Cerebus decides to go back for the Cockroach's gold horde that he had found last issue. Cerebus encounters the Roach and Elrod as he tries to escape the city with the gold. Cerebus is almost home free when the boat he is using breaks. The gold is lost and Cerebus ends the issue empty handed yet again.
Cerebus at one point tires to become the Roach's sidekick and uses the origin of Robin to convince him to take him on. You can see a lot of the inspiration for the Tick in this issue. The Tick has a similar speech pattern to the Roach.
Elrod's interactions with the Roach were really funny here. He was casting a critical eye to the costume of the Roach and just being Elrod about it. I mention it every time he appears but you can't read Elrod without Foghorn Leghorn's voice in your head.
The barbarian satire is still here but it's become more refined. It doesn't feel like Sim is just straight up ripping off a Conan story anymore. It feels like Cerebus is wandering around his own world and dealing with threats and people unique to that world. Sim has developed a small but important supporting cast for Cerebus and I think they make a huge difference.
Sidenote, we're about 14 issues away from the High Society arc starting. I believe these commentaries will get longer once that story gets underway. You'll also see the barbarian satire start to fade out a lot over the next 10 issues or so.
Until next time!
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