A review by quilly14
High Society by Dave Sim

3.0

Barbarian aardvark Cerebus stumbles into politics, eventually becoming Prime Minister.

I found out about Cerebus when I was very young. 11 or 12, I'm guessing.

I was a big reader of Wizard magazine. They didn't do a ton on indie comics, but Cerebus was one they praised a lot.

It was 20 years before I started reading it.

This volume, the second was a lot better than the first. Unfortunately, I got distracted by an extended work schedule when I was in the middle of it. I lost my interest. The rest of the book was torture. I didn't care about finishing it, but I was too invested to abandon it.

That said, High Society is great. There are times when it is as ridiculous as the concept suggests, but there is a lot of incisive political commentary, and even a couple of emotional moments.

Worth a read, but be sure to read Volume 1 first, just for the introductions of key characters and concepts(it isn't worth much else).