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A review by jsjammersmith
High Society by Dave Sim
5.0
When one approaches the political drama, it is usually with the expectation that the story will be about a young, idealistic human being with an ambition to make the world a better place, and a drive to resist the corruption that infects those around them. And by the end of the book the hero has overcome incredible odds, and managed to maintain their integrity.
Dave Sim does something wonderful because he does none of this. Instead he tells the story of a vain, greedy, bastard (in this case an aardvark) who only wishes to consolidate power, drink, fight, and ultimately crush his enemies. And yet by the end, even this character manages to find some level of humanity and the reader is sure to find High Society a positively absurd and somehow intimately human work.
I can't say that I believe Cerebus learns a lesson by the end of this book, but I can at least say he discusses a treaty with two of the Marx brothers. And I suppose that should reveal the ultimate weakness of this incredible book. How can you only have two Marx Brothers?
Dave Sim does something wonderful because he does none of this. Instead he tells the story of a vain, greedy, bastard (in this case an aardvark) who only wishes to consolidate power, drink, fight, and ultimately crush his enemies. And yet by the end, even this character manages to find some level of humanity and the reader is sure to find High Society a positively absurd and somehow intimately human work.
I can't say that I believe Cerebus learns a lesson by the end of this book, but I can at least say he discusses a treaty with two of the Marx brothers. And I suppose that should reveal the ultimate weakness of this incredible book. How can you only have two Marx Brothers?