Swords Against Cerebus

Ed; Sophia Goodnight

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Swords Against Cerebus is the only podcast -- perhaps the only podcast brave enough -- to cover all 300 issues of the infamous Canadian comic book Cerebus. There were no other volunteers.

18h ago

Episode 12: Don't Be So Bloody Damn Tiresome

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 f**k Cerebus? P.S.: It’s Ed’s fault this one is late. If you feel obliged to send them some encouragement, fire a few shots off your balcony in a random direction. Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have a compelling interpretation of a children’s fable? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 3m
May 30

Episode 11: What if the boat is too small?

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 things as: A classic Dave Sim drug story! Elrod bitching, again! A really stupid plan! Please enjoy responsibly. Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Need to sell some worthless war bonds? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 11m
May 15

Episode 10: I Never Cared Much for Red Sophia

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 f*****g asses! For old time’s sake, let’s do some bullets: The return of Henrot! Rampant Islamophobia! Elvis! Easily the worst misogyny in the comic yet! Usually I’m one to tease all the good bits in the episode summary, but you’re going to have to hear this one for yourself. Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Got any Gerbies you need to pawn off? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes!

1h 8m
May 1

Episode 9: Grimes Allegations

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 extremely ill-advised letters column!Find your hosts elsewhere:Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts).Have a crumbling hovel we can buy? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com!Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes!And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 6m
Apr 17

Episode 8: GIANT PENIS ISSUE

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 communist? (No.) Is Cerebus asexual representation? (Uh.) Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have a hot tip on Venusian battle plans? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 9m
Apr 3

Episode 7: Thrunkin' Makes Me Feel Bad

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 hate the Thrunk! Also, these Prince Valiant parody strips are predictably racist! Other key words for the day: Groucho Marx, multiple systems (again), God’s Hedgehog Messenger, and the Kool-aid Man. Note: Ed advances an argument in this episode concerning Dave Sim and antipsychiatry which they correct somewhat in episode 8. In the 2-week interregnum, they are happy to summarize thusly: I believe the place I arrived at in the previous episode was that Dave Sim held his antipsych beliefs, and specifically his beliefs about schizophrenia, because they suited him, and that he wasn’t being entirely honest, accurate, or both about his own internal state. I don’t believe this - it legitimizes the idea that "someone with a mental disorder" or whatever is meaningfully distinct from someone without. Instead, I’d like to argue that Sim is doing the same thing when he goes thru the finer points of a schizophrenia diagnosis – drawing a line between "actual schizophrenia" and "me.” Whether or not Sim has schizophrenia or not is immaterial to me; his lack of rigor with regards to antipsychiatry is what matters. Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have questions about the eternal soul? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 5m
Mar 20

Episode 6: Ableist Batman: Dark Son of Reagan

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, and Dave Sim’s account of himself. Find your hosts elsewhere: Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have questions about the eternal soul? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 31m
Mar 6

Episode 5: Back Blasted in the Ball Hall

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 strategic locations in all of the solar system. In a lead-lined command center on Earth, a general puts their head in their hands. No one says anything. The comm links beep out and fall silent. Finally, a great sigh rumbles out from the general’s chest. They look up, looking each and every person in the situation room in the eye. Words aren’t needed to express (in fact, couldn’t convey) the sorrowful resolve it inspires in everyone in the room. “There’s only one thing to do,” the general says, and everyone knows how the sentence is going to end before it clears their lips. “Send out the fifth episode of Swords Against Cerebus.” If you’re hearing this, it means you have clearance to hear episode five of Swords Against Cerebus, covering issues 9 (“Swords Against Imesh”) and 10 (“Merchant of Unshib”). Important take-aways include: The economic situation of Estarcion (it’s a mess) The invention of buz (it’s a mistake) The remarkable sexlessness of Cerebus’ misogyny (it’s, well, bad) Oh, and Cerebus gets his back blasted by balls. Find your hosts elsewhere: Ed’s comic, IA IA IA. Ed’s previous podcast, News of the World (available wherever you get your podcasts). Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have a hot tip on Venusian battle plans? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

1h 7m
Feb 20

Episode 4: Playing Toys

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 this one (no, not the kind you're thinking of). We're getting the toys out today, but not the fun ones. Find your hosts elsewhere: Ed’s comic, IA IA IA. Ed’s previous podcast, News of the World (available wherever you get your podcasts). Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Got a Cerebus plush to donate? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

58 min
Feb 6

Episode 3: Navel Gazing

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’t say you didn’t see it coming) Dave Sim, again! You don’t actually need to write down every single embarrassing thought you’ve ever had! Anyway, some important characters are introduced, or whatever. Find your hosts elsewhere: Ed’s comic, IA IA IA. Ed’s previous podcast, News of the World (available wherever you get your podcasts). Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have questions about the eternal soul? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

42 min
Jan 23

Episode 2: The Red Sophia Episode

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 one’s getting out of this one looking good. Except for us. Find your hosts elsewhere: Ed’s comic, IA IA IA. Ed’s previous podcast, News of the World (available wherever you get your podcasts). Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have questions about the eternal soul? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes! And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!
Jan 9

Episode 1: When I start the book, I'm The Writer.

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 sentence ever written! The final word on the eternal soul! Find your hosts elsewhere: Ed’s comic, IA IA IA. Ed’s previous podcast, News of the World (available wherever you get your podcasts). Sophia Goodnight’s podcast, We Have To Talk About Dash Rendar (also available wherever you get your podcasts). Have questions about the eternal soul? Email us at swordsagainstcerebus@gmail.com! Swords Against Cerebus’s theme song was composed by Avery Crimes And follow Swords Against Cerebus through our RSS Feed, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, or just at Gruppeshrike!

53 min

12 Episodes

Swords Against Cerebus is the only podcast -- perhaps the only podcast brave enough -- to cover all 300 issues of the infamous Canadian comic book Cerebus. There were no other volunteers.

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Ed; Sophia Goodnight
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12
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