sent out:

The Living the Line 2022/2023 sampler is here! Hello everyone! Sean here. I hope this message finds you well! This is just a quick message to let you know that the Living the Line 2022/2023 teaser sampler is here now, and ready to download! This PDF gives a brief overview and sample pages of many of our upcoming titles, including our comic store-only miniseries, The Abolition of Man, the upcoming stunning books The Exile, Centralia, a first peek at Matt Battaglia’s House on Fire, and our catalog titles as well! Click the above link to view or download the sampler.

As you can see from the schedule below, we’ll have even more announcements soon, including cover reveals for Path of the Shades by Clarence Dass, and Matt’s finished House on Fire cover. The current plan is to run Kickstarters for two of these titles — the Exile and Centralia, as both of these books will be very expensive to produce in the oversize color hardcover format. The Exile will likely launch November 1st, with Centralia following a month later. We would LOVE to have YOUR input on these campaigns, and any help you can provide promoting for these titles! Every book we’ve published so far has been because of the good will and input of our backers, watchers/listeners, and other supporters, and these titles will be no different. (In fact, it was a YouTube follower who alerted me to Erik Kriek’s work in the first place, and set both of these titles into motion). As such we would really value your feedback. What would YOU like to see in these campaigns? What type of titles would you like to see in the future? Let us know! All of these are stunning books, and we couldn’t be prouder to be bringing them to you! All the best, Sean Currently announced for 2022/2023 — Plaza by Yuichi Yokoyama, translated by Ryan Holmberg (September 2022) The Abolition of Man #1 by Carson Grubaugh (October 2022) The Abolition of Man #2 by Carson Grubaugh + S. Robinson (November 2022) The Abolition of Man #3 by Carson Grubaugh + S. Robinson (December 2022) Sala Ni Yalo: Path of the Shades #1 by Clarence Dass (December 2022) The Abolition of Man #4 by Carson Grubaugh (January 2022) The Abolition of Man #5 by Carson Grubaugh + TBA (February 2022) The Exile by Erik Kriek (February 2023) Centralia by Miel Vandepitte (March 2022) House on Fire by Matt Battaglia (April 2023) To-Be-Revealed Two Volume Secret Comic by Classic Comic Artists (Fall 2023) Six Macro Cons by Carson Grubaugh w/ Dave Sim (Fall 2023) Discards by Sean Michael Robinson (Winter 2023)

*that's what I'm calling it.

Anyway, you can follow Carson on his Instagram. And him and Sean on the YouTubes. 

Over at the Cerebus No 4 6-7/78 & POT8.2 by Dave Sim Kickstarter, Birdsong posted:

Another delivery from the printer!
This time we feature the Cerebus No 4 All-Gold Remastered version. The gold was hard to capture in a photo but Dave likes what he sees and these are good to go. There's also a quick look at the portfolio plates that Dave has approved as well. All printing should be finished in the coming week.

There may be additional photos on Matt Dow's:
https://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com
tomorrow evening if Matt is able to share them in time for tomorrow's update.

I put 'em in a video yesterday. 

If you are a member of Instagram you can now follow The Waverly Press. They are beginning the process of assembling the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No 8 Remastered version for January 2023 and sneak peaks will be available in the coming weeks.

Ok, pictures...

I just made another video. (It only takes TWICE as long as resizing the photos...)

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As Rolly said in the email about the pictures:

Hey,

Dave wanted me to send you photos of the GOLD version of Cerebus No. 4 Remastered proof that showed up today at Camp David and Dave took a look at it. He likes what he sees!!!!!!!

Also, Dave was looking at the final Cerebus No. 4 Portfolio proofs that also made their way to Camp David.
PS -- Also the Cerebus Christmas card showed up as well.

The good news is that these Kickstarter items should be printed next week as Alfonso has more time now to work on this project. Last weekend was the Toronto FanExpo and Alfonso was very busy with that.

Have a great long weekend!!!!!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure you filled out your surveys.

Oliver's got an Instagram and a Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi".  And if you're in Brazil...

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1. And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

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Next Time: I got all these faxes...

Please Hold For Dave Sim 9/2022

Hi, Everybody!

It's the first Saturday after the first Thursday, which means it's Please Hold For Dave Sim Time!

First the Audio:

Then the Video:

Part one: We remember Seiler by talking about the things he did when he was (probably) drunk:

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Part two: Nadab Art asked:

My question is about Archbishop Posey. Did you consciously decide not include him in the double page spread in issue 300? I ask because you've said the reason Rick isn't there is that he's one of the most devout monotheists in the story. I couldn't help but notice some similarities between the two characters. They were both devout in their respective faiths, they were both martyred (though, maybe they killed Posey for simply stepping out of line), and they were both not in the spread in #300. Put another way: If Cerebus had a thought bubble of Posey with a question mark instead of Rick as he jumped into the light, would he have had a similar reaction to his absence? (Maybe not since Cerebus might associate Rick with his faith in God and Posey with his faith in Tarim.)

There's also the fact that in #160 Suenteus Po said Posey "died happily and at peace." At peace with God perhaps?

Thanks,
Nadab

Dave answers:

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Part three: Mike Sewall asks:

Question for Dave:
I couldn’t help but notice a vast number of comics are printed in Canada.
Question - Is Dave Sim the reason so many comics are printed in Canada? Cost of kindly labour? Quality of socialist paper? Canadian OCD persnickety-ness?

Thanks!
M J (Mike) Sewall

And Dave and I TRY to answer:

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Part Four: Steve asked:

Dave, what foreign editions of Spawn #10 are already in the Archive?

I hope that South African copy was a new and welcome edition!

That's all for now, don't want to exceed Matt's time limit....
Steve

Dave answers, and I drop a couple of lil' bombs...

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Part five: Michael R. of Easton, PA asks:

Hi Dave!

In your fax to Matt on "24 August 22" you wrote, "do I have to change to take the wrist stress down to zero and get everyone the same level of sketch? By the time I hit #26 - MICHAEL R. :) of EASTON PA, IS ALWAYS #26!!! - I pretty much had it figured out." My question is: Now that you "pretty much figured it out" does this mean you found that sweet spot in your penciling and inking where you are feeling more comfortable to increase your artistic workload?

Michael R.
PS --- The heads sketches look awesome! So happy I switched some stuff around in the Cerebus No. 4 6-7/78 & POT 8.2 Kickstarter and got one.

Dave answers, and I show off some recent art that'll be part of the Turtles #8 Kickstarter:

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Part Six: Colin Upton sent in:

Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. I might have to change the copy on the Poison Elves panel, I forgot he was picked up by Siruis so wasn't self publishing at his death. I am thinking of adding some copy about online crowdfunding is making self publishing a viable option, for some. Drew Hayes was such a tragic figure, I remember meeting him in Seattle, it may have been Spirits, and how enthused he was over his goal of producing a page a day and more. The next time I saw, months later, he was a broken man. Very sad.

PS I am recovering from Covid but as I am fully vacced it's a mild case. Being vaccinated is no guarantee you won't catch Covid but most likely it won't kill you.

PSS I looked at faxing through my computer but I couldn't figure it out... besides being old I have learning disabilities.
Colin

Dave answers and talks about Drew Hayes, then Brian West asks:

Has anyone ever asked you to sign an autograph onto their body so they could create a tattoo from it later?

And Dave answers:

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Next Time: I don't take all day to get a post done...

Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #36 (Dave's Weekly Update #456)

 Hi, Everybody!

Dave's Weekly Update:

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SnyderandDitko@icloud.com or here.
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CRBS N HLL?

BTVRK

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The Waverly Press has an Instagram. And will be posting updates and teasers for upcoming projects with Dave. Like the 1982 Tour book.

So does Carson. He and Sean got the YouTubes too. Order their book The Abolition of Man #1. Hey look they got a second one: The Abolition of Man #2!

Eddie doesn't have an Instagram OR a YouTube. But he's got his Strange Death of Alex Raymond annotations. (I mean, I assume. Maybe he's ALL over the 'gram and just not telling me...)

If you backed a Cerebus related Kickstarter, make sure 

Oliver's got an Instagram and a Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi".  And if you're in Brazil...

Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1. And a whole heap of other neat stuff.

____________________________________

The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe

Up to 35% off site-wide:

September 3-5 (hey, that's this weekend!)

September 15-17

September 22-26.

Tell your fans! Remind them that everything will be up to 35% off -- that means $13 tees, $20 phone cases, $30 hoodies, and way more!

Next Time: Please Hold For Dave Sim 9/2022

Suck Wet Farts Out of Dead Pigeons

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 last saw pages from Dave Sim’s seventh notebook in Dave’s To Do List posted in April of 2021. The notebook covers material from Cerebus #59 through 69 and had 160 out of 200 pages scanned.

I saw this busy page and was surprised it hadn’t “made the cut” yet to be showcased. Page 143 has some thumbnails of pages from Cerebus #69, some dialogue, and sketches of BooBah.

Notebook #7, page 143

So the three thumbnails at the top of the page are indeed for Cerebus #69 pages 6, 7, and 8:

Church & State I, page 358 – 360 (click for larger image)

The thumbnail layouts match the final pages – well, other than missing Gerhard’s incredible background. The one different I can see is on page 8 we don’t see Weisshaupt’s eyes glaring at us. 

Halfway down the page we see a panel thumbnail that is the third panel on page 6. So we see the super rough sketch at the top, and then the little more detailed with dialogue sketch, and then the final panel. And yes, the dialogue does match up to the finish page.

We see the dialogue that the two guys who jump off the top of the hotel say. Including one of the insults I like to occasionally use: “The President sucks wet farts out of dead pigeons.”