
Cerebus was a character created by Dave Sim who featured in one of the longest running indie comics of all time (300 issues at over 6k pages total). I read the comics a lot back in the 90's and a lot of the reason I got into art is because of Dave Sim & Gerhard (his background artist). I've always wanted to do a proper tribute. This came out way better than I expected it to.
Cerebus isn't the nicest guy. In fact he's an irredeemable asshole. He's probably looking to kill whoever spilled his drink. And then rob them. Because why not?
Cerebus belongs to Dave Sim & the backgrounds are a poor imitation of Gerhard.
Cerebus isn't the nicest guy. In fact he's an irredeemable asshole. He's probably looking to kill whoever spilled his drink. And then rob them. Because why not?
Cerebus belongs to Dave Sim & the backgrounds are a poor imitation of Gerhard.
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I have an issue of this somewhere, but I never got around to reading it. I remember that he did a crossover with the Ninja Turtles at some point, though.
On my end, I grew up reading Calvin & Hobbes collections, which is one of the reasons I got into art, myself. I don't really think it influenced me, to be honest, but I still treasure my collection of the books. Come to think of it, the only comic strip that's shown any noticeable influence on what I do is Pogo, whose influence basically amounts to giving Hodge his accent (it was tempting to go full-on Swamp-speak with that, complete with "you is"es and malapropisms galore, but as you know, his character had already been established to an extent by then), and the way I draw toony eyes and noses.
You're getting a lot better, by the way! :3
On my end, I grew up reading Calvin & Hobbes collections, which is one of the reasons I got into art, myself. I don't really think it influenced me, to be honest, but I still treasure my collection of the books. Come to think of it, the only comic strip that's shown any noticeable influence on what I do is Pogo, whose influence basically amounts to giving Hodge his accent (it was tempting to go full-on Swamp-speak with that, complete with "you is"es and malapropisms galore, but as you know, his character had already been established to an extent by then), and the way I draw toony eyes and noses.
You're getting a lot better, by the way! :3
I had about twenty or third issues spread across a ten year period. I think some of them were the TMNT issues. No idea where all that stuff is now. I think my comics are in the attic. I eventually found some of the phone book-sized collections and read them cover to cover. I wasn't always into the stories (Sim started shoving more and more of his woman issues and religion into each comic until it ended up taking it over) but it was one of the few mature comics featuring an anthro character out there.
The 90's were a weird period for comics. A lot of darkness. I think it's the Canadian thing (Sim is from Canada).
The 90's were a weird period for comics. A lot of darkness. I think it's the Canadian thing (Sim is from Canada).
Thanks! Yeah...Dave Sim went off the deep end around issue 200 when he began ditching all the good characters and ranting about how females suck all the energy from men or some stupid shit like that. What's a shame is before he did that he had some of the best written female characters in comics ever.
That's a really good rendition of the character! :) The timeline of this would probably near the end of the first volume? Somewhere between issue 20 to 25? :D
I planned to do a big reread of the series, but somehow got stuck at the beginning of "Jaka's Story". Really need to pick it up again soon.
I planned to do a big reread of the series, but somehow got stuck at the beginning of "Jaka's Story". Really need to pick it up again soon.
Thanks! I was just starting to read High Society when I drew this so right around there. I think High Society starts at issue 26? Somewhere in there. Issues 25 through 100 or so were around the time I was into reading it on a regular basis. I caught up later, making it through all 300 just a few years ago.
Unfortunately a lot of the stuff Sim has said about women have kinda tainted the comic/character for me but it's a big reason why I got into furry so I can't totally hate on it. Plus Gerhard's background art was amazing.
Unfortunately a lot of the stuff Sim has said about women have kinda tainted the comic/character for me but it's a big reason why I got into furry so I can't totally hate on it. Plus Gerhard's background art was amazing.
Wow, not many people make it to the very end. ;) Which leads me to the question: The Yoowhoo part - did you read it in full or did you skip most of it? I read "Latter Days" two times now and tried to get through that section, but I could never make it.
And I think Sim's peculiar views on various things are the result of being an utter hermit for a large part of his life, spending most of his time getting the book done, with very little outside social contact. He often said that the last third of the series was made under huge amount of stress and very little free-time, so I can kind of see a connection there.
And I think Sim's peculiar views on various things are the result of being an utter hermit for a large part of his life, spending most of his time getting the book done, with very little outside social contact. He often said that the last third of the series was made under huge amount of stress and very little free-time, so I can kind of see a connection there.
I think it's deeper than that. I think the dude has mental health issues. That and the way he's written he treated people he was in relationships leads me to believe I'm not wrong. Stress and no free time don't explain the fact that he's even worst now. Someone once wrote of Cerebus that "Cerebus is complex, but jarring, incoherently so. it has an ambitious message⦠that is a bad message." That pretty much sums it up.
I think it's worth reading at least the first 100 issues but it's not really a comic I can recommend without warning "here there be dragons".
I think it's worth reading at least the first 100 issues but it's not really a comic I can recommend without warning "here there be dragons".
Oh yes, he came into this with mental problems, but I think the work on the comic (or rather his working method) only amplified them. I only find it interesting when you see photos or footage of him from ca 20 years ago and compare them to now. Those years in solitude really didn't do him any good.
Funnily though, the more his mind went off the rails and the more he dug himself into ever more peculiar views and philosophies, the more beautiful to look at the book became. There's certainly a lot to pick up upon the content in that last third, but my, does it all look gorgeous. And the experiments concerning form and presentation probably were at its peak there.
Funnily though, the more his mind went off the rails and the more he dug himself into ever more peculiar views and philosophies, the more beautiful to look at the book became. There's certainly a lot to pick up upon the content in that last third, but my, does it all look gorgeous. And the experiments concerning form and presentation probably were at its peak there.
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