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“Cerebus: Elrod Advises, Cerebus Kvetches” (est. 1979)

Artist: Dave Sim (All)

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“Cerebus: Elrod Advises, Cerebus Kvetches” (est. 1979) Comic Art

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Title:	“Cerebus: Elrod Advises, Cerebus Kvetches” (est. 1979)
Artist:	Dave Sim (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
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Added to Site:	1/4/2021
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“Cerebus: Elrod Advises, Cerebus Kvetches” (est. 1979)
by Dave Sim (1956-)
11 x 14 in., ink and marker on board
Coppola Collection

Jan 2021: I was looking for something in a closet that I had not been in for a while and came across this little treasure. I recognized it (really, who wouldn’t?) but it was still bagged and taped onto the cardboard backing from whenever it was shipped to me. I had neglected to scan, log and post it to my inventory.

Tarim! A treat to start 2021.

The text of Elrod’s dialogue: “Stand up, son – you’re tripping all over yourself. You’ve got to learn to stand on your feet – I may not always be around to help you.”

About which Cerebus notes: “Now you know how Cerebus feels.”

This drawing looks to be unfinished. Obviously, the Elrod dialogue is drafted in pencil. I might have almost thought the Cerebus figure was added later, except for the inclusion of his dialogue within the Elrod figure itself. At 11 x 14, it is larger than the usual convention drawings, too.

The drawing is undated. Elrod was popular when Dave introduced him (Cerebus #4, June 1978), and he returned in Cerebus #7 (December 1978), and I think the character was a popular request for convention drawings in 1979. I have a few drawings of Elrod and Cerebus with 1979 dates that match up well with these Elrod and Cerebus styles and this color scheme. Not to mention (ahem), this is a great companion piece for the original art to the cover of issue #4, and you know where that is.

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