Oscar talking to Rick Nash.
Oscar was a writer of books called Reads. Among his works was Daughter of Palnu. He was eventually imprisoned by the Cirinists.
Appearances[]
- Cerebus No. 120 through Cerebus No. 129
- Cerebus No. 160 - cameo
- Cerebus No. 300 - cameo
Basis[]
This character is the first manifestation of Oscar Wilde, the other being Sebastian Melmoth.
Dave Sim on Oscar[]
- Question: Was Oscar in Melmoth the same character who was in Jaka's Story? People have said you've answered this question differently at different tour stops.
- Dave: That was left intentionally ambiguous. If you go by the length of Jaka's hair between issues 75 and 114, Cerebus was on the moon for a longer time than it appeared, or was wandering around dazed for two years. The Oscar character in Melmoth refers to the author of Jaka's Story as a separate person. This was one of the instances where I was ambiguous with a capital "A"; manufacturing two separate, irresolvable interpretations. Nothing frustrates me more than the twentieth century adherence to the notion that you can find out what "actually happened" and that it is necessary for fiction to set out a linear, quantitative and absolute reality for the readers consumption and assurance. I think EVERYTHING is like the Kennedy assassination(s); riddled with inconsistencies, false trails overlapping stories and considerations; distortions wrapped inside fabrications and coated with lies. The sooner we get over the idea that reality isn't like this, the sooner we'll be able to put together a world that fits our circumstances as they are; not as they never were and will never be. I'm not holding my breath.[1]