A Terrible Confession
I’ve been living with a secret, one so dark and heavy it weighs me down with guilt, shortens my step, and drains me of my otherwise radiant charm. It haunts me, daring me to go one more day before letting loose to the world this dreadful unknown.
But I can’t bear the burden any longer. My trembling, creaking bones can no longer carry the weight of this ill-gotten fortune. I must share the origin of my blog title…
As a child I grew up with comic books. For several years I even worked in a comic book shop. My favorite series was one that holds the record for longest running english independent comic…Cerebus. Originally a parody of Conan The Barbarian, it quickly evolved into a tale of politics, finance, religion, and ethics. In the 300 monthly black and white issues that this story spanned Cerebus, an earth pig born, was a warrior, Prime Minister, the Pope, a witness to God, and finally serving as His vessel and doing His bidding before succumbing to a sad, uncelebrated fate Cerebus has foreseen and knows is ultimately unavoidable.
And this brings me back to my original point. The title of my blog, Terrible Analogies, comes from an issue of Cerebus. In it, Cerebus the Pope is rejected by the only woman he ever loved. Having shed his papal garb and holding his old blade he stands at a pivotal crossroads; continue with his mad plan to bankrupt the city-state of Iest, or slink back to his old ways of living by the sword.
If you’ve never read independent comics when they truly were independent, then I implore you to read the history of this series. It’s a quick read, but well worth your time. Check out some of the amazing cover art as well. And after having reviewed this information you find yourself wishing to dive into this series, you can purchase the phonebook encyclopedia novels that covers the entire run of Cerebus.
So there you have it. Terrible Analogies owes its title to Dave Sim and his amazing body of work.
My love for this series knows no bounds…
