I have D$ve S@m's Fax Number...

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Despite being told by comic shop owner A in T*ro*to that D$ve S@m would "literally kill" them if they gave me his number, comic shop owner A in T*ro*to has given me his fax, a la Chester Brown/Louis Riel. I'm hoping to interview him for a local paper I write for. Which brings me to the question: What should I write in the damn fax to persuade him to talk? I stopped reading C*r*b*s around issue #170 (before "Reads" and "Tangents", luckily, so the whole DS is crazy thing passed me by...)

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Saturday, 31 January 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Be nice. He's generally pretty approachable.

But he probably won't talk. He's pretty crazy about his time (not that he's not just pretty crazy in general).

And I have his address.

― August (August), Sunday, 1 February 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Now Dave has finished Cerebus, you might find that (praying aside) he has a bit more time than he did before. That said, he might well be starting work on the Latter Days Vol 2 Phonebook so he can do it at a slightly more leisurely pace - plus he's already signed up to do Following Cerebus with the guys at Win-Mill.

As to what to ask him... not having read some of the stuff puts you at a slight disadvantage (had you read it all, I'd suggest a good opening gambit might have been "Why do people who haven't read all of Cerebus have the strongest/most vocal opinions about it?"). I'd buy and read Jaka's Story, Rick's Story, Going Home and Form And Void (possibly Latter Days as well) before tackling Dave. A good question might be "Why is Rick's Story overlooked as the lynchpin book to Cerebus?"

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Monday, 2 February 2004 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"Because it's not as good as High Society."

Sorry, had to.

I think it's because, at the time, it seemed so insignificant, and still often seems a departure from most of the rest of the series; that the latter (what, third?) of the series relies on it, I think, doesn't mean it's necessarily that much more important than what comes before it.

Also, it signals a switch in the focus of the series, from focusing on parody with occassional psuedo-religious/philosophical rants to religious/philosophical rants with occassional parody.

But then, I just got my copy of Latter Days yesterday (almost done, though), so I can't contribute too great an analysis.

― August (August), Monday, 2 February 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I think you're right, that's exactly why it's the most important book (if we accept the hypothesis that Dave always intended the book to be a deep exploration of religion and gender - started in Church & State) - it does exactly mark the change from a 'funnybook' to 'thoughts of Dave'. It doesn't seem like a big deal when you're reading it, but it permeates all through Going Home and Latter Days.

But then Guys is my favourite book, so what do I know. :-)

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Monday, 2 February 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Why do people who haven't read all of Cerebus have the strongest/most vocal opinions about it?"

Perfect! Thanks.

I've been told by others that he's actually a decent guy.

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

When I was 15 he sent me a Diamondback deck w/ a cute little "Merry Christmas" sketch on it, featuring Cerebus in a Santa Clause hat; the cards hadn't been re-issued yet, and my mom wrote him looking for a set (this was almost ten years ago), and he mailed me one for free.

I also used to shop (up until last April) at Now & Then Books, where Dave used to work, and where he still shops, and though I never ran into him there, all the regulars and staff said he is really a decent guy in person.

― August (August), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Hooray! Interview all set, albeit for as-yet-known date. So this thread now becomes: What questions would you like to ask Dave Sim?

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

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