Wednesday, August 31, 2016

What Elrod showing!


"Elrod showed Cerebus" test render
below in context



CEREBUS NEWS

Dave Sim the Orson Welles of comics. Read Sean Robinson's pitch for the Cerebus-comic-restoration-kickstarter - only a few days left!
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/reproduction-preservation-and-sandpaper.html

Carson Grubaugh's Cerebus Re-Read Challenge continues with "Melmoth"
http://hodtech.net/v6.html

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

What Explosion! What Necross!

"Explosive Cerebus" sequence rough puttogether of test renders

So...hey howabout a pre-Cerebus spin-off staring Necross and the villagers below headed by the High Priest and his sidekick Despuess from issue 5? Really there are so many colorful characters in the Cerebus series - any one of them worthy of their own title in an expansive Cerebusverse. Anyway, just an idea. Pardon the rough sketch below:)



CEREBUS NEWS

New comic story from Grant Morrison and Gerhard (and edited by Rantz Hoseley!) coming soon

Monday, August 29, 2016

What splinters! What superhero landing pose!

"Elrod, Cerebus and the splintering" test render progress

Cerebus "superhero landing pose" done for fun:)
...for more on this now celebrated stance:
"Woo! Superhero landing! You know that's really hard on your knees. Totally impractical, they all do it."
— Deadpool http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreePointLanding


CEREBUS NEWS

Cerebus comic restoration Kickstarter makes headlines at Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/can5-cerebus-archive-number-five-123400113.html
Also channel 2 CBS news site
http://www.ktvn.com/story/32861462/can5-cerebus-archive-number-five-is-now-in-the-process-of-being-restored
and channel 3 NBC site
http://www.wave3.com/story/32861462/can5-cerebus-archive-number-five-is-now-in-the-process-of-being-restored
The Comics Reporter http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/comics_by_request_people_place_in_need_of_funding082916/
Nasdaq
http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/can5--cerebus-archive-number-five--is-now-in-the-process-of-being-restored-20160829-00302

Cerebus drawn by Elliot Cowan

after years in the making this weekend finally saw the public online premiere of his indie animated full length movie masterpiece http://www.elliotelliotelliot.com/

Last week's brand new Cerebus comic strips!
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/cerebus-in-hell-daily-strips-week-9.html

Interview with comic artist Steven Pennella: "Dave Sim is one of the giants of self-publishing and really knows the art form inside and out."
http://multiverse.world/blog/2016/08/29/qa-steven-pennella/

Saturday, August 27, 2016

What Town! What Devil!


test render


test render


CEREBUS NEWS

Gerhard draws Star Wars issue #1 cover recreation with original artists Tom Palmer and Howard Chaykin http://gerhardart.com/star-wars-re-creation/

Friday, August 26, 2016

What Skull cloud! What Jaka!


"SKULL Clouds as Cerebus rides away" clouds created and rendered by Rob Ellis
robellis.animator@gmail.com

CEREBUS NEWS

Dave's The Origins of Jaka (and Rick): Vanessa Redgrave (and Richard Harris). Plus: 9 days left of the comic-restoration-kickstarter!
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-many-origins-of-jaka-part-4.html


as an aside here's me (in the blue T-shirt) with my childhood friend Benji Redgrave (Vanessa's nephew - son of her almost as famous sister actress Lynn Redgrave). Read all about it in my mom's book.  Also, while we're at it: in the photoalbum right across is the nephew of Pattie Boyd (featured in last Friday's episode). My mom was also friend's with Pattie's sister Paula. https://www.amazon.com/Stars-Lobby-My-Hollywood-Years-ebook/dp/B00WFPRQAA/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8#nav-subnav



Thursday, August 25, 2016

What Explosion!


test render


to the right as it appears in the comic








CEREBUS NEWS

Sean Michael Robinson:
Do you have a favorite image from Going Home? We're looking for suggestions for what image should be featured on the last page of the restored book. Something that would look good really large, and fits in thematically with the book?
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/avoiding-dreaded-moire-press-tests-and.html

Cerebus-comic-restoration-kickstarter update
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/cerebus-archive-number-5-update-2.html

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

What Sequence!


"Adventure begins sequence" rough puttogether of test renders

CEREBUS NEWS

Street Artist "MikeBDope" aka "SharpieVillain" (tagline "No pencils no erasers") draws Cerebus at comic store "Meltdown Comics" (click link for the full process) https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZsT7lDuqC/

Declares "Cerebus the Moby Dick of comics", "sophisticated and funny" and thinks maybe "vendors are speculating a big Cerebus resurgence" (7:29-10:15) https://youtu.be/FJAHEiY8XXg


Monday, August 22, 2016

What UVs! What Hello!

"Brothers-in-crime UV transfer" by Technical Director Nick Wolensky
nicholas.wolensky@gmail.com
 (a particularly tricky UV transfer of one of the earliest animations, which used a completely different rig even)


test render

What Overseer!


test render

Sunday, August 21, 2016

What Michelangelo!


test render


CEREBUS NEWS

Dave Sim Weekly Update! Pattie Boyd: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Cerebus! Also: Comic-restoration-kickstarter going strong! http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-many-origins-of-jaka-part-3.html

Speaking of read about Pattie Boyd, George Harrison and my mom, Inger Simonsen, being invited to Donovan's castle in her book. https://www.amazon.com/LONGHAIRED-LADS-LONDON-TIMECAPSULE-1963-ebook/dp/B00K953BD4/ref=la_B00KAGZTJG_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471629961&sr=1-1
Here is a picture from my mom's photo album of Pattie Boyd during Easter weekend at Donovan's castle, yes, an actual Irish castle. (Also, in the pic is Sid Maurer who painted/designed the album covers for Donovan's records).


Comic creator and founder of Alterna Comics Peter Simeti draws Cerebus


James reading and reviewing the first issues of Cerebus
Carson Grubaugh rereading and reviewing Cerebus
http://hodtech.net/v5.html

Thursday, August 18, 2016

What Turn! What Corner!


"Cerebus turns a corner" test render


CEREBUS NEWS

"Flipside Focus" podcast focuses on Cerebus (53:12). Hear them exclaim: Cerebus is gangsta!:) and they suggest Cerebus getting an animated movie:)
http://undercovercapes.podbean.com/e/flipside-focus-episode-7-1471450170/

and speaking of





Wednesday, August 17, 2016

What Mirrors! What Hallway! What Wizard!


Wizard "hall of mirrors" Cerebus film sequence rough puttogether of test renders

CEREBUS NEWS

Bleeding Cool headlines the latest Cerebus kickstarter
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/08/16/as-the-cerebus-archive-moves-into-church-and-state-dave-sim-still-talking-female-void-and-transgender/

Monday, August 15, 2016

What Pushing! What Horrors!


"Cerebus pushing forward" test render


test render


fun with exposure:)

from the comic:

CEREBUS NEWS

"411mania" spotlights Cerebus
http://411mania.com/movies/comics-from-yesteryear-cerebus-the-aardvark/

"The Comics Reporter" looks at the latest (5th) Cerebus comic restoration kickstarter
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/comics_by_request_people_places_in_need_of_funding081516/

Sunday, August 14, 2016

What Aye! What Torture!


test render


test render

CEREBUS NEWS

It's official Carson Grubaugh is the new collaborator on Dave Sim's upcoming project: "Strange Death Of Alex Raymond"
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/carson-grubaugh-working-on-sdoar.html

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane posts Cerebus as Spawn
http://mcfarlane.com/blog/silly-spawn-sunday-cerebus-aardvark-spawn/
Todd writes:
Dave Sim (a fellow Canadian artist), created one of my favorite comic book characters Cerebus the Aardvark and it was a BLAST being able to collaborate on Spawn issue 10!
This pin-up he did for Spawn issue 4. And it MAY have been an unforeseen foreshadowing to our collaboration on Spawn! Funny how things work out!!

Saturday, August 13, 2016

What Twice!


test render

CEREBUS NEWS

Dave Sim Weekly Update: Jaka Origins! Comic-restoration-kickstarter underway! http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-many-origins-of-jaka-part-2.html

and this week's "Cerebus in hell?" strips!
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/cerebus-in-hell-daily-strips-week-7.html

Thursday, August 11, 2016

What's smashing! What's hanging! !


"Cerebus impact" test render


"hanging around a bit (to be inserted into a conversation)" test render


"Cerebus destroys image of self" rough puttogether update

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

What Kick! What Thrunk!


"Cerebus kicking it - update" test render


(rest of Thrunk sequence to be inserted elsewhere in the film)


CEREBUS NEWS

Cerebus "Reads" now restored and available at comic stores http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/restored-reads-now-available-excerpt.html

"Cerebus comic restoration kickstarter" under way! Get 10 prints, artist notes, "Collected Letters 3" + more! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/c-minus-kid/can5-cerebus-archive-number-five?

Also check out (future collaborator on upcomimg The Strange Death Of Alex Raymond?) Carson Grubaugh's Re-Read of Cerebus
http://momentofcerebus.blogspot.com/2016/08/carson-grubaughs-re-read-challenge.html

Another Cerebus reread is still going strong over at the Classic Comics Forum http://classiccomics.boards.net/thread/2804/cerebus-reading-society?page=24

Cerebus featured on BBC Hereford & Worcester radio show
Cerebus sited as "favourite example of the interaction between speech narration and an audience" http://atollcomics.blogspot.com/2016/08/deep-sequencing-talking-about-talking.html

and below 'nuff said:)


Monday, August 1, 2016

What puttogether! What vacation!


made up of test renders

Will be gone on vacation for a week - will resume the Production Blog when back:)