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A review by gillysingh
Church and State II by Dave Sim, Gerhard
3.0
The artwork continues to be gorgeous in this volume but the storytelling trails off in comparison to Church and State II.
At the beginning, the scenes with Keef and Mick feel like too much of a diversion and, although this volume continues to be easy to read, it feels like there is much here which could have been missed out.
The discourse on philosophy, towards the end, also feels somewhat overblown.
Whilst this volume is certainly worth reading, to get the end of this story arc, you can begin to see the outlines of what would become Sim's downfall as "Cerebus syndrome" starts to set in earnestly. You feel spent by the time you get to the final page and in need of respite. Jaka's Story, the next volume in the seriee provides a nice narrative palette cleanse after approx 1200 words worth of a graphic novel.
At the beginning, the scenes with Keef and Mick feel like too much of a diversion and, although this volume continues to be easy to read, it feels like there is much here which could have been missed out.
The discourse on philosophy, towards the end, also feels somewhat overblown.
Whilst this volume is certainly worth reading, to get the end of this story arc, you can begin to see the outlines of what would become Sim's downfall as "Cerebus syndrome" starts to set in earnestly. You feel spent by the time you get to the final page and in need of respite. Jaka's Story, the next volume in the seriee provides a nice narrative palette cleanse after approx 1200 words worth of a graphic novel.