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Cerebus #52 Cover by Dave Sim (1983)

Artist: Dave Sim (All)

18 Comments  -   232 Views  -   25 Likes


Cerebus #52 Cover by Dave Sim (1983) Comic Art
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Cerebus #52 Cover

One of my earliest attempts at a cover homage

 

   

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Title: Cerebus #52 Cover by Dave Sim (1983)
Artist: Dave Sim (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 232
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Comments: 18
Added to Site: 3/14/2025
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"Church & State"

My introduction to Cerebus the Aardvark was with issues #51 & 52 (bought at the same time) so big nostalgia here :)

Aardvark-Vanaheim 1983
11" x 17"

Thanks Bechara!
Overlay image courtesy of Mikail- thanks!

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Andy Wurst 
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Great cover!

John C 
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Strangely enough, this was Wild Bill Curry's favourite comic cover as well.

Miki Annamanthadoo 
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Cool pick up!

E DLS 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

I know what this means to you.  So, so, happy for you buddy.

André . 
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Now that looks like a fun wrestling match!

Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Cerebus in a tables, ladders, and chairs match against Hercules!  A con-chair-to orchestrated by Dave Sim!

Kavi H 
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

how much to buy your recreation? ;-p

congrats on landing this awesome Dave Sim Cerebus cover that is directly linked to your discovery of and nostalgia for the series. awesome!

Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 3/14/2025

Wow, what a fantastic acquisition, Rick! Sim’s linework is always precise and confident, with nice texture on the clothing. A memorable cover from a very popular era of Cerebus!

Monty B 
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/15/2025

Absolutely wonderful cover!!!

Doug L 
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/15/2025

Amazing cover. Great find of the pre-Kitchen Staff Supervisor era of the earth - pig born. 

Joe Murray 
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/15/2025

Wow, lucking onto this one must be amazing, big congrats!!

Neon Dragon 
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 3/16/2025

Great cover!  Congrats Rick!!

Oystein Sorensen 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/17/2025

A cool and delightful cover for sure. Dave Sim couldn´t do much wrong at this point.

Mark Levy 
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/19/2025

Awesome movement on this cover from a landmark series!

Matt Moore 
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/23/2025

Congrats! This is Awesome!

Michael Kenyon 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 3/30/2025

You've got to be kidding me Rick. How??? Bechara !! That guy definitely finds spectacular and important art. Very happy for you. Talk about a cultural signature piece.Where do the years go?

Jason Hussa 
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 5/6/2025

Superb!  There was a small pocket of issues at the very start of Church & State (and end of High Society) that proved particularly elusive to acquire for me back in the day, and this was one of them... so seeing the original cover here is -fantastic-!  When Gerhard was fully integrated into the singular, incredible "art unit" that produced Cerebus, the covers of the book became incredibly unique, increasingly complex (and unorthodox), "mature" pieces (declarations, almost) that continually kicked down the walls that held in check the expectations of what a North American monthly comic book cover should, would, and could be.  But before then, Dave could really unleash some havok on his own, and this image is a perfect example.  It must have come as a great relief, after the high-falootin', complex High Society, to see this cover kicking off a new storyline and realize that Dave "got it all out of his system" and was returning Cerebus to his roots as a brawling, Conan parody, leaving behind all that heavy political and systemic analysis... thank goodness! :)  And then he gave us Church & State... :)  Absolutely, epically smashing and fantastic Cerebus pick up, Rick!  Gorgeous Dave Sim drawing on this beauty (love the Looney Tunes-like shorthand of the goon biting his lip to denote the force of the blow...).  Congrats on pinning this bad boy down!

K Gearon 
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/10/2025

Love the "simplicity" of this one...just the 2 figures, but so dynamic.  Classic stuff, Rick, congrats!

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