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Cerebus, Volume 1
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Price: $17.83
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780919359086
ISBN: 0919359086
Label: Aardvark-Vanheim
Manufacturer: Aardvark-Vanheim
Number Of Pages: 534
Publication Date: 1991-01
Publisher: Aardvark-Vanheim
Studio: Aardvark-Vanheim
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Customer review of: Cerebus, Volume 1
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Customer Rating:  
Summary: very happy
Comment: i picked this up after seeing it for 20 years. i always wondered but never bothered to check it out. it starts off slow but by mid point i was hooked. there's a good mixture of humor, sarcasim and action. if you were like me and were curious about this comic, spend the $20, you won't regret it.
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Summary: wonderful independent literature
Comment: Dave Sim is among the most talented line artists of the last thirty years. His incredible depictions of people and even the cartoonish main character are truly high art. Cerebus book one is rough in the beginning, as many comics of this nature are. As the book progresses however, the quality of his work improves with his devotion to his character. The first stories in this chapter are mostly non-linier yet continue into a wonderfully crafted world and a very intricate story. It begins with the story of the earth-pig born, Cerebus, and a wizard's tower in a true Conan style. He continues along his adventures undertaking many jobs, such as mercenary, thief, body guard, warlord, would be messiah and many more. Along the way he makes many acquaintances, some of whom are parodies of well known comic book characters, actors, comedians, writers, artists and musicians. You begin to glimpse the surface of what makes this aardvark who he is. The first several books have an emphasis on comedy while the latter books while still comedic, have a far more dramatic element instilled in them. The recurrent characters and overall theme remains enigmatic until the later chapters, but that does not detract from the base enjoyment that I received upon reading this wonderful story the first time. It remains a prized center piece of my personal collection.
I did not purchase this book from Amazon, but highly recommend anyone to do so. This book and High Society are good enough to stand on their own, although the two volume Church and State are by far among the best in the graphic novel history. Amazingly detailed work on land and cityscapes and a continuing refinement of Sims craft is what you can expect as you delve further into his imaginative world. The series is astounding although quite long, perhaps too long for some and I only recommend that it be collected in it's entirety by true graphic novel enthusiasts. I began collecting the series thirteen years ago and finished only last year. This however does not compare to the incredible amount of work that he and his compatriot Gerhard poured into this modern epic. Some may find it a bit boring and overly worded in later volumes, yet the beginning of the collection is fast paced and truly entertaining. You would be doing yourself a favor with this work.
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Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: The introduction to an epic. Dave Sim's Cerebus is a black and white, independent, immense comic. At the start, it is just amusing, as Cerebus is an Aardvark, and his barbarian-warrior-swordsman tag line is 'The Earth Pig Born'.
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Summary: Greatest self-published comic of all time!
Comment: These are the early stories that will later grow an indescribable masterpiece. Cerebus remains one of my favorite reads of all time, and its great to see the "diamonds in the rough" in these tales. This volume collects issues 1 - 25 and introduces most of the more amusing characters such as Lord Julius, Red Sophia, and Bran Mak Muffin. It's worth the buy just to see how long Cerebus' nose was in the beginning...
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Summary: One of the finest stories i've read
Comment: I am not much of a comic / graphic novel reader, nor have i ever been, but i must say that the Cerebus series is one of the finest stories i've ever read in any medium.
This first volume is Dave still finding his true voice, and is more goofy than satirical and incisive, but if you're going to read Cerebus, it's well worth starting at the beginning and following from there. I don't agree with the people that say to start in the middle and then back-track... i think that the story is much more satisfying if you start at the beginning, becuase if you start at volume 1, you can see the artist and the story really staritng to "find themselves", which makes the following volumes even more satisfying.
If you enjoy thoughtful, funny, ironic, and crazy stories about a silly aardvark with strange friends and a bizarre life, then you will not regret the time it takes to read all 15 volumes of Cerebus.
Cerebus is one of those stories (like the Oddessy or the Illiad) that needs space for the tangent storylines to truly unfold. So if you've got (quite) a few hours to kill, start at the beginning and work your way through one of the finest comic book epics ever written... I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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. 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. High points in Cerebus 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. Even if Cerebus doesn't knock your socks off, give its successor, High Society a try, as this is where the plot really gets going.
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