Swords Against Cerebus

STOP THE COUNT! Before High Society really gets going, we thought it would be a good idea to go back and take a look at the short stories and one-offs we’ve missed up to this point. Along the way, we also hit work fetishes, Leopold the Gambling Priest, the Regency Elf, the real Regency Elf, the poster’s spirit, the objective attractiveness of The Spirit, and more. This episode covers the following...

They grow up so fast, don’t they? It’s finally here, folks — episode 13 of Swords Against Cerebus , putting a cap on the comic’s first “arc” with issue 25 (“This Woman, This Thing”)! What a weird place to start High Society from. Here’s just a few of the names appearing before you this episode: Albrecht Durer! Mind Goblin! Beau Brummel! Sump Thing! And to reflect before we embark on the next step...

Come in, traveler. Rest your weary head. Let us care for you, but leave well alone the cellar…where we’re cooking up the twelfth episode of Swords Against Cerebus , covering issues 23 and 24 (“The Beguiling, parts 1 and 2”)! This week’s discussion questions: Did Dave Sim kill John Lennon? Can you trust any women? Does anyone not want to fuck Cerebus? P.S.: It’s Ed’s fault this one is late. If you...

Who are those fashionable podcasters in the Mega Man boots? Why, it must be the hosts of Swords Against Cerebus , bringing another episode to you! This one’s episode number 11, covering issues 21 (“Captain Cockroach”) and 22 (“The Death of Elrod”)! Maybe it says something that we rolled snake eyes on this pair of stinkers. Well, at least we had fun with ‘em! This episode features such incredible t...

Iceberg, right ahead! It’s episode 10 of Swords Against Cerebus , covering issues 19 (“She-Devil in the Shadows”) and 20 (“Mind Game”)! We were tricked — fooled, that is — by the last 18 issues, so sure we wouldn’t have to think about Cirinists and Suenteses for at least another five issues (if not twenty) that these issues knocked us on our fucking asses! For old time’s sake, let’s do some bullet...

Chaos reigns! It's the ninth episode of Swords Against Cerebus, covering issues 17 (“Champion”) and 18 (“Fluroc”)! Hope you didn't like the characters we've spent three and a half issues with, because we're going to hang out with some other guys now. One of them is Grimes! After that: youth group, vintage furries, a very accessible reference to a Mastodon post, and the mastodon in the room: Dave's...

From the pits under Palnu, it’s another Swords Against Cerebus , discussing issues 15 (“A Day in the Pits”) and 16 (“A Night at the Masque”)! Hey, they’ll let any old episode title fly down here. It’s the rest of the Palnu trilogy, featuring a lot of weird returns! Dave Sim’s Reagan obsession — E’lass and Turg — Jaka (briefly) — and libertarianism! Talking points: Is communism bad? (No.) Is Palnu...

Hello there. You must be our listeners. You see, we’re currently recovering from amnesia caused by prolonged exposure to the mind-altering vortex of issues 13 (“Black Magiking”) and 14 (“The Walls of Palnu”), as well as the short story “Magiking” and the “Silverspoon” strips. Look, buddy, it’s transient; shifting like water. So far, this is the only time a story has made us do a “lightning round!”...

We are the night! We are episode 6 of Swords Against Cerebus! This one covers issues 11 (“The Merchant & the Cockroach”) and 12 (“Beduin by Night”). In the dark, mean streets of Kitchener, Ontario, one man has an idea: what if Batman but “craaaazy?” Just in case you thought these issues were starting to get any good, we unpack a big helping of ableism, along with the return of Elrod’s return,...

Somewhere in the deserts of Mars, a hand falls to the ground, twitches once, and then ceases to move forevermore. The last of the forces sent to P’razz has been extinguished. The Venusian attack was swift and devastating. With the human economy decimated, there was no time or money to invent a bulwark against the arc lightning cannons, and nothing to prevent the loss of one of the most important s...

The door is guarded by two podcast hosts. One is always punctual and the other one is Ed. Luckily, there's still time for Swords Against Cerebus episode 4, covering issues 7 (“Black Sun Rising”) and 8 (“Day of the Earth-Pig!”). Congratulations to the newlyweds, about whom we definitely did not learn additional, deeply uncomfortable, details! Welcome back to Elrod! Someone wears a bunny suit in thi...

Do you smell that? No, it’s not a wet aardvark — it’s Swords Against Cerebus episode 3, covering issues 5 (“The Idol”) and 6 (“The Secret”)! While your hosts felt these issues were a breath of fresh air after issues 3 and 4, we’re also expert haters, so fear not — there’s plenty of shocking twists and turns in this episode. We’re setting our sights on Phil Seuling, the ending of issue 6, and (don’...

I’m calling a shot here. This one is going to be the definite article. Covering issues 3 (“Song of Red Sophia”) and 4 (“Death’s Dark Tread“), it’s episode 2 of Swords Against Cerebus . Just in case you thought we were going to have a good time reading this, it’s a back-to-back bad issue bonanza. Red Sophia is a misogynist caricature! Elrod’s no fun! Frank Thorne’s roleplaying in the letters! No on...

The inaugural episode of the only podcast covering every issue of Cerebus from start to finish, covering issue 1 (“Cerebus the Aardvark”) and 2 (“Captive in Boreala”). LEARN: Does “Cerebus Syndrome” actually manifest in the eponymous comic? Which book of the Bible will we eventually be forced to discuss? Is Bell Canada a white hat covert operative? SEE: Cerebus’s secret Star Wars origin! The best...