![]() Title Cerebus: Jaka's Story Words by Dave Sim Art by Dave Sim Gerhard Story ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Art ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Buy this book: ![]() ![]() |
Cerebus 5: Jaka's Story![]() Jaka's story is stunningly told. The main plot is confined to a limited number of locations and people, creating an enclosed and sometimes claustrophobic confinement of characters who, on the whole, have little interest in broadening their horizons. Each is passionate about different things, all of which find a release in one of the others, creating a bizarre circle of human relationships you might be more familiar with from intense theatrical works. ![]() If we wanted to pick holes, there are occasions when Sim's characters look a little shaky, though Gerhard's backgrounds remain architecturally perfect throughout. But frankly it's hardly necessary. This is a marvellous story, intertwining past and present; utilising enough literary genres to make any concept of pigeonholing a waste of time. High Society and Church & State are often put forward as Sim's great works. We think this tale, focusing as it does on the minutiae of a handful of characters, is intrinsically more powerful and certainly more accessible. |
Published by Aardvark-Vanaheim First published 1990 Originally published as Cerebus 114-136 ISBN 0-919359-12-4 Links Fansite Fansite Previous in series Cerebus 4: Church & State volume 2 Next in series Cerebus 6: Melmoth |