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Cerebus as Macbeth by Paul Smith

Artists: Paul Smith (Penciller) , Tom Poston (Inker)

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Title:	Cerebus as Macbeth by Paul Smith
Artist:	Paul Smith (Penciller)
Artist:	Tom Poston (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,074
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	4/14/2007
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Description

If ever a comic book character was born to play Macbeth, it was Cerebus. So, when Paul Smith visited Charlotte while I was researching a college paper on Shakespearean adaptations in comics, I thought he would draw a great aardvark. For his part, Mr. Smith seemed quite enthusiastic about the idea (I thought it was because he was tired of drawing Wolverine). Later, great pencils in hand, I asked my friend Tom Poston, who later became an inker for Comico and DC, to finish the page for me. The results you see before you.

(There is more to the story. If I recall this correctly, before Tom got his chance at Comico, Dave, as he has done for many others I'm told, gave Tom some generous tips on his art and on how to get into the business. Tom, who loved Cerebus and was excited about inking this commission, later showed a copy to Dave who, to Tom's surprise, looked at it in deafening silence almost as if it were a deed of dreadful note and handed it back without much comment.)

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	Timothy Finney
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Last Login:	September 2025
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Sebastien Roy
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/17/2007

Hey Tim -- I'd love to hear what DVS had to say about this. Drop me a line off-CAF!

Joseph Melchior
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/5/2008

Tim, do you remember what year this was? I have a Cerebus sketch by Smith on the back of an X-Men/Alpha Flight page.

Doctor Fantastic
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/10/2010

I love your project theme, and this is such a wonderfully perfect piece!

Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008

Posted on 1/18/2011

Superb Cerebus piece and good luck with your crazy quest (that may have no ending ever)...!

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