Cerebus in Hell?

In Cerebus in Hell? (2016–2017), Dave Sim and Sandeep Atwal script a five-issue series for Aardvark-Vanaheim that recasts the iconic aardvark Cerebus within the ornate 19th-century engravings of Gustave Doré, who is credited as co-artist alongside Sim. This brief, experimental run recontextualizes the character—famous from Sim’s legendary 300-issue Cerebus saga—into a surreal, dialogue-heavy meditation on faith, mortality, and absurdity, using Doré’s biblical and literary illustrations as a visual foundation. It stands as a curious, late-career footnote for Sim, blending his long-running satire with a unique artistic collaboration across centuries.