[net.comics] Cerebus #50

spirit (04/10/83)

Cerebus #50 is rapidly approaching and what's it gonna be, folks?
I think that there is going to have to be a change of locale or
there will be one skinned aardvard hanging in Iest.

Can you believe the way Cerebus slapped/hit Jaka. Pleased I am not,
this bunny-suited hitler is getting ready to bite the big one.

Issue 48 contained Dave Sim's best artwork to date. I think that
page 15 ranks right up there with any b&w page you want to call great.

                Buy bonds, beat the Hsiffies -
                            Sam Hughes

guy (04/12/83)

Yes, I can believe the way he hit Jaka.  His personality has changed a *lot*
as a result of his time in High Society (the basic greed didn't change, but
he now sees there are better ways to get rich than to rip off a temple at
swordpoint).  Remember his response to her asking "And would you still kill a
yak for my supper, or would that also be bad for business?"  Although note
the attention paid to him unwrapping his sword at the end of 36.  He didn't
really do much with the sword after, however...

I gots NO idea where things are going.  I suspect that High Society has had
their fun, and now that they see that he's not just their puppet and that
he's making Iest even more bankrupt with no payoff I suspect his days are
numbered.  Perhaps it's Rogue Warrior time for the-killer-in-a-bunny-suit.

					Guy Harris
					RLG Corporation
					{seismo,mcnc,we13}!rlgvax!guy

zhahai (04/13/83)

Please, please, let's get out of high society!  The artwork has continued to
improve, and the plotting is well tuned, and it's still one of the very best,
but I'm getting SICK AND TIRED of Iest.

Has Dave has HIS fun yet? or must he make something bankrupt also? (refer to
Guy's note).  ((change 2nd "has" in prev line to "had"))

Nevertheless, I did like the last vote issue, even if Cerebus did do a lot of
puffing for an old now fighter...
                                       Zhahai Stewart
                                       {ucbvax|allegra}!nbires!zhahai

jrb (04/15/83)

It's obvious.  Cerebus will be flayed alive and it will turn out that he
actually IS a kid in a bunny suit.

				Peter da Silva
				The Mad Australian
				(...!fortune!wdl1!jrb)

oz (04/16/83)

Indeed Dave has had his fun, and will be leaving "High Society" after
issue 50 (or that is what he promised us at a meeting in Silver
Spring on the famous AMERICAN TOUR.

Why no raves for Duke Leonardi?  That was a wonderful touch.  I look
forward to Lord Arturo (or Adolfo, depending on what you call him, who
you ask, oh ye faithless Marx Brother's fans!) in the future, as I
would only trust Sim to handle it properly.

				OZ

ciaraldi@rochester.UUCP (06/15/83)

From: Mike Ciaraldi  <ciaraldi>
I don't want to spoil this, so a few comments only:
Despite the surprise ending of #49, we all really knew
High Society would end in this issue, didn't we?
Best points: Cerebus' farewell to the Regency Elf
(have we EVER seen him cry before?).
Cerebus' comment on Jaka and Astoria's rejoinder.

Unresolved question:
The bird statue everyone has been looking for--the last
we heard of it, it had been sent off as ransom for
Cerebus, in lieu of money, right?
If it's so valuable, why would they do something like that?

Looking forwasrd to 250 more issues, and maybe
someday finding out where Cerebus keeps his sword when it is
not in his hand.....

Mike Ciaraldi