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Lord Silverspoon

**Lord Silverspoon** was the son of Lord Julius Tavers. He met with Cerebus twice. The first time, they were captured by Onliu pirates and later abandoned on a deserted island. Ultimately, they were rescued by Silverspoon's father.

The next time he met Cerebus, he taught the Aardvark the card game Priestess and proceeded to win continually, much to Cerebus' annoyance. When Lord Silverspoon learned that Countess Michelle Detin would only allow him to visit her if he brought Cerebus along, he proceeded to give Cerebus all of his money. After making plans to leave together the next morning, Cerebus surreptitiously left immediately, abandoning Silverspoon.

## Appearances

* "Silverspoon"
* *Cerebus*
	+ No. 43 - cameo
	+ No. 52
	+ No. 300 - cameo

## Basis

Lord Silverspoon is a parody of Prince Valiant.

1. ↑ "Silverspoon"
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 52*
Imesh

**Imesh** is a small port city on the Sofim River.

It was ruled by Hsifan in Cerebus' youth and featured such sights as the Ram and Peacock Tavern and the Red Crescent Quarter. Eventually, Imesh was taken over by K'Cor.

Notable citizens of Imesh include Magus Doran.

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus* No. 8, page 19
2. ↑ *Cerebus* No. 9, page 2
3. ↑ *Cerebus* No. 9, page 5
4. ↑ *Swords of Cerebus* Volume Three, introduction to *Cerebus* No. 9
Eye of Terim

The **Eye of Terim** was a treasure said to be the "most precious of the five Spheres of the Gods.

## History

Cerebus attempted to wrest the Eye of Terim from the demon Khem. After Khem's spell was broken, the Eye appeared to be a "tarnished iron sphere", implying that it may not have been the actual Eye of Terim.

## Quotes about the Eye of Terim

"The Eye of Terim, gold and shining prize -- no mortal shall wrest this gem ... from crimson claw of demon Khem" - Khem

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 2*, page 16
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 2*, page 14
Garth Inniscent

**Garth Inniscent** was a writer. He wrote the comic read *Rabbi*, of which Cerebus was a fan. Inniscent gave an interview to *The Reads Journal* where he stated that the Cirinists knew Cerebus was reading *Rabbi* and they wanted him to use the read to influence Cerebus.

## Dave Sim on Garth Inniscent

* Q4: Why did Garth Inniscent want Cerebus to have a nervous breakdown? Because Cerebus was religious and Inniscent was anti-religious?

Dave: That would certainly be a big part of it. Those who are opposed to religion tend never to consider the fact that they might be opposed to religion because they’re (for want of a more accurate term) evil.
* Q4: Or because he viewed him as power mad, and possibly a worse threat than the Cirinists? (i279/LD p278)

Dave: That would be a big part of it as well. Of course, underlying both of those motivations, I wouldn’t rule out plain old green-eyed jealousy. Cerebus had close to absolute power, absolute wealth and an undying devotion to Inniscent’s Rabbi character. For a writer that can be a maddening truth to have to contemplate: your creation is that big a part of the despot’s internal life (and it would be hard to think of anything or anyone closer to Cerebus at that point in his life than the fictional Rabbi character) and yet it doesn’t translate into any “goodies” for you as the writer of that character. Note Inniscent’s observation that Cerebus doesn’t even bother to invite him to dinner to pick his brain. The subtext is leverage. Dinner would be for starters, but after that presumably he would be entitled to an ambassadorship or at least a mansion of his own with liveried servants, etc. etc. It’s only a small step sideways from there to pervert your own talents in order to indirectly exert the power you aren’t being allowed to benefit from. Hell hath no fury like a writer scorned.
The analogy is imperfect but I think Woodward and Bernstein present a comparable example. Two marginalized second string reporters at the Washington Post who used Nixon’s hubris against him and basically brought about his resignation. And, of course, power has accrued to them over the last thirty years as a result. If you bring down a President, you inherit a certain amount of the President’s cachet whether you deserve to or not.
## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 279*
2. ↑ April 2006 Yahoo Groups discussion
Henrot

**Henrot** was a powerful wizard. He was the father of Red Sophia and ex-husband of Mrs. Henrot-Gutch. He also created Geet-A. He was "...said to draw his power from, not one, but two of the Five Spheres of the Gods."

## History

Henrot hired Cerebus to torture Tanes Feras for having "bismirched the honour" of his daughter. When Cerebus returned without Sophia, Henrot eventually created Geet-A as a replacement for her. Later, when Cerebus became Prime Minister of Iest, he called upon Henrot to join his "inner circle", alongside the Regency Elf.

## Basis

Henrot is drawn to look like writer/artist Frank Thorne and his name is an anagram of "Thorne".

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 3*, page 1
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 45* / *High Society*, page 401
Following Cerebus No. 6

***Following Cerebus No. 6*** is an issue of *Following Cerebus* published by Win-Mill Productions.

## Articles

* "The Many Origins of Cerebus"
	+ "The Comics World of 1977"
	+ "T. Casey Brennan: The Alan Moore of the 70s?"
	+ "The Many Origins of Cerebus"
	+ "Dave Sim Interview
* "About Last Issue" by Dave Sim
* "Dave Sim's Favorite Buffy the Vampire Slayer Photo This Month"
* "Mind Games" letter column
* "Ye Bookes of Cerebus: The Comic Art of Dave Sim and Gerhard"
* "Thou Good and Faithful Cerebite" cartoon story by Bryan Douglas
* "Another Thing Coming"
	+ "A Boy and his Aardvark" splash page reproduction by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Ham Ernestway

**Ham Ernestway** was an author. He was married to Mary.

## History

Cerebus, who was a big fan of Ham, and Jaka joined Ham and Mary on the trail as they headed north. At one point, Mary leaves a gun case open and Ham takes a gun from it, using it to commit suicide.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 251* through *Cerebus No. 259*
* *Cerebus No. 300* - cameo

## Basis

Ham Ernestway is a parody of American author Ernest Hemingway
IDW Publishing

**IDW Publishing** is an American publisher who has produced several *Cerebus*-related projects. Dave Sim also did several covers for IDW comics, including *Mars Attacks* and *Doctor Who*. IDW was also in the running to publish *The Strange Death of Alex Raymond*, which eventually came out from Living the Line.

## Titles

*Cerebus*

* *Cerebus: High Society - The Digital Audio/Video Experience* (2014) - with Aardvark-Vanaheim
* *Cerebus Cover Art Treasury* (2016) - with Aardvark-Vanaheim

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, containing *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 8*

* *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Works Volume 2*, **IDW Publishing**, 2013 - in color
* *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Volume 2*, IDW Publishing, 2018
Charles X. Claremont

**Charles X. Claremont** was a sorcerer who Cerebus met while sheltering in a girls' school in Lower Felda.

## History

Claremont spent a great deal of time disguised as "Madame duFort", serving as the headmistress of Madame duFort's School for Gifted Debutantes. Suffering a leg wound while escaping Beduin, Cerebus came upon the school, where he hid out from Sepran forces on the lookout for him. The school was part of a plan by Claremont to create the fabled Apocalypse Beast, which eventually manifested as Woman Thing. While attempting to capture a castle to serve as a base for his world-conquering ambitions, Claremont found another Apocalypse Beast, Sump Thing. Woman Thing and Sump Thing became enamored of each other and dragged themselves and Claremont over a ledge in their ardor.

Claremont later returned as a disembodied consciousness inhabiting the body of the Roach, where he would remain for some time.

## Quotes

* "Think of all the excitement ... angry mobs of frightened villagers with torches and pitchforks screaming for my blood ... led by local priests with wooden stakes and garlic-flavored holy water ... oh, how I love being evil!"

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 23*
* *Cerebus No. 24*
* *Cerebus No. 25*
* *Cerebus No. 56*
* *Cerebus No. 81*
* *Cerebus No. 86*
* *Cerebus No. 87*

## Basis

Claremont is a parody of the Marvel Comics character Professor Charles Xavier of *The Uncanny X-Men*, whom he strongly resembles (although Xavier is confined to a wheelchair and Claremont is not). Xavier was the dean of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. The name is also an allusion to the writer of *The Uncanny X-Men* during this period, Chris Claremont (who also wrote the *Man-Thing* comic book for a time).

## Dave Sim on Charles X. Claremont

* "I decided to do a tongue-in-cheek treatment of Chris Claremont's X-men series. Having read (and heard) so often at this time that Chris, when faced with developing a new character in the series, would ask, sometimes rhetorically but more often not, 'Is there any reason this character can't be a woman?' ... Marvel was also on a kick at this time about protecting their trademark on major characters by doing female versions of them. They ended up doing two around the same time -- Spider-Woman and She-Hulk. The implication of this move, at least in my mind, was that any publisher doing a female version of a Marvel character that wasn't Spider-Woman or She-Hulk would have free rein to use those characters -- Thingette, The Woman Torch. So taking the bull by the horns, I decided to do Woman-Thing."

1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 23* and *Cerebus No. 24*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 25*
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 81*
4. ↑ *Cerebus No, 25*, page 4
5. ↑ *Swords of Cerebus Volume Six*, Introduction to Issues 23 - 25
Cerebus: Church & State

***Cerebus: Church & State*** is a comic book series published bi-weekly by Aardvark-Vanaheim from February, 1991 to April, 1992. It ran for thirty issues and reprints issues 51 through 80, covering the first half of the "Church & State" storyline. Each issue includes all of the material from the original issues, including ads, editorials and letters.

## Gallery

CerebusCS1.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 1*
(*Cerebus No. 51*)CerebusCS2.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 2*
(*Cerebus No. 52*)CerebusCS3.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 3*
(*Cerebus No. 53*)CerebusCS4.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 4*
(*Cerebus No. 54*)CerebusCS5.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 5*
(*Cerebus No. 55*)CerebusCS6.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 6*
(*Cerebus No. 56*)CerebusCS7.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 7*
(*Cerebus No. 57*)CerebusCS8.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 8*
(*Cerebus No. 58*)CerebusCS9.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 9*
(*Cerebus No. 59*)CerebusCS10.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 10*
(*Cerebus No. 60*)CerebusCS11.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 11*
(*Cerebus No. 61*)CerebusCS12.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 12*
(*Cerebus No. 62*)CerebusCS13.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 13*
(*Cerebus No. 63*)CerebusCS14.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 14*
(*Cerebus No. 64*)CerebusCS15.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 15*
(*Cerebus No. 65*)CerebusCS16.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 16*
(*Cerebus No. 66*)CerebusCS17.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 17*
(*Cerebus No. 67*)CerebusCS18.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 18*
(*Cerebus No. 68*)CerebusCS19.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 19*
(*Cerebus No. 69*)CerebusCS20.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 20*
(*Cerebus No. 70*)CerebusCS21.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 21*
(*Cerebus No. 71*)CerebusCS22.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 22*
(*Cerebus No. 72*)CerebusCS23.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 23*
(*Cerebus No. 73*)CerebusCS24.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 24*
(*Cerebus No. 74*)CerebusCS25.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 25*
(*Cerebus No. 75*)CerebusCS26.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 26*
(*Cerebus No. 76*)CerebusCS27.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 27*
(*Cerebus No. 77*)CerebusCS28.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 28*
(*Cerebus No. 78*)CerebusCS29.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 29*
(*Cerebus No. 79*)CerebusCS30.jpg*Cerebus: Church & State No. 30*
(*Cerebus No. 80*)
Dr. Ironcat

**Dr. Ironcat** was an author in Iest.

## History

She wrote the book *My Mother, My Husband, My Pain*. When Red Sophia and her mother were at odds over her marriage to Cerebus, Dr. Ironcat was one of the women who discussed Sophia's choice of a husband with them.

## Basis

Dr. Ironcat is a parody of Catherine "Cat" Yronwode. Dave Sim created different logos for Yronwode's column in the *Comic Buyer's Guide*, "Fit to Print". Cerebus appears in one of the logos.
Cerebus No. 59

## *Cerebus the Aardvark No. 59*

***Cerebus the Aardvark No. 59*** is an issue of *Cerebus* published by Aardvark-Vanaheim.

## Stories

### "Carroll King, Rough Pope and Other Reads"

Cerebus' first "romance" novel, *The Prime Minister and the Hussey*, comes out, and Cerebus himself is the talk of the town. In the meantime, Cerebus continues writing his book *On Governing*, sharing it with the Regency Elf. Cerebus goes about the daily grind, while Adam Weisshaupt plays dangerous games with Bishop Powers. The Western church has final approval over the Eastern church's choice for Pope, and Powers has "vetoed" three already, permanently. After their exchange, Weisshaupt is visibly shaken, illustrating the fear inspired by the Lion of Serrea.

### "Scratch"

by Charles Treadwell
Kidmund Krebbs finds himself in the possession of a mysterious book. When he reads some text from it, he is visited by a Demon named Scratch.

## Additional

* "A Note from the Publisher" by Deni Loubert
* "Aardvark Comment"
* Illustration of Cerebus by Jim Hearthey

## Characters

* Cerebus *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 58*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 60*)*
* Elf *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 58*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 60*)*
* Filgate *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 42*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 166*)*
* Mrs Tynsdale-Clyde *(first appearance; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 61*)*
* Powers *(first appearance; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 61*)*
* Weisshaupt *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 57*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 60*)*

## Publication Notes

* Reprinted in *Cerebus: Church & State No. 9*
* "Carroll King, Rough Pope and Other Reads" is reprinted in the *Church & State I* phonebook.
Cherie Hayden

**Cherie Hayden** was a young girl who lived next door to Cerebus when he was a child. Cerebus had a crush on her, but had difficulty in expressing his feelings. Years later, Cerebus told Jaka about her and mentioned that she had two sisters, named Lynn and Bonnie.

## References

 1. ↑ "The Girl Next Door"
2. ↑ *Cerebus* No. 238, page 8
Hsifan Khanate

The **Hsifan Khanate** was a nomadic tribe that controlled much of the Red Marches. They were referred derogatorily as "Hsiffies".

## History

* The Khanate was based north of Togith and Palnu, north and west of Iest.
* The Hsifan pushed the Conniptin Tribes north for centuries.
* Iest considered them to be a military threat.
* They had a skilled group of assassins called "Sopai".

## Quotes on the Hsifan

* "They're yellow-skinned, their eyes look funny and they're *nomads*" - Adam Weisshaupt

## Dave Sim on the Hsifan

* "Hsiffies is pronouced without the "H" - siffies."

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 8*, page 12
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 42*, pages 11-14
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 21*, page 12
4. ↑ *Cerebus No. 23*, "Aardvark Comment"
Cerebus No. 200

***Cerebus No. 200*** is an issue of *Cerebus* published by Aardvark-Vanaheim.

## Story

### "Epilogue"

Cerebus is cold on Pluto and wants Dave to come back and send him home. Jaka's date never showed, apparently two-timing Jaka with another woman. Cerebus calls Aardvark-Vanaheim and ask for Dave's boss, but Cerebus' mind is confused and he says he is on "Juno". The person on the other end of the line tells Cerebus that Dave doesn't have a boss and there's no such planet as Juno, so Cerebus hangs up. Later, a phone rings in Cerebus' head. It's Dave. Cerebus tells Dave how he understands and asks to be sent to the tavern by Castle Wallis at the Wall of T'si. Dave agrees and Cerebus falls from Juno, past the Aardvark-Vanaheim offices where Gerhard and Dave are working.

### "Peace on Earth"

by Scott Roberts
Irving asks to hold Patty-Cake's balloon, but it gets away, much to her annoyance.

### "Love Hurts"

by Scott Roberts
Patty-Cake catches a grasshopper.

### "Good Company"

by Scott Roberts
Patty-Cake has somehow captured Cerebus and wants him to play dress-up. Cerebus has other plans and escapes with the help of Flaming Carrot. Patty-Cake makes do with Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone. Also hanging around are Beanish, Boom'r Bean, Frank, The Amazing Cynical Man and Zot!

## Additional

All articles by Dave Sim

* "Dave's Top Ten Answers to: 'Why an Aardvark?'"
* "Jules Feiffer in the Ceiling" review
* "Letter from John Jackson Miller of *Comics Retailer* magazine]]"
* "Countdown to Two Hundred", dream diary
* "The Top Ten", preview
* "Why an Aardvark?", memoir

## Characters

* Cerebus *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 199*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 201*)*
* Jaka Tavers *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 199*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 230*)*
* Dave *(last seen in* Cerebus No. 199*; next appearance in* Cerebus No. 229*)*
* Gerhard *(only appearance)*

## Publication Notes

* The Cerebus story is reprinted in *Minds*.
Mr. Tucker

**Mr. Tucker** was vice president of the Bank of Iest.

## History

Mr. Tucker spoke to Lord Draser about the latter's decision to give all of his money to Cerebus who, as "Most Holy", had told him it would lessen his tortures in Hell. Recognizing the pressure this artificial demand for gold coins would put on the bank, he sought an audience with Adam Weisshaupt. As he explained to Weisshaupt that the bank's president, Mr. Colin-Hampton, would "take the next step" to restore order. Mr. Colin-Hampton was then seen falling outside the window as Mr. Tucker and Weisshaupt looked on.

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 66*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 67*
Calum's Grandmother

**Calum's Grandmother** was a woman who habitually dressed up in male guise to spend time drinking at the Wallis Pub.

## History

She was the grandmother of Alec MacQuarry's children and had lost Calum in a game of craps to Jemmy Donuts. MacQuarry had to convince the child that Jemmy was not his "nyew deddy".

The woman turned up one day at the bar and sat quietly to herself. After Cerebus had a lucid dream of Bacchus, he thought she was the god himself, as she bore an uncanny resemblance to Bacchus in her disguise. But MacQuarry showed up, berated the woman for her behavior and took her home.

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 205*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 201*
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 205*
Following Cerebus No. 1

***Following Cerebus No. 1*** is an issue of *Following Cerebus* published by Win-Mill Productions.

## Articles

* "Anything Done for the First Time Unleashes a Demon" by Craig Miller & John Thorne
* "Dave Sim Interview"
* "Following the Trail of Something That Fell"
* "Gerhard Interview"
* "Dave Sim" cartoon story by Shannon Wheeler
* "Another Thing Coming"
* "Mind Games" - letter column
Gargoyle egg

The **gargoyle egg** was a large, white, stone-like egg.

## History

* The egg was being shipped by a sorcerer from Serrea along the Sofim River. The captain's habit of claiming his trips would take two days fewer than they actually took meant that the ship was late to its destination. After a battle with raiders, Cerebus, who was traveling on the same ship, recognized the involvement of sorcery and determined that the source was the "big white rock" in the hold. Grabbing a plank from the deck of the ship, Cerebus plunged into the water, mere moments before the gargoyle hatched, destroying the ship.
Cerebus Guide to Self Publishing

***Cerebus Guide to Self Publishing*** is a one-shot comic book published by Aardvark-Vanaheim. It contains essays on self-publishing, mostly taken from various "Note from the President" articles from *Cerebus*. A three-panel Cerebus strip (four if the cover is included) appears on the inside front and back covers.

## Story

Cerebus is in a book store looking over a copy of *Cerebus Guide to Self Publishing*. After noting the limited amount of comic art, he declares it "worse than *Reads*".

## Contents

* "Dedication"
* "Note to the Reader"
* "Acknowledements"
* "Preamble"
* "Introduction"
* "Part One: Creating a Comic Book"
* "Part Two: Self-Publishing Meditations"
* "Part Three: Nuts 'n' Bolts"
* "Interjection: Mea Maxima Culpa"
* "Part Four: That Annoying Pro/Con '92 Speech"
* "Appendix 1: Soliciting Diamond Comic Distributor"
* "Appendix 11: Comics and the Mass Medium"
* "Afterword"

## Characters

* Cerebus
* Rabbi

## Publication Notes

* An expanded and updated edition was published in 2010.
Kitchen Staff Supervisor

**Kitchen Staff Supervisor** was a position in the Palnu government.

## History

Lord Julius Tavers served as Kitchen Staff Supervisor early in his career. Later, when Cerebus agreed to join Lord Julius' administration, he was given the position, which entailed foiling any assassination attempts. The decision by Lord Julius to give Cerebus a position he, himself, once held led many to think Lord Julius might be grooming Cerebus as his heir.
Following Cerebus No. 8

***Following Cerebus No. 8*** is an issue of *Following Cerebus* published by Win-Mill Productions.

## Articles

* "Editorial" by Craig Miller & John Thorne
* "No More Games: Mind Games and Beyond in *Cerebus*"
* "A Funny Thing" five-page cartoon story by Roberta Gregory
* "First Amendment Mind Games"
* "2005 Day Prize: The Lone and Level Sands by A. David Lewis, mpMann. & Jennifer Rodgers" by Dave Sim
* "Your Guide to 'Misunderstanding Comix': The Misfiring of a Mind Game" by Dave Sim
* "Misunderstanding Comix" two-page cartoon story by Dave Sim
* "Mind Games of the Avant Garde: Chester Brown and Dave Sim 'have at it'"
* "One for Sorrow by Lee Thacker" review by Dave Sim
* "Shuster Hall of Fame Speeches"
* "About Last Issue" by Dave Sim
* "Dave Sim's Favorite Buffy Pic This Month"
* "Mind Games" letters page
* "Another Thing Coming"

## Publication Notes

* This issue has a double cover, with the normal, *Following Cerebus* cover printed upside-down on the back (so it looks normal) and the front carrying the title *Mind Games*.
Following Cerebus No. 10

***Following Cerebus No. 10*** is an issue of *Following Cerebus* published by Win-Mill Productions.

## Articles

* "An Early Masterpiece"
* "Reply to Roberta Gregory" by Dave Sim; text plus three-page cartoon story
* "The Dreams of Cerebus" by Craig Miller
* "Dave on Dreams"; interview
* "Barry Windsor-Smith's Dreams" by Craig Miller
* "Cerebus Dreams" Cerebus story by Barry Windsor-Smith reprinted
* "Cerebus Dreams II" Cerebus story by Dave Sim reprinted
* "About Last Issue" by Dave Sim
* "Mind Games" letters page
* "Thou Good and Faithful Cerebite" by Bryan Douglas
* "Dave Sim's Favorite Buffy Pic This Month"
* "Another Thing Coming"; includes art for Howard Shum's *Gun Fu* film penciled by Sim and inked by Shum

## Publication Notes

* As of this issue, Dave Sim is listed as co-producing the comic/magazine. John Thorne is listed as a creative consultant
Lord Storm'send

**Lord Storm'send** was the Overseer of Northbell.

## History

Lord Storm'send was a farmer and made "white lightning". He had a cousin named "Elmo".

His district was the last in Iest to cast its votes in the election of 1413.

He later visited Cerebus during Cerebus' time as Pope and warned Cerebus against his actions.

## Quotes

* "The road t'Hell is paved with wasted efforts."

## References

 1. ↑ *High Society*, page 382
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 80*
Mit

**Mit** was a Black Sun Priest.

## History

Attempting to rid himself of his nickname, "Mit the Feeble", Mit dressed up as one of the "Nameless Ones" in an attempt to make the other priests treat him as a god. The "Nameless One" he chose bore an uncanny resemblance to Cerebus. The aardvark and Elrod soon coincidentally became entangled with the Black Sun Priests, and Mit's scheme was foiled when Elrod removed the head of his mask. Fearing the reprisals of his brother priests, Mit escaped the Black Sun stronghold and witnessed its destruction due to Cerebus' actions. Elrod once again mistook the costumed Mit for Cerebus and allowed him to tag along as Elrod's sidekick.
Cerebus Archive (series)

***Cerebus Archive*** is a comic book series published by Aardvark-Vanaheim. It ran for eighteen issues from April, 2009 to February, 2012. The comic included early, mostly-pre *Cerebus* material from Dave Sim. Beginning with *Cerebus Archive No. 5*, the series was published as print-on-demand via ComixPress.

The title would later be re-used for a series of portfolios.

## Cover Gallery

*Cerebus Archive No. 1**Cerebus Archive No. 1*

Zombie Edition*Cerebus Archive No. 2**Cerebus Archive No. 2*

Zombie Edition*Cerebus Archive No. 3**Cerebus Archive No. 3*

Zombie Edition*Cerebus Archive No. 4**Cerebus Archive No. 4*

Zombie Edition*Cerebus Archive No. 5**Cerebus Archive No. 6**Cerebus Archive No. 7**Cerebus Archive No. 8**Cerebus Archive No. 9**Cerebus Archive No. 10**Cerebus Archive No. 11**Cerebus Archive No. 12**Cerebus Archive No. 13**Cerebus Archive No. 14**Cerebus Archive No. 15**Cerebus Archive No. 16**Cerebus Archive No. 17**Cerebus Archive No. 18*
Crawler

The **Crawler** was a tentacled, one-eyed monster unleashed on Cerebus by the being known as "Death" in an effort to retrieve the Chaos Gem.

"Death" claimed the Crawler was "a creature from the dawn of time". He also claimed it was impossible for Cerebus to defeat it, but he did so, slashing it into a bloody pulp with his sword.

Dave later told Cerebus that the action of closing the door on his destiny unleashed a wave of chaotic manifestations, one of which was the Crawler.

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 4*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 196*
Apricot brandy

**Apricot brandy** was an alcoholic drink.

## History

When Cerebus was drugged and unwittingly fell in love with the dancer Jaka, Cerebus told her, "I'd love to lick apricot brandy out of your navel..." Later, when he has forgotten her after the drug wore off, she gave him a bottle of apricot brandy hoping one day he would remember.

Cerebus also once vowed never to again mix it with ale.

Elrod also appeared to enjoy apricot brandy.

## Nature

* Cerebus said it was a "city wine" and that it "tastes like fruit juice".

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 6*
2. ↑ "Elfguest"
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 7*
4. ↑ *Cerebus No. 4*
Cerebus No. 0

***Cerebus No. 0*** (or *Cerebus Number Zero*) is a special issue of *Cerebus* reprinting the contents of *Cerebus No. 51*, *Cerebus No. 112/113* and the "Like-a-Looks" story from *Cerebus No. 137* and part of *Cerebus No. 138*.

## Stories

### "Like-a-Looks"

from *Cerebus No. 137* & *Cerebus No. 138*

## Characters

* Cerebus ("Exodus" / "Square One")
* Duke Leonardi ("Exodus")
* Elrod ("Exodus")
* Lord Julius Tavers ("Exodus" / "Like-a-Looks")
* Lord Rodney ("Exodus")
* McGrew Brothers ("Exodus" / "Like-a-Looks")
* Roach ("Exodus")
* Like-a-Looks ("Like-a-Looks")
* Baskin ("Like-a-Looks")

## Locations

* Ship bound for Togith ("Exodus")
* Iest ("Square One")
* Palnu ("Like-a-Looks")

## Publication Notes

* Originally printed in June 1993, it was three issues worth of material for the $2.25 (US) / $2.75 (Canadian).
* There are two covers: a regular cover (shown) and a "gold" cover. There is nothing different about the material inside. The only difference between the covers is the logo on the "gold" edition is gold color and the text balloons have different dialogue.

## Dave Sim on *Cerebus No. 0*

* "The cover is a parody of SUPERBOY #1 from 1948 where kids are asking Superman "Gosh Superman what were you like as a boy?" And Superman turning back the corner of the cover and saying "If you really want to know, look inside!""

## References

 1. ↑ *CEREBUS: High Society - Special Audio/Visual Digital Edition* Kickstarter update
Corporal Walter O’Reilly

**Corporal Walter O’Reilly** was Cerebus' Chief of Security at the Sanctuary. His post was directly outside of Cerebus' door.

## Basis

He is a parody of Radar O'Reilly from the *M\*A\*S\*H* film and TV series.

## Dave Sim on Corporal Walter O’Reilly

* "I had spent a certain amount of time trying to cast the 'chief of security outside the door'. I kept coming back to Radar O'Reilly, the character played by Gary Burghoff in both the M\*A\*S\*H movie and later the television show (the only carry-over actor from the one to the other) both for the fact that he was intrinsically competent and his CO, Colonel Blake was so intrinsically incompetent. I intentionally made him *Walter* O'Reilly instead of *Corporal* O'Reilly because it was in the television episode where the field hospital had treated a soldier who believed himself to be Jesus that the character was first given the name Walter, which seemed appropriate to the subject matter.

As I went along, the voice and speech patterns I pictured for the character started changing to that of Smithers, the aide-de-camp (accent on the camp) to Montgomery Burns on The Simpsons. Which also seemed appropriate given the latter's advanced age and malignant personality. Since the character never actually appears "on camera," it didn't seem like a big problem to move from one to the other mentally."
Daughter of Palnu

***Daughter of Palnu*** was a read written by Oscar, a more or less accurate telling of Jaka Tavers' childhood in Palnu.

Oscar spoke at length about Jaka with her husband, Rick Nash, and based the book on his notes from those conversations.

The story itself dealt with Jaka as a child in Palnu: her relationships with her nurse, with her doll Missy, with a wooden training horse named Magic; her discoveries of her talent for dancing, of a hidden room in the Tavers' mansion, of the duplicitous nature of her uncle Lord Julius; and her decision to leave her life of privilege behind.

Oscar insisted that the title was *Jaka's Story* in letters to his publisher, and was still working on it when he was arrested and imprisoned.

The book became quite popular, part of a series on the upper class. Among its admirers was Sebastian Melmoth, although he had difficulty in locating the third volume..

## Quotes about *Daughter of Palnu*

* "Thank you so much for your kind words regarding the first instalment of "Jaka's Story" (not "Daughter of Palnu" as you mistakenly refer to it.)."
* "I feel a *kinship*, Robbie, with the author...*beyond* our having the same *given name* I mean. When he describes the *young girl* keeping her nurse out of the room by gripping the *inside* handle of the door...the passage seems *interminable* and *constitutes* most of the second part...and *that*, it would appear is *exactly* the author's point" - Sebastian Melmoth

## Notes

* Excerpts from *Daughter of Palnu* appear throughout "Jaka's Story" accompanied by single panels of art. The reader only gradually learns the in-universe nature of the narrative.

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 127*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 130*
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 140*
4. ↑ *Cerebus No. 127*
5. ↑ *Cerebus No. 140*, page 4
Mary Ernestway

**Mary Ernestway** was the wife of author Ham Ernestway.

## History

Cerebus, who was a big fan of Ham, and Jaka joined Ham and Mary on the trail as they headed north. At one point, Mary tells Cerebus and Jaka the tale of how she once shot a lion on safari. She later leaves a gun case open and Ham takes a gun from it, using it to commit suicide.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 251* through *Cerebus No. 259*
* *Cerebus No. 300* - cameo

## Basis

Mary Ernestway is a parody of American author Ernest Hemingway's wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway.
Following Cerebus No. 5

***Following Cerebus No. 5*** is an issue of *Following Cerebus* published by Win-Mill Productions.

## Articles

* "Covering the Issue" by Craig Miller & John Thorne
* "Advise & Consent: The Editing of Graphic Novels" - Dave Sim, Will Eisner and Chester Brown at the 2004 Toronto Comicon
* Special Interview Section
	+ Chester Brown
	+ Craig Thompson
	+ Paul Pope
	+ Frank Miller
	+ Joe Matt
	+ Andy Runton
	+ Seth
	+ Neil Gaiman
* "About Last Issue" by Dave Sim
* "Another Thing Coming"
Grand Inquisitor

The **Grand Inquisitor** was a pivotal figure in the Eastern Church. He was killed when Moon Roach dropped a large stone moon on him and another Inquisitor as they questioned Cerebus on his affairs with Holland M. Hadden.

## History

The death of the Grand Inquisitor had far-reaching effects, as it led to the Exodus Inward.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 31*
* *Cerebus No. 39* - mention
* *Cerebus No. 58* - mention
McGrew Brothers

The **McGrew Brothers** (Dirty Fleagle and Dirty Drew) were fighters from Onliu.

## History

They once served as bodyguards for Cerebus during his time in Iest. Later, they worked with the Secret Sacred Wars Roach and Countess Michelle Detin.

## Nature

They were moderately skilled fighters, but no match for Cerebus.

Dirty Drew has an unusual amount of animal magnetism, as evidenced by his various romantic encounters.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 27*
* *Cerebus No. 29*
* *Cerebus No. 39* through *Cerebus No. 43*
* *Cerebus No. 46* - voices only
* *Cerebus No. 51*
* "An Untold tale of the Secret Sacred Wars"
* *Cerebus No. 81*
* *Cerebus No. 84*
* *Cerebus No. 137* - Drew only
* *Cerebus No. 138*
* *Cerebus No. 160* and *Cerebus No. 161*
* *Cerebus No. 165* through *Cerebus No. 172*
* *Cerebus No. 300* - cameo

## Dave Sim on the McGrew Brothers

* **Kim Thompson:** Are the Fleagle Brothers modeled on anyone in particular?...

**Dave:** They were modeled on Yosemite Sam, but also on Gene Day and his brother Dan, since they actually look like that. Gene Day had dark hair down to the middle of his back and Dan has blonde hair down to the middle of his back, they were brothers, and I thought "That's a combination that you can't let go by." On one hand they both look like brothers but the blond hair and the dark hair tend to throw you off. When I told Gene I was doing him as Yosemite Sam, he said, "oh, boy -- Mah hero."
## References

 1. ↑ *High Society*, page 30
2. ↑ *High Society*
3. ↑ *Church & State II*
4. ↑ *Cerebus No. 39*, page 11
5. ↑ *Cerebus No. 41*, pages 5, 9 & 11
6. ↑ *The Comics Journal No. 83*, pages 64-66
Eugene S. Filgate

**Eugene S. Filgate** was the representative from "dadocks" in Iest. He served as Minister of Finance on Prime Minister Cerebus' cabinet.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 37* and *Cerebus No. 38*
* *Cerebus No. 41* through *Cerebus No. 43*
* *Cerebus No. 46* - cameo
* *Cerebus No. 47* through *Cerebus No. 49*
* *Cerebus No. 59*
* *Cerebus No. 166* - cameo
* *Cerebus No. 300* - cameo

## Dave Sim on Filgate

* "Phil Seuling, the pioneer Direct Market distributor was quite a character and, in a personal sense, I'm glad that I got know him reasonable well (I got the blustery character of Filgate in High Society from him..."

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus Guide to Self Publishing - Expanded Edition*, page 52
Like-a-Looks

**Like-a-Looks** are people of Palnu who are hired by Lord Julius Tavers to pretend to be him by dressing like him and taking on his appearance.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 79*
* *Cerebus No. 125*
* *Cerebus No. 137*
* *Cerebus No. 138*
* *Cerebus No. 233*

## Dave Sim on Like-a-Looks

* Well, it wasn't Lord Julius. It was one of the better Like-a-looks; a concept that I had introduced towards the end of Church & State and never really had a chance to explain it until now.

Stories have circulated since World War II that Adolf Hitler had a number of look-a-like imitators that the Nazis used for public appearances when it seemed that there was too great a chance of danger to send the real Adolf. Much of the Illuminati mythology concerns itself with the fact that General George Washington was replaced by Adam Weisshaupt some time before he was made the first President of the United States. There have even been reports that Winston Churchill and FDR did the same thing.
Altogether unlikely, but it does make a great theory. Since I have far too much time on my hands, I started thinking that that would make a very neat explanation of why the Grandlord of Palnu would have painted on eyebrows and a mustache. As can e seen from the 'mirror scene' in Duck Soup, anyone wearing the right clothes and having painted on eyebrows and a mustache is going to look like Groucho. What if that was Lord Julius' plan, so that he could always have a look-a-like and if they keep up with him verbally so that by the end of the interview he can't figure out whether he or they is/are the real Lord Julius they've hired.
I found it interesting in doing this story that Lord Julius plays off of Lord Julius very well (as opposed to the problems I had with Elrod). It just becomes a series of competing realities; one-liner on top of one-liner in an on-going effort to grab the spot-light.
The up-shot of the whole enterprise was to show people that the Lord Julius in a dress was not the real Lord Julius. The first three letters I got on the 'Like-a-Looks' all said, 'Loved the story; but why was Lord Julius wearing a dress at the beginning?'
You can't win.
## References

 1. ↑ Introduction to the "Like-a-Looks" story from *Cerebus No. 0*
Arnold the Isshurian

**Arnold the Isshurian** was a barbarian from Isshuria. He was an Isshurian Cavalry Commander and appeared to have an unusually good head for numbers, especially for a barbarian. At some point between "when the Black Tower crumbled" and the "invention of the continuous action loom", a read of poor repute was written about Arnold.

## Appearances

* "Arnold the Isshurian"
* *Cerebus No. 46* through *Cerebus No. 48*

## Basis

He is a parody of actor/politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, particularly his portrayal of Conan the Barbarian.
Gerhard

**Gerhard** is an artist best known for his work with Dave Sim on *Cerebus*. Beginning with *Cerebus No. 65* and continuing through the end of the series, Gerhard contributed backgrounds to the interior pages, colors to the covers as well as occasional photography. His first work on Cerebus was the *Epic Illustrated* short story "His First Fifth".

## Dave Sim on Gerhard

* "Oh right! Something I've been meaning to mention. A lot of people have been asking what Gerhard does on the book since he was nominated for "best inker" in the Harvey awards last year. Gerhard does all of the backgrounds in pencil and ink on the covers and interior pages. I write the words, letter the balloons (pencil and ink) and pencil and ink all of the characters and all of the characters' clothing. Gerhard puts the mechanical tones on the backgrounds where he sees fit and puts the tones on Cerebus (and the costumes if I indicate it, except for Jaka's skirt on page 12-13 in this issue. I put the tone on that. I don't know why. Just felt like it, I guess).

So, yes Gerhard inks his backgrounds, but he also pencils them and I'd say he's at least as good a background pencil artist as he is a background ink artist but I never vote in the awards so what do I know, right? If I have a specific background or angle in mind, I'll suggest it to him or do a rough sketch on the page. It's up to him if he wants to follow it or do something else. As we pointed out at the Northampton Summit if Gerhard wants to draw the interior of a submarine instead of Pud's tavern, that's up to Gerhard; that's what creative freedom is about. He draws Pud's tavern because he wants the story to work the same as I do. If I ask for advice on what I'm doing he gives it and I take it or leave it. If he asks for advice I give it and he takes it or leaves it. Creative Freedom. Rah rah. Oh, and Gerhard colours the covers, too with Dr. Martin dyes."

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 131*, "Note from the President"
Howard the Duck

**Howard the Duck** is an anthropomorphic duck created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik for Marvel Comics.

## Dave Sim and Howard

In 1980, Dave Sim wrote and drew a one-page tryout on the feature for Howard's black-and-white magazine. Following the story's publication as the frontpiece for *Howard the Duck No. 8* (where he was credited as "Dave Simms"), Sim was offered the opportunity to write the feature permanently. Despite later stating that he turned the job down "in about five seconds", he sketched a three-page story, "Emergency 3:00 A.M.", as a test to see if he could handle the character. The sketched story was eventually published in *Cerebus: High Society No. 1*.

Sim drew a crossover between Cerebus and Howard for *BEM No. 34* in 1981.

Following Gerber's unsuccessful lawsuit against Marvel attempting to gain control of Howard, Deni Sim organized *FOOG: Friends of Old Gerber*, a portfolio of duck-based drawing, to which Sim contributed contributed "Tilting", an image of Cerebus and an anthropomorphic duck in a space suit.

In 1986, Sim drew "Original Sim", a group of pinups of Marvel characters for *Marvel Fanfare No. 25*, including Howard.

He and the team later parodied Howard in the *Cerebus in Hell?* one-shot *Cerebus the Duck*.

## Gallery

*Howard the Duck No. 8* frontpieceoriginal art for *Howard the Duck No. 8*"Emergency 3:00 A.M.", page 1"Emergency 3:00 A.M.", page 2"Emergency 3:00 A.M.", page 3"Tilting"Howard from *Marvel Fanfare*cover to *Cerebus the Duck*
1. ↑ *A Moment of Cerebus*, "Howard the Duck"
Cerebus World Tour Book 1995

The ***Cerebus World Tour Book 1995*** is a compilation of Apocrypha from the Cerebus canon, mostly from various volumes of *Swords of Cerebus*.

## Stories

### "The Name of the Game Is Diamondback"

* from *Swords of Cerebus Volume One* - layouts by Marshall Rogers

### "The Morning After"

* from *Swords of Cerebus Volume Two* - inks by Joe Rubinstein (drawing) & Mike Higgins (lettering)

### "What Happened Between Issues Twenty & Twenty-One"

* from *Swords of Cerebus Volume Three* - inks by Gene Day

### "Silverspoon"

* from *The Buyer's Guide to Comic Fandom*

### "A Night on the Town"

* from *Swords of Cerebus Volume Six* - Dave Sim and Gerhard

### "Cerebus Dreams"

* from *Swords of Cerebus Volume Five* - by Barry Windsor-Smith; tones by Dave Sim

### Jam story

* by Dave Sim and Chester Brown

Features the strange creature from the "Celebrate Diversity Catalog Recap"

## Publication Notes

* The book was later reprinted with the only difference being a red "Not The" stamped over the "World" portion of the title, making the reprint's title *Cerebus Not the World Tour Book 1995*.

* Profits from this book were used to finance the *Spirits of Independence* events in Austin, Columbus, Seattle, Manchester, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Kansas City, and Kitchener.
Lion of Serrea

The **Lion of Serrea** was the pope of the Western Church, based in Serrea.

## History

* In 1414, the pope of the Eastern Church, Pope Harmony IV, was executed on the authority of the Lion of Serrea.
* He was assassinated by Astoria when Cerebus caused her to disappear as he attempted to reach the top of the Tower. She reappeared in the Lion's apartment, where she found a knife and stabbed him. According to the rules of succession, this made Astoria the pope of the Western Church.
Cerebus' medallions

**Cerebus' medallions** were magical items, forged by a Pigt shaman-king from a hard, gray metal.

## History

According to Dave, the shaman-king creator of the medallions (and also a helmet and sword) gathered his people together and stated that those items would be his, plunged the sword into his chest and spilled his blood all over the items, killing himself in the process. This gave the objects special powers.

Cerebus obtained these items in his travels, although he eventually traded the helmet in for a vest, black paint and a paintbrush. He painted the Merchant's Guild symbol onto the medallions to try and "blend in" while in Serrea. Had Cerebus been in possession of all three objects when he later met the Pigts and found their aardvark sculpture, the objects would have turned into gold and Cerebus would have had the ability to command the sculpture and conquer the land.

## Nature

* They appeared to be connected to Cerebus' Magnifier Effect in some way, their size indicating how powerful the effect was at any given time.

## Dave Sim on Cerebus' medallions

* "This issue also introduced Cerebus' little vest - in honor of his first trip to a big city. It was intended as a joke, see. If you go into a city you have to get dressed. I've completely forgotten why I put those little designs on his medallions, though."
* "Cerebus' medallions - of magical origin - have shrunk through the sequence of events showing the extent to which he is now Cerebus only and how much "residue of residue" there is left: some, but not a lot (he would never have been able to stick with Jaka for any length of time while the magnifier was in the driver's seat-the magnifier wouldn't have allowed it)..."
* Speaking about Cerebus' medallions during the binding spell placed on Cerebus in *Cerebus No. 228*: "...Cerebus is severely diminished as we can see by his severe state of disorientation, the reduced size of his medallions..."

## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 195*
2. ↑ *Cerebus No. 5*
3. ↑ *Cerebus No. 196*
4. ↑ *Swords of Cerebus Volume One*, Introduction to Issue 4
5. ↑ Q&A with Dave Sim in May 2004
6. ↑ Q&A with Dave Sim in October 2005
Cerebus No. 41

## *Cerebus the Aardvark No. 41*

***Cerebus the Aardvark No. 41*** is an issue of *Cerebus* published by Aardvark-Vanaheim.

## Stories

### "Heroes"

Moon Roach is depressed because he's convinced Astoria loves Cerebus. He reveals that Astoria is looking for an albatross. The election campaign goes on, and Theresa joins as Astoria's assistant. Cerebus stays up all night trying to recover the albatross. He is desperate to get some sleep, only to be told by Harmon Blakely that Lord Julius has disrupted their plans, and they have to do more campaigning immediately. Cerebus' response, "no. please....no. please....no. please...."

### "The Magic Balloon"

by Arn Saba
Diablo and Diego sell Neil a "magic balloon" to give Soapy as a birthday present, leading to much mayhem.

## Additional

* "A Note from the Publisher" by Deni Sim
* "Aardvark Comment"

## Characters

* Astoria *(last seen in issue 40; next appearance in issue 42)*
* Harmon Blakely *(last seen in issue 39; next appearance in issue 43)*
* Bran Mac Mufin *(last seen in issue 40; next appearance in issue 42)*
* Cerebus *(last seen in issue 40; next appearance in issue 42)*
* Eugene S. Filgate *(last seen in issue 38; next appearance in issue 42)*
* McGrew Brothers *(last seen in issue 40; next appearance in issue 42)*
* The Moon Roach *(last seen in issue 40; next appearance in issue 42)*
* Theresa *(last seen in issue 24; next appearance in issue 49)*

## Story Notes

* The "newspaper" is actually just a single sheet -- there's no story, just a headline. These simple newspapers were probably *not* created with movable type, which Weisshaupt invented only recently (see Issue 21).
* Although the cover can appear at first glance to have an all-black background, various characters can be seen in very dark dark grey.
* It's unclear how true the newspaper headlines are, but apparently Astoria getting rejected by the Cirinists is true.
* The phrase Moon Roach is trying to say before he falls over is Superman's catchphrase, "Up, up and away!"
* Note that the campaign now has two carriages, as foreshadowed last issue.
* When we see the carriages, we must be in "Iest and Suburbs", as Astoria mentions that they need these 19 representatives.
* In the second carriage, it appears that the men are talking about the campaign, but actually they are just talking about their diamondback game. Cerebus has won with a pair of priestesses. (confirmed by the letter column in *Cerebus No. 46*.
* The 15 seats to be "conjured" out of thin air might very well be the 15 from Grace District, if Cerebus does get rid of Astoria.
* Theresa has apparently become Astoria's protege and assistant.
* Apparently the albatross is the "duck statue" that was given as Cerebus' ransom when Cerebus was "kidnapped" in *Cerebus No. 27* (and the "duck" was mentioned in *Cerebus No. 29*).

## Publication Notes

* Reprinted in its entirety in *Cerebus: High Society No. 16*.
* "Heroes" reprinted in the *High Society* phone book.