![]() Title Cerebus: Church & State volume 2 Words by Dave Sim Art by Dave Sim Gerhard Story ![]() ![]() ![]() Art ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall ![]() ![]() ![]() Buy this book: ![]() ![]() |
Cerebus 4: Church & State volume 2![]() ![]() The book is littered with cross references to other comic works, particularly in the first half. By now, you'll probably be wishing that some of the more irritating characters, albeit designed to take the rise out of other comic creations, had never been created themselves. Both Sim and Gerhard make a good job of the art, with Gerhard's detailed backdrops occasionally outshining Sim's characters. But only occasionally. Our biggest problem is that it all feels a little dragged out. The plot is fascinating and draws you into wanting to find out what happens to this little git when he does finally face his maker, but the journey is tortured in places, particularly where set pieces with other characters are concerned. More Cerebus and less knowing parody might have better served this epic volume that, at times, feels a little bit too epic. |
Published by Aardvark-Vanaheim First published 1988 Originally published as Cerebus 81-111 ISBN 0-919-35911-6 Links Fansite Fansite Previous in series Cerebus 3: Church & State volume 1 Next in series Cerebus 5: Jaka's Story |