Combine that and his mind going *sproing!* from working on his magnum opus, and I think you may have it.

Of course One has to wopnder if Dave's mental illness contributed to his obsession with finishing Cerebus, and his attitude toward women, and the theorizing that supports it, are more or less unfortunate side effects.

Is that giving him too much of an out? His misogyny seems really central to the elaborate alternate reality he's built up.