Tuesday, May 31, 2016

What Secret Place Leaving!


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Monday, May 30, 2016

What Cerebus Beholding!

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

What behind the statue? What in front of the statue!


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CEREBUS NEWS

Margaret Liss' Cerebus tattoo with Dave Sim

Cerebus drawing by Marko Head
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGBBqrlltp3/

Cerebus on The Comics Reporter list(s) of "Name Four Specific Physical Comics Publications Or Specific Downloads You'd Take With You On A Proposed Trip. In The Fifth Slot, Describe In A Single Sentence The General Purpose Of The Trip."
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/fff_results_post_454_travel_comics/





Saturday, May 28, 2016

What Hood! What Angry Cerebus!

"Angry Cerebus" test render progress



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CEREBUS NEWS

A preview of "Hero Comics; A Hero Initiative Benefit Book" with a story by Dave Sim.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/hero-comics-a-hero-initiative-benefit-book-idw-2016

Mike Clary shares his Cerebus tattoo

What Spying!


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CEREBUS NEWS

Cerebus on list of "greatest metafiction comics in history"
https://www.inverse.com/article/16221-the-9-greatest-meta-fiction-comics-in-history-explained-and-explored
From the article: "The comic is so complex that it’s inspired legions of fans to worship and pick it apart, since it began in the late 1970s."

Today there was a keynote on "Cerebus Syndrome" (the slow move from light to heavy topics) by Dr Harriet Earle at King's College London
"Can you correctly identify 25 of the IGN Top 100 Comic Heroes?" game featuring Cerebus among the top 25 IGN comic heroes. http://www.sporcle.com/games/jakethegoldfish/ign-top-100-comicheroes4

Tom Allman shares his new Cerebus tattoo

Don Murray shares Cerebus art by Dave and Gerhard on the back of his denim jacket

 Rapper Astronautalis calls Cerebus "MOST IMPORTANT COMIC BOOK OF ALL TIME"
Also, it would be an honor to have him in the film
Menachem Luchins who runs the Comic Book Store Escape Pod Comics suggests Astronautalis play the role of
Dave Sim Weekly Update: "New Mr. A by Steve Ditko!"
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/05/weekly-update-136-new-mr-by-steve-ditko.html

Monday, May 23, 2016

What Observation!


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"Clouds of Elrod" cgi clouds progress by Rob Ellis

Sunday, May 22, 2016

What Hoods! What Baskets!


rough puttogether of some test renders


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CEREBUS NEWS


A new review of Cerebus issue #25 (not sure why the title of the upload is #26)

Cerebus gets a shout out in this video of Canadian Comic Books.

Justin du Coeur shares about his Cerebus collection http://jducoeur.livejournal.com/862194.html

Saturday, May 21, 2016

What Tentacle! What Foretelling!


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Friday, May 20, 2016

What Startling! What UVs!


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"UV Transfer" by Technical Director Nick Wolensky


CEREBUS NEWS

Dave Sim Weekly Update: Cerebus Archive #4 On Its Way http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/05/weekly-update-135-cerebus-archive-4-on.html



Thursday, May 19, 2016

What Clouds! Sky! Rainbow!


CGI clouds created and rendered by Rob Ellis


CGI rainbow and clouds created and rendered by Rob Ellis


CEREBUS NEWS

New Cerebus print by Gerhard (plus a timelapse video showing the creative process in the link)
http://gerhardart.com/deans-jaka-scene/

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

What Gliding! What Bonding! What Logo!


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New production company logo mock-up test unveiling:) Hopefully Cerebus will launch a film company that focuses on indie comics staying true to "Creator Rights".


CEREBUS NEWS

Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and who also ran the influential "Feature Magazine", covering the indie comic scene back in the day, has a new Cerebus review out today:
"I think Cerebus has three distinct story cycles that can each be taken on their own: the high adventure & intrigue period of Swords thru Church & State; the Mailer-infused philosophical inquiry on gender & creativity spanning Jaka's Story through Guys; and the religious conversion novel spanning Rick's Story through Latter Days. Each have their merits.
The adventure pacing, wit, and acting in the first period is in parts some of the best the medium has ever seen, and the ending of Church & State is a great payoff to what was then the longest extended graphic novel narrative attempted in North American comics. Cerebus set the stage for the now-established format of the long-form graphic novel serial, and will always matter for that alone.
The quiet melodrama and violence of political repression depicted in the second period is often devastating. Guys, as epilogue or standalone, is also as good a memoir on the history of black and white comics in the direct market as we're ever gonna get, and it's legitimately charming. The inquiry into the nature of creativity in Minds was for me the apex of the book, and has a lot to offer. But this period also has the rough-going essays defining Sim's self-described "masculinism" which is where many readers part company with the book.
The last period gets really rough going, especially near the end, but even there the art and pacing in many places are still 20 years ahead of what anyone else is doing even now. The Hemingway lion hunting issue does things with 80 and 100 panel grids that transcend Eisner and Tezuka's cribbing of cinematic technique, and enter a realm all their own. The 19th century illustration inspired religious/demonic visions in Rick's Story are a terrifying depiction of schizophrenia that are playing to a certain extent in William Blake's sandbox.
As a casual reader, starting from the beginning and getting out when the returns start to dip for you is a good strategy. As a practitioner, go to a library and look at the craft in each stage, because it's masterful all the way to the end, even when the story doesn't always land."



Troy Little shares a page from the proposed "Ultimate Cerebus" in honor of Dave's Bday (scroll down page in link for Troy's rendition)
http://meanwhilestudios.tumblr.com/post/144550348217/happy-60th-dave-sim-in-honour-of-daves-60th-i









Tuesday, May 17, 2016

What a long way! What 60th Birthday, Dave Sim!

"You've come a long way, Cerebus" test render




Comics Alliance article: "Sim developed into one of the most accomplished and innovative cartoonists of his era. Maybe ever."
http://comicsalliance.com/tribute-dave-sim/

The Comics Reporter wishes Dave Sim a happy 60th Birthday!
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/happy_60th_birthday_dave_sim/

Monday, May 16, 2016

What Fallen Skeleton!


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CEREBUS NEWS

Tomorrow Dave Sim turns 60! Happy Birthday!!
Below is me and my wife's (yes her name is Carma) attempt at a humorous bday greeting


Sunday, May 15, 2016

What Skeleton Sequence!


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"Fallen Skeleton" test render progress

What Omen!


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CEREBUS NEWS

Win an exclusive Gerhard print
http://www.planetslade.com/gerhardcomp.html

A very nice review of the all-new jam packed Cerebus story: "War of the Independents follows characters from The Tick, Bone, Zippy, Usagi Yojimbo, and more as they attempt to help Cerebus get his helmet back" click link for the full review http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/champions-island-kennel-block-blues-independents-comics-17

Jesse Lee Herndon's Cerebus review of issue 136
https://youtu.be/1-7Zk0R4Kmg
and issue 135
https://youtu.be/eNEhbJnScZ4

Friday, May 13, 2016

What Cerebus Aliveness!


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CEREBUS NEWS

"Silence" podcast has more Cerebus this week's episode
http://mindlessones.com/2016/05/03/silence-186/

Cory Foster's Cerebus reread "Parte the Eighth"
http://coryfoster.com/cerebus-re-read-2015-2016-women/

Jesse Lee Herndon's Cerebus reread video series is up to issue #134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZssS2xBNTU&feature=youtu.be&a

Dave Sim Weekly Updates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEk5oQWf-0
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/05/weekly-update-134-reading-reads-again.html

Dave Sim's Woody featured over at Bleeding Cool
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/05/05/when-woody-allen-was-weaned-on-comic-books/

Comic Artist Simon Fraser draws Cerebus on Free Comic Book at Comic Book Store Escape Pod Comics

Comic Book Store Retro Rocket Comics have uncirculated copies of Cerebus

Monday, May 2, 2016

What Rainbow! What Vacation!

"CGI rainbow and clouds" progress by Rob Ellis




NOTE: taking a little vacation - will be posting again in a week:)




CEREBUS NEWS

Tom Devlin. executive editor at Drawn and Quarterly, says he is spending too much time reading the "Moment of Cerebus" blog:)
http://211blog.drawnandquarterly.com/2016/04/dq-office-reads-part-8.html

Someone has created a playblast featuring some of our test renders
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnfBvqsyqKxK6GS6CTSBVZxSFVMg0db6_

New book coming out called "The Greatest Comic Book of All Time" with a chapter devoted to Cerebus http://www.word-power.co.uk/books/the-greatest-comic-book-of-all-time-I9781137561961/

Gerhard's latest creation http://gerhardart.com/brians-paris-tribute-and-some-other-stuff/

New Cerebus drawing by Joe Rubinstein (he inked the Cerebus story "The Morning After")
https://twitter.com/d_g_reeves/status/727193605022973953

New episode of the Cerebus review series Sanctuary of Reality
Ep 122 reviewing Cerebus issue 123
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5xmsAzVbIQ