false <![CDATA[Cerebus Book 01: Cerebus]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172612534m/198462.jpg 198462 2 Reprinting Cerebus Issues 1-25 Welcome to Estarcion, the wildly absurd and funny world of Cerebus the Aardvark. This initial volume collects the first two years of stories from Dave Sim's 300-issue magnum opus (still in progress after 20 years). Don't be discouraged by the initially crude artwork or the silliness of the stories. It gets better--even noticeably within this volume. This first installment is the most valuable in preparing for the larger stories ahead.<P> When we first meet Cerebus--a small, gray, and chronically ill-tempered aardvark--he is making his living as a barbarian. In 1977, when the Cerebus comic book series began, Sim initially conceived of it as a parody of such popular series as Conan, Red Sonja, and Elric but quickly mined that material and transformed the scope of the series into much more. Even by the end of this volume, the Cerebus story begins to transform beyond "funny animal" humor into something much more complex and interesting.<P> High points in <I>Cerebus</I> include the introduction of Lord Julius, the dictator of Palnu, who looks, acts, and talks just like a certain cigar-smoking, mustachioed comedian; Jaka, Cerebus's one true love; Elrod the Albino, an innept swordsman; and the Cockroach, the-mother-of-all-superhero-parodies and "inspiration" for the much-later TV and comic character--the Tick. All of these characters appear later on in the series as part of a constantly present ensemble of supporting figures.<P> Even if <I>Cerebus</I> doesn't knock your socks off, give its successor, <I>High Society</I> a try, as this is where the plot really gets going. 191977 1981 Cerebus Book 01: Cerebus total:380|5:71|4:122|3:134|2:44|1:9| 380 1342 485 39 3 2 false false Tue Dec 11 13:31:47 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 11:43:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed May 20 14:15:13 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:42:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 12:05:11 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 12:12:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 01:21:57 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 01:25:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 29 15:25:38 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 13:50:17 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 15:25:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 14:12:08 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 14:56:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 01 20:20:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 02 22:42:42 -0800 2008 Fri May 01 20:20:15 -0700 2009 what amazes me is the growth sim shows throughout this book...he starts out as an full on amateur; the first 50 pages look like the work of a precocious junior high school student...
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Cerebus, "an earth-pig born" (aka aardvark) is a mercenary; h...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 17:29:41 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 18:00:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 22 17:26:48 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 05 15:46:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:03:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 19:50:21 -0800 2009 0 3 0 false false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 21 07:16:23 -0800 2008 Wed May 14 11:35:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 15:33:17 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 21:17:51 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 15:33:17 -0800 2008
so far, cerebus is cool. and elrod the albino, annoying!

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I can understand why some recommend High Society when setting out on reading ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 22 10:03:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 07:41:13 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 24 04:38:18 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 07:44:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 19 18:14:59 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:50:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=198462