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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jan 7, 2016 12:40:46 GMT -5
I have two other Cerebus stories appearing outside of the title : Anything Goes #3 and Nucleus #1. These are actual Cerebus stories written by Sim? If so, I was not aware of them and need to track them down right away, The Understanding Comics one is a brief and forgettable cameo. I was attempting to chronicle full and substantial Cerebus works. Yes, both are by Sim Some of his guest appearances in other titles were drawn by him, but probably not written by the man himeself, yes. Here's a few I have some fondness for : AV in 3D actually has an exclusive story by him IIRC. I know it's just a cameo in Understanding comics, but I thought it was worth mentioning that he stands aside Bats and Tintin (and Veronica) in this, a tribute to the character and its importance
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Post by shaxper on Jan 7, 2016 16:39:09 GMT -5
These are actual Cerebus stories written by Sim? If so, I was not aware of them and need to track them down right away, The Understanding Comics one is a brief and forgettable cameo. I was attempting to chronicle full and substantial Cerebus works. Yes, both are by Sim AV in 3D actually has an exclusive story by him IIRC. I went to order all three online. Anything Goes and AV in 3D are easy to get affordably, but Nucleus #1 fetches around $50. Is the story within worth it?? Edit: Nevermind. GCD shows the story was reprinted in Sword of Cerebus #2. Just ordered all three Thanks for this info, Arthur!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 7, 2016 16:44:19 GMT -5
So tat's where Normalman comes from... I hadn't really looked into it when Normalroach made an appearance in Cerebus.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jan 7, 2016 17:11:45 GMT -5
Yeah, Valentino is some kind of Dave Sim spawn
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Post by berkley on Jan 7, 2016 18:41:33 GMT -5
I thought there was supposed to be a digital version coming out but haven't heard anything about it lately. Maybe I just dreamed it up, out of wishful thinking. That was just High Society (for now, at least). I wonder why they started with that one - Volume 2 of the set, if I have that right? - rather than the first one. Sad to say, I used to have a copy of that first volume but seem to have lost it along the way somehow or other.
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Post by spoon on Jan 7, 2016 19:31:56 GMT -5
I finally read vol. 1 a couple months ago. Then, I went out and bought vol. 2, but haven't read it yet. I have so many comics that I haven't read nowadays that I usually don't re-read so quickly. So I'll probably just skim vol. 1 again when that one's up (and maybe re-read an issue here or there).
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 7, 2016 20:04:44 GMT -5
I had Cerebus #0. I wonder if I still have it.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 7, 2016 20:05:45 GMT -5
That was just High Society (for now, at least). I wonder why they started with that one - Volume 2 of the set, if I have that right? - rather than the first one. The general consensus is that High Society is where the series really begins to hit its stride. The first volume is necessary for understanding later references to past history, as well as for charting Sim's growth as an artist, but it's a struggle to get through in places. So I could see Sim wanting to attract a new readership by beginning with his first great volume.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 7, 2016 20:07:07 GMT -5
I wonder why they started with that one - Volume 2 of the set, if I have that right? - rather than the first one. The general consensus is that High Society is where the series really begins to hit its stride. The first volume is necessary for understanding later references to past history, as well as for charting Sim's growth as an artist, but it's a struggle to get through in places. So I could see Sim wanting to attract a new readership by beginning with his first great volume. Dude, I'm enjoying it. Not tough in the least.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 7, 2016 20:11:46 GMT -5
I had Cerebus #0. I wonder if I still have it. Contrary to the numbering (which, I think, was a jab at all the #0 issues surfacing at the time), Cerebus #0 should not be read before Cerebus #1. In fact, it has no real place in the continuity. When reading through the whole series, I recommend pulling out #0 and the World Tour '95 book whenever you're in the middle of a particularly dense section of a later volume, where there's lots of art but little fun going on. The one-shots in these issues break up the monotony quite a bit. For what it's worth, volumes that can feel a bit tedious at times: - Jakka's Story - Melmoth - Minds - Guys - Rick's Story - Latter days It's hard to explain, but even the tedious volumes are addictive somehow. You miss the artistry if you put a volume down for a day or two. I truly feel like Cerebus is an addiction once you get to Flight. You can't get enough of even the less exciting volumes.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 7, 2016 20:13:16 GMT -5
The general consensus is that High Society is where the series really begins to hit its stride. The first volume is necessary for understanding later references to past history, as well as for charting Sim's growth as an artist, but it's a struggle to get through in places. So I could see Sim wanting to attract a new readership by beginning with his first great volume. Dude, I'm enjoying it. Not tough in the least. Good! I remember enjoying the first few stories well enough but then feeling the volume grew tedious as I continued on. I distinctly recall that lull ending for me when Cerebus meets Lord Julius (#14, which, I'm sure, is still quite a bit aways from where you are). Hopefully, you'll enjoy the volume throughout. But if not, it gets MUCH MUCH better.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 7, 2016 20:17:27 GMT -5
As I read the first 5 , I remember the comments made years ago about the characters. At the risk of spoiling anything ( although, I think I'm the only Cerebus virgin in this thread) one of the characters talks like foghorn leghorn.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 7, 2016 20:19:53 GMT -5
I had Cerebus #0. I wonder if I still have it. Contrary to the numbering (which, I think, was a jab at all the #0 issues surfacing at the time), Cerebus #0 should not be read before Cerebus #1. In fact, it has no real place in the continuity. When reading through the whole series, I recommend pulling out #0 and the World Tour '95 book whenever you're in the middle of a particularly dense section of a later volume, where there's lots of art but little fun going on. The one-shots in these issues break up the monotony quite a bit. For what it's worth, volumes that can feel a bit tedious at times: - Jakka's Story - Melmoth - Minds - Guys - Rick's Story - Latter days It's hard to explain, but even the tedious volumes are addictive somehow. You miss the artistry if you put a volume down for a day or two. I truly feel like Cerebus is an addiction once you get to Flight. You can't get enough of even the less exciting volumes. I've said this before, but Jaka's Story and Melmoth are my favorite volumes of the series. I blew through both of them, and they're the only place where Cerebus hit the perfect balance between "funny" and "thoughtful" and "not insane."
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Post by shaxper on Jan 7, 2016 20:29:39 GMT -5
Contrary to the numbering (which, I think, was a jab at all the #0 issues surfacing at the time), Cerebus #0 should not be read before Cerebus #1. In fact, it has no real place in the continuity. When reading through the whole series, I recommend pulling out #0 and the World Tour '95 book whenever you're in the middle of a particularly dense section of a later volume, where there's lots of art but little fun going on. The one-shots in these issues break up the monotony quite a bit. For what it's worth, volumes that can feel a bit tedious at times: - Jakka's Story - Melmoth - Minds - Guys - Rick's Story - Latter days It's hard to explain, but even the tedious volumes are addictive somehow. You miss the artistry if you put a volume down for a day or two. I truly feel like Cerebus is an addiction once you get to Flight. You can't get enough of even the less exciting volumes. I've said this before, but Jaka's Story and Melmoth are my favorite volumes of the series. I blew through both of them, and they're the only place where Cerebus hit the perfect balance between "funny" and "thoughtful" and "not insane." What will be interesting for me in keeping up with this thread is that I've only read most of the volumes once, so my opinions may very well change upon revisiting them. Hopefully, I'll feel differently about Jakka's Story and Melmoth when approaching them with a better understanding of the series as a whole. They were the first two volumes with no real present action, and I may simply not have been ready for that. Plus, Jakka's Story was full of some extremely dense narration.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 7, 2016 22:10:23 GMT -5
I re-read issue one. I will definitely try to re-read all of the first phonebook before Feb.
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