Cerebus (comics)
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Cerebus is the first collected volume of Canadian
cartoonist
Dave Sim
's Cerebus
comic book
series. It is made up of the first 25 issues of Cerebus, plus, as of the 11th edition, some strips that ran in Comics Buyer's Guide
featuring Silverspoon, a parody of the comic strip Prince Valiant
.
While Cerebus is the first volume in the series, it was the third to be collected in "phonebook" form, after High Society
and Church & State Volume I
.
Bran Mak Muffin
Jaka:
Red Sophia:
Elrod the Albino (or Elrod of Melvinbone):
The Roach:
Lord Julius:
comic book
series. Unlike the other volumes, Cerebus is not a cohesive story, but rather each issue was its own story, with certain stories lasting two or three issues.
For the first dozen issues, the comic book was published bi-monthly. When Sim's partner and wife-to-be, Deni Loubert
, realized that the comic book was selling well enough to go monthly, Sim dropped his commercial art work and focused on Cerebus.
Though the first in the series, Cerebus was the third volume to be printed after High Society came out in 1986 and Church & State Volume I
came out in 1987. Cerebus left the presses on August 15, 1987.
The 11th and later editions contain extra pagesthe "Silverspoon" storyline from the Comics Buyers Guide that took place between Cerebus #13 and #14. It was placed in the middle of the Cerebus "phonebook" starting on page 295. Sim said its appearance in the phonebook was important, otherwise the sudden appearance of Lord Julius is inexplicable; that the story had not been included before was an oversight.
People of Canada
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cartoonist
Cartoonist
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Dave Sim
Dave Sim
David Victor Sim is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist.A pioneer of self-published comics and creators' rights, Sim is best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, a comic book published from 1977 to 2004, which chronicles its main character in a 6,000-page self-contained...
's Cerebus
Cerebus the Aardvark
Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus ran for 300 issues from December 1977 to 2004, and was over 6000 pages long, the longest-running original...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series. It is made up of the first 25 issues of Cerebus, plus, as of the 11th edition, some strips that ran in Comics Buyer's Guide
Comics Buyer's Guide
Comics Buyer's Guide , established in 1971, is the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry...
featuring Silverspoon, a parody of the comic strip Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
.
While Cerebus is the first volume in the series, it was the third to be collected in "phonebook" form, after High Society
High Society (comics)
High Society is the second collected volume, and first volume-length story, of Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim's Cerebus comic book series. It focuses mainly on politics, including Cerebus campaign for the office of Prime Minister, in the fictional city-state of Iest in Sim's world of Estarcion...
and Church & State Volume I
Church and State (comics)
Church & State is the third novel in Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim's Cerebus comic book series. In it, Cerebus once again becomes Prime Minister, and eventually Pope.The 1200-page novel was divided into seven books has been collected in two volumes...
.
First appearances
Cerebus:Bran Mak Muffin
Jaka:
Red Sophia:
Elrod the Albino (or Elrod of Melvinbone):
The Roach:
Lord Julius:
Publication
Cerebus (though only the collected volume is so titled) comprises the first 25 issues of the CerebusCerebus the Aardvark
Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus ran for 300 issues from December 1977 to 2004, and was over 6000 pages long, the longest-running original...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series. Unlike the other volumes, Cerebus is not a cohesive story, but rather each issue was its own story, with certain stories lasting two or three issues.
For the first dozen issues, the comic book was published bi-monthly. When Sim's partner and wife-to-be, Deni Loubert
Deni Loubert
Deni Loubert is a French Canadian comics publisher, co-founder of Aardvark-Vanaheim and founder of Renegade Press. She is the ex-wife of Dave Sim, with whom she founded Aardvark-Vanaheim and published Cerebus from issues #1 to #77 .Loubert and Sim met in 1976) and married in 1979...
, realized that the comic book was selling well enough to go monthly, Sim dropped his commercial art work and focused on Cerebus.
Though the first in the series, Cerebus was the third volume to be printed after High Society came out in 1986 and Church & State Volume I
Church and State (comics)
Church & State is the third novel in Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim's Cerebus comic book series. In it, Cerebus once again becomes Prime Minister, and eventually Pope.The 1200-page novel was divided into seven books has been collected in two volumes...
came out in 1987. Cerebus left the presses on August 15, 1987.
The 11th and later editions contain extra pagesthe "Silverspoon" storyline from the Comics Buyers Guide that took place between Cerebus #13 and #14. It was placed in the middle of the Cerebus "phonebook" starting on page 295. Sim said its appearance in the phonebook was important, otherwise the sudden appearance of Lord Julius is inexplicable; that the story had not been included before was an oversight.
Sources
- Cerebus Fangirl
- Cerebus Wiki, set up by Cerebus Fangirl