Spoilers for me, spoilers for thee

I have somehow managed to get through life without knowing how Cerebus ends. Considering all the information that's available on the 'net, my interest in Cerebus, and the amount of time I waste spend online, this is fairly surprising. I even read a couple of articles when Dave Sim finished #300 and they didn't mention how it ended. One, if I recall, was a scholarly article that talked more about the themes that Dave wrote about throughout the run rather than specific plot points.

I did look up a couple of things on Wikipedia's Cerebus page when I decided to do this blog, but I only quickly scanned the part I was looking for and I read with one eye closed. I'd like to stay spoiler-free as I read through the issues, which might make it hard if I want to look up something about the issue I'm currently reading, but that's what I'd like. It'd be great if I could turn the last few pages of #300 and be surprised by what happens. I do seem to remember reading, back when I was reading the comic every month, that Dave planned to end the last issue with Cerebus' death. But I don't know if he did or not. So if you've stumbled upon this blog and want to comment (and I'd certainly like it if you did), please don't write, “Cerebus dies!”

On the other hand, this blog will be chock full of spoilers. It'd be kinda hard to discuss each issue without discussing, you know, what happens in each issue. I just don't see “Stuff happened. Cerebus did things. See you next issue.” as being a particularly interesting post. So consider yourself warned. I will be revealing plot details of a comicbook that finished its run nearly five years ago.