Cerebus #49

Cerebus and Astoria plan to flee the city as the invasion gets closer. At the last moment, Cerebus decides he wants to face the invaders alone. Cerebus charges towards the army and it ends up being the Conniptins that he lead for a brief time earlier in the series. They break into their chant and Cerebus laughs and heads back into his mansion. Astoria and the commander are confused as the issue comes to a close.

A surprise ending to this issue. I had expected Cerebus and Astoria to flee as the issue came to a close. But instead, the Conniptins invaded Iest just to see if it was the real Cerebus that was the Prime Minister. They could've just sent a messenger and asked in my opinion.

There was some nice art in this issue. Cerebus was drunk early on and the art in the panels slowly shifted from sideways to upside down. It was a fun little experiment that really communicated Cerebus' sense of disorientation.

Really good issue here. We're almost to the end of High Society. I believe the next issue will be the conclusion to this very long arc.

Until next time!