neuropsychosis is now online.... finally

Many months ago I sent out a message stating that my comic Neuropsychosis would soon be presented Online. Well after many months that is finally happening. I first tried a very popular web comic hosting site that shall remain nameless, and I'll just say that it would be easier getting a dinner date with god than getting that #^@(ing system to work. so I left them and found another hosting site that will also remain nameless, because I'm not advertising. But needless to say it's working for me and you can now view Neuropsychoisis at neuropsychosis.thewebcomic.com

Updates are on Tuesday and Thursday.
David

Happy new year Vol 2

Hello everybody New Years day is just around the corner. So I feel inclined to write another drinks Segment on the old blog. Of course before I go in I have to say drink responsibly and don't drive blah blah. (you're all that smart right?) So here goes.

The Classic Highball.

This has been a recent favorite of mine lately. A Highball, in essence, is simply any two ingredient mixed drink that has more mixer than liquid. typically that mixer is a soda of some sort, possibly the most popular "party drink". This is the classic version.

Hardware.

1 Highball Glass (go figure).
You're trusty 1.5 oz. 1 oz. jigger cup.
Spoon

Software.

Rye (Canadian) Whisky.
Ginger Ale.
Ice cubes.


Build the drink by filing the highball glass with Ice cubes. Add 1.5 oz of Whisky. Fill remainder with Ginger Ale. Stir (If the ginger ale pour didn't mix the drink). Garnish with lemon twist.

Recommendations.

I personally love to make this drink with Seagram's Seven crown, or V.O. (7 when I'm poor, VO when I've got some more cash.) If you don't care about putting a premium spirit into a drink. I highly recommend the Crown and ginger version (made with Crown Royal). If Canadian Whisky is not to your taste this drink makes well with other Whiskies as well especially bourbon (not my favorite But I'll get it a parties with a lame bar rail).
This is a very powerful recipe because it is the same for almost every highball. just replace your favorite soda and spirit into the recipe above and viola new drink. For example use Seven up and Seven crown and you have the famous Seven&Seven, Bacardi and Coca cola makes the obviously named Bacardi and Coke, and my friend Renee's favorite Vodka and Fresca. The list is as endless as your spirits, sodas and imagination.

The Blue Wave (AKA the fou fou drink).

Every year the doctor's office that I file for has a Christmas party at the Lawry's "The Prime Rib" restaurant in either Beverly Hills or Las Vegas. This year was Vegas, and while I know that we are not supposed to divulge what happened there under pain of death (or very bad Elvis impersonation, or possibly the endless torment of Illegal immigrants annoyingly flicking tart cards in my face.) I Think it's okay to tell this one. While I was being treated to a lovely Tanqueray Martini. My friends Renee (yes pretty much everything I do with her involves drinking) and Tracy asked the bar tender for something Fou Fou. The bar tender proceeded to make the following drink for them, saying simply that they'd like it. When the bar tender was asked what it was her reply was simply "something I just made up".
The drink was a Hit with all the girls and when they were ordering their third rounds the bartender decided to name it the Blue Wave. Wonder If it's going to be on their menu next year. Since I typically bar-tend the office parties. I watched her procedure. The drink is as follows.

Hardware.

Shaker or Mixing cups.
Crushed Ice.
You're trusty 1.5oz. 1oz. jigger cup.
Cocktail Glass.

Software.

1.5 oz of Malibu Rum.
2 oz. of pineapple juice.
1 oz of blue curocao
Spiral of lemon

Build the drink buy filling the shaker cup with Crushed Ice. (I know your all "but cubed makes better cocktails" while this is true Lawry's uses crushed and since it was invented there, crushed is in this case correct) add Rum then pineapple juice then blue curocao. close shaker and shake like you mean it until the outside of the shaker fogs. Strain into the Cocktail Glass add lemon spiral and serve. trust me the ladies will love it.

Irish Coffee.

I figured I'd leave you off with a nice wintry drink as it's been very cold here in the AV. And I figured I'd tell you how to make an Irish coffee now the Irish coffee is a drink that so many people mess up. The worst offense i've seen was putting Grand Mariner in it. What the fuck do the french or oranges have to do with Ireland! But I'll Tell you how to do it right.

Hardware.

Hot Cocktail Glass or Coffee cup.
Coffee pot.
Spoon.
You're trusty 1.5oz. 1oz. jigger cup.

Software.

1.5 oz Irish Whisky (it is Irish coffee after all.)
3 oz of Hot Coffee.
1 tsp. of sugar.
1 tsp. of heavy cream.
Whipped cream.

Make a pot of coffee fairly strong tastes best. Then build the drink in the Hot Cocktail Glass or Coffee cup, buy first adding the coffee. Then add the Whisky sugar and cream. Stir and add a dollop of whipped cream to top. Serve drink then have another then sleep.

Recommendations. It is best to make this drink with Bushmill's irish whisky. As Jameson's taste will get lost behind the coffee. I've never tried making it with Tullemore Dew, but I suspect it would be better than Jameson, but less flavorful than with Bushmill's. If you want a sweeter (and more potent) drink. Use the first (and so far only good) corruption of this recipe. by replacing the heavy cream with Bailey's Irish Creme.

Well I hope You enjoy your New Years and enjoy these drink recipes. And I'll see you next year

Cheers
David

Happy birthday EPCOT

Today is a very special day in my heart. 25 years ago today EPCOT center at Walt Disney World opened. Epcot as it's now known was born out of he last great dream of Walt Disney. His Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. It was to be an actual community in which people "lived worked and played" that demonstrated better living through technology, it would have been the heart of Disney World... but as time would have it Walt Disney would not last that long He died not long after his first public mention of the project and with out Walt Disney and his famous charisma the city would not be made. However about ten years later his Creative sucsessors at WED enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering) created the plan (though it's story is a little more convoluted than this) of the EPCOT center. A theme and what is now called a Discovery park that would demonstrate the concepts that would have embodied EPCOT. The new planned center took a lot of inspiration from the New York Worlds Fair of 1964/5 and presented it's information and entertainment in large corporate sponsored pavilions each representing a field of the human experience (Communications, Agriculture, Etc.) This Future World was to be connected to a world showcase where countries sposored pavilions showing of the art culture and beauty of their homes. This pretty much how EPCOT center opened it's gates on October of 1982. It was a Large lavish theme park with futuristic architecture and clean look. Instead of "rides" as the theme park was, and is, known. EPCOT Center was set up in pavilions in which large attractions display areas and other interactive learning possibilities afforded themselves. Because of this it was (and still is for the most part) a long Day leading to the funny acronym of Everyone Comes Out Tiered. The attractions were mostly of the Audio Animatronics tableux variety (think Pirates of the Carribean and Haunted Mansion). And were very neat. Early EPCOT Center attractions such as Horizons, The original Journey into Imagination are considered by theme park afficianados to be the creme de la creme of this type of ride, and there are many web sites dedicated to them as well as many other original EPCOT attractions. It was a new type of experience never had in this sort of a venue. And to this date it is still the number three Disney destination, after Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. As time went on new pavilions were added and many attractions where changed, many to the chagirne of fans of the park, and it's name was changed from EPCOT Center to just Epcot. Though much has changed it is still a Theme park unlike no other. And to this day delights and informs young and old alike. Happy 25 EPCOT Center.

The Lure and Peril of Web Comics

Hello Again.
Recently I have decided to take Neuropsychosis to a place new and different for the series. Online. That's right soon Neuropsychosis will be a web-comic at ComicGenesis.com. I have come to this decision after realizing that, while I don't personally care for reading comics on the internet, That is where I will reach an audience that appreciates a work like mine. The internet been an interesting place for comics over the past decade. It is the place where things that are different are the norm. I've also noticed that it seems more people read comics in serialization online than from trips to the comic shop.
Looking back I find it interesting that I actually thought about the internet as a forum for my comics back in the late nineties, When I'm sure there were already online comics, but I had never really heard of any. But due to the combination of my lack of knowledge in making websites and my own observations of the attentions spans of the readers of my friends' online comics I opted to go the old school route and print 'zines. Since my comic unfolds slowly (to say the least) I wanted nothing to do with online delivery. That is until I read Mega Tokyo. When I noticed how popular this comic was and having read it myself (admittedly in print not on screen still have problems with that). I realized that there is in fact an attention span amongst online readers. Here was a comic with all my values of storytelling not just vacuous video game based gag strips that I always saw as "shining examples of web comics". So I decided that I should give things a shot by putting my comic on the old "inter-web".
The Internet version of Neuropsychosis will begin with, "Attack of the Killer Cheeps and continue in order as I keep making them. It will be a twice weekly single page upload going up on tuesday and thursday nights. It will be on time because the work will be done long before the post date.
Now those of you who like my 'zines or don't want to wait until the web version catches up to where you are, rest assured i am going to keep making them. I like the idea of Making a comic from the moment of writing to the moment of sale all by myself, It is very rewarding when you meet someone at a con who buys or obtains my work. I also love it when I buy a 'zine from someone at a con. I feel that this is something that should not be lost.
So come on over to my comic online and I hope you enjoy....

David

I believe that the Url for my comic will be

Neuropsychosis.comicgenesis.com I'll let you know if it ends up different.

Introduction to Killer Cheeps and Neurotic Weeks

Hello Everybody! (all two of you)
I am yet again postponing part three of my favourite comics. I write these blogs as text files and then upload them so that one's still being written. But I bring you news I have just finished the seventh issue of Neuropsychosis, and I am now working on my first trade paperback, "Killer Cheeps and Neurotic Weeks", which contains all seven of my comics in one swnaky package. And so I've decided to print my first draft of the foreward to said book here.

Courage....

Introduction
by David Arroyo

It has been over ten years since My brother and I had our first Ideas about the comic book you are now reading. and the fact that you are reading it now is a great joy. As mentioned earlier the first inklings of Neuropsychosis occcured. just over ten years ago but the story goes back even further. My brother Daniel and I have always loved making up stories, and once while I was in junior High school my we made up a comic book world inhabited by the children of the Marvel universe. Each character the byproduct of one of the many relationships between marvel heroes at the time. Remember this was the early nineties when marvel was "soap opera central" we were so interested in this that I even drew some pictures of the characters. This was the first time that I had ever drawn without copying. Eventually, some have said inevitably, these stories started taking on a life of their own separate from their marvel origins. to the point where Daniel and I decided that not only were we going to have characters but we might as well make it a comic. So we made up, first I believe (though the names may have come first), the concept of a all girl, I could not draw men well, rock band who were also a superhero group "Kinda like Gen 13", our favourite comic at the time". we named the four characters the first and last names of girls that we where hot for and gave them bold stroke character traits. The first time I remember drawing any of them was one night when we rented the movie "Strip tease" and I drew the characters with my brothers guidance while the movie palyed. In Fact I can honestly say that I have never actually seen this movie as my face was in sketchbook almost the whole time. To further the goal of drawing this book I took my first art class in my senior year of high school. after this the stud of art became a constant in my life. Eventually leading to my desire to be a professional artist. So in a way you now hold the byproduct of the spark that lead to most of my adult life. It was sadly not long until my brother let me handle all the writing and Soon being full of piss and vinegar I wrote and drew my first comic a 34 page pile of excrement that none of you will ever see. I needed to work more on art, I somehow always felt good about story, before I could proceed.
. . .

In 2002 after four years of sketching writing stories and taking art and a screenwriting class. I felt I was ready, well actually I still didn't feel I was ready, but if I didn't start then, I felt that Neuropsychosis would never start. so I began my work on "Abduction" the first story in this little collection. The process was long and hard, I never expected drawing a comic to be so much work! after drawing it for months I began my first semester at CSUN. While at CSUN I began taking classes from the teachers that would shape my work especially my first proper figure drawing class tought by master draughtsman Ken Jones. When I returned to work on this story my drawings were tremendously better. and it can be seen in the work. "Abduction" was by far the hardest single work of art that I had ever worked on. It's fifty pages were drawn between may of 2002 and october of 2003. And it came to fill two printed 'zines. the frist which premeared at The ani-magic convention october 2003. I had toyed with may thoughts of how to print my Neurposychosis. Everything including lofty plans of a maga style Anthology magazine that would change Amercian comics forever to online publication, this was before keen spot and their ilk so this was a hard road for me at the time. But Inspired by seeing the mini comics of Tom Beland at my first comi-con I chose to go the DIY method. My plan was to release Neuropsychosis 1&2 simultaniously but in a unwise desision to start on them, scanning, lettering, compositing, copying and stapling them in two day led to them being printed half a year apart. But my first comic was done and I was walking on air. I was then ready to begin another. The second story by far the most favourite amongst readers. "The Attack of the Killer Cheeps.
KIller cheeps had a smooth creation but it ended up taking me almost a whole year to draw. Because I Developed severe Tendonitis in my ulnar region. I then had to undergo a lengthy bout of Occupational therapy. And my elbow still aches from this upon, occasion, to this day. I also Had to redefine my drawing style. Not that I ever lost my ability, I was lucky in that respect, but I had to re educate myself in how to go about my job. Upon printing Killer cheeps, Which was retitled "Neuropsychosis Episode III Attack of the Killer Cheeps" to make parody of the recent release of George Lucas' "Revenge of the Sith" , Turned out to be quite a hit for me. Being the first 'zine I sold out of at a convention.

Almost immediatly after "Killer Cheeps" was done I began on my little experimental comic. "The AV's Boring" I wanted to introduce the characters that I would be expanding the cast out to, But could not for the life of me come up with a plot based story. So I decided to write four short stories, draw them independently and then edit them together like a film editor would a movie. It is probably because of this process, which I am thinking of using again on the next story, that this chapter is my favourite comic I've drawn to date. It also came together very smoothly taking only two months. After finishing "The AV's Boring" I realised That superheroics where really not a part of my book any more. So I got rid of them. And threw myself into the Big Story.
The final chapter in this book titled "That Dirty Black Cloth" is the most recent story, Having just finished it two weeks ago, and it is still awaiting serialization at this writing. I feel I've finally hit my stride with the book. The characters are finally taking their final shape, both physically and pesonality wise. I figured this would be the perfect way to close the book.
As You will be able to see in the following pages. Neuropsychosis has grown and changed with time. As all Things do. And this book represents, I guess you can call it, the "research and development phase". The characters subtly change in personality and appearance, often in the same chapter until it finally gets into as consistent of a work as I can possibly handle in "That Dirty Black Cloth". "Killer Cheeps and Neurotic Weeks" is to me not just a collection of comics but a sort of "snapshot of those last ten years. It is a great way to close off this chapter in "Neuropsychosis" as well as this chapter in my life.



David Arroyo
Lancaster California
May 9 2007

New years

Hello Everybody, I'd like to wish you all a happy new year. and since new years is coming up I'd like to tell you All how I make a few of my favourite drinks, first the MARTINI. This drink had been of interest to me since I started whatching James Bond films. But we're not making a pussy Vodka one but a good old gin one. Before going over this I'd like to say drink responsibly and only if you are older than 21, unless your at home and your parents say it's okay, like mine did when I was a teen. that said you'll need a few things.

Hardware
1. cocktail glass.
1. jigger/half jigger or 1. small glass.
1. shaker & strainer

Software
Gin
white dry or extra dry white vermouth
green olives.
crushed Ice.

how to do it.

Put Ice in the glass and the shaker, then measure a two jiggers (shot glass) of gin and pour into shaker then measure half a jigger of vermouth. and place in shaker. Then shake (or stir) vigourously until the shaker is fogged over. remove the Ice from the glass and place olive in the glass then strain the Martini into the glass. viola instant James Bond.

*The Shaken or stirred argument. Traditionally the Martini is stirred and supposedly, despite what James bond may think, the stirred martini is bretter mixed and stronger as more ice melts into a shaken martini. I personally can't tell the differance, save that a shaken drink is colder, the reason I shake is because it's faster and takes less equipment*

while still on the martini I've recently created the midori martini. to make this sweet and delicious drink follow the aformentioned procedure but in place of vermouth use suntory midori.

Another party favourite at may house is the melon ball this is another easy drink. so here goes.

Hardware.
1. Collins glass.
1. Shaker
1. collins glass.
1. Jigger or regular shot glass

Software
Suntory midori
vodka
Orange juice
cubed ice

How to do it.
Fill the glass just iunder half with OJ then fill the shaker with Ice. Next measure and place in shaker a jigger of vodka and a half jigger of midori. Then shake until surface of the shaker fogs. Next pur the contents of the shaker Ice and all into the orange juice don't mix the layered effect is correct.

finally is the one the only Roger Clyne Margarita (as told on the long road home documentary) this is probably my favourite drink, and it's real easy.

Hardware
1. coctail or margarita glass.
1. tall shot glass
software
Gold tequila the least expensive 100% agave you can find using expensive tequila is a waste.
triple sec
lime aide (mixers are just lime aide with artificial crap added and they cost way more than lime aide)
lime
Icee cubes

How to do it.
first cut the lime into wedges. Next place ice cubes in glass. Then pour two shot glasses of tequila into the glass followed by half a shot of triple sec. next fill the remainder of the glass with limeaide and squeeze the lime wedge into the glass and leave the peel as a garnish.

I hope thatthese drinks will add to the fun at your new years party. and remember drink responsibly and NEVER drive drunk.

Cheers

image from www.idolvodka.com

my favourite comics vol. 2

Sorry about the lateness of this "weekly" post. But for the next of this series i am examining the comic "True Story Swear to God." By Tom Beland. this is a really neat series about how he met the love of his life Lily, and his new life in Puerto Rico. It is a fun series with great characters and art It is one of the few comics that I wait for with bated breath, as opposed to just getting it in the superior trade paperback format (more on that in another post). It can't really be described or summed up as I did with cerebus so the most I can suggest is go to his site and check it out. URL www.tombeland.com. A net anecdote however is how I first came to discover the comic. It was at the second comicon that I attended, 2002, and I was looking over the independant creators booths. When Tom Belands wife Lily spotted my name. she mentioned to me that Tom's number one fanboy and I shared a name. small world. She asked If I was Puerto Rican, as the family name Arroyo is prominant there. I mentioned that I am however mexican. She then sold me on the first issue of the comic. later in the con I finally met Tom himself, who was at a eisner nominee panel as his book was nominated for an eisner award for best romance comic. and bought the next three issues of the book and was given three of his zines as he wanted to lighten his load going back to puerto rico. I plan to send him my zines now that I finally have four in thanks. I've been hooked ever since meeting him again at the next comicon. he did not attend 2004, and I missed 2005. but I feel that this story truly shows how much of an impression you can make upon a reader with a con appearance

my favourite comics vol 1.

hello everyone this is a the first installment of a series on my current favourite comic books. in each of these segments I shall be examining one of my favourite less than mainstream titles.

this weeks subject Cerebus By Dave Sim and Gerhard.

Cerebus is the most ambitious self published comic book ever executed. Serialised from december of 1977 until march of 2004, it ran for a very much intended 300 issues. Most of which,with very few exceptions, were delivered on time. As would be expected from a sustained narrative of nearly 26 years the story is quite complex with many characters and topics. The book began as a humble silly animal conan parody and ended with philosophical eplorations of religion and existance. Along the way Sim exposed his less than noble Aardvark to many different facets of life. first that of a mercinary, than into the relm of politics, to an exploration of civilazations relation to orginaized religion, to dispair and death, to gender differances, on to the lonliness of midlife, and the good and bad of marriage, than on to an examination of western religions and finally old age and death. In other words an entire life. Not all aspects of the comic were entertaining, and the second half courted controversy with each issue.
One thing that has never been debated about cerebus is it's amazing art. Handled for the first 84 issues of so by Sim himself until he was joined by the Illustrator Gerhard whose backgrounds made the world of Cerebus much more real. Sim has a great power over drawing characters he has an amazing quality of line and his ability to handle expressions is superb. His layout could be a text book on comic composition on par with the scholarly writings of McCloud and Eisner. Sim also has a one of a kind skill with a facet of comics often overlooked by readers, the lettering. His lettering is largely why I hand letter my comics. from his artistic approaches to words to his choice of bubbles you feel as if you actually hear what is being said in the book. To round of the artistic side of things, after issue 84, is the background art of Gerhard. Sim is a quite compitent back ground artist, but no one else in the comics feild I believe is on paer with gerhard. His pen and ink drawing consists of fine crosshatching which gives it an engraving like finish which adds to the rustic style of the book It also gives a good solid grounding to Sims characters.
As for the stoyline It is too much to truly impart here but I shal give a breif overview. The comic is split into seven graphic novels and two "short" stories these are, Cerebus, High Society, Church and state (split into two volumes), Jaka's story, the "short" story Melmoth, Mothers and Daughters (Sub divided into the books Flight, Women, Reads, and Minds), Guys, the "Short" story Rick's story, Going Home (sub divided into the books Going Home and Form and Void) and Latter Days (Split into two volumes Latter Days and The last day). well first

Cerebus
This volume includes mostly episodic conan parody stories. it introduces many iportant characters such as the "love" of Cerebus' life Jaka. The second half also sets up the political sytem of Estarcion. it is a very funny book.

High Society
This is the first volume that Sim calls a Graphic Novel. This novel is largely about political power and the mishandling therof. It also sets up the recurring theme of ambitious women. In this Cerebus becomes the prime minister of the city stateof Iest. And finds himself trapped within beuraucracies eventually leaving the city state in ruin. This book is much better than mu explination sounds and is told in a humorous way.

Church and State.
This is the longest of the Cerebus novels consisting of two volumes of six hundered pages each and long claimed to be the longest serialized story arch in western comics history. South Estarcion is in political shambles from too much beuraucracy and an inabilty of the two major churches to make amends. With the growing threat of a Matriachal political sytem called Cirinism, the weilders of power choos to re install Crebus as a patsy Prime minister of Iest and later Pope of the western church. There plan goes teribbly wrong when Cerebus uses his power in a way thaey did not expect and he unwhillingly ushers in the Cirinist era. This novle also marks the first time Dave Sim explores reality as he sees it taking Cerebus into the rehlm of Philospohy. maybe not good Philosophy but Philosophy none the less.

Jaka's Story.
This is considered by many to be Sim's finest novel. in this unique combination of Comics and Illustrated prose. Sim explores the other members of the cast as Cerebus is living as a shell shocked house guest of Jaka and her husband Rick after the events of church and state. It contains Sim's first depiction of a literary figure in the form of Oscar, Based upon Oscar wilde. He also explores life under the cirinist matriarchy and the effects of peoples actions and the communication between people about them.

Melmoth.
The first of Sim's "Short" stories, allthough I find them to be more similar in structutre and leangth 200 pages to novels. Melmoth is a bizzar tale about the death of oscar wilde in the context of the world of estarcion. But it is the tale of the actual Wilde not the Oscar of Jaka's story that makes it odd. It is a harrowing story about Death from natural causes and how horrific this way of death truly is. this story is framed within crebus sitting in a portch of a cafe observing life in the cirinst regime.

Mothers and Daughters
Mothers and Daughters is split into three books which I shall look at individually.

Flight.
Cerebus returns from his funk in a murderous rage. While Cirin tries to keep the peace long enough to make an ascention into heaven. Cerebus reaches new levels of awarness and a counter movment of women to cirinsts make a move for power. this book returns cerebus to a more exciting storyline but also sets the grim tone for the second half of the series.

Women.
This Book explores the contrary points of view of the Cirinists (the Matriarchy) and the Kevillists (sims rendition of 1970's femeinists). the final ascention is Going terribly wrong and the kevillists make their move all to be stopped by a power beyond them all. In this book Sim is the climax of the cerebus story where sim reaches the apex of the conflict in Estarciion.

Reads.
This is the most controversial book in the crebus series. composed of a large fight between cirin and Cerebus and even larger prose peices. six of which are an allegorical story of a Reads (comcis) author. The second being Dave sims first essays on the world as he sees it. these Essays culminate in his thesis statement that basically states that Femenism is the root of everything wrong in our society. In his rhetoric He borders on true Mysogyny (SP) and he has lost many readers for it. Allthough I do not find him a misoginist, nor do I agree with many of his claims either, there is good argument for it that can be found on many websites. I urge you all to type in Dave sim's reads #186 on google (trust me you'll get hundreds of hits) and decide for yourself instead of taking my word for it. Also in this volume the mystery of the Aardvarks is revealed.

Minds.
In this the culmination of mothers and daughters, Cerebus meets his creator and has many questions answered. and the bad guys win.

Guys.
In this novel Cerebus spends the next ten years of his life in a bar. It really is much better than it sounds. this exploration of lonliness is I believe the finest moment of the second half of the series.

Ricks Story.
this the second short story of the Cerebus cycle is pretty much the culmination of Guys. Jaka's ex husband rick comes back into cerebus' life and decides that cerebus is a prophet propelling him to create a religion around cerebus. Cerebus has his final meeting with his creator and is reunited with Jaka.

Going home. vol 1.
reunited with Jaka Cerebus Decides to take her back to his home town. and life together is not all it's cracked up to be. this book features Sim's rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald (F. Stop Kennedy)And explores the distance between men and women.

Going Home Volume 2 Form and Void.
Things get worse between Jaka and cerebus on the last leg of his trip home. Until The differances between the two leave tham in shambles when home is not what he expects. this book features Sims take on Earnest Hemmingway (ham Earnestway). And the two books that make up Going home are the coldest most distant volumes of the cycle.

Latter days.
As the name indicates this novel is about Cerebus's age and decline it is split in two parts latter days and the last day.

Latterdays volume one.
After spending twenty odd years first as a shepard then as a pro athelete. cerebus is apprehended by the founders of the cerebite church the three wise fellows, and obsessive adaptation of the lives of the three stooges. through this influence cerebus rids Estarcion of Crirnism (or does he). he then meets a character based on woody allen that gives him a scroll of the torah. Which Sim spends the remainder of the book reinterpreting in his own way. let's just call it unique.

the last Day.
in this final volume we get a portrait of old age and infirmness through cerebus' final day of life. we will never know what sort of afterlife cerebus enters but my guess is that it isn't a good one.

Cerebus is a brilliant work allthough flawed in many parts. mostly due to it's size but it is a series that I believe everyone should read once in their lives. It begins funny and ends bordering on the infuriating. I felt like giving up a t many points along the way but I feel rewarded by sticking in there.

And speaking of sticking in there I thank all of you who read this ungodly long post for sticking in there. but this is the shortest route I could take descibing this massive work.


www.followingcerebus.com and www.cerebusfangirl.com these are the finest cerebus sites on the web.

The Art above is one of Sim Gerhard's recent colour page recreations. it is of a page in High Society. The original was in black and white. But the replocation is stunning considering the change in the artists styles over the years.

first pic

here is a picture of the main charcters of the comic it is also the cover of issue 4

welcome to the Neuropsychosis comic blog

Hello My name is David Arroyo Author of the Comic series Neuropsychosis. this blog was set up to preview my comic and show my illustration work. Also from time to time I will offer my thoughts on the subjects of Comics movies Rock music and Theme parks. in other words my favoutire things.

see ya around
David