#Dave sim

[vintagegeekculture]

Eastman and Laird support their fellow underground comics success, Dave Sim's Cerebus.

#ninja turtles #cerebus #dave sim #divorced

[weirdlookindog]

The Shadow of the Axe!

by Russ Heath (art) / Dave Sim (script)

from Creepy #91, August 1977.

source

#the shadow of the axe #russ heath #dave sim #creepy magazine #warren #horror art #comic art #horror comics #full story

[cgbcomics]

#moon knight #dave sim #marvel comics #80s comics

[nfcomics]

CEREBUS • MARVELMANVARK no.1 • by Dave Sim [Dec 2023]

#CEREBUS • MARVELMANVARK no.1 #Dave Sim #Night Flight Comics #Comic Mail Orders #NFComics #Aardvark-Vanaheim #Reading #Cerebus #Comic Books

[evilhorse]

Cerebus in Hell? Presents #68

#Cerebus in Hell? Presents #cerebus #brzrkr #parody #Dave sim #gustave doré #aardvark vanaheim #comics #2020s comics

[tomoleary]

Dave Sim - Cerebus #52 original art (1983)

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#dave sim #cerebus #original art

[thebristolboard]

Original wraparound cover painting by Kevin Eastman from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8, published by Mirage Studios, 1986.

#Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #Kevin Eastman #original comic art #wraparound cover #classic cover #Cerebus #Dave Sim #painting #TMNT

[gootie]

Cartoonist Kayfabetober, 26 October 2023. 80's Black & White Explosion! This one was tough because I love too many 80's b&w comics. After much deliberation I settled on Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo reading an issue of Dave Sim's Cerebus.

#my art #fan art #cartoonist kayfabe #ed piskor #jim rugg #80s black and white explosion #stan sakai #usagi yojimbo #dave sim #cerebus #Cartoonist Kayfabetober 2023

[tygerland]

Cerebus by Dave Sim, 1987.

#indie #alternative #comic books #cerebus #aardvark #art #1980s #retro #80s #mythology #culture #dave sim #illustration #book nerd #reading #politics #art history #satire #comics #1990s

[joe-the-english-otter]

Cerebus The Aardvark: Issues #101-#200. Continued Thoughts (Repost)

This is the second part of the three part saga of my opinions on Cerebus The Aardvark. I suggest you read the first part that I posted a few days ago, if you have no idea what’s going on or need some context. (Originally posted to FA on January 17th 2023) So I've continued reading Cerebus and yeah, the previous flaws that might've shown a bit in the previous issues really start to ramp up here and get worse the closer we get to issue #200. (I did mention in the previous journal about Dave Sim's anti-feminist views and I'll get into even more of his... Interesting views later on) Issues #101-#113: This is a continuation of the previous arc, though more story elements are added in as previous echoes, that were hinted at earlier in the story arc, start to build up properly and add weight to the story as Cerebus ascends (In a literal and metaphorical sense) to where he meets the Judge who.... Well, judges the many people of the world. After a long speech which developes the world building a bit more, he tells Cerebus that he's destined to die "alone, unmourned and unloved", that his empire has collapsed to an invading army and that the vast majority of his followers are dead. Issues #114-#150: After Cerebus literally falls back down to earth, he walks around the mostly ruined city that he once ruled, before eventually running into Jaka and her new husband Rick. Cerebus stays with them for a bit as a houseguest and there's a bit of tension as Cerebus does his best to try and split Jaka and Rick up, still showing that he loves her deeply and is heartbroken that she's found someone else. This part of the story is lightly pushed down as the character Oscar is introduced, who is 100% written as Oscar Wilde, he plays a major part in the story as he starts writing a story based on Jaka's life, without Jaka knowing. Cerebus leaves to go do a basic errand and while he's gone, Jaka, Rick and Oscar are captured by the new dictatorship controling the region (The dictatorship being mostly big burly women and one of the higher ups being Margaret Thatcher... Seriously). The latter half of this arc deals with the last days of Oscar's life, after being severely scarred by his time in prison. It also deals with Cerebus who is deeply shell shocked, believing that Jaka is dead. Issues #151-#200: This is probably one of the longest arc's in the series. In is part, we get more details on two other aardvarks that exist in this world; Cirin (Leader of the new dictatorship) and Suenteus Po (An extremely powerful philosopher who has lived through several incarnations of himself). There's a lot of mind games as Cerebus, Cirin and Astoria (She's back now) try to change things to their own ideologies, with Po trying to prevent things from going to complete shit. In the third part of the arc, the viewer is shown parts of an in-universe essay, which basically describes a theory on the sexes using a female void (Which focuses on feelings and emotions) and a male void (Which focuses on reason and logic). This honestly reads like it's Dave Sim's thoughts and it mostly comes out of nowhere, like it holds a bit of relevance to the story arc but it just feels very tacked on in my opinion and it's one of the first major times Dave Sim would throw his thoughts and opinions into the story. This story arc starts to reach it's end as Cerebus, Cirin, Astoria and Po finally meet together. Po is able to talk Astoria out of fighting Cerebus and Cirin, helped by the fact that Astoria is worn out by the constant violence. Astoria and Po then leave after they're unable to talk down Cerebus and Cirin, leaving them to fight and good god is their fight violent as hell, leaving them both covered in blood, but alive. Eventually they're both shot up into space by "god" (Who turns out to be called Dave and is 100% a self-insert of Dave Sim) and they're slowly split apart, this leaves Cerebus alone with his thoughts and we get a good look at some moments from his past. (Caution warning: Censored Homophobic Slur Mentions) It's also during this time that Cerebus is left alone with his thoughts and he starts praying to Tarim (The none Dave Sim god), at first being thankful for being saved and then out of nowhere, starts thanking Tarim for not minding him being a f*ggot, while also loudly trying to drown out those thoughts by chanting "Shut Up" as he unintentionally brings up a few moments of him being aroused by men, while also repeatedly using the word f*ggot, mentioning that he hates f*ggots and that being a f*ggot is a sin. Now this is all brought up because it's mentioned in the third part that Cerebus is a hermaphrodite and has or had the ability to reproduce by himself if need be, that really troubles Cerebus and is what caused his outburst. I understand that in medieval fantasy, there is some carry over of what the laws were in the irl medieval era, but there are way better ways to handle it and doing it in such a way where the character is disgusted by these thoughts and saying that they're morally wrong, is really hard to take, especially considering they're the main character. But anyway, back to the story; Eventually Cerebus meets "god" who is shown in word balloon text as he changes various things while speaking in Cerebus's mind, proving that he is a supreme being in some sense. "god* then shows Cerebus the destiny that he was supposed to have followed, but that he screwed it up royally and is now set on a path of self-destruction, he then shows Cerebus two possible realities in which he lives with Jaka, neither of which end well for either of them. The arc ends after Cerebus is stuck on a small planet for a while, as a type of penance, before he is sent back to earth. So, here are the good bits: The art is fantastic, both Dave Sim and Gerhard (He was the main background artist from issue #65 onwards) did a brilliant job. The writing can be very good at times, like the converstations between characters as they argue and discuss topics can be really interesting. Now for my main gripe: Dave Sim's thoughts and opinions bleeding into the story. It's now reached a point where it's gone from being fairly balanced, into just full on "This is what I think and you're going to have to deal with it" and it's really hurting the story. Nearly every female character is now an antagonist or is really watered down character-wise (Even more than before). It's also clear that his anti-LGBTQA+ opinions are showing and it's only gonna get worse from here as he goes deeper into has ramblings in the comments section, which at times takes up more space than the actual story he's making. I will continue reading this series as there's only 100 issues left and a few extras that I might comment on. Overall, I stand by that Dave Sim is a fucking arsehole and someone with some serious personal issues that he didn't resolve. He's talented, but that does not excuse the hate he spews from his gob. Thank you for reading. As before, if I'm factually wrong or have said something you disagree with, do let me know via a comment or DM on either here or on Twitter. Cheers.

#cerebus the aardvark #dave sim #80s comics #90s comics #cerebus #comics #aardvark #opinion #critique #comic review #review

[omercifulheaves]

Ads hyping that Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Dave Sim and Neil Gaiman would be guest writing issues of Spawn. As you can tell from the ad, Moore’s issue was pretty much just him doing a spin on his Swamp Thing story “Down Among The Dead Men.” “This is a DREAM come true!” Until the lawsuits started.

#comics #image comics #spawn #todd macfarlane #angela #alan moor #frank miller #dave sim #neil gaiman

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Opinions on pineapple on pizza

I've never had pineapple on pizza but I have no problem with pineapple in general (I have no problem with pineapples in general)

#i do not understand computers #oops #you are not the intended audience #dave sim #swoopingsilver

[miracleblog]

Marvelmanvark: The Silly Age 1 (2023)

This Aarvardvark-Vanaheim publication featured Dave Sim's take on the history of all the various Captain Marvel versions along with Miracleman.

David Birdsong's cover illustration was an homage to Barry Windsor-Smith's front cover to Miracleman issue 23, released by Eclipse Comics in 1992.

#miracleman #dave sim #cerebus #david birdsong #barry windsor smith #neil gaiman #eclipse comics

[cgbcomics]

#tony stark #iron man #marvel comics #80s comics #dave sim

[nfcomics]

The original CEREBUS page from CEREBUS CHURCH & STATE is in the 2nd pic, but it's all great and funny! 💕 Words and art by Dave Sim

#CEREBUS • art by Dave Sim #CEREBUS CHURCH & STATE #Dave Sim #Night Flight Comics #Comic Mail Orders #NFComics

[evilhorse]

Cerebus in Hell? Presents #78

#Cerebus in Hell? Presents #cerebus #Hellboy #parody #Dave sim #gustave doré #aardvark vanaheim #comics #2020s comics