Gerb's Quarterly No 11

So, funny story...

Many year ago, in the days before the internet, I had the idea of creating a short, quarterly mini-comic starring Gerb, my at-the-time, relatively new character, along with the two mainstays from my childhood, a dog named "Long Leg" and an earth worm named "Wormy" (Did I mention I've been drawing them since childhood?). Following through in the predigital times, printing off physical copies at Kinkos and distributing them to the masses, proved too much for me, as did producing them in the required timely fashion (Maybe instead of "Quarterly" I should call it a "Wheneverly"). 

One way or another, I do occasionally continue the storyline, and thus I present to you the 11th issue of Gerb's Quarterly. You can click on the GQ label below to read the previous issue, as well as to find the link to the first 9 issues that I have compiled into a graphic novel on Blurb.com. 

And, as always, thank you for reading!

 

Dismem-Boar-Ment page 26(A)

In the course of drawing this particular series, I realized the need for a slight adjustment. The most recent pair of pages I’d drawn were designed to be seen opposite each other for the full effect…

…However, with the numbering of the pages, these two would be on the back side of each other. The obvious solution - That I required an additional page to occur someplace earlier in the series to assure that these two fell into their preferred places - was… um… obvious. And I knew exactly what I could add, and where. 

I had a number of pages detailing interactions I’d had on my vision quest with Herne the Hunter, at one point with Herne declaring I to be his son…

…Fast forward to a recent exploration into my genealogy, where I uncovered a family bloodline on my father’s side with the surname of Herne. Exploring a little deeper, I discovered that my 8th Great Grandfather, Richard Herne, following in the footsteps of his Great Grandfather, Sir John, had been the High Sheriff of London in Elizabethan times, and had in fact overseen the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh. 

So this designation, as the Son of Herne, is a literal one, and would explain the resonance I have felt for the ‘Wild Men of the Forest’ - be they Tarzan, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, or Robin Hood - who have always been my greatest heroes. And it makes me wonder of that liminal space between history and myth - Might I be descended from the original Herne the Hunter, whomever and whenever he may have been? I don’t know, but for now - How cool is this?!

To read the Herne chapter, please click on the ‘Herne’ label below. To read the entire comic thus far, please click on the ‘Dismemboarment’ label below. And to remain up to date with my latest comics, please click the ‘Follow’ button on the sidebar. 

And as always, thank you so much for reading! <3