High Society

Finished up High Society... I really liked it. I really shouldn't had read them out of order... might go back and reread the book 3 & 4 again... or might just skim through them...

Really impressed with David Sim's portrayal of Lord Julius... or Groucho Marx... Makes me want to pick up a few Marx brothers movies...

And I really like the story... intelligent, funny, witty... but it's a made for trade paperback story... In the first book, the stories were self contained... now there's multiple thread lines... Rate: A+

Cerebus

Per a co-worker's tip, local Half Price Books had the complete Cerebus trade paper back run. Picked up the first 2 books for now -- I've read through books 3 & 4, now I'll go back and read 1 & 2. Hopefully after I finish them, some of the other trades that I'm missing will still be there for me to purchase... Rate: B+

Cerebus: Church & State

First heard about Cerebus the Aardvark back in college. It was toted as the greatest comic ever at the time... Had no interest in it them... Never read it until now. Found copies of Church & State (I & II) at Half Priced Books. Picked them both up and I just finished reading them... the artwork is wonderful. The story line is great, but I'd probably like it more if I had read the first 2 volumes -- it's like jumping into the middle of the story... I like it enough that I'll try to find copies of the first 2 volumes to pick it up. Rate: A