- Why, Claudius? – Reign of Terror
Back to our regularly scheduled usual flash-forward, with Old Clavdivs guzzling wine in his study while writing and occasionally scratching his wig with a stylus. The voiceover recaps have returned, although he does appear to be alone, but inconsiste[…]
- Why, Claudius? – Queen of Heaven
No flash-forward this week – instead, we open with a jolly dinner party scene. Titus and Lollia have various honoured guests in attendance, and they’re all enjoying some post-scran belly dancing via a nice lady their hostess found in Antioch.[…]
- Why, Claudius? – Some Justice
Oof, settle in, folks: this one is a doozy, representing some of the very worst alongside the very best.
The usual flash-forward does not help matters at all, from the onset. Old Clavdivs stumbles towards the communal can, clutching an oil lamp and c[…]
- Aard Labour Epilogue: Dance Of The Aardvark Catchers
I did not intend to spend a couple of months writing almost 60,000 words about Cerebus. Honestly.
What happened was this. A reader briefly in the early 90s, I always had a vague plan that I’d finish the comic. I did, adding reviews to Goodreads […]
- Aard Labour Conclusion: Unmourned And Unloved
This is the last of my posts about Cerebus The Aardvark, the 300-issue comic by Canadian writer/artist Dave Sim and environmental and background artist Gerhard.
300 ISSUES IN 300 WORDS: THE STORY OF CEREBUS
Cerebus is a barbarian aardvark. (1) […]
- Aard Labour 16: The Last Day
This is the 16th of my posts about Cerebus, a 6000-page comic about the life of a barbarian aardvark. It contains spoilers for the final book of the series, and the series as a whole. A 17th, concluding, post is planned.
Previously: The ageing Cer[…]